2 New Non-Minty Flavored Mules

I have 2 more recipes using the Smirnoff Zero Sugar flavored vodkas to add to your collection!

Last time I made cocktails using these two flavored vodkas and we added club soda.

They were pretty good.

These two I am sharing with you today are even BETTER!

I decided to make a couple mule cocktails (minus the mint....cause I totally forgot to pick up mint leaves at the store) with these flavored vodkas to see how they would taste.

First up is the Strawberry Rose Mule.

YES I created that awesome strawberry rose garnish!  It was actually easier then I thought it would be too.

Then I jumped right in and made a Cucumber Lime Mule as well.

Both were fun and easy to do.

First you add in the vodka.

Followed by the ginger beer.

Add in the lime juice and stir.

Strawberry Rose Mule

ingredients:

• 2 ounces Smirnoff Zero Sugar Infusions Strawberry & Rose vodka
• 4 ounces ginger beer
• 1/4 ounce lime juice

instructions:

How to cook Strawberry Rose Mule

1. Fill a cocktail glass half way with ice.
2. Pour in the vodka.
3. Pour in the ginger beer.
4. Pour in the lime juice.
5. Stir and enjoy.

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Cucumber Lime Mule

ingredients:

• 2 ounces Smirnoff Zero Sugar Infusions Cucumber & Lime vodka
• 4 ounces ginger beer
• 1/4 ounce lime juice

instructions:

How to cook Cucumber Lime Mule

1. Fill a cocktail glass half way with ice.
2. Pour in the vodka.
3. Pour in the ginger beer.
4. Pour in the lime juice.
5. Stir and enjoy.

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There you have it.  2 brand new cocktails!

I definitely like these vodkas better in these recipes then I did with the 2 recipes with club soda.

I hope you are enjoying this Labor Day Weekend!

Peppermint Cranberry Moscow Mule

I was sent a bottle of Smirnoff Peppermint Twist Vodka to sample.  I was not paid for my opinion.  All views and opinions are my own.

'Tis the season for peppermint flavored sweets and cocktails!

I was sent this bottle of peppermint vodka to try along with a couple recipes.

The first thing I noticed was a slight aroma of peppermint.

Was I going crazy?  Was the candy cane looking bottle making me think I was smelling peppermint?

Nope, it's actually a Scratch & Sniff bottle!  Well that's fun!

The cocktail I decided to try from the list I was given is a Peppermint Cranberry Moscow Mule.  

Why?

Cause I was suuuuper curious how peppermint, cranberry and ginger would go together.

I braved it and added the vodka.

Then the cranberry juice.

Shook it up.

Strained it into my cup and added the ginger beer.

The end result?

Surprisingly good! 

I tasted each of the ingredients, but none of them overpowered the other.

The peppermint flavor (which I was most worried about) was nice, not over done.  It gave a nice hint of peppermint.

I am looking forward to creating some more holiday cocktails with this flavored vodka!

Peppermint Cranberry Moscow Mule

ingredients:

• 1 1/2 ounces Smirnoff Peppermint Vodka
• 2 ounces cranberry juice
• 6 ounces ginger beer

instructions:

1. In a shaker with ice add vodka and cranberry juice.
2. Shake.
3. Strain into copper mug filled with ice.
4. Pour in ginger beer.
5. Stir.

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I hope you get a chance to try a new holiday cocktail this year!

6 Game Winning Super Bowl Beer Cocktails

6 Game Winning

Super Bowl

Beer Cocktails

That's right!  Super Bowl!  Ready or not it's THIS Sunday!

Are you ready for some foooootballllll?!?!

You will be after you check out these 6 game winning beer cocktails I have for you.

For me when I think of sports in general......I think of beer.  Trust me, if I could sit down and crack open a nice cold IPA, I will be a happy camper for sure.

But.......sometimes I like to kick it up a notch and what better time to do that then Super Bowl Sunday?

So get ready to kick up your beer drinking this Sunday and classify it as a beer cocktail.  Here are my 5 delicious cocktails for you:

Hornitos La Man-Zana

Combining spiced honey tequila with beer is a alternative way to enjoy your Mexican lager.

Black Velvet

Why not celebrate game day with a 

champagne and beer cocktail?  

I can't think of one reason.

Sauza Minted Mule

Think Moscow Mule, but with a tequila twist!

Moon-A-Rita

Half margarita, half beer.  What's not to love!

Bohemia Michelada

Kick up your beer drinking experience by 
adding some extra heat and flavor!

Moscow Mule

Light and refreshing vodka and ginger beer cocktail.

Which ever cocktail you choose, and trust me I'm not judging you if you choose them all, I hope you enjoy the Super Bowl, or at least the Half Time Show!

Moscow Mule

Day 349

Moscow Mule

4 shots out of 5

Two sickies in the house.......I feel like I'm going to be getting it soon too.  

Our second patient has had a fever since last night.  

Gosh I feel so sad for my kids when they get sick.  I wish I could take it away from them so that they don't have to suffer.  

I didn't sleep much last night, as I was giving motrin, many sips of water and going along on potty breaks all night long.  

Needless to say......I SO needed that coffee this morning.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.  

I have made a cocktail with Ginger Beer before which was a Dark & Stormy.....and I didn't like it much at all.  

I had tasted the Ginger Beer I used by itself and......de-scust-ing.  

A friend of mine, Jen, gave me her recipe for a Moscow Mule and told the name of her favorite Ginger Beer, Bundaberg.  

WOW was she right!!  

I braved it (already thinking I wouldn't like it) and tasted the Bundaberg by itself right from the fridge and it was actually pretty darn good.  

It tastes more like a ginger ale then the de-scust-ing Ginger Beer I had tried before........that beer just tasted like I bit off a piece of ginger, bleh.  

If you haven't yet noticed, I do not have a copper cup for my Moscow Mule, they were selling for $30 and I didn't feel the need to spend THAT much money on a cup, especially with all of the new glasses I have thanks to my blog.

I did enjoy this cocktail, to my surprise.  

Thank You Jen for sending me the recipe, it's so simple to make and very, very refreshing to drink!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Moscow Mule:

• 2 oz vodka
• 4 oz ginger beer
• juice from 2 lime wedges (I totally squeezed and measured it out.....ready for this?  It came to 2/3 of 1/2 an ounce......or 5/16 of 1 ounce)

In a copper mug or cocktail glass filled 3/4 with ice, pour in your ingredients above, stir and then drop in your already squeezed lime wedges and enjoy!

Here's to me actually enjoying ginger beer!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady