RWB Firecracker Martini

Ready or not the 4th of July is right around the corner.  Is your bar ready for the holiday?

So apparently the 4th of July (1 day after my birthday if you were wondering) is a week away.  

That's right, it's on Thursday!

Mind blown............I know.

I absolutely love the 4th of July.

To me it represents family, food, cocktails and fireworks.  It's a holiday that my immediate family really enjoys celebrating together.

We celebrate this holiday with our friends who have become our family every single year and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Yes there is a good amount of alcohol consumed on this day........of course.  As there is with most holidays.

Speaking of alcohol, here is a new cocktail recipe that has a light and refreshing taste.  

The RWB Firecracker Martini does not have an overpowering alcohol taste at all.  

Instead it's light and refreshing and perfect for a nice warm day in the backyard.

There are only 3 simple ingredients to make this cocktail.

First is the Smirnoff Red, White & Berry vodka.

Next is the lemonade.

Finally you add the blue curacao.

Shake and strain into your sparkly red sprinkle rimmed martini glass.

And you are ready to enjoy a nice blue Patriotic cocktail for the 4th of July!

Here are the 3 simple ingredients to create you very own RWB Firecracker Martini.

However you are celebrating the 4th of July, remember to have a safe but fun celebration.

May all of your cocktails be red, white, blue or all three.  May they all be delicious as well!

RWB Firecracker Martini

ingredients:

• 1.5 ounces Smirnoff Red, White & Blue vodka
• 4.5 ounces lemonade
• 1 ounce blue curacao

instructions:

How to cook RWB Firecracker Martini

1. Rim a martini glass with red sparkle sprinkles.
2. In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.
3. Shake and strain into the rimmed martini glass.

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Cheers to you all and to our Independence!

Independent Hemorrhage

One day until The 4th of July.

The year is more then half over and we are in my favorite season of the year!

With that in mind I wanted to give you another fun patriotic cocktail.  The Independent Hemorrhage is such a unique fun shot to have with friends on the 4th.

Tell me THAT doesn't look cool!

These are always fun shots to make when you can get the colors to drip through the Baileys into the peach schnapps.

This shot is easy to make too!

Pour in the peach schnapps.

Layer the Baileys on top.

Drip some grenadine.

Then some blueberry schnapps.

Until you get the look you want.

That's it.

Simple right?

Author: Jen Penas

Independent Hemorrhage

ingredients:

• 1 ounce peach schnapps
• 1/2 ounce Baileys
• a few drops of grenadine
• a few drops of blueberry schnapps

instructions:

1. Pour peach schnapps into shot glass.
2. Layer Baileys on top of peach schnapps.
3. With a straw drip grenadine on top of Baileys in the same spot.
4. With a straw drip blueberry schnapps  on top of Baileys in the same spot, but in a different area from the grenadine.

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I truly hope you all have a fun and safe 4th of July!  


Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Firecracker Spritzer

Here we are.

Somehow.....someway.....it's July.

Have I got a fun layered 4th of July cocktail for you!

I call it, Firecracker Spritzer.

I knew I wanted to create a layered cocktail for you all for the 4th.....partly because I THINK THEY'RE SUUUPER FUN TO MAKE.  Partly because I enjoy making holiday cocktails.....and honestly partly because I haven't made a new cocktail in a while.

The Firecracker Spritzer is a very easy to make cocktail.  I promise.

The layering isn't that hard, mostly because grenadine is pretty much heavy enough to sink to the bottom of any cocktail.

Isn't it a pretty cocktail?!?!

I loooove the layered effect.

First things first.  Grenadine.

Next ice.

Followed by lemon-lime soda.

Lastly the blue layer.

See, I told you it wasn't hard!

Look how pretty it looks!!

Author: Jennifer Penas

Firecracker Spritzer

ingredients:

• 1 ounce citrus vodka
• 1/2 ounce blue curacao
• 1 1/2 ounces lemon-lime soda
• 1/2 ounce grenadine

instructions:

1. In a glass pour in the grenadine.
2. Fill the glass with ice.
3. Pour in the lemon-lime soda.
4. In a shaker, add ice, citrus vodka and blue curacao.
5. Shake and slowly strain into the glass.

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There you have it!  A Firecracker Spritzer.  Such rich fun colors and layers.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Patriotic Berry Fizz

Ready or not, the 4th of July is just 4 days away!

Are you ready?

Are you ready to admit that the year is half over?  Me either.

Patriotic Berry Fizz is the PERFECT cocktail for the 4th of July!  

And just look at it!  Isn't it pretty!!  Those colors make me want to just dive in and drink it all up.

OK, maybe not "dive" in because......you know, the schnapps and grenadine will get you all sticky and such.  So maybe just a big straw?

This cocktail is another one of my layered cocktails.  But really, it looks more like an ombre then a layered cocktail.  Oh I like that.....ombre!

I mean check out that ombre!

Usually I don't care too much for a "bubbly" cocktail, but the amount of lemon-lime soda in this cocktail is quite refreshing!  

Not only is it fun to look at, it's delicious to drink too!

And of course you need to garnish it with fresh blueberries and raspberries!  Mmmmm.

Make sure you garnish and have a bowl on the side.  You just may want to dunk a few more in as you enjoy your cocktail!

OH WAIT!!  I didn't tell you!  We got a pool!  OK, no we didn't dig a HUGE hole in our backyard.

We bought an above the ground pool!!  This pool by Intex to be exact!  

It's a 12' pool.  

The kids have swam EVERY........SINGLE..........DAY since we've gotten it!  It's the perfect size for our yard (they have smaller and bigger ones too).  My husband purchased a cover, filter, chlorine tablets and something else I can't remember to make it perfect for the kids.  We got EVERYTHING on Amazon and we are sooo excited about it!

It's the perfect size for my 3 youngest to play around and have a blast!  We could even toss a few more kids in there and there would still be PLENTY of room!

I hope your plans for the 4th include some delicious food and drinks!  I sure know mine will!  I have a feeling that there will be a lot of BBQing, hor dourve eating and alcohol drinking over the next few days in our family!

OK, onto the recipe.......because I know that's why you all are here!


Need more Patriotic Cocktail Ideas?  No problem!  Check out my other Patriotic Cocktails to help you choose the perfect cocktail for your party!

Author: The Cocktail Lady

Patriotic Berry Fizz

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ounce raspberry vodka
• 1/2 ounce blueberry schnapps
• 1 1/2 ounces lemon-lime soda
• 1/2 ounce grenadine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Pour grenadine into glass.
2. In a shaker with ice, shake up the raspberry vodka and blueberry schnapps.
3. Over the back of a spoon, layer the vodka & blueberry schnapps mixture over the grenadine.
4. Over the back of a spoon, layer the lemon-lime soda over the top of that.

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Have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!

Red, White & Blue Cocktails

Red, White & Blue Cocktails

It is officially July!  

I can't believe it!!  

July has to be one of my most favorite months ever.  

To me July is the month that summer (my favorite season) has officially come and the weather proves it.  

Beautiful days in July lead to beautiful nights.  

I feel so lucky because my birthday is actually in this amazing month too!  I will be entering my very last year in my 30's in 2 days.  

I remember the months and days leading up to my 30th birthday were not too easy for me.  For some reason I did not want to turn 30........it.......kinda scared me.  

That was (just about) 9 years ago and I can honestly say, I will enjoy it and embrace my 40th birthday with open arms.

With the 4th of July getting closer and closer I wanted to give you a handful of red, white and blue cocktail that you can choose from.  

They are all delicious and between all 9 you can choose between vodka, gin, champagne, different rums and hpnotiq.

Starting with the super delicious red cocktail in the top corner, I give you Cherry Crepe.

Right below that we have my Pomegranate Gimlet.  If you like gimlets, you will LOVE this one!

The third one down is a nice champagne cocktail called Blushing Bride.  Why not celebrate with some champagne!

Back up to the top we go in the white column.  The first cocktail you see is the Piña Colada.  This cocktail is always in season and always fantastic!

Right below that is a nice light gin cocktail called White Lady.  It's simple yet refreshing.

Last, but certainly not least on our list of white cocktails is the Chi Chi.  3 simple ingredients that go extremely well together!

The final row in this post are the blue cocktails.  First up is the Blue Breeze.  It is a lighter cocktail with a fun blue color.

Moving down the line is the Blue Hawaiian.  I still remember the day I first made this cocktail......I fell in love with it.  This cocktail makes me think for a moment that I am sitting on a beach while enjoying it.

Finally the last blue cocktail I have for you is my Blueberry Daiquiri.  Oh my goodness this one was good!  So good in fact that I might need to make a batch of them really really soon!

There you have it.  9 cocktails for you to choose from.  All of them are good and patriotic in color!  Whether you choose a red, white or blue cocktail, I wish you all a fantastic 4th of July!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady