Ghoulish Grape

(I was sent a bottle of Smirnoff Ice Grape to try for myself.  I was not asked to create a post for it or paid for my opinion.  My opinion is mine and completely honest.)

Have you ever tried flavored Smirnoff Ice before? 

Did you know it comes in GRAPE?!?!

I was unaware that Smirnoff Ice had so many new flavors.

Back when I used to drink it there was only original.  Then some time later I remember seeing it in a flavor.....raspberry maybe?  

I'm not 100% sure because by then I didn't drink them anymore.....and kind of forgot about them.

Fast forward to now.

Grape?!?!  I looooove the flavor of grape!  Grape jolly ranchers, grape lollipops.........oh grape.

I was sent a couple recipes with these 2 bottles (one was another flavor.......stay tuned for that post!!)

This cocktail is an interesting combo and an interesting color.

All of that aside, I really enjoyed it!  I can totally taste the grape flavor, which was what I was really really hoping for.

Despite it's color, it's a winner in my book!

So basically you add the Smirnoff Ice Grape.

Add some Chambord.

Some orange juice.

Mix it up and pour it into a fun glass.

You could always put some unlit candles near your cocktail.

Or go crazy and light them, it's really up to you!

But seriously, this is a tasty grape flavored cocktail with a color that I think is perfect for Halloween!

Ghoulish Grape (makes 2)

ingredients:

• 1 bottle Smirnoff Ice Grape
• 1 1/2 ounces Chambord
• 1 1/2 ounces orange juice

instructions:

1. In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.
2. Stir up well.
3. Into a glass filled with ice, strain in the cocktail.

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If you find Smirnoff Ice Grape at the store give it a try, either on it's own or in a cocktail.

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!

Agent Orange

Day 85

Agent Orange

4 shots out of 5

Happy #NationalSuperHeroDay!!

Yes that's right!  Today April 28th is National Super Hero Day.  Knowing that I knew I needed to introduce you (again) to Agent Orange!

I'll let you two get acquainted!

I'm going to go ahead and admit it right now.  


I'm partial to screwdrivers.....I am.  


It was (if I remember correctly) my first cocktail that I had, liked and continued having for the next couple years.  Now that I'm thinking about how long ago it was......it's making me realize how many years have passed since I've been in high school......onto tonight's cocktail!!

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


I truly do enjoy screwdrivers.  


This cocktail, the Agent Orange, adds a little bit more to that flavor.  I think I just might start having either a screwdriver or an Agent Orange every now and again.  


It's actually bringing back some good, fun memories and I'm enjoying them as much as I'm enjoying sipping my cocktail.  If you like screwdrivers, give Agent Orange a try.  


The Grand Marnier adds a little something to the cocktail, but definitely does not take anything away from it.  If some of your favorite memories don't revolve around screwdrivers, you may not enjoy it as much as I am right now, haha.  Hopefully you will enjoy it some though.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

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INGREDIENTS:

• 2 ounces vodka
• 3/4 ounce Grand Marnier
• 4 1/2 ounces orange juice

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a tall glass, fill 3/4 with ice and add vodka, Grand Marnier and orange juice (add more vodka if you like it to taste a bit more vodkaey).
2. Stir up your cocktail real well, sit back and enjoy!

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Here's to a blast from the past with a twist!  Hope you all find or remember about that cocktail that resembles good times for you.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Paradise Punch

We have had a few really nice warm days here lately.  The weather has reminded me of fruity cocktails, which inspired me to create a brand new one!

I call this one Paradise Punch..........because seriously.......I need a vacation to Paradise right now.

Our oldest graduates in less then 2 months.  It's a trip when I think about it...kind of like "How did we get here so fast?", but then if I actually stop and think about it.....yea, it's been 18 years.........probably why I need this Paradise Punch?  Yea, definitely one of the reasons!


Did I mention that the kids are on spring break?  Do you remember when spring break actually coincided with Easter?  Yea, me either.  All four of them actually have this week off for spring break.  A week with all of my kids!  Except for the fact that my oldest is 18 and well.......yea.........I see him once in a while.  


Don't get me wrong, I remember being 18.  I'm not worried, he's a good kid and he needs to flap his wings and find out what this "Being an Adult" thing is all about.  


Then hopefully when he figures that out, he'll explain it to me!!  haha. 


This cocktail I just created is similar to my Bahama Mama cocktail that I made quite a few years ago.  Another FANTASTIC cocktail!  I'm thinking I might just need to have a "Paradise Punch Party" for the sole reason as to make this in a big batch and enjoy it with friends!

I mean just look at that cocktail!  Can't you just taste it's deliciousness right through your screen??

Author: The Cocktail Ladyprint recipe

Paradise Punch

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 1/2 ounces coconut rum
• 1 ounce cream of coconut
• 1 ounce banana puree
• 1 1/2 ounces orange juice
• 2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon grenadine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill a hurricane glass half way with crushed ice. In a shaker, add ice along with all of the ingredients in this recipe. Shake well so that the crème of coconut gets mixed in with the other ingredients really well. Strain into the hurricane glass and enjoy.

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I hope the weather is nice where you are!  Our beautiful weather is supposed to turn into rain tomorrow night through Saturday, so boo.  I'm soooo ready for the weather to just be warm and stay warm!

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.

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

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

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

Pineapple Orange Margarita

Pineapple Orange Margarita

The other day I created a Peach Habanero Margarita which got me to thinking.....what other flavors of margaritas can I make that I have never heard of or tried before?  

You have your Classic Margarita and the most common flavored margaritas you'll find at restaurants like, strawberry, raspberry, mango and sometimes peach.  

I have done a good handful of margaritas, some I have created on my own and some I have found.....but I want to create more so I chose to enhance the orange flavor that is "sometimes" already in margaritas and mix it up with pineapple juice (I love cocktails that have pineapple juice in them).

This margarita is not spicy like the peach habanero margarita is recently made, it's actually quite the opposite.  This margarita is cool and refreshing.  It's a lighter tasting margarita which is actually quite nice. 

With National Margarita day on the 22nd, I'd love to ask you all if you have a delicious margarita recipe for me to try that I have not tried before.  

Email me at cocktailady@gmail.com or you can contact me via the contact form on the left side of my blog.  I'd love to hear from you..........even if it's just to say Hi!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Pineapple Orange Margarita:

• 1 1/2 ounces silver tequila
• 2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 ounce orange juice
• 1/2 ounce cointreau
• 1/2 ounce lime juice

In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake and strain into a margarita glass that is half filled with ice.

Here's to coming up on completing 4 years of my cocktail blog!  I started this journey on February 16, 2012, my how time has flown!  I hope you are all enjoying this journey as much as I am!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

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