Ninja Turtle Cocktail

Day 39

Ninja Turtle

4.5 shots out of 5

**UPDATE: It's been over 4 years since I have posted this cocktail and it has been my most viewed and most popular post to date!  I am excited about that, but also excited for the TMNT2 movie that comes out today so that we can all enjoy this cocktail as well as the others I have listed below in honor of it!  Cheers!!**

Ding, Ding, Ding another winner!!  Thanks again Fire Wench!!  I had all of the ingredients for the Ninja Turtle, so I figured I'd give it a shot!  Yum!!

I have to admit that when I first started straining this cocktail into my glass I got a little scared.....because of it's neon-ey green color.  I have to say, do NOT let the color fool you!

This is a good cocktail!!  It kind of has a creamy taste/after-taste.  It's kind of weird that it has that because you're not expecting it at all, but it's definitely weird in a GOOD way!

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  The Ninja Turtle is even husband approved!  

I have to admit that ever since I decided that I was going to make it tonight, I have been singing the theme song to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" over and over again in my head!  And now I will say "You're Welcome", because I'm sure about 90% of you are now singing that song as well!

**Don't forget to check out my individual ninja turtle cocktails!  There's TMNT Raphael, TMNT Michelangelo, TMNT Leonardo, TMNT Donatello and Hockey Stick!**

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Ninja Turtle

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ounce Malibu Rum
• 1 ounce melon liqueur
• 1 ounce pineapple juice

INSTRUCTIONS:

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

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To those of you who used to watch the cartoon, have seen the movies or just know who the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are, Cheers to you!!

The Cocktail Lady

Hockey Stick

Hockey Stick

I have been off on what day of the week it is all day.....well all week to be honest.  

I must have checked the calendar at least 5 times today to make sure that it was Thursday.  

Every time the kids have a day off of school whether it's a holiday or a teacher in service day, I get screwed up all week long of the days.  I had a couple "OH NO!" moments today thinking that I was getting this post out on Friday when I really wanted it to go out on Thursday.  

Jen, it's Thursday.  Tomorrow is pizza and beer Friday!  

I created a cocktail for all 4 of the Ninja Turtles over the past 4 days.  

In reality I totally could have stopped there, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, our family really likes Stephen Amell and since he is playing Casey Jones in the TMNT2 movie I just knew I have to create a cocktail for him too.  

Tonight I did just that, so Stephen Amell if you are reading this (right Jen, like he's a faithful long time reader of your blog.....in your dreams), this cocktail is for you!

In my mind, if Casey Jones was to go to a bar after a long night of being a vigilante and fighting crime, he would order a cocktail that had whiskey in it.  

Once I decided that I was going to use whiskey, I opened up my bar and there it was front and center......Jack Daniels Honey Whiskey!  It's like it knew I needed to use it or something.

So I added Honey Whiskey, orange juice and lemon juice.

I shook it up real good to give everything the perfect chill and strained it into my mason jar.

After that was all said and done my husband called to let me know what channel the Warriors game is on.  

SUPER EXCITED ABOUT HOW WELL THEY ARE DOING AGAIN THIS YEAR!!  

While we were on the phone I was telling him about what I used in tonight's cocktail and he gave me the name Hockey Stick.  

Pretty clever.......but I told him I'll throw it in the pile of names (of which I only had one) and let him know if his won or not.  

It did, but I think I'll make him wait a little longer before I let him know I chose it......see we're very competitive and we're both always right (actually he usually is right 95% of the time, but I like to pretend that I am too) so this would be a "win" in his book and the longer I can go without letting him know he won, the better......it's the small things ya know?

Don't forget toe check out my other turtle cocktail: TMNT Raphael, TMNT Michelangelo, TMNT Leonardo, TMNT Donatello as well as my Ninja Turtle cocktail.

Here is my recipe for a Hockey Stick:

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Hockey Stick

June-2-2016

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces honey whiskey
• 3 ounces orange juice
• 1/2 ounce lemon juice

Instructions

Fill a cocktail glass up half way with ice cubes.In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above. Shake and dump everything into the cocktail glass.

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Here's to all four Ninja Turtles and Casey Jones!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

TMNT Donatello

TMNT

Donatello

This is my fourth and final turtle cocktail.  

That was sure fun creating those different colored cocktails.  

The last cocktail for this series I need to make is the one for Casey Jones.  OH, I forgot to tell you!  We watched the first TMNT movie last night and we liked it!!  It was a good one, now I can't wait to see the new one that is coming out on Friday!

Today I reserved the spot where we are going to have our oldest sons graduation party.  Yup, graduation party.  Yup, from high school.  Yup it's a year out, but if I didn't reserve it today it would be gone!  

Now the planning begins!  

We are throwing it with 3 other families which is nice.  That way we get to split the cost and all party together, instead of assigning each family a weekend and having it drag on for weeks.  

I am excited to get together with everyone to plan it..........and yes a bit emotional about it too, hey that's what cocktails are for right?

Tonight my cocktail is for the final turtle, Donatello.  

Donatello is a shy, extremely smart and a bit reserved.  These characteristics made me think of sloe gin.........which was kind of exciting because (are you sitting down?) it was something that I DID NOT have in my bar!  Yes, you've heard it here first folks!  Very exciting times when I get to add something to it.

Given that I'd never had sloe gin before, I knew I had to taste test it and see what colors I needed to mix it with so that my cocktail would come out purple, yet still taste good.  Mission accomplished!

Don't forget to check out my other turtle cocktails: TMNT Raphael, TMNT Michelangelo, TMNT Leonardo as well as my Ninja Turtle cocktail and Hockey Stick.

Here is my recipe for TMNT Donatello:

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TMNT Donatello

June-1-2016

Ingredients

• 1 ounce orange vodka
• 1 ounce blueberry schnapps
• 1 ounce sloe gin
• 1 ounce sweet & sour mix
• 1 teaspoon lime juice

Instructions

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above. Shake and dump everything into a cocktail glass.

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Here's to completing all 4 turtles!  Cowabunga Dude!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

TMNT Leonardo

TMNT

Leonardo

It's Day 3 of my Ninja Turtles cocktails!  

The kids are back in school today after the nice long holiday weekend, which means it's time to clean up all of the stuff that I can't clean while they're here.  

Actually 3 of the kids are back in school because........our oldest.......is out of school and officially a senior!  What?  Who said that?  

I stood next to him in the bathroom mirror today......yea I'm short.  

The weather has been nice for the past few days here, which I love.  I am SO ready to wear shorts, tank tops and flip flops every day for a while now.  

Today I move onto Leonardo as my turtle of the day.  

Leonardo is strong, fearless and a great leader.  Thinking of those traits I thought my go to ingredient for this cocktail should be tequila.  At least for me when I drink tequila I think I'm strong, fearless and a great leader!

Don't forget to check out my other turtle cocktails: TMNT Raphael, TMNT Michelangelo, TMNT Donatello as well as my Ninja Turtle cocktail and Hockey Stick.

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Here is my recipe for TMNT Leonardo:

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TMNT Leonardo

by May-31-2016

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
• 1 ounce blueberry liqueur
• 3/4 ounce cointreau
• 1/2 ounce blue curacao
• 1/4 ounce lime juice
• 1/4 ounce simple syrup
• fine sugar

Instructions

Rim a cocktail glass with fine sugar and fill half way with ice.In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above. Shake and strain into the glass.

Here's to another day of turtles!  Have I covered your favorite turtle yet?

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

TMNT Michelangelo

TMNT

Michelangelo

With Alice through the looking glass coming out, we FINALLY saw Alice in Wonderland last night!  Another actor we love is Johnny Depp.  

We love him in all of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and more.  He plays the oddest characters and we totally dig him.

Next on our list to watch is the TMNT movie so that we'll be caught up when it's time to watch TMNT2!  

That brings me to today's cocktail.  

Today I move onto my favorite turtle of them all, Michelangelo.  

Is it because of the mutual love we have for pizza?  Is it his over use of Cowabunga, Dude!  Is it because of his simply happy, fun loving nature?  Yes....all of the above!  I think he'd be someone fun to hang out with and have some beers, shots or cocktails with for sure.

Michelangelo is a bubbly, funny, comical dude.  

Knowing that I decided to use orange soda to capture his bubbly personality as main ingredient.  

Adding some orange whipped vodka and whipped cream vodka, this cocktail will have you surfing down the sewers in no time!

Don't forget to check out my other turtle cocktails: TMNT Raphael, TMNT Leonardo, TMNT Donatello as well as my Ninja Turtle cocktail and Hockey Stick.

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Here is my recipe for a TMNT Michelangelo:

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TMNT Michelangelo

by May-30-2016

Ingredients

• 1 ounce orange whipped vodka
• 1 ounce whipped cream vodka
• 4 ounces orange soda
• whipped cream

Instructions

In a shaker add ice and all of the ingredients above. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with whipped cream and enjoy!

Now we have 2 turtles down, 2 to go, plus Casey Jones!  That's shell-tastic!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

TMNT Raphael

TMNT
Raphael

My life has been crazy over the past couple weeks.  

It really has.  

We had a non-stop week last week which had me going every single day, which was both physically and emotionally draining.  We had some hard times and then a double amazing ending (which was more then needed)!

This weekend added to the emotions as our oldest niece graduated from high school on Saturday!  

Her and our oldest son are 2 months apart in age, yet those two months divided them in school years as the cut off was smack dab in the middle of both of their birthdays.  

That means we get to be emotional this year as well as next year (Disclaimer: I'm going to be emotional for this ENTIRE year knowing that he will be doing all of his "lasts" this upcoming year).

My husband and I as well as our kids are HUGE Super Hero fans.  

We love Marvel and DC both, no discrimination here!  

We watch Arrow, Flash, Super Girl, Agent Carter & Legends of Tomorrow.  Arrow was the first show to be aired and we just think Stephen Amell is great.  

Which is why when we found out that he is playing Casey Jones in TMNT2 we decided to FINALLY watch TMNT so that when part 2 comes out we can watch it.  

In all honesty we never really wanted to watch TMNT.......didn't think it was going to be all that good.  Now we have an excuse to watch it and give it a fair review!

The upcoming movie gave me an idea to make a cocktail for each of the turtles, and Casey Jones of course!

Here is my first installment of the Ninja Turtles cocktail.  I begin with Raphael.  He is a stubborn, angry turtle and with a fire like that I turned to my bottle of Fireball Whisky to create this cocktail.

Don't forget to check out my other turtle cocktails: TMNT Michelangelo, TMNT Leonardo, TMNT Donatello as well as my Ninja Turtle cocktail and Hockey Stick.

Here is my recipe for a TMNT Raphael:

TMNT Raphael

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Ingredients (1 cocktail)

• 1 ounce Fireball Whisky
• 1 ounce coconut rum
• 1 1/2 ounces pomegranate juice
• 1/2 ounce grenadine

Instructions

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above. Shake and dump everything into a cocktail glass.

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Have you watched the first movie?  What did you think?  Are you going to watch the second one?

I'm looking forward to watching them both.  I grew up watching their cartoon and loved it!

Cheers to the Ninja Turtles!!

The Cocktail Lady