Volga Boatman

Day 69

Volga Boatman

1 shot out of 5

One of my newest liqueurs to acquire a space on my shelf is the cherry liqueur.  Tonight is our first meeting, and I have to say......I'm not impressed.  I will give it another shot down the line if I find a cocktail that it's in that I think sounds good, but until then, it will sit on my shelf.

I gave tonight's cocktail 1 shot out of 5.  I gave it 1 shot and not 0 because I did go back for 3 whole sips just to make sure that it was as bad the second and third time as it was the first.  It was.  One of my very first cocktails I'd ever really liked was a screwdriver.  I thought this would be a nice twist to it with the cherry liqueur......no such luck.  I'd rather have just had a plain old screwdriver, which there is nothing wrong with.  Oh well, can't win them all and tonight definitely proves that!  

Here is the recipe for a Volga Boatman:

• 1 1/2 shots vodka (cherry vodka "might" have been better)
• 1 shot cherry liqueur
• 1 shot orange juice

In a shaker add ice, vodka, cherry liqueur and orange juice.  Shake up your ingredients really well to get them all mixed up well.  Strain your cocktail into a chilled martini glass and add a cherry (if you like).

Here is a photo of tonight's cocktail:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

I hope to find another cocktail to try the cherry liqueur in that I really do like!  Let me know if you have any recipes that include it!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

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

Mother Earth

Day 67

Mother Earth

4.5 shots out of 5

Happy Earth Day!!  To celebrate I made a Mother Earth cocktail I found online!  I have to admit this cocktail sort of looks like my Pineapple Upside Down Cake Martini, but definitely tastes a lot better!  I am really enjoying this Mother Earth on Earth Day!

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  I'm convinced that it's the banana liqueur that makes this cocktail great.......but I'm sure it's because I'd bias and love the stuff!!  These ingredients actually all work well together.  I shook this cocktail up really well and made it kinda frothy on the top which I think adds to its yummyness.  I would definitely make this cocktail on Earth Day again....and on other days when I'm feeling Earthy....or even when I'm not feeling Earthy and just want a good cocktail.  Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!  We sure did here, the weather was amazing and gave us all the charge we needed.

Here is the recipe for Mother Earth:

• 1 shot vodka
• 1/2 shot banana liqueur
• 1 1/2 shots orange juice
• 3/4 shot pineapple juice
• 1/4 shot grenadine

In a shaker add ice, vodka, banana liqueur, orange juice and pineapple juice.  Shake it up really well so that you get some foam on top.  Strain your cocktail into a martini glass.  Then pour your grenadine down the middle on the glass and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

(Sorry this photo if a bit blurry)

Here's to Earth Day and a very yummy Mother Earth cocktail!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Kamikaze

Day 62

Kamikaze

3 shots out of 5

When I started this blog I told my friends to let me know what cocktail they want me to make on their birthdays.  Tonight is Kristin's birthday and she has requested I make a Kamikaze.  A big Happy Birthday to you Kristin!

I gave tonight's cocktail 3 shots out of 5.  The Kamikaze is pretty good, but I think next time I make it I will put in less lime juice.  I put in equal amounts of the 3 main ingredients and it was a bit too limey, so I added in the simple syrup, which helped........but I think if I would have halved the lime juice and still added the simply syrup, I would have liked it better.  My husband says that he likes his with lemon juice instead of lime juice..........so that's always an option next time.

Here is the recipe for a Kamikaze:

• 1 shot vodka
• 1 shot Cointreau 
• 1 shot lime juice
• 1/4 shot simple syrup

In a shaker add ice, vodka, Cointreau, lime juice and simple syrup.  Shake it up really well to get it all mixed and chilled good.  Strain into a short cocktail glass.

 Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

A huge Happy Birthday to Kristin!  We send hugs and kisses your way on your BIG day!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Tootie Fruity

Day 61

Tootie Fruity

3 shots out of 5

Here's to........yet another........song in my head!  I decided to try another cocktail from the site that I had found through Pinterest that had given me that great recipe for Liquid Marijuana.  This cocktail they call Tootie Fruity.  I have to say that my Liquid Marijuana didn't look like the one on their site......and neither does this one.  Score another one for Photoshop.  I admit, their photos for Tootie Fruity, as well as the photo of the Barbie Cocktail that's been going around (here's a link to their photo and mine on my blog) do look a lot cooler in color then mine.  I have to say though, if I'm going to make a cocktail at home from someones blog I found online, I want it to look (at least for the most part) like theirs does.  That's why I'm not photoshopping my photos.  I want you to see exactly what I see.  Sure I can make tonight's drink look neon purple if I want to, but that's not what you're going to make at home, so why should I mislead you in thinking that that is what you're going to get?  Anyways.....onto the cocktail.

I gave tonight's cocktail 3 shots out of 5.  It's a good cocktail......but nothing special I must say.  It kinda reminds me of how a screwdriver tastes--It's a good cocktail, sure, but nothing like some of these fruity cocktails I've been making.  Can't say I'd initally order this cocktail and pay $9 for it (sober), but I can say that if I've had a few and don't know what to have next this would be a safe cocktail.  I think that if you added more of one juice then the others to let it be the dominate juice, that might help.


Side Note: Check out "My Shot System" link on the left side bar under the Table Of Contents title!  I have put into words my shot system so that now you all can understand exactly what I'm thinking in my head when I rate these cocktails!!

Here is the recipe for the Tootie Fruity:

• 1 shot vodka
• 1/2 shot triple sec
• 1 shot cranberry juice
• 1 shot orange juice
• 1 shot pineapple juice

In a hurricane glass, fill it 3/4 with ice, then add your vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, orange juice and pineapple juice.  Stir it up real well and drink!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to not photoshopping my photos and knowing that what you see here is what you get!  Well except for the fact that all of our monitors are calibrated a bit different so we will all probably see tonight's cocktail in a very slightly different shade of yellow.

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Wild Thing Cocktail

Day 59

Wild Thing

3.5 shots out of 5

WOW is it late!!  For the record I started tonight's blog at 11:58pm, so I just made it in time!  It's a late blog tonight because we had soccer, baseball and a birthday party today, so a nice cocktail is definitely needed now!

I gave the Wild Thing 3.5 shots out of 5.  I do like the fruitier, sweeter (not not too sweet) cocktails and this one isn't really that.  It's still a good cocktail though.  Not one I'd order again, but I'm glad I tried it.  The name of the cocktail is fun too!  It always interests me when I see a cocktail recipe ask for vodka AND rum.  As you know I used to be a vodka cran or rum & coke girl, so the fact that some of these recipes want me to mix the two absolutely baffled my mind at first.  Not so much now.  I have seen some cocktails mixing 3 or more different alcohols, so mixing two is old news to me now.  I can't say that I would recommend this drink to my friends because they like more of the same kinds of cocktails I do, but for someone who likes the taste of the liqueurs and alcohols more then the mixes and juices, I would say to definitely go for it!

Here is the recipe for the Wild Thing:

• 1 1/2 shots vodka
• 1/2 shot rum
• 1/2 shot triple sec
• dash of lime juice
• dash of sweet & sour mix
• 2 1/2 shots cranberry juice

In a shaker add ice, vodka, rum, triple sec, lime juice and sweet & sour mix.  Shake it up real good to get all of the ingredients mixed well.  Strain it into a tall glass filled 3/4 with ice.  Then add the cranberry juice.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to a late night cocktail!  Hope you are all enjoying your weekend!

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 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

Root Beer Float Cocktail

Day 54

Root Beer Float

5 shots out of 5

This totally tastes like a root beer float!  I really really like this one!  A friend of mine used to make something like this, but I don't think she used the flavor of vodka I used or measured it the way I did.  I guess that means that I'm going to have to make this cocktail for her next time she comes over, right?

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  This tastes just like it's name.  Thanks to Sandi (once again!  She's got some good cocktail recipes) she gave me the recipe for this one and the idea of a little bit of whipped cream swirled in it, for that extra yum flavor!  It tasted good before I swirled in the whipped cream, but I have to say that the whipped cream added to its yummyness and I definitely recommend using it!

Here is the recipe for a Root Beer Float:

• 1 shot whipped cream vodka
• 2 shots root beer
• whipped cream

In a shaker add ice, vodka & root beer.  Shake it up well and strain it into a tall skinny glass, or a martini glass.  Add a good squirt of whipped cream on top and give it a quick stir.  Sip and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to you Sandi and Root Beer Floats!  You were right, this cocktail is good!!

The Cocktail Lady

Dukes Fizz

Day 53

Dukes Fizz

3.5 shots out of 5

Happy Easter to those of you who celebrate Easter.  Happy Day 53 for those of you who do not!  We were at our oldest's sons baseball game yesterday and my mom said that for Easter I should make my dad's Fizz cocktail that he created because it's REALLY GOOD.  I called him yesterday to get his recipe and the name he wants to call it.......I think he got ounces and shots all mixed up or something because he had told me WAAAAY too much alcohol for the rest of the ingredients.  My husband and I amended it a little and blended it up and got something that was pretty good!

I gave tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5.  I have to say that I was REALLY nervous about making this cocktail, because.........it had an egg in it.  I've seen cocktail recipes that ask for egg whites, but this one asks for a total egg!  We made this cocktail this afternoon and I am happy to say that I am still alive, so I guess my fear of raw egg in a cocktail has subsided.

Here is the recipe for a Duke's Fizz:

• 1 1/2 shots vodka
• 1 egg
• 3 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 2 shots orange juice
• 2 tsp sugar

In a blender add a cup of ice, vodka, egg, ice cream, orange juice and sugar.  Blend your mixture until 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 my dad and his very own creation!  Hope you all had a good weekend!!

The Cocktail Lady

Back Porch Breeze Cocktail

Day 52

Back Porch Breeze

5 shots out of 5

Thank You Olivia!!!!  WOW, your creation is an absolute winner in my book (and my husbands!!).  Olivia emailed me with her very own nameless creation.  The recipe sounded amazing, so I asked her what I can call it, and she gave me full reigns to give it a name.  I have to say, when I sit here and sip this cocktail, it makes we think I'm sitting on my back porch swing (if I had one that is), watching the kids play in the backyard on a warm summer afternoon.  After my husband and I came up with a few different names, I decided to call it Back Porch Breeze.

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  This is a very refreshing cocktail!!.  The only different item I used that was not in Olivia's recipe was the kind of lemonade.  Her recipe called for regular lemonade.......which I totally thought I got.  When I got home from the store, I realized that what I had actually gotten was lemonade that was mixed with sparkling water.  The version that I made is amazing, and I'm absolutely sure that if I would have gotten the correct lemonade (minus the sparkling water part) it would be equally amazing!

Here is the recipe for a Back Porch Breeze:

• 1 shot blueberry vodka
• 1 shot peach schnapps
• 2 shots lemonade
• 3 shots sprite (Olivia gives a club soda option as well)

In a tall glass, fill it 1/4 with ice, then add the vodka, peach schnapps, lemonade and sprite.  Stir up and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

With all of these refreshing cocktails I'm making, I REALLY want summer to be here so that I CAN sit in my back yard and watch the kids play while sipping on these great cocktails!!  Thanks again Olivia for your amazing creation!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Lemon Drop Cocktail

Day 51

Lemon Drop

4.5 shots out of 5

WOW!  I have not had one of these in years!  It's quite lemony.....well.......as it should be!  I think the one I was made all of these years ago was with made with lemon drop mix though instead of using the real stuff.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  I am really enjoying my Lemon Drop!  It's very lemony, but the sugar rimmed glass makes it all tie in well together.  I had found a few different recipes online for a lemon drop, so I stuck to a basic one and it worked well!  For those of you who do enjoy the lemon flavor, I think you will definitely like this cocktail!  I even have a couple of friends over here tonight who all have a lemon drop in their hands and they both gave me a "mmmmm smile" after their first sip, so it's a definite winner!

Here is the recipe for a Lemon Drop:

• 2 shots vodka
• 1 shot lemon juice
• 1 tsp simple syrup

Take a martini glass and wet the rim with lemon juice, then dip it into sugar to get a good sugar rim.  In a shaker add ice, vodka, lemon juice and simple syrup.  Shake it up real good to mix all of the ingredients.  Strain your cocktail into your sugar rimmed martini glass and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to a very lemony cocktail!  Wasn't sure that I would like this cocktail as much as I am, I have to admit.  It's a good one though!  Worth a try!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Creamsicle

Day 50

Creamsicle

4 shots out of 5

Nothing like the word creamsicle to make me smile.  It always reminds me of those ice cream bars we used to eat as kids, Tutti Fruitys, 50/50 bars or creamsicles, whatever you may have called them, they were just good!

One of my best friends made this cocktail on New Years Eve and I never got a chance to try it.  I also got a request from one of my readers, Sandi, as an idea of a cocktail for one of my 366 cocktails I will be making.  In the one Sandi had initially heard about you would use orange juice in stead of orange soda.  Since orange soda was the ingredient used on New Years Eve, I decided to give that one a try, and maybe save the other for another night.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.  I took the basic recipe and added whipped cream on top for looks and for a little extra creamy flavor.  I am enjoying this cocktail a lot this evening!  Thank You Sandi for your recipe and I hope you try one soon!  

Here is the recipe for a Creamsicle:

• 2 shots whipped cream vodka
• 2 shots orange soda
• whipped cream

In a shaker, add ice, whipped cream vodka and orange soda.  Shake and strain into a glass and squirt a little whipped cream on top and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to a taste of childhood!!  OH, and I added a Table of Contents to my blog.  Under it is a list of my cocktails I've made so far in Alphabetical order.  You can click on the link on the left side bar below my slideshow of cocktails to get to it.

The Cocktail Lady

Liquid Valium Cocktail

Day 43

Liquid Valium

1.5 shots out of 5

Peppermint Schnapps scares me!!  It does, it just makes me automatically think that I WILL NOT like whatever cocktail I am drinking if i know there is peppermint schnapps in it.  I had bought a  bottle of peppermint schnapps the other day knowing that I would have to make some cocktails with it.  Today was a long day which ended in our oldest sons baseball  game, driving  through for dinner, getting everyone to bed and finally making tonight's cocktail, Liquid Valium.

I gave tonight's cocktail 1.5 shots out of 5.  I'm not a huge fan of peppermint schnapps (can you tell).  Um, WOW, that stuff is strong in flavor!  It kinda tastes like medicine to me.....not in a good way.  Not in the mmmm grape cough syrup kind of way, but in the I know this is good for me so I must suffer and take it kind of way.  It was a wee bit better then 1 shot so I gave it 1.5 shots......I just didn't think it deserved 1 shot and I refuse to break my "shot" rating down any further then .5's so 1.75 was out of the question.

Here is the recipe for Liquid Valium:

• 1 shot vodka
• 1/2 shot peppermint schnapps

Fill a short glass with ice, add vodka and peppermint schnapps.  Stir it up real good and you're done.  It's an easy cocktail to make.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

It will be some time before I try another peppermint schnapps cocktail.  I think I need to find one that has more ingredients in it to mask the pepperminty taste first.  Let me know if you have any good cocktails that have peppermint schnapps in them!!  Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

After Sex

Day 42

After Sex

5 shots out of 5

Guess what?!  I've got a new liqueur for you all to try, Banana Liqueur.  Can I just say, YUM!!  I remembered seeing a few cocktails with this liqueur in it so when I was at the store I bought a bottle.  I flipped through my Bartenders Black Book tonight and found this little yummy cocktail.

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 yummy shots out of 5!  After Sex is a simple cocktail to make and oh so yummy!  The banana taste is quite good!  This is a cocktail that you could drink quite quickly, which makes it a good/bad choice, depending on the night.  My husband and I are taking turns sipping this After Sex cocktail and I have a feeling a second one will be made here shortly.  This liqueur will defiantly be participating in my blog in the future!

On a side note, we just got a new "bar" to house all of the new alcohols, liqueurs and cocktail glasses I am buying!  WOW, I didn't realize how much stuff we had until I had to load it all into our bar.  

Here is the recipe for After Sex:

• 1 1/2 shots vodka
• 1/2 shot banana liqueur
• 3 1/2 shots orange juice
• 1/2 shot grenadine

In a shaker fill with ice, vodka, banana liqueur and orange juice.  Shake it up really good to get all the ingredients to mix up well.  Pour your cocktail into a hurricane glass and top with grenadine.  

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

I am having a blast writing this blog, I sure hope you are all enjoying reading it and maybe even trying some of these great cocktails!  Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Chocolate Covered Pretzel

Day 41

Chocolate Covered Pretzel

3.5 shots out of 5

WOW, there's another new liqueur that I had never tried, Frangelico!  The bottle is the one that looks like the Mrs. Buttersworth Pancake Syrup bottle.  I've always wondered what it tasted like and tonight, thanks to Gloria, I was finally able to find out!

I gave tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5.  As you can see by my photo below, you need to salt the rim of your cocktail glass.......uh yea.......I salted it A BIT too much!  I am the person who orders my margaritas with NO salt, therefore I did not know how much salt to add to this glass, I figured it would look really neat with some extra salt.  Yea, extra salt for looks is one thing, it doesn't mean you should actually drink from it!  After making a squinched up face from my first salty sip, I wiped a section off and tried it again.  Not bad!!  I'm not sure that it tastes like a pretzel, but whatever the taste, it's pretty good!  The Frangelico does have a chocolat-ey taste to it which is nice.

Thank You Gloria for your suggestion to make the Chocolate Covered Pretzel!  Definitely a cocktail I never would have heard of if it wasn't for you!

Here is the recipe for the Chocolate Covered Pretzel:

• 1 1/2 shots of whipped cream vodka
• 1 1/2 shots Frangelico

In a shaker add ice, whipped cream vodka and Frangelico.  Shake up well to mix both ingredients.  Wet and salt rim of martini glass, then strain your cocktail into glass and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to you Gloria and to Chocolate Covered Pretzel cocktails!!

P.S. I'm digg'n the whipped cream vodka!!

The Cocktail Lady