Angry By The Fire

I was sent a couple bottles of Angry Orchard so that I could make a cocktail or two of theirs to share with you all.  I was not paid and all opinions are my own and completely honest.

I chose Angry By The Fire because of all of the fun ingredients that goes inside!  

From Angry Orchard to Fireball Whisky to heavy cream and more, this cocktail is a delicious fun blend of ingredients topped with cinnamon.  It is definitely one I will make again!

With two day left until Christmas, our kids could not be more excited!

We've had one family Christmas party so far with two to go.

Last night we went over to our friends house and had Christmas Carolers come and sing a few songs to us.  

What a fun experience!  

I've only seen that in the movies and it was so super special to see it live!

Back to today's cocktail!

What a fun cocktail to make with all of these ingredients!  Also, it allowed me to make my very own, very first Homemade Vanilla Simple Syrup!  Here's how I did it in my Vanilla Simply Syrup post in case you want to make it yourself!

Here is how you make this fun cocktail.

Obviously you are going to add some Angry Orchard to your shaker.

Lemon juice adds a nice refreshing taste to this cocktail.

Not to mentions my Homemade Vanilla Simple Syrup!

Top with ground cinnamon, which adds a tasty touch.

Author: The Cocktail Lady

Angry By The Fire

ingredients:

• 4 ounces Angry Orchard Crisp Apple
• 1 1/2 ounces Fireball
• 2 ounces orange juice
• 1 ounce heavy cream
• 1/2 ounce Vanilla Simple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

instructions:

1. Add ice and all ingredients into a shaker.
2. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass with no ice.
3. Top with a splash of Angry Orchard Apple.
4. Sprinkle cinnamon on top.

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There you have it.  Angry By The Fire to enjoy......well.......by the fire or anywhere!

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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Here is a photo of the ingredients:

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

Creamy Irish Balls

Creamy Irish Balls

It's Friday!  


It's been over a week (one day over) since I've last posted and I promise that I have been wanting to in this last week.  I really did.  


My days have been filled up with family and helping them out.  I absolutely LOVE the fact that I am a stay at home Mom, for the sole reason that when my kids are in school I can help out with family stuff in my free time.  


This is the very first year that I have had all 4 kids in school, so it's a nice change.

I was looking online for some Irish inspired cocktails for St. Patrick's Day.  I found a couple and decided to put my own twist on them.  


Today's cocktail I call Creamy Irish Balls.  I had a few names for this cocktail come to mind, but this one I thought was the best!

This cocktail is creamy from the Irish Cream and then has a nice cinnamon kick at the end.  


Fireball whisky seems to do that when mixed with other ingredients.  It always seems to give a good cinnamon-ey kick to finish off each sip.  Now you have another option when trying to decide what to drink for St. Patrick's Day!  My goal is to give you a couple more choices between now and then.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's my recipe for Creamy Irish Balls:

• 1 1/2 ounces Irish Cream Liqueur
• 1 1/2 ounces Fireball Whisky

In a shaker, add ice and both ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a glass and enjoy!

Here's to family.  I don't know what I would do without mine!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady


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Apricot Balls

Apricot Balls

Happy Monday everyone!  

Today was a BEAUTIFUL day.  

The sun was out and it was super warm.  

The girls and I sat out on the front lawn and filled out their Valentine cards for their parties on Wednesday.  Wednesday also happens to be the 100th day of school and my first grader's class gets to dress up as 100 year olds!  

Too funny!  

What does a 100 year old dress like?  

Well if you read my Chocolate Whipped Cherry post you would see my "Newly turned" 100 year old grandma and I will be the first to say that she does not dress the way my daughters flier said 100 year olds dress.

The kids are (and have been) playing out in the backyard for a while now and I decided that the warm weather deserves a delicious cocktail to go along with it.......or maybe I just wanted one?  

Either way, a new cocktail is born!  

This shooter has the perfect ratios of Fireball Whisky to apricot nectar where you can still get the bite of the Fireball, but the apricot adds a nice surprise flavor to it.

I hope you all are having as good of a day as we are!  Days like today make me yearn for the spring weather.  I can't wait to be wearing my tank top, shorts and flip flops every day!

Here is a photo of the end results:

Here is a photo of the end results:

Here is my recipe for Apricot Balls:

• 3 ounces apricot nectar
• 1 1/2 ounces Fireball Whisky

In a shaker, add ice and both ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a couple shot glasses and enjoy with a friend.

Here's hoping that the rest of the week is as amazing as today!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Happy Friday everyone!!  

Can you believe that the week is over?  

My children are officially out of school and winter break has begun!  Let the holiday parties, family gatherings, sports practices, games, Tae Kwon Do testing, video game playing, late night movie watching, family time, sleeping in (a girl can dream right?) and New Years Eve parties begin!

The other weekend one of my best friends was up for a visit.......OK, so I just consulted with my kids and husband and apparently she was up for Halloween.........but I'll tell you, in my world that was last weekend.  THAT'S how quickly this year is flying by!!  

Back to my story, she was up and wanted us all to try this Cinnamon Toast Crunch shot she had tried recently.  To be completely honest.......I didn't try it and have no clue what her recipe was.  

I know it had Rum Chata and Fireball in it and that's all I know.  I remember she made a shaker or two full.......but I don't remember if she actually remembered the recipe she was given or just winged it.  

I also seem to remember a mess in my kitchen where she was pouring it.......not sure if the shaker wasn't closed tight, or if she missed a couple shot glasses when she was straining the shots out of the shaker.....none the less, that is what inspired me to make tonight's cocktail!

This little shooter is REALLY REALLY good!  

My neighbor was walking by as I was taking my final photos for this post, so I convinced her to come into the backyard and have a shot with me.  

We both thought it was de-lish!  

Although she has a bottle of Fireball at home, I believe in the not too distant future she will be purchasing a bottle of Rum Chata to go with that bottle of Fireball.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Cinnamon Toast Crunch shot:

• 2 ounces Rum Chata
• 1 ounce Fireball
• cinnamon & sugar to rim the glasses (3 sugar : 1 cinnamon)

Rim two shot glasses with the cinnamon & sugar mixture.  In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain into the shot glasses and enjoy!!

Here is to a fun filled weekend!  We will get to spend time with friends and family this weekend!  I'd love to hear what you all have planned for the weekend!

Cheers,

The Cocktail Lady

Fiery Apple

Fiery Apple

It's Friday!  

I keep hearing the term "Fireball Friday", so this week I thought I'd join in.  

Happy Fireball Friday everyone!

OK, so this week flew by......actually the past few months have flown by honestly.  School is back in.  Yeay!  All 4 kids are officially in school!!  

This is the first time in 16 years that I have had that.  I will admit, the first day I was home alone I think I had 3 "Oh Shit!" moments.  Those are the moments where I thought I forgot someone somewhere.  

Thoughts OH NO did I miss pickup time?  Things like that.  I am happy to report that I have NOT forgotten anyone anywhere, nor have I been late to pick anyone up.  With having all 4 kids in school (did I mention that they are all in different schools?), I am really enjoying the quiet time.....not that I'm not busy.  

A fellow Jamberry consultant and I are gearing up for a huge Expo in a couple weeks, so I've been busy making samples, order stuff, etc. for that.  

Also, oh yes, I've started Christmas shopping (I can see you rolling your eyes)!  I have to space it all out so that we don't have a large bill at the end of the year.

Alright, onto today's cocktail.  

Being Fireball Friday and already knowing that Fireball and Apple Cider go well together, just like in my Fire Orange Cider jello shots, I decided to create an actual cocktail using both.  

Now it's been super hot here, so I wanted a cocktail that tastes refreshing, yet has a little Fireball kick.  

Success!  

This cocktail is no over the top with cinnamon-ey hot flavor because the apple cider tames it a bit.  It's a good light cocktail, but does give you that double hint of Fireball.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Fiery Apple:

• 1 ounce Fireball Whisky
• 3 ounces apple cider

Fill a short cocktail glass 3/4 with ice.  In a shaker, add ice and the ingredients above.  Shake and strain into glass and enjoy!

Here's to a fun-filled action packed weekend ahead!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

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Cinnamon Apple

Cinnamon Apple

Apparently July happened and now it's........August?  

Really??  

How exactly did that happen??  

This year our family has been busy little bees.  We have a wedding and a vow renewal both coming up in August both ceremonies are 6 days apart from each other.  

Guess what, we're in them both too!  

How exciting is that??  

The last couple months have been filled with preparing and partying as we get ready for both ceremonies.  Can't beat that!

This school year that is starting up will mark the first time in the history of The Cocktail Lady that I will have all 4 kids in school......say what?!  

Oh it's true and oh so wonderful!  

Our oldest will start his Junior year of high school in a week, second oldest just received his Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and will be starting middle school!  

Our girls will start the 1st grade and Transitional Kindergarten.  WOW.....how did that happen?  

Speaking of school, I thought I'd make a school-like shooter to help you all get your kids back to school and start your school year routine again.

This shooter has a kick and a heat to it.  

You get the sour apple taste from the pucker, but I'll tell you, that Fireball on top......insert the kick here!  

These two layer perfectly on top of each other which is fun.  

When drinking this shooter you absolutely have to shoot the entire thing, otherwise you'll get a mouthful of Fireball and a little pucker.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Cinnamon Apple:

• 3/4 ounce sour apple pucker
• 3/4 ounce Fireball Whisky

In a shot glass pour in the apple pucker.  Holding a spoon upside down and having it touch the inside of the shot glass right above the pucker, slowly pour the Fireball down the back of the spoon to give your shooter that layered effect.

Here's to another half of a year flying by!  Before we know it these kids will be in school, then it will be Halloween, Thanksgiving.....and so on.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

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Hot Lil Honey

Are you a whisky lover?  If so this shooter is the one for you!  It has a good combination of flavors but never looses that whisky taste.

Happy.....June?  These last 2 months have been a roller coaster.  Between family stuff, kids stuff and our "normal" everyday life......sometimes life is hard.

It's been a while since I've given you a new cocktail......and I'm sorry.  

I'll be the first to admit that I sure have needed LOTS of cocktails over the past couple months!  Here I am, back with a fun shooter I found at Las Vegas Weekly.  

A friend of ours, when he sees something new will bring us a new bottle of liquor we haven't yet tried.  

This bottle of Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey Whisky was brought over a month or so ago and was FINALLY opened today!  

I had found this recipe shortly after we received the bottle and have been holding onto it ever since.

This shooter is definitely for those of you who enjoy the taste of whisky.  It was a little too whisky-ey for me, but that being said, it wasn't half bad!  I personally think the whipped cream on top is a must (it cuts back on the whisky taste a little).  

All in all, not a bad shooter!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Hot Lil Honey

• 1 ounce Honey Whisky
• 1/2 ounce Fireball whisky
• 1/2 ounce Frangelico

In a shaker, add ice and the three ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a shot glass.  Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.

It's great to be posting again.  My goal is to do this a LOT more often!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady