Spiked Root Beer Float

Spiked Root Beer Float.  I mean come on!  Who had a root beer float as a kid?  Show of hands.

This cocktail right here kicks the old classic drink up a notch.  All you have to do is add whipped cream vodka.  Huh, who knew?

Did you know that today, August 6th is National Root Beer Day?

What?

Yup, so that means......there NEEDS to be a spiked version of this timeless drink!

Am I right?

I do enjoy kicking up classic drinks we enjoyed as children up a notch or two!  I've done it twice so far in my Surely Not Temple and in my Mr. Robert Roy (Roy Rogers grown up name).

Now I will admit. 

Are you sitting down?

I was never a HUGE fan of root beer floats.  Don't hate me!

I dunno........something when that ice cream meets the root beer.  It was never my favorite.

Now my gramps used to be asked to make them a lot.  I guess he had the ability to make a good one?  Not sure.  I would get mine.....and then quickly eat all of the ice cream out of it and then very....slowly.....drink the root beer.......or maybe I would dump it?  Can't quite remember.

Anyways, I figured if I was to add ALCOHOL to it, I might just like it a bit better.

WINNER!!   

This cocktail is pretty darn easy to make.

Well although technically there are 2 different ways people make them.  It's kind of like the toilet paper debate.  Does the end of the toilet paper go over or under the roll.  Correct answer is over.  

Yup, I'm team over!!

But which side am I on in the root beer float debate?

I'm a root beer first kind of gal!

Root beer and whipped cream vodka go in first.

Ice cream second.

Once you've got that all together all you need to do next is put on the toppings!

Whipped cream for sure.....but why stop there?  Add some more toppings that you like!  Sprinkles, marshmallows, chocolate chips, whatever suits your fancy!

There you have it!  A Spiked Root Beer Float!

Now you can enjoy a childhood classic drink a whole new way!

Cheers to kicking things up a notch or two!

Author: The Cocktail Lady

Spiked Root Beer Float

ingredients:

• 1 12 ounce can of root beer
• 1 1/2 ounces whipped cream vodka
• 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
• whipped cream

instructions:

1. Pour root beer into a large glass.
2. Pour in vodka and stir.
3. Next scoop in the vanilla ice cream.
4. Top with whipped cream.

Created using The Recipes Generator

I hope you enjoyed this new recipe as much as I enjoyed creating it!

Memorial Milkshake

Memorial Milkshake

4 shots out of 5

This is the perfect milkshake for you to sit back and enjoy on Memorial Day weekend!  It has a perfect blend of ice cream and alcohol so that you will truly enjoy it.

Holy......cr.......moly!  This year is getting away from me.  


I feel like I have a mountain of things to do and not enough time in the day to do them (which I know is how a lot of you feel).  

Our oldest is finishing up his spring soccer season season this weekend with a tournament (that will be one sport down, one to go), which I am excited about because that means that summer is one step closer.

Next he has his baseball season to finish up which will be done by mid June......well except for the tournament in July.......plus the other tournaments I'm sure he'll be playing over the summer.  


Point is, the more things I get to check off of my list, the closer summer gets.  

Our kids have three weeks of school left, including 8th grade field trips  picnics, graduation ceremonies and dances, then we'll be free to enjoy summer to it's fullest!  

I found a cute checklist on Life As Mom for the kids to fill out with all of the fun stuff they want to do this summer.  Fingers crossed that we are able to get most of it done.

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


I was on the hunt for a Memorial Day cocktail and did find a few, but then looked outside and saw the sun (yes I saw the wind too, but I can't feel that from inside) and decided to try my hand at a self invented milkshake.  


I must say I did pretty good too.  The cherry vodka definitely leaves it mark in the cocktails I've made it with so far (Cherry Crepe, Easter Basket and Surely Not Temple), meaning that I can definitely taste the cherry flavor.

In my head this milkshake was going to be perfectly layered with blue on the bottom, white in the middle and red on top.  

Then I took my first shot at layering the white on top of the blue and came to the realization that I should have made this milkshake a LOT thicker.  

Oh well, it still tastes good!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Memorial Milkshake:

• 1 1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
• 1 ounce cherry vodka
• 1 ounce marshmallow vodka
• 1 ounce milk
• 1/2 ounce blue curacao
• 1/2 ounce grenadine

First put the ice cream, milk and both vodkas in your blender and blend them up just enough to give them a quick mixing.

Pour everything into a big extra cup.  

Pour 3 ounces of your original mixture back into the blender and add the blue curacao.  Give it a quick blend and pour it into the bottom of your milkshake glass.

Try your best at layering 3 ounces of your original mixture on top of your blue bottom layer of your milkshake glass.

Pour your remaining 3 ounces (the rest) of your original mixture back into your blender and add the grenadine.  Give it a quick blend and layer that on top of your white layer in your milkshake glass.

If your mixtures aren't as thick as I had initially imagined mine being it's OK.  Just use the process of layering (back of a spoon) each mixture on top of the other and it will end up like mine.  

Here's to Memorial Day weekend!  I hope you all enjoy your weekend.

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

Banana Cream Colada

Banana Cream Colada

5 shots out of 5

First off, I want to apologize for not doing something that I wanted to do......which you never knew about............but I feel I should apologize.  

Today is St. Patrick's Day and I wanted to have posted some of my favorite "green" cocktails for you all to look through a couple days ago.  

Then baseball games, soccer games and a double birthday party I hosted last night all got in the way.  

Instead I decided that since it's such beautiful weather out today, I would pull out my blender and use one of our banana's and just create a nice blended cocktail.

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

This cocktail is banana-ey, so if you're not a huge banana fan you might not want to try this one.  

I LOVE this one and since I was totally in the mood for banana's, I love this one even more today.  

I did end up adding pineapple juice to this cocktail because at first (even for me) it was a bit too banana-ey.  

In this cocktail the banana, coconut and pineapple flavors all mix pretty darn well together (which they usually do) and the vanilla ice cream gives it a bit of a creamy flavor which is nice.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is my recipe for a Banana Cream Colada:

• 2 oz coconut rum
• 1 small banana
• 1/2 oz banana liqueur
• 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz cream of coconut
• 1/2 C vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 C ice

In a blender, add all of the ingredients above.  Blend until your ice is gone and everything is mixed in well.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all.  I hope you are wearing your green so that you don't get pinched!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Banana SAMU Daiquiri

Day 330

Banana SAMU Daiquiri

5 shots out of 5

I liked last night's cocktail so much that I wanted to add a little something to it.  I didn't want to completely alter it as it was pretty delicious, but just change it a wee bit.  What better way to celebrate a Thursday night, then with a yummy cocktail?

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  Another winner.  As most of you know, I love banana flavor in my cocktails.  Usually I'm adding the creme de banana to them, but tonight I am tossing in a half of a ripe banana instead.  Glad I did!!  The half banana was a great addition to last night's great cocktail.  The banana cuts into the pineapple juice and becomes the dominant flavor in this cocktail.  All in all, I'm enjoying this cocktail!

Here is my recipe for a Banana SAMU Daiquiri:

• 1 1/2 oz malibu rum
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz SAMU
• 1/2 C vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 oz cream of coconut
• 1/2 ripe banana

In a blender, add all of the ingredients above.  Blend until the banana and ice cream are smooth and mixed in well.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to adding half of a banana to an already yummy cocktail!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

SAMU Daiquiri

Day 329

SAMU Daiquiri

5 shots out of 5

He's home, he's home!  Our oldest came home last night and I am SOOO happy to have him home again.  I can now rest easier at night and not have that "Instant Tears" emotions that happen every time I think of how far away from me he is.  Phewph, I bet I could sleep for days now!

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  Holy Moly I created an AWESOME daiquiri!  The people at SAMU were right when they wanted to market their Thai Coconut Water to the cocktail world.  These ingredients all work wonderfully together.....so wonderfully, I think I may want to make another.  I taste the pineapple in this cocktail the most, but it's a creamy cocktail thanks to the ice cream and the different coconut flavors in here, yum!!  Winner in my book, and no it's not because I created it!

Here is my recipe for a SAMU Daiquiri:

• 1 1/2 oz Malibu rum
• 1 oz SAMU
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1/2 C vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 oz cream of coconut

In a blender, add all of the ingredients above.  Blend until it liquefies, pour and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to another winning SAMU cocktail!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Brandy-Kissed Snowflake

Day 311

Brandy-Kissed Snowflake

4 shots out of 5

Happy Saturday evening!  

Since we weren't able to see the lights yesterday or do the zoo lights tonight, we're still getting together with our friends and having a nice dinner and LOTS of White Christmas's.  

I can't wait for them to try that cocktail, I think they're going to love it.

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

I found tonight's cocktail through Pinterest which led me to the Better Homes and Gardens website.  

I made it with the same quantities as they made it and drank......almost half of it (3 out of 8, not bad).  

These little shooters are pretty good.  

I have to say that the whipped cream and cinnamon sprinkled on top totally makes it that much better.  

All in all, I went in thinking I wouldn't like it all that much (brandy....yikes), and came out liking it.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Brandy-Kissed Snowflake:

(makes 8 1 1/2 oz shooters)

• 3/4 C vanilla ice cream
• 3 oz brandy
• 2 oz white cream de cacao
• 1/2 C ice
• whipped cream
• ground cinnamon

In a blender, add all of the ingredients except for the whipped cream and cinnamon.  Blend them until all of the ice is gone and your cocktail is mixed up well.  Pour into your shot glasses, top with whipped cream and sprinkle some cinnamon on top.

Here's to a cocktail that you can share with 7 of your closest friends........or pour it all in a big glass for you, I won't tell.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Drunken Ghost

Day 257

Drunken Ghost

3.5 shots out of 5

The Giants did it!  

They won the World Series and I couldn't be happier!  

The parade (no I'm totally not going to be able to go......sad face) will be on Halloween and it will be packed!  

Speaking of Halloween, we only 2 days (3 cocktails including tonight) left until the night of candy!!

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

So I found a cocktail online that had milk and half and half in it and decided to amend it because I was really in the mood for ice cream.  

Changed some ingredients and the name and now I have my own creation.  

This cocktail is pretty good.  Not great, I won't lie, but pretty good.  

I like it and will finish it, but wouldn't pay $9 at a bar for one, but I'd definitely let someone else spend $9 at a bar and buy me one!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Drunken Ghost:

• 1 1/2 oz vanilla vodka
• 1 1/2 oz Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
• 1 oz white creme de cacao
• 1 oz cream
• 1 cup vanilla ice cream
• 1 TBS of sugar

In a blender add all of the ingredients above.  Blend until the ice cream is smooth and the sugar is blended in really well.  Drip some cake decorating gel down the top of your glass for effect and enjoy.

Here's to the 2012 World Series Champions, the San Francisco Giants!!  What a great year guys and I can't wait for next season!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Vampire Elixir

Day 248

Vampire Elixir

3.5 shots out of 5

Vampire Elixir is a perfectly blended Halloween cocktail sure to a vampire of any kind.

I recently got a Roomba!  

If you are not quite sure what a Roomba is let me tell you.  

A Roomba is a circular robotic vacuum cleaner.  All you need to do is press the "clean" button and the thing takes off and vacuums your ENTIRE house!  

We have all hard wood floors, some tile and an area rug and it takes care of it all.  

I love this thing, it has made my life (with four kids) SOO much easier.

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

Initially I gave this cocktail a 4.....but after a few sips, I decided that it wasn't good enough to be a 4 anymore.  

I tried my hand at making my own blended cocktail and some what succeeded.  

The Chambord ads a nice raspberry flavor to this cocktail which I really enjoy.  I was going for a red (blood red) cocktail and settled with the color that the grenadine and Chambord gave me.  

Next time I'll use food coloring.  

This cocktail is nice and creamy, thanks to the ice cream.  

It's a pretty good mix of ingredients and easy to drink.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Vampire Elixir:

• 1 cup vanilla ice cream
• 1 oz white creme de cacao
• 1 oz light rum
• 1/2 oz grenadine
• 1/2 oz black raspberry liqueur

In a blender add all of the ingredients and blend it up until your mixture is smooth.  For effect (which basically failed) you can drip grenadine on the top, or try to drip it down the inside of the glass.

Here's to a pink cocktail and a failed attempt of making it look cool!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

White Witch

Day 237

White Witch

4 shots out of 5

The White Witch is such a deliciously creamy blended cocktail sure to please on Halloween.

Yes, I'm still on my Halloween kick!  

The excitement is still brewing (total witch humor) in this house.  

I think we may just pop by the time Halloween actually gets here.  

I'm trying I have been trying to get my husband to pull out the Halloween decoration bin for a couple days now......once that's out, we can be officially ready for Halloween.  

Until then, I'll keep on making Halloween cocktails.

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

I had initially found this cocktail online and made it, and immediately doubled the ice cream, so now it's my own.  To me vanilla ice cream and vodka is kinda a no brain-er, but with this cocktail you add white creme de cacao to it which I think gives it an interesting taste.  

This is a simple cocktail, in which I mean the flavor has a nice smooth simple taste to it.  

It seems that every time I find a cocktail that has vanilla ice cream as an ingredient, I don't have any, so I'm glad I had some tonight.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a White Witch:

• 1 cup vanilla ice cream
• 1 oz vodka
• 1 oz white creme de cacao  

In a blender add all of the ingredients above.  Blend it so that it is a little thick, but smooth.  You don't want it to be pure liquid-ey, and you don't want to feel like you need to lick your cocktail.

Here's to finally having vanilla ice cream in the house to make cocktails with........that is why we buy vanilla ice cream isn't it?

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady