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 & Hpnotiq Blue Martini

Day 140

Red, White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini

4.5 shots out of 5

**This posts pictures have been updated & I wanted to share this amazing recipe with you all again too!**

Happy Fourth of July!  

A day to celebrate our Independence and wear, eat and drink Red, White & Blue!  

I have to say that I was excited when I found this cocktail online at the barnonedrinks website!  

I haven't had Hpnotiq is quite a few years and was excited to try it again.  

I was given a bottle by one of my husbands Best Men at our wedding and have liked it ever since.......but that was some years ago.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  

This is a very yummy cocktail!  The citrus vodka blends very well with the Hpnotiq and sprite to give it a yummy citrusey flavor that goes down pretty smooth.  

This is a perfect way to celebrate the 4th surrounded by family, friends and cocktails!  

I hope you find a patriotic cocktail in color or name......or just a cocktail to celebrate our national holiday with today!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Red, White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini:

Author: The Cocktail Lady

Red, White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini

ingredients:

• 2 ounces Hpnotiq
• 1 ounce citrus vodka
• 1/2 ounce lemon-lime soda
• 1/4 ounce grenadine

instructions:

1. In a shaker add ice, Hpnotic, citrus vodka and lemon-lime soda.
2. Shake it up well and strain into a martini glass.
3. Pour the grenadine down the middle of the glass and enjoy.

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Cheers to you Ed!  Thank You for introducing me to Hpnotiq on our camping trip all those years ago.  I think you would have liked this cocktail.

The Cocktail Lady

Remembrance

Where were you 13 years ago today?  

Do you remember?  

I do.  

I was on my way to work, I had just dropped off our oldest (then 2 1/2 years old) at his daycare.  I hopped back into the car, turned on the radio and my heart stopped there for a second.  

What is this?  

Is this a joke?  

Are the radio announcers pulling one over on me?  

It took me a couple minutes to realize what had happened.  I got to work and the TV's were on.  Things were a lot quieter then they usually were around the shop.  

Then I saw the videos, oh my goodness......I heard about it on the radio, but until I actually saw it on the TV.....it just became real.  

Our nation has done a lot of healing since then, yet there is much more to do.  My heart goes out to all of the families who have lost loved ones on this day 13 years ago.  

To all of those who are still with us, yet were traumatized by this horrific event.  To all of those who's lives will never be the same.  My heart goes out to you all, America.

In honor of "remembering" this day 13 years ago, I wanted to create a cocktail to honor our great nation.  I call it "Remembrance".  

I initially wanted to make a layered cocktail, but that failed, so I just went with it and kept mixing.  

This is a mix of red (hardness & valour), white (purity and innocence) and blue (vigilance, perseverance & justice) alcohols and mixes.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for Remembrance:

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

Fill a cocktail glass 3/4 with ice.  In a shaker, add the vodka and lemon-lime soda.  Shake and strain into the glass.  Add the blue curacao and grenadine.  Give it a stir and enjoy!

Here's to our great nation!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

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Patriotic Celebration

Happy Tuesday!  


It's softball Tuesday for me, which I am excited about. 

Tonight we are playing a really good team filled with fun players.  It will be a good time.  

My second oldest is on a field trip right now with his class which he was excited about, so I can't wait to hear all about it when he gets home.  

My oldest, the girls and I are just relaxing at home.....we had a busy day yesterday.

There has been a lot of talk about the 4th of July around here lately which has given me the idea to create a new patriotic cocktail.  

I searched through my bar for something blue...blue curacao?  

Nope, couldn't find any........ahhhh, blueberry schnapps = perfect!  I haven't used this in a while and it's definitely time to use it again.

This cocktail is SUPER good!  

It is definitely one to drink on a warm/hot day.  

This cocktail has cake vodka (hence the "celebration" part) and the blueberry schnapps mixes well with it especially topped with the sprite, yum!  

I poured some grenadine down the side to give it that American feel and it is perfect!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Patriotic Celebration:

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

In a shaker, add ice, cake vodka and blueberry schnapps. Shake and dump everything into a cocktail glass.  Add more ice until glass is filled 3/4 full.  Pour sprite on top.  Pour grenadine down the side of the glass.

Here is to a new layered patriotic cocktail!

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

Blue Breeze

Day 154

Blue Breeze

3.5 shots out of 5

I can not believe it, but in a little less then a month, I will be half way done with my Year of Cocktails!  

If I stop and think........it amazes me that I've found or been given, made, photographed and tried 154 cocktails........154!!  

I'm not sure if that's amazing........or crazy?  

I'll go with amazing!

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

This is a simple tasting cocktail.  

The whipped cream vodka flavor really comes out in this one.  

It's flavor is simple and does not make your taste buds dance around in your mouth like some of the fruitier or sweeter cocktails do.  

It's an enjoyable cocktail, but not one I'd spend $9 at a bar on.........if and when I do go to a bar I'd want to spend my money on a cocktail that makes me want to double fist (a term I learned at our local BJ Brewery, meaning having a drink in each hand.  

Apparently there you need to completely "finish" your beer before you can even think about ordering another one.....kinda lame in my book) it by ordering another on the spot.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Blue Breeze:

• 1 oz. whipped cream vodka
• 1/2 oz blue curacao
• 4 oz sprite (lemon-lime soda)

In a shaker add ice and all ingredients above.  Shake it well and strain it into a cocktail glass filled 3/4 with ice.

Here's to making it 1/2 way through the week!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady