Gingerbread Coffee Cake Cocktail

Day 307

Gingerbread Coffee Cake Cocktail

4 shots out of 5

Gingerbread is something that is associated with Christmas.  

When I hear gingerbread of think of cookies......especially the ones shaped like little men.  Times are changing and now I would like to drink my gingerbread.......with alcohol of course!

One of my very best friends is coming over tonight to watch our kids while my husband and I go out on a dinner and movie date!  

We are soooo excited!  

Nights like tonight are very rare and come once in a blue moon.  Thank You from the bottom of our hearts Veronica, we appreciate this more then you know!

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


My husband actually found this recipe at the end of a talk show while flicking through channels.  He said it looked good, so I found the recipe online at the cbs website and thought I'd give it a try.  


I did not have two of the four ingredients for this cocktail (odd being The Cocktail Lady and all).  

Apparently there's a Bailey's Hazelnut liqueur (instead I'm mixing 1/2 Baileys and 1/2 Frangelico) which I don't have as well as Captain Morgan's Black Spiced Rum (I only have the regular spiced rum).  


None the less I decided to go for it.  


All in all, this is a pretty good cocktail.  


The coffee flavor kicks in at the end, which I thought was a nice touch.  Thank you Sandra Lee for you cocktail this evening......or my slightly amended version of it.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my amended version of the Gingerbread Coffee Cake Cocktail:

• 1 oz coffee
• 1/2 oz baileys
• 1/2 oz hazelnut liqueur
• 1/2 oz spiced rum
• 1/2 oz cake vodka

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

Here's to my husband for keeping an eye out for more fun and yummy cocktails!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Papa's Cocktail

Day 293

Papa's Cocktail

4 shots out of 5

We're well into December now.  Before we know it New Years will have come and gone and we'll be wondering where the holidays went.  Before all of that happens, I'd like to wish a very Happy Birthday to my Dad.  He called me yesterday with his cocktail that he wanted me to make for his birthday.  Since it's what my kids call him, I named it Papa's Cocktail........no they don't use the word cocktail in his name!

I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.  My dad created his own version of a Captain and Coke and added a little something to it.  He also actually drinks this same cocktail, minus the rum when he is not feeling like alcohol (crazy right? haha).  This cocktail is a good, safe one to make when you're just not sure what you feel like.  The only thing I would do differently in this cocktail would be to add like 3 olives......but that's just me and my LOVE for olives.  Thank You for tonight's cocktail Dad and I look forward to celebrating you tonight at dinner!

Here is the recipe for Papa's Cocktail:

• 1 oz Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum
• 2 oz diet coke
• 2-3 drops of Angostura bitters (both quantities tasted good to me, I went with 3 in the end)

In a short cocktail glass filled with ice, pour in all of your ingredients and give it a good stir.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

I hope you all have a great evening and a great cocktail to go along with it!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Maple Syrup

Day 276

Maple Syrup

4.5 shots out of 5

It's Saturday!!  

I love Saturdays........I think they're my most favorite days of the week.  

I get to spend tonight with family and friends and I couldn't be happier.  

I love, love, love these days.  

I think tonight's cocktail fits in well with my Thanksgiving theme....right?  Right?  OK, I know maple syrup isn't a Thanksgiving staple, but for some reason maple syrup reminds me of Thanksgiving.  

Who knows.......maybe I've had too many of these already.

I have to say, a lot of members of my family DO like to put maple syrup on their pancakes (yes I know what maple syrup is for), but not me!  

I'm a butter and grape jelly kind of girl!  

Yup on both my pancakes and waffles.

That being said, I would most definitely have this shooter along with my pancakes or waffles in the morning, no doubt!

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

Butterscotch schnapps is a wonderful liqueur.  

I really enjoy it.  

Being that the schnapps is the biggest part of this shooter tells me how much I like it.  

This would also be a good shooter to get the Thanksgiving party started......a little bit more on the sweeter side, but still a good choice.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Maple Syrup:

• 2 oz butterscotch schnapps
• 1/2 oz spiced rum

In a glass filled 1/3 with ice, pour in all of your ingredients and stir it up really well.  Strain your cocktail into a shot glass and enjoy!

Here's to quality time with family and friends!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Spiked Pumpkin Milkshake

Day 246

Spiked Pumpkin Milkshake

5+ shots out of 5

The Spiked Pumpkin Milkshake is a delicious pumpkin ice cream milkshake that is blended with rum which makes it perfect for Halloween or any fall day.

Holy Moly!  

My mom gave us a carton of Trader Joe's Pumpkin ice cream last night.  

Tonight I decided to use it in a cocktail.  

I am sooo very very glad that I did.  

I think I may make myself another one before I'm done typing up tonight's blog post.

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

I just felt I needed to add something to the 5.  

I figure rum would go well with pumpkin ice cream and it would need to be spiced rum since the pumpkin ice cream is a little spicy.  

Oh boy was I right!  

Three simple ingredients.  

Two simple toppings and a glass full of AWESOMENESS!!  

If you like pumpkin ice cream (which I swear sounds better towards the end of the year then during spring or summer), you will LOVE this cocktail.

Here is a photo of the end (delicious) result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for Spiked Pumpkin Milkshake:

• 1 1/2 oz spiced rum
• 3/4 C pumpkin ice cream
• 3 oz milk
• whipped cream
• pumpkin pie spice

In a blender, add the first three ingredients and blend them up until your mixture gets liquified.  Pour into your glass and squirt some whipped cream on top and sprinkle pumpkin pie spice on top of that.

Here's to creating an AH-MAZE-ING milkshake!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Rum Swizzler

Day 207

Rum Swizzler

5 shots out of 5

Rum Swizzler, just the name intrigues me!  I do love a good rum cocktail!

Did you hear that?  

Screaming coming from the front room?  

Must be football season!  

I'd better hurry up and get out there so that I can scream along with my husband!  

Tonight's cocktail ends another weekend here which means it's time to get ready for another week of craziness!

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

I got tonight's cocktail recipe from Matt who enjoyed this cocktail while he vacationed in Bermuda.  Thank You Matt for a perfect cocktail to end my weekend!  

I had to do a double take when I read 1/8 tsp. of bitters......you mean not a dash or two, but actually 1/8 tsp?  

I've never heard of a cocktail having that much bitters in it, but apparently this one does and I'll admit, it's good!  

Matt gave me the option of Dark Rum or Spiced Rum, I went with Spiced, but I have a feeling that Dark Rum would be good too....maybe even better?

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Rum Swizzler:

• 1 oz dark rum or spiced rum
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz orange juice
• 1/4 oz lime juice
• 1/4 oz grenadine
• 1/8 tsp angostura bitters

In a shaker add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake it up real good to give it a nice froth.  Strain your mixture into a cocktail glass and enjoy!

Here's to an awesome colored and tasting cocktail!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Banana's Faster

Day 138

Banana's Faster

4 shots out of 5

You read it right, it says Faster not Foster.  

That would have been my first question anyway......Don't you mean Foster??  

The Fourth of July is vastly approaching for us here in the states.  

It's officially the second day of July (still not believing that it's July and that the year is half over) and summer is in full swing.  

It's time for you all to send me your favorite summer cocktails that you enjoy and if you need some new ones check out my Back Porch Breeze, Leeches, or the MCA.

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

I have to admit that after a couple sips the banana puree mixed with the butterscotch schnapps gets to be a bit much in this cocktail and that's why it's not a 4.5.  

I think the right alcohols were chosen for this cocktail, but the flavor left in your mouth after you've drank 3/4 of it.....ahh, doesn't taste fabulous I have to admit.  

The flavor of the cocktail itself is good!  

It's just the aftertaste that I'm having a problem with.  

Oh and I think this is the first time I've shaken a puree up because when you go to strain it into your martini glass......it takes a bit longer then other cocktails to fill up.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Banana's Faster:

• 1oz vanilla vodka
• 1/2 oz spiced rum
• 1/2 oz butterscotch schnapps
• 2 oz banana puree

In a shaker add ice and all of the ingredients above.  Shake it up good and strain and strain and strain it into your martini glass.

Here's to my first experience straining a puree, good thing I had patience tonight!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Barbados Punch

Day 111

Barbados Punch

4 shots out of 5

I have had my eye on this cocktail for a long time.  

I was only missing the Captain Morgans to complete my recipe.  

Now that I finally have it, I can pull out my blender and make tonight's cocktail.

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


This is a tasty blended cocktail, I must say.  

It's heavy on the pineapple juice flavor, so you'll need to be in the mood for it.  


If you are, you will absolutely enjoy this cocktail!  


As my foam is settling in this cocktail, I'm able to get real sips of the actual liquid part of the cocktail.....it's good and I would think that you could make a huge batch of it and put it in a punch (hence the name) bowl and serve it at a party.  


I would definitely come to that party!!  All in all, tonight's cocktail is a winner in The Cocktail Lady's book!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Barbados Punch:

• 1 shot Captain Morgans Spiced Rum
• 1 shot lime juice
• 1/4 shot triple sec
• 2 shots pineapple juice
• 1 cup ice

In a blender, add ice, rum, lime juice, triple sec and pineapple juice.  Blend it up real good until all of the ice is gone.  Pour and enjoy!  (I would suggest waiting until your foam has settled a bit before you start drinking.)

It's a good thing I was in the pineapple juice mood tonight (and I didn't even know I was.......huh, go figure).

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Bahama Mama

Day 98

Bahama Mama

5 shots out of 5

I have had this cocktail on one of my boards on Pinterest for a while now.  


All I was missing was my Captain Morgans Spiced Rum.  Made a grocery shopping run today and picked it up so that I could make a Bahama Mama, and boy am I glad I did!!

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


I found this cocktail on Pinterest where it was linked to eCurry blog.  Thank you for sharing the scrumptious Bahama Mama with us all!  


This cocktail is all kinds of amazing.  


I can smell the Banana Liqueur when I take a sip, which as we know, makes me happy.  


The 2 rums together with the juices......mmmmmm, what a great blend!  Even my husband likes it!  


I gave him the glass after I took a sip, went to put away my bottles then came back to drink it and write my blog.......and........it was almost half gone!  


If it wasn't so late, I would DEFINITELY make another one when this one is gone.  This cocktail is a must try!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Bahama Mama:

• 3/4 ounce coconut rum
• 3/4 ounce banana liqueur
• 1 ounce spiced rum
• 1 1/2 ounces orange juice
• 2 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 tablespoon grenadine

In a shaker add ice and all of the ingredients.  Shake it up real good to mix everything up well.  In a hurricane glass, fill 1/2 way with crushed ice and then strain in your cocktail.

Since we had to watch the American Idol finale (not commenting on who won), tonight's cocktail was made later.  Since tonight's cocktail was made later............I only get 1.......boo.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

MCA

Day 89

MCA

4 shots out of 5

As some of you may know, on May 4th MCA (Adam Yauch) from the Beastie Boys passed away. 

I enjoyed listening to their music growing up and some of their songs bring back some good memories for me.  

One of my readers had sent me her and her husbands very own cocktail creation that they enjoy drinking and wanted to name it the MCA, in honor of Adam.  

Thank You Jackie & David for this VERY yummy cocktail!!

I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.  (My husband said he gives it 4.5)  

This cocktail is very refreshing and very good.  

It's definitely another refreshing summer cocktail like the Back Porch Breeze or the Leeches.  

The flavor in this cocktail is like none I have ever tasted before.  

It's the spiced rum in it that I believe gives it that unique taste.  

This is definitely a cocktail that I will be making again, if not just for me, I am sure that my husband will be requesting it as well.  

Thank You again Jackie & David for sharing your amazing creation with me and for honoring MCA by naming it after him!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for the MCA:

• 1/2 shot spiced rum
• 1/2 shot triple sec
• 1/2 shot amaretto
• 1/2 shot sweet & sour mix (the original recipe called for Tom Collins mix, which I haven't been able to purchase, but looking online it seems to be more or less the same as sweet & sour mix, therefore I used it instead)
• 1 shot orange juice
• 1 shot sprite

In a shaker add ice, spiced rum, triple sec, amaretto, sweet & sour mix and orange juice.  Shake everything up real well.  Strain cocktail into a tall glass that is filled with ice.  Pour in your sprite and give it a good stir.  Put in your Beastie Boys CD, sit back and enjoy your cocktail (rocking out to the music of course).

Here's to you MCA, thank you for all of the great music!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Electric Parrothead

Day 71

Electric Parrothead

3.5 shots out of 5

The weekend is almost here!  

Froze at our oldest son's baseball game tonight, so glad his weekend game is earlier in the day!  

Came home and it was time to make tonight's cocktail.  

I figured I'd use my new Spiced Rum in a cocktail tonight, so I chose Electric Parrothead.

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

Personally I think I would have gone 1 of 2 different ways with this cocktail.  

Either, skip the spiced rum and just stuck with the coconut rum.

Or decreased the spiced rum to 1/2 shot and either upped the coconut rum by 1/2 shot or the pineapple juice by 1/2 a shot (depending on how coconut-ey I'm feeling).  

I think the spiced rum is a bit too spicy for this cocktail, but it wasn't horrible where I couldn't finish it.  It's not bad.......I'd just have made it a little different is all.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for Electric Parrothead:

• 1 shot coconut rum
• 1 shot spiced rum
• 1/2 shot blue curacao
• 1 1/2 shots pineapple juice

In a shaker add ice, coconut rum, spiced rum, blue curacao and pineapple juice.  Shake up your ingredients real good.  Pour everything into a tall glass.

Cheers to tomorrow being Friday and the weekend being so close I can almost touch it!

The Cocktail Lady