Pomegranate Gimlet

Pomegranate Gimlet

First off, Happy Friday!  

This week started off s...l...o...w, and then all of the sudden it was Thursday!  

That's fantastic!  

It was an action packed week, I accomplished a LOT this week between "Spring-ish Cleaning" the house, running errands for me, running errands for my mom and baseball and softball games.........wow, just typing that all out makes me tired.  Yea........it was a long week.  

I got to have coffee with a couple Mom-Friends this morning which was super enjoyable.  We "try" to do it a couple times a month.....doesn't always work out, but I super enjoy it when we are able to do it.

OH WAIT..........I didn't tell you yet that our oldest is going to.......PROM!  

Yes, prom.  

Yes, we are old enough to have a (gasp) Junior in High School.  I know I am going to be a mess tomorrow night as I "try" to take pictures of him and his date.  I am trying to mentally prepare myself for it.....but I don't think that all of the preparation in the world will make me ready for it.

(Pssstt........don't forget to enter in to win a pair of awesome silicone, unbreakable wine glasses here)

We had a couple sprinkles here today, which brought in some clouds and some cold air.  

For some reason that made me want to make a cocktail.....hmmm, go figure......it's almost like I look for "any" reason to make a cocktail.  

I bought a little bottle of POM at the store because I honestly haven't in quite some time and thought I was long overdue for a POM cocktail.  I also realized that I haven't used gin in quite a while on my blog either, which made me decide to change both of those INSTANTLY.  

Now that I like gin, I was excited to create something new with it.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Pomegranate Gimlet:

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 2 ounces pomegranate juice
• 1/2 ounce lime juice

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

Our weekend is filled with baseball and softball games as well as a prom.  I hope yours is filled with fun and cocktails!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

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Sapphire Alpine

Happy Wednesday!  

In case you were wondering.......tomorrow's my birthday!  

Thrillsville.  

Ha, no I meant yeay it's my birthday tomorrow, but you know.....once you have kids (or at least for me) you kind of really don't care a whole lot about your birthday.  

I honestly don't know it's coming until the kids get wind of it, and then they talk about it over and over and over.  Then I realize....Dang it's been another year, hasn't it?

We have 2 days left until the 4th of July!  

We all love that holiday around here.  

If you need to be inspired with more Red, White & Blue things for the 4th, here are my Pinterest boards for you to take a look at: My Patriotic Cocktails & Shooters, Patriotic Yummies and Patriotic Crafts.

Sticking with the gin theme, I wanted to find a blue cocktail to make as the 4th approaches.  

I found this cocktail at about.com.  Well I'll tell you.....it's blue for sure.....I even have some blue under a couple of my nails.  

This cocktail kinda.......tingles/burns the back of my throat (how's that for honesty).  

It's flavor is...OK, I do taste all of the ingredients...but I have to say that these three ingredients have been in better cocktails.  Well, like I said.....it's blue for sure!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Sapphire Alpine:

• 1 ounce gin
• 1 ounce blue curacao
• 1 ounce peach schnapps

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

Here's to everyone having a wonderful Fourth of July!  I hope you have time to celebrate and maybe even see some fireworks!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Cranberry Gimlet

Thank You to Bombay Sapphire Gin for sponsoring this post

Happy Monday!  

Today is officially the very last day of June, which means at midnight this year is officially half over.  

Would you hate me if I told you that I have already started my Christmas shopping?  

You know.....I need to start it early and do a little every month, that way we spread out the costs for all of the presents.  Otherwise we are stuck with a very scary bill in December.

I was sent a link to a video of a competition that Bombay Sapphire holds every year for 3 years running now.  The competition is called "The World's Most Imaginative Bartender".  So the imaginative part got me wondering......what kind of ingredients are they using?  

I have only seen the winners recipe and based on one of his ingredients......I can only imagine what the other contenders used.  

The winner created a cocktail he called "Paper Anniversary" and the ingredients were Bombay Sapphire, Homemade paper syrup and Salt solution.  

Now that's pretty imaginative!  What a fun competition!  The fact that the had finalist from all different countries was pretty darn cool I thought!

Here is a look at the video if you wanted to take a look at the final contestants:

OK, so I got inspired!  

Well not inspired enough to create my own ingredients, but enough to create a new cocktail.  
In the past I have done a Gin Gimlet and a Raspberry Gimlet and have really enjoyed them!  
That's why I wanted to create a different Gimlet with an ingredients that I know I like.  This cocktail is really good!  It's actually....almost gone now!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Cranberry Gimlet:

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 1 1/2 ounces cranberry cocktail juice
• 1/2 ounce lime juice

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

Here's to wishful thinking that maybe one day I'll be The Most Imaginative Bartender of the Year!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

White Lady

White Lady

5 shots out of 5

Mother's Day is right around the corner.  Can you believe it?  

I can't.  

I guess all of those adults were right when I was a kid, the years DO go faster and faster when you get older.  

Tonight is our annual Mother/Son baseball game at our second oldest son's school.  

We are both very excited to be participating in it again.  Since he is in 3rd grade this year, we will only have 2 more years to participate until he goes to middle school.  

I'll be sad when we can't do it anymore.

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

YES, you saw that correct!  

I did give a gin cocktail 5 shots out of 5......have you gotten back off of the floor yet?  

I found the recipe for the White Lady here.  This is a simple cocktail to make and it only has three ingredients.  

I can taste each of the three ingredients and boy are the proportions correct and good!  

Just for kicks I checked to see what cocktail I made for last years Mother/Son baseball game, it was a Malibu Sunrise which was delicious.  

On Mother's Day itself I made a Mother Goose which was green and good!

I wish all of your Mother's out there a very Happy Mother's Day!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a White Lady:

• 1 1/2 ounces gin
• 3/4 ounce cointraeu
• 3/4 ounce lemon juice

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

Here's to all you mom's out there, enjoy your Sunday!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Income Tax

Income Tax

2.5 shots out of 5

It's Income Tax Day, it's Income Tax Day!!  

That could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on whether or not you are getting or paying money.  

I have been so busy this last week I have not been able to post in over a week.......I'm sorry.

We have been putting off doing our taxes (which usually I'm on it as soon as the W2 comes), so we needed to get that done, plus I had my next article due today for the Simply Gluten Free magazine.  

Toss those in with too many baseball games, a soccer game, I lost count of the number of practices and 3 days of Tae Kwon Do.........phewph........just typing it out exhausts me!

I gave tonight's cocktail 2.5 shots out of 5.  

My new friend gin.  

I had found a few different versions of this cocktail online and decided to go with the one from Kitchenriffs.  

This one looked like the best quantities of each ingredient.  

This is not a bad cocktail.  

The gin does give you that "gin burn" a bit as you swallow it, but it's not too bad.  

Vermouths (sweet or dry) usually make me run the other way, but the amount you actually put of them into this cocktail isn't horrid......which is a good thing!  

All in all, if you like gin and vermouth, I think you will absolutely like this one!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Income Tax:

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1/4 oz sweet vermouth
• 1/4 oz dry vermouth
• 3/4 orange juice
• 2 dashes of bitters

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain your cocktail into a martini glass, sit down, sign your taxes and mail them in!

Here's to a day that scares a whole lot of Americans and a cocktail that goes along with it!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Bramble

Day 352

Bramble

3.5 shots out of 5

Oh Friday how I have waited for you all week long!  In two days we get to sit in front of our TV and watch our San Francisco Forty Niners play in the Super Bowl!  I'm very very excited to watch the game!  I need to make sure all of our Niner gear is washed and ready to go for the big game.  Win or loose, we are very proud of our guys!  What a great season!!

I gave tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5.  I received and email from Matt telling me about a new cocktail he had recently tried.  I will say that when I started this blog, if you would have told me to mix gin and Chambord I would have given you a look of "Are you kidding me?".  Now when I read the recipe that Matt sent me I thought, "WOW, that sounds interesting, I can't wait to try it!".  I am glad you sent this one in Matt, at first the lemon is kind of the only thing I taste and I have to say that I do NOT mean that in a bad way at all!  Some of these cocktails I have made have too much lemon juice in them and I honestly can't finish them.  This cocktail is different.  If you allow yourself to inhale the smell of the Chambord while sipping it, it makes it quite interesting.  If you do try this cocktail, please let me know what you think about it.

Here is the recipe for a Bramble:

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz Chambord
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup

In a cocktail glass filled 3/4 with ice, pour in all of your ingredients.  Stir them up very well.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the end result:

Thank You Matt for sending me this recipe!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Maiden's Blush

Day 338

Maiden's Blush

.5 shots out of 5

Is it really Friday?  Oh thank goodness.  I am so very happy this week is over.  Tomorrow we get to celebrate two birthdays at the same party which I am absolutely looking forward to!  Bring on the weekend and the good times!

I gave tonight's cocktail .5 shots out of 5.  I tried another gin cocktail from the same site as last night's Red Cloud, which is spirited entertaining.  Oh I can't finish this cocktail.  Even though I added three other ingredients to it, all I can really taste is the gin.  Remember, I do like gin now, BUT it must be added with other ingredients to where I slightly taste the gin.  I can not drink gin by itself and that's what this cocktail tastes like..........gin.  It's too bad because I was really hoping this one would be good.  I guess I'll need to find another gin cocktail that I do enjoy.

Here is the recipe for a Maiden's Blush:

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• 2 oz ginger ale
• 1/4 oz grenadine

In a tall cocktail glass filled with crushed ice, add all of the ingredients above.  Stir up your cocktail and give it a try if you must.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to searching for a GOOD gin cocktail.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Red Cloud

Day 337

Red Cloud

1 shot out of 5

One more day of this school/work week and we get to have another weekend!  There has been a good amount of baseball and spring soccer talk around this house lately, so I very well know that our carefree (yea, like I've had one of those in 14 years) weekends are about to come to an end.  

I gave tonight's cocktail 1 shot out of 5.   I have not made a gin cocktail in a while and with my new found.....liking for gin, I thought I'd make a gin cocktail tonight.  I found tonight's recipe at spirited entertaining.  They stated that it was a good party starter, so I thought why not!  Better question.......Why?  Yikes, this is not a good cocktail at all.  I'm not quite sure what all I can say about this cocktail, besides DON'T try it.  I will still look for more gin cocktails and if you have any delicious ones, please send them into me at cocktailady@gmail.com.

Here is the recipe for a Red Cloud:

• 1 1/2 oz gin
• 1 1/2 oz apricot brandy
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1 tsp grenadine

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a short cocktail glass...or your sink, whichever you feel will work better for you.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Too bad tonight's gin cocktail is not a winner.  Here's for hoping the next one is!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Lemon Champagne Cocktail

Day 319

Lemon Champagne Cocktail

1 shot out of 5

One more day, one more day until New Years Eve!  

We've been running errands and picking up the Christmas toy explosion that happened here, all day long!  

Time for a cocktail and some dinner....yes we're eating late.  

I am sticking with another recipe from tablespoon.com for tonight's cocktail.

I gave tonight's cocktail 1 shot out of 5.  

WOW, I really didn't like this cocktail and either did my husband.  

Some sips make me react with full on convulsions........and some not as dramatic, but still make me squinch up my eyes and face.  

I don't use gin a whole lot, so I was really hoping that this cocktail would be a winner.  

Oh well, one more champagne cocktail to go before the New Years Eve countdown, let's hope it's a winner!!  

I'm going to post it earlier tomorrow just in case it's a good one so that it can be an option for you all.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Lemon Champagne Cocktail:

• 4 oz champagne
• 1 oz gin
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp superfine sugar

In a champagne flute add all of your ingredients except the sugar.  Give it a quick stir and then add your sugar.  You want to stir your cocktail until your sugar is gone.  Stir it well, but you will want to stop part of the way through to let you cocktail settle, and then continue stirring.

Here's to a 1 shot rating.......haven't had one of those in a while!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Kinky Collins

Day 285

Kinky Collins

2 shots out of 5

Tonight's magic number is 81.  81 nights of cocktails left until my year long adventure is done.  That's not even three months.......WOW.  When I first started this blog, I wrote down a good amount (so I thought) of cocktails that are pretty common and would be good ones for me to try.  As time went on, I received a lot of amazing cocktails from a lot of you wonderful readers.  I've been searching for more hours then I'd like to admit online to find other delicious (and some not so delicious) cocktail recipes.  I will admit that finding a cocktail recipe is not just as easy as typing in what you want and taking the first thing that pops up.  There are a LOT of different variations of a lot of different cocktails out there......a lot.  Another challenge is sitting in front of my computer, having NO idea what so ever of which kind of cocktail to make.  Do I search by liquor, by mix, by liqueur.....maybe I should check the liquor brands sites for their recipes.....some nights were really hard.  All in all, I am SOOO very happy that I have done this blog and stuck with it for 285 nights so far.  Without it, I would not have been able to try all of these amazing cocktail and I would not have been able to meet all of you amazing people.

I gave tonight's cocktail 2 shots out of 5.  All I can say is lemon.  It's what I taste the most of, and I wish I didn't.  I can feel the club soda tingle my tongue and taste the lemon juice in this cocktail.  I'm sure if I really really concentrated really really hard, I could taste more of the gin and kinky, but I don't want to have to do that to taste it.  Needless to say, I won't be making this cocktail again.  I found this recipe on Kinky's facebook page.

Here is the recipe for a Kinky Collins:

• 1 oz Kinky
• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 3 oz club soda

In a short glass, fill 1/2 way with ice and pour in all of the ingredients above.  Give it a good stir and you're done.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to adding another cocktail to my list of 2's.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Thanksgiving Cocktail (A different version)

Day 281

Thanksgiving Cocktail (A different version)

1.5 shots out of 5

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!  

I am sooo very Thankful for my amazing family, friends and all of you wonderful people who tune in with me every day (or so) to see what new cocktails I've made.  

Thank You to all of you who have made this blog what it is, without you......well.......I'd be drinking alone!

I gave tonight's cocktail 1.5 shots out of 5........and on Thanksgiving!!  

I found this cocktail at about.com, after I was raving about them the other day I unfortunately found a cocktail on there that I did NOT like.  

That's OK though, I'm still going back for more in the future.  

Thankfully I have quite a few good cocktails that you can make for Thanksgiving, such as my Thanksgiving Cider, Kinky Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Cocktail (my version), and one of my favorites Pumpkin Pie Martini.  

One (or all) of those are sure to please your crowd.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for Thanksgiving Cocktail:

• 3/4 oz gin
• 3/4 oz dry vermouth
• 3/4 oz apricot brandy
• 1/4 oz lemon juice

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a cocktail glass (any kind will do.........so will the sink).

Happy Happy Thanksgiving you, your family and friends from The Cocktail Lady!! 

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady