Purple Blossom Martini

 Purple Blossom Martini

Our family went to our local Art & Wine Festival a couple weeks ago.  

As we are sitting in the shade (because it was super hot) eating our lunch, a friend of mine comes over looking for me.  

"Jen!  I wanted to show you this, since you're The Cocktail Lady, and get your opinion and see what you think about it".  

She pulled out a pomegranate grenadine that she had just purchased from Skylake Ranch and asked me about using it in cocktails.  

Then she told me how much she LOVES their grill sauce and how it's the only way she can get her son to eat meat.  My husband heard "grill sauce" and took a look at the bottle she had purchased and then decided, "We need to go find this booth and check them out!".  

Off we went, with beer in hand (Sam Adam's Octoberfest of course) off to find this booth.

We got there and met Chris.  

We told him how our friend found us and told us all about the grill sauce and grenadine and he offered us samples of both, plus 2 different kinds of balsamic vinegar and jelly.  OH MY GOODNESS, they were ABSOLUTELY delicious!!!!  


All of them.  


Even having a taste of the white balsamic vinegar didn't make me do a squinchy faced dance!  

Skylake Ranch is a family orchard, where they harvest pomegranates.  They are used in their vinegars, sauces, grenadine and jelly.  Needless to say.......we bought the grenadine, 2 of the grill sauces's, a balsamic vinegar and white balsamic vinegar.  

Why we didn't get the jelly too......I have NO CLUE.........I blame the beer.....s.

Anyways, I loved all of the samples so much that I proclaimed to Chris that I would do a review on my blog about it.  

I highly recommend trying any of their yummy items!  Here is a link to their site  Skylake Ranch check them out and make a purchase, you'll be glad you did!  

They also have a Facebook page you can check out as well.  Me being me, I made one of their own cocktails.  It's an easy cocktail to make, and it's pretty darn delicious too!  

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Purple Blossom Martini:

• 1 ounce vodka
• 1/2 ounce elderflower liqueur
• 1/2 ounce pomegranate grenadine

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a martini glass and enjoy!!

Here's to finding out about a brand new ingredient to cook and drink with!  I wish you all at Skylake Ranch the best!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

SIA Scotch Whisky Review and Recipe

SIA Scotch Whisky Review and Recipe

I was contacted by Carin, the owner and founder of SIA Scotch Whisky.  She has created a whisky that she is very excited about and wanted to share it with me.  I was sent the sample of SIA Scotch Whisky you see in the photo above to try and create a new fun cocktail with.  

I was sent a free product to review in exchange for my honest opinion.  All views in this post are mine and I was not compensated for them in any way.  

Carin is a female entrepreneur who is based in San Franciso. 

I thought that was pretty cool given the fact that we live not too far from there ourselves.  

I'm impressed that she took her love of Scotch and decided to do something with it, bravo to you Carin!

SIA Scotch Whisky is a nice smooth blend.  

My mission was to mix it up with a few ingredients that would compliment some of the flavors that are found inside the Scotch Whisky.  

Mission Accomplished!!  

This whisky combined perfectly with the ingredients I chose, and I have to say I really like this cocktail.  

I am not much of a Scotch Whisky drinker, but I could definitely see myself ordering this cocktail at one of the many bars, or restaurants SIA is served at.  

I am impressed with what Carin has accomplished as well as her whisky.  

If you have any Scotch Whisky drinkers in the family, or even friends that enjoy it, I would recommend that you give SIA a try.  I think you just might like it!

Here is a link to the full list of the bars and restaurants, as well as stores that carry SIA Scotch Whisky.  Visit their webiste here to find out more!

Here is my recipe for a Whisky Sour Surprise:

• 1 ounce SIA Scotch Whisky
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 1 ounce amaretto
• 1/2 ounce cointreau
• 1/4 ounce Elderflower Liqueur

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a sugar rimmed short cocktail glass.

Thank You Carin for the sample of your delicious SIA Scotch Whisky!  I wish you all the best!!

The Cocktail Lady

Champagne & St. Germain

Day 318

Champagne & St. Germain

3.5 shots out of 5

The countdown continues!  

Only two more days until New Years Eve.  

Is it only me or has this year flown by for all of you too?  

I remember when I was a kid and the adults would tell me that the years go faster and faster the older you get.......well they were right!  

I honestly have a feeling that our four kids add to that a bit too though.

I gave tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5.  

I again found tonight's cocktail from the tablespoon.com site.  

Tonight's cocktail absolutely does have the champagne bubbles you would expect in a champagne cocktail, unlike last nights Apple Champagne cocktail.  

The St. Germain mixed in with the champagne is nice.....though I think I might add a bit more next time (and I only think I would do that because I'm not a huge champagne fan).  

I would think that if I liked champagne a bit more that I would enjoy this one a bit more too, so for those of you who enjoy champagne you may want to give this one a try.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Champagne & St. Germain:

• 3 oz champange
• 1/2 oz St. Germains

In a champagne flute or wine glass, pour in both of your ingredients and give it a quick stir.

Here's to me attempting to contain my excitement for the next two days!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

La Boheme

Day 231

La Boheme

5 shots out of 5

The week is half over.  

231 days down and 135 days to go.......no I didn't do my math wrong, I started before the end of February, so I get to do one extra day thanks to Leap Year!  

I'm feeling better today then I did yesterday, but still not 100%.  

Slowly but surely getting there.

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  

I am liking this Elderflower liqueur!!  

It adds a taste that  (before this blog) I've never tasted before.  

Each ingredient in this cocktail is the perfect proportion and together they make one of my newest favorite cocktails!  

I got this recipe from PartyCocktails.com site (which I found is no longer a site, 11/11/16).  

This is a must try cocktail and Stacy, it has NO pineapple juice in it!  

My husband just came home and say that it's a good cocktail too, so four thumbs up here at The Cocktail Lady's House!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a La Boheme:

• 1 oz vodka
• 1 1/2 oz cranberry juice
• 1/2 oz black raspberry liqueur
• 1/2 oz elderflower liqueur

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake it up real well to get it chilled.  Strain your cocktail into a martini glass and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

I'm sad that my little mini bottle of St. Germain Elderflower is gone.  It's been fun....maybe one day I'll buy another.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Bohemian

Day 198

Bohemian

4 shots out of 5

We made it!!  It's officially Friday at 5:00.  

The weekend.....holiday weekend that is......is here!  

Time for some pizza, beer and of course cocktails.  

We've got a long, action packed weekend planned so this cocktail is absolutely what I need to get the weekend started off right.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out 5.  

I found this cocktail recipe on the St. Germain website.  

They have quite a few recipes on there.......I may have to break down and buy an actual real life sized bottle of this stuff to try some more of them out.  

I honestly can't tell you which ingredient I can taste more of in this cocktail.  

The three main ingredients in this cocktail are mixed together so well that they all just kind of blend together in a chilled scrumptiousness.  

Guess I'll have to keep sipping and sipping and sipping to figure it out............then make another?  

Wait do I have enough St. Germains.........yikes, I don't.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Bohemian:

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz St. Germains Elderflower
• 3/4 oz grapefruit juice
• 1 dash of Peychaud's Bitters

In a shaker add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Strain your mixture into a martini glass and enjoy!

Here's to the weekend!  Hope you all enjoy your holiday weekend......or non-holiday weekend if you don't live in the U.S.A.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

White Linen

Day 162

White Linen

5 shots out of 5

If you want a gin cocktail White Linen is a very refreshing one for any night....or afternoon.....or whenever you need a cocktail.

Did you see that?  

I just gave a gin cocktail 5 shots out of 5!!  

What is this world coming to?  

I made a run to my local BevMo today to get a sample bottle of St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur so that I could make tonight's cocktail.  

Glad I did!!

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  

I can't believe how much I like this cocktail! 

For those of you who don't know.......I always used to RUN the other way when a cocktail had gin in it.  Yuck, didn't like it at all.  The smell of it alone was too much.  

Now doing this blog, I have found that gin is not a horrible thing at all (to my surprise).  

Now, Elderflower Liqueur I had never heard of until a month or so ago, then I received a recipe for White Linen Cocktail from Crystal not too long ago.  Crystal first tried this cocktail in a local restaurant that her and her husband went to and enjoyed it enough to get the recipe and send it to me, and I Thank You Crystal for doing so!  

This cocktail is refreshing and delicious!  

The smell of the Elderflower Liqueur itself is amazing, and the proportions of it along with the gin, lime juice and sprite.....WOW!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for White Linen:

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1/2 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 3 oz sprite (lemon-lime soda)

In a shaker, add ice, gin, Elderflower Liqueur and lime juice.  Shake them up real well and strain your mixture into a tall glass filled with crushed ice.  Next pour in your sprite and EN-JOY!

I will definitely have to look for more recipes with this yummy liqueur in it in the future!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady