Chai Berry Martini

Day 68

Chai Berry Martini

4.5 shots out of 5

Welcome to my blog Voyant Chai Cream Liqueur!  This liqueur is very very yummy!  I had never heard of it until Trisha emailed me about it.  Unfortunately it is not yet distributed in my state, so I was unable to go to my local liquor or grocery store and purchase it.  I then decided to email the manufacturer and find out how I can get a bottle of it so that I could try it and blog about it.  I honestly didn't think I would get an email back, but within an hour I checked my inbox and not only had I received an email back from the company stating that they would send me a bottle of their Voyant Chai Cream Liqueur, then even said that they would send me a bottle of their Spiced Rum to try as well!!  I promised to try and blog about them both, and you can find my review for each of their two items they sent me on my Product Review tab.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  I really like the flavors I taste in this cocktail!  The three ingredients compliment each other quite well.  I would love to try this liqueur in other cocktails as well, so stay tuned for that!  This martini is definitely creamy and I have to say I have not had one like this before.  Most of the martini's I make are fruity and not creamy, but this is a nice change.  Thank You Trisha for sparking my interest in finding and trying this cream liqueur!  I am enjoying it a lot!

Here is the recipe for a Chai Berry Martini:

• 1 shot vanilla vodka
• 2 shots Voyant Chai Cream Liqueur
• 1 shot Chambord

In a shaker add ice, vanilla vodka, Voyant Chai Cream Liqueur and Chambord.  Shake it up real well so that everything blends together real good.  Strain your cocktail into a chilled martini glass and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

I want to say a big Thank You to the people who made tonight's cocktail happen.  Your Voyant Chai Cream Liqueur is amazingly good!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

PB&J Martini

Day 57

PB&J Martini (Peanut Butter and Jelly)

3.5 shots out of 5

It's like a race against time here!!  It's storming outside, total thunder and lightening!  My friend Steph (The Crockpot Lady) called to tell me that the news said that we may have a power outage, so I'm mixing, shaking, straining, drinking and blogging as fast as my fingers can!  My 4 kids are all standing by the windows announcing when they see yet another lightening bolt.....which I must say they're coming faster and faster!

I gave tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5.  Next time I think I will cut back the amount of vodka in this cocktail, which I think I'd like a bit better.  The flavor the PB&J is good, (ok that last lightening bolt was right outside our house.......blog faster, blog faster!) so I think I'll definitely make my tweeked version again!  For those who like their martinis with a bit of flavor, I think you'll definitely like this cocktail!

Here is the recipe for the PB&J:

• 2 shots vodka
• 1/2 shot hazelnut liqueur (frangelico)
• 1/2 shot Chambord
• 1/4 shot Butterscotch Schnapps
• dash of milk

In a shaker, add ice, vodka, hazelnut liqueur, chambord, butterscotch schnapps and milk.  Shake it up real good to get everything mixed up.  In a chilled martini glass strain your cocktail and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to PB&J making it into the martini world!!  Now I have to go join my family (yes my husband is getting very excited about seeing the lightening too) in watching the lightening and listening to the thunder!

The Cocktail Lady

Purple Matador

Day 56

Purple Matador

4.5 shots out of 5

Um, YUM!!!!  WOW!!  Amaretto you say?  As the main ingredient you say?  I would never have ordered this one on purpose......even though the ingredients sound like they could be good........I would have never had the guts to order this cocktail at a bar.......ever.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  I am impressed with this cocktail.  I really am.  The flavor is like none I've ever tasted before.  I would definitely have to make this one for my girls to try at our next get together!  This is a cocktail that you need to take that first sip, and not judge it right away.  Give it a minute.  Take another sip.  Then say what you think of it.  The flavor is so different and surprising that you need to take that second sip to decide whether you like it or not.  


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Here is the recipe for the Purple Matador:

• 1 1/2 shots Amaretto
• 1 shot Chambord
• 1/2 shot pineapple juice

In a shake add ice, amaretto, chambord and pineapple juice.  Shake it up really well to mix all of the ingredients.  Strain it into a chilled martini glass and enjoy!  Remember, don't judge it until the second sip!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to you Amaretto and your amazing flavor!

The Cocktail Lady

Purple Russian

Day 55

Purple Russian

3 shots out of 5

Chambord makes a return!  I think it's like a top shelf Cranberry Juice.  OK, that's not exactly what it is, obviously, but in this cocktail where it more or less resembles a vodka cran, it kinda makes me think of it as that.  I must say though, if this cocktail only had a 1/2 shot of cranberry juice, I would NOT be able to drink it.  The Chambord calms the vodka taste in this one for sure.

I gave this cocktail 3 shots out of 5 and quite honestly I'm VERY surprised that I did!  I didn't think the Chambord would be flavorful enough to cut the vodka, but I tip my hat to it, because it did a great job of it.  This Purple Russian, isn't half bad!  Side note........did you notice that my bottle of Sky Vodka is empty in the photo below?  So is my Smirnoff........YIKES!!

Here is the recipe for a Purple Russian:

• 1 1/2 shots vodka
• 1/2 shot Chambord

In a short glass, fill it with ice and pour in your vodka and Chambord.  Stir it up good and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

A big cheers to the makers of Chambord!  I'm very impressed with this little bottle that's full of flavor!

The Cocktail Lady

Black Raspberry Coconut Daiquiri

Day 47

Black Raspberry Coconut Daiquiri

4 shots out of 5

So I was feeling creative tonight and was also feeling like blended cocktail.  We pulled out the blender and got busy.  Busy making cocktails that is.  I'm pretty impressed with my creation I must say, and would totally order it at a bar, once I told them how to make it that is, haha.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.  I decided to take your basic ingredients and add a few more to then, hey why not.  I added some coconut cream and some Chambord to give it that Black Raspberry taste and mmmmmm was that good idea!  These kind of cocktails are really making me wish summer was here already.  I want to make some blended fruity cocktails and sit in the backyard and watch the kids running around playing in the sun.  Summer can not come fast enough.  Those of you who are enjoying the Chambord, you'll have to give this cocktail a try, I'm thinking that you'll like it!!

Here is the recipe for Black Raspberry Coconut Daiquiri:

• 1 1/2 shots light rum
• 1 1/2 shots raspberry puree
• 1 shot sweet & sour mix
• 1/4 shot lime juice
• 1/2 shot coconut cream
• 1/2 shot Chambord

In a blender add a cup of ice, rum, raspberry puree, sweet & sour mix, lime juice, coconut cream and Chambord.  Blend it up really well so that all of the ice is gone.  Pour and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to summer getting here faster then it will!

The Cocktail Lady

Lady Luck Cocktail

Day 46

Lady Luck

3.5 shots out of 5

OK, so tonight I don't have a "theme" song in my head, just a song.  Good 'ole Blue Eyes is singing his song in my head as I enjoy tonight's cocktail, Lady Luck.  Can I just say that I am REALLY enjoying writing this blog!  OK, so yes it's fun to get to have a cocktail a night (and have a reason why I am doing it), but it's fun to try all of these different liqueurs, alcohols and juices that I honestly would NEVER have ever tried on my own!  Way to break me out of the vodka cran and rum and coke shell!!  I love it!!

I gave Lady Luck 3.5 shots out of 5 tonight.  This cocktail is a bit syrupey sweet to me.  A bit too much, but not enough to make me not finish the cocktail if I was to order it at a bar.  I think it would just make me finish it quicker then normal so that I could order a safer cocktail for myself afterwords.  For those of you who do enjoy the sweeter syrupey cocktails, you just might enjoy this one.

Here is the recipe for Lady Luck:

• 3/4 shot malibu rum
• 3/4 shot chambord
• 3/4 shot banana liqueur

In a shaker add ice, malibu rum, chambord and banana liqueur.  Shake it up real well to get your cocktail mixed and cold.  Strain your cocktail into a chilled martini glass and enjoy.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to a great singer of his time, Frank Sinatra!  Cheers to you 'ole Blue Eyes!

The Cocktail Lady

Royal Flush Cocktail

Day 40

Royal Flush

2.5 shots out of 5

Who's up for a poker night?  Knowing I was going to make this cocktail tonight has made me in the mood for a poker night all day long!  Put the kids to bed, have some friends over and play some poker, accompanied by some yummy cocktails of course!

Until I took the photo of the ingredients tonight, I had thought that tonight's cocktail was named because of the "Crown Royal" in it. Not until I looked through my lens to take that shot, did I realize that both the Crown Royal and the Chambord are alcohol royalty.  If you notice on the Chambord bottle there's a little crown on it, so that makes them both royalty in my book.

I gave tonight's cocktail 2.5 shots out of 5.  I didn't hate it, but I'm not a big fan of whiskey.  Since this cocktail had a mixture of a couple different fruity sweet mixes in it, I was able to get past the whiskey and kind of enjoy the cocktail.  I have to be honest, when I started making this cocktail and saw that there was a shot and a half of the Crown Royal it made me nervous, but honestly the rest of the ingredients off-set it enough (not entirely, but enough to not make you make faces) to allow me to drink it.

Here is the recipe for a Royal Flush:

• 1 1/2 shots Crown Royal
• 1 shot peach schnapps
• 1/2 shot Chambord
• 1 shot cranberry juice

In a highball glass, fill it 3/4 to the top with ice.  Add your Crown Royal, peach schnapps, Chambord and cranberry juice.  Stir up your cocktail really really well and enjoy.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to a poker night in the near future!  Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Blue Duck Cocktail

Day 37

Blue Duck

1....0 shots out of 5

HOLY MOLY this cocktail is HORRIBLE!!  Absolutely horrible!!  The first thing I thought when I tasted it was that it reminded me of some nasty stuff they used to use in the dentist office.  I don't even know how to describe tonight's cocktail except say, if anyone EVER offers you a Blue Duck, slap them across the face and run for your life!!!!

This drink is bleh.  Oh my goodness!  Like I said when I made my Silk Panties cocktail and I listed 8 things that I have learned so far by creating this blog, ""blue caraçao doesn't make "every" cocktail taste good such as in the Into The Blue cocktail"", well the same thing can be said about tonight's cocktail.  Just because it's blue doesn't for one second mean that it tastes good......at all!!  Yikes, I feel like gargling with salt water.  Anyways, I would HIGHLY recommend that you do NOT try tonight's cocktail.......ever.

Here is the recipe (but don't ever use it) for a Blue Duck:

• 2 shots vanilla vodka
• 1 shot blue curaçao
• a dash of Chambord

In a shaker (again, never make this cocktail) add ice, vodka and blue curaçao and shake it (or pour it down the sink) until the two are blended and cold.  In a martini glass, strain your cocktail and float your chambord on the top of your cocktail.  If you look closely at the photo below, you'll see that I "tried" to float my chambord on top, but all it did was sink to the bottom.  The very bottom of my martini glass has a little bit of a purpley/marooney looking color to it.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

I'm sooo glad none of my readers sent me this recipe, because I would feel real bad if they had and had raved about how good it is and how it's their favorite cocktail.

Cheers to tomorrow night being a million times better.......in the cocktail department!!

The Cocktail Lady

Sex On The Sidewalk

Day 36

Sex On The Sidewalk

3.5 shots out of 5

Tonight's cocktail idea I received from a reader, FireWench.  I am thoroughly enjoying receiving everyone's emails and cocktail suggestions.  I have a couple more good suggestions in my inbox that I am excited to try out in the night's to come!

I gave tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5.  This is a cocktail that I can definitely enjoy.  It is another cocktail that has Chambord in it, very exciting!  Tonight's cocktail is not a fruity cocktail, nor is it one that tastes like alcohol, it's simply a cocktail to enjoy.  Thank You FireWench for tonight's suggestion!  Tonight's cocktail has a flavor to it that I have never had before (well obviously you're thinking, since I've never drank it before).  What I mean by that is that some cocktails you can say, "You know that sort of tastes like a vodka cran, but with lime" or something like that, well tonight's cocktail I can honestly not say that it tastes like any cocktail I've ever had before.  It's got a taste all of it's own!

Here is the recipe for Sex On The Sidewalk:

• 1 shot vodka
• 1/2 shot Melon Liqueur
• 1/2 Chambord (Black Raspberry Liqueur)
• 3 shots cranberry juice

In a shaker add ice, vodka, melon liqueur, chambord and cranberry juice.  Shake well to mix and chill your cocktail.  In a tall glass filled with ice, strain your cocktail into it and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Thank You again for tonight's suggestion FireWench!!  Cheers to you!!

The Cocktail Lady

French Martini

Day 35

French Martini

4.5 shots out of 5

Ooooohhhhhhhh!!!!!  I like this one!!  I was at Safeway tonight buying a "quick" dinner for my family and decided to take a trip down the alcohol isle.  Up on the top shelf I found a bottle of Chambord and just had to buy it!  I have a few cocktails that I want to make that have Black Raspberry Liqueur as one of the ingredients, so this was a no-brainer buy.

On the little tag that comes on the bottle was a recipe for tonight's cocktail the French Martini, which I gave 4.5 shots out of 5 to.  WOW, the Chambord really gives this cocktail a different taste and I LIKE IT!!!!  The foam that sits on top is a nice treat too.  I keep on taking sips expecting to all of the sudden shutter and not like it (not quite sure why?), but I am continuing to really enjoy this cocktail!  I have a feeling that you will be seeing a few more cocktails with Chambord in it in the future.

Here's the recipe for tonight's cocktail:

• 1 1/2 shots vodka
• 1/2 shot Chambord
• 2 shots pineapple juice

In a shaker, add ice, vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice.  Shake it up really well to get that foamy top.  Strain your cocktail into a martini glass and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to Chambord and their yummy Black Raspberry Liqueur!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady