Carribean Breeze

Day 30

Carribean Breeze

4 shots out of 5

Tonight's cocktail is dedicated to one of my readers that I received from my good friend Stephanie!  Melanie sent me an email requesting I make her favorite cocktail which is a Carribean Breeze.  I love receiving emails with cocktail suggestions from my readers!  There are sooo many cocktails for me to choose from out there, it's nice to just be given one!

In case you were wondering my 2nd oldest is playing Just Dance 3 right now and the song Dynamite is on, so I just found myself typing to it.

Tonight's cocktail I gave 4 shots out of 5 to, great choice Melanie!  I enjoyed this cocktail, and knew I would because I do enjoy the 3 ingredients that create it.  I never realized (before doing this blog) that you could or even should combine vodka and rum together.......who knew!  Now trying it, I think it makes a good base for a bunch of cocktails!  Actually I think this cocktail makes a good base to add something else to it as well.....hmmmm.

Here is the recipe for the Carribean Breeze:

• 1 1/2 shots vanilla vodka
• 3/4 shot Malibu Rum
• 2 shots pineapple juice

In an iceless shaker I added the vodka, rum and pineapple juice and stirred it real good with my bar spoon.  Pour your cocktail into a hurricane glass that is 3/4 filled with crushed ice and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to you Melanie and Thank You for tonight's cocktail!!

The Cocktail Lady

Pomegranate Martini

Day 29

Pomegranate Martini

4 shots out of 5

During one of our family get together's for Christmas my aunt made a pitcher of Pomegranate Martinis.  She can't remember what the exact recipe was, so I can't replicate it perfectly but decided to give my own version a shot.  


I gave tonight's cocktail 4 shots out of 5.  I enjoyed this cocktail (even though it's not a blended cocktail!) a lot.  It kinda grew on me a bit.  I had initially made it without the lemon and um, YUCK! So I decided that I needed to add the lemon to balance it out and it totally worked!  This cocktail doesn't taste too strong, but after a little you can feel that you are drinking alcohol.


I was excited to finally have a reason to buy the Pom Pomegranate juice at the store.  I always pass in in the isle and admire it's neat shaped bottle and cool dark maroonish coloring, and what about that adorable heart instead of the "o" in Pom!  OK, OK, enough about the packaging, lets get to the recipe.


Here is the recipe for the Pomegranate Martini:

• 1 shot vodka
• 1/2 shot Grand Marnier
• 3 shots pomegranate juice
• 1/2 tsp of lemon juice

I didn't chill my cocktail glass tonight, but I totally should have.  Chill your cocktail glass.  In a shaker add ice, vodka, Grand Marnier, pomegranate juice and lemon juice.  Shake real well and strain into your "chilled" cocktail glass.

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

A toast to finally being able to buy the Pom Pomegranate juice at the grocery store!!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Bananas Foster Cocktail

Day 28

Bananas Foster

5 shots out of 5

Another Ah-maze-ing Banana puree cocktail!!  Can I just say that I LOVE making blended cocktails!!  My husband and I are on a total blended cocktail kick now.  For some reason we always "thought" we didn't really like blended cocktails.......not quite sure why now.  They are so yummy, refreshing and not to alcohol tasting, but be careful, they're creepers!!

Tonight's cocktail is the Bananas Foster and I gave it 5 shots out of 5.  It tastes like we're sitting at a table and eating our dessert of Bananas Foster....well except we're drinking it of course.  If you're a lover of (or just enjoy them from time to time) bananas, I highly recommend you try tonight's cocktail or my other creation Swing'n Banana Daiquiri.  

Here is the recipe for my Bananas Foster:

• 1 Tbsp of brown sugar
• 1 1/2 shots banana puree
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• 3/4 shot cognac
• 1/2 shot amaretto
• 1/2 shot cream

In a blended add a cup of ice, brown sugar, banana puree, lemon juice, cognac, amaretto and cream.  Blend them all together so that there is no ice left.  Pour your cocktail into a margarita glass and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to the people at Finest Call for their awesome Banana Puree!!

The Cocktail Lady

Zombie Cocktail

Day 27

Zombie Cocktail
3.5 out of 5

I'm going to take a night off of my blended cocktails tonight to honor one of my good friends Marisa!  Today is her birthday and she has requested that I try a Zombie for her birthday.  Marisa and I were sitting down looking through my 3 cocktail books and she found tonight's cocktail and thought it looked good enough to try.  Now I must say that the book we were looking through made it look a bit how do I say this....tropical-ey-er then what I created.  It had that bright orange delicious look to it that made you want to pull it right out of the book and devour it.  (If you haven't noticed I do create my own words which are usually regular words where I add an "er" or "ey" or "ish" to the end or sometimes a couple of them, just thought I'd throw that out there so you don't think that I can't spell or something).


I am giving tonight's cocktail 3.5 shots out of 5 because although it's not my favorite drink ever, it does have potential.  By potential I mean the first few sips are okish, but as you take more you get used to the taste of it and begin to like it a bit more.


This is my first ever cocktail that I used apricot brandy or powdered sugar, it was kind of exciting.  I could see myself ordering this cocktail at a bar more or less to see what someone else's Zombie tastes like.  All in all (the more sips I'm taking), I like tonight's cocktail!  Good choice Marisa and Happy Birthday To You!! 


Here is the recipe for the Zombie:

• 4 crushed ice cubes (there I go telling you exactly how many to use again)
• 1 shot amber rum
• 1 shot light rum
• 1/2 shot apricot brandy
• 2 shots pineapple juice
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 2 tsp powdered sugar

In a shaker add your crushed ice, both rums, apricot brandy, pineapple juice, lime juice and powdered sugar.  Shake it up until you have a good foam.  Pour it un-strained into your chilled hurricane glass and enjoy!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Cheers to my good friend Marisa on her birthday!

The Cocktail Lady

Mango Orange Creamsicle Cocktail

Day 26

Mango Orange Creamsicle

5 shots out of 5

Um.......Perfect!  WOW, it amazes me that I can recreate a taste sooo perfectly!!  Well it amazes me that I can create a cocktail that actually tastes good for starters, but to have it taste just like the real thing?  WOW.

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5 because, well.......I really like creamsicles!  I added some mango to it to give it a little bit of a different taste to the common Orange Creamsicle (which there's absolutely nothing wrong with).  The mango is not overpowering at all, there's just enough of a subtle hint that you "just" know it's there.

I'm having a LOT of fun with these puree's I bought.  Keep your eyes peeled for more banana and mango (ooohh, or both together would be fun) flavored cocktails to come!  I can't wait to head back to the store and choose a couple new flavors!  Wonder which ones I should choose.  Have any of you had cocktails with any different flavors of the Finest Call purees that you would recommend me try next?  Let me know!

As always, if you have a favorite cocktail that you would like for me to try, please email it along with its recipe to me at cocktailady@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you!

Here is the recipe for the Mango Orange Creamsicle:

• 1 1/2 shots vanilla vodka
• 1/2 shot orange curaçau
• 1 shot mango puree
• 2 shots orange juice
• 1/2 shot cream

In a blender, add a cup of ice, vanilla vodka, orange curaçau, mango puree, orange juice and cream.  Blend until all of the ice is gone (no little pieces left).  Pour into a margarita glass and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to a cocktail that brought me back to eating an orange creamsicle as a kid!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Mango Tango Daiquiri

Day 25

Mango Tango Daiquiri

5 shots out of 5

I couldn't go and use my banana puree and not use my mango puree, sheeesh.  Tonight I once again created my own mango flavored Daiquiri.  This one was a little trickier then the Swing'n Banana Daiquiri, I have to say.  Mango has more of a tartier taste to it then the banana, so I had to offset that with a little bit of lime juice......which I had added too much of, therefore I needed to add more pineapple juice, then more mango, then some more mango, etc.  I finally came up with a recipe that absolutely worked, and worked well!  Our friends came over to taste test it (I've been calling them on a regular basis to come over to try "tonight's cocktail") and both agreed that it was amazing!!

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5 because all of the ingredients blended well together and complimented each other real good.  I tell you once summer comes I'm going to be ready with my blender and MANY ingredients we now have around the house!  The fun thing about it will be all of the different colors of blended cocktails I'll make!  From the Blue Hawaiian to the Chi Chi to the Swing'n Banana Daiquiri to the Piña Colada to tonight's cocktail the Mango Tango Daiquiri.  I'm definitely starting to make a rainbow of blended cocktails around here!

Here is the recipe for MY Mango Tango Daiquiri:

• 1 1/2 shots rum
• 2 1/2 shots mango puree
• 1/2 shot cream of coconut
• 2 shots pineapple juice
• 1/4 shot lime juice

As I had said, I had to keep increasing the amounts of each ingredient, so this is going to make a little more then one cocktail......but honestly, is is that a bad thing?  Not in my book!

In a blender add 1 cup of ice, rum, mango puree, cream of coconut, pineapple juice and lime juice.  Blend until there is no more ice, it should be a liquid.  Pour and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Hope you have enjoyed MY very own creations as much as I have!  Happy blending!!

The Cocktail Lady

Swing'n Banana Daiquiri

Day 24

Swing'n Banana Daiquiri

5 shots out of 5

OK, so I'm a little bias, but for good reason!  I created tonight's cocktail myself......so of course I'm gonna make it so that I LOVE it!!  When I was at the liquor store buying more bottles of alcohol I walked by the Finest Call section and saw a bunch of different flavors to choose between.  My goal is to make these cocktails with out using pre-made drink mixes, such as a Piña Colada mix (I'd rather mix the pineapple juice and cream of coconut myself), so instead I went for the Puree's. I chose the Banana Puree and the Mango Puree.

I decided that I was going to make a blended cocktail tonight.  I guess I was in the mood to pull out my blender and give it a whirl (pun intended).  So I decided to make my version of a Banana Daiquiri.  I'm sure there are other versions out there, but I wanted to know that I was going to love it, so I made it myself.

I gave tonight's cocktail 5 shots out of 5.  I really enjoy blended drinks, I do like the flavor of banana and the ingredients together made it taste great!  I am hoping that at the end of this year, I will be able to create my own drinks by knowing what goes with what and how much of each ingredient to use.

Here is the recipe for MY Swing'n Banana Daiquiri:

• 1 1/2 shots of rum
• 1 shot Banana Puree
• 1/2 shot cream of coconut
• 3 shots pineapple juice

In a blender, put 1 cup of ice, rum, banana puree, cream of coconut and pineapple juice.  Blend it up so that there are no little pieces of ice left, just a complete liquid.  Pour into a margarita glass and enjoy!!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

This is the first banana flavored cocktail I've EVER had, and I must say it's a pretty good one!  Enjoy!

The Cocktail Lady