This is it...there are only two more days left of 2014. Every year I say the same thing, but seriously I blinked and the year is over already. We have only two days to finish the year with a bang and with meaning. Two days before diets start, new year resolutions begin, and we are all a year older. And if there were ever a time for you to make a festive drink, tomorrow would be it. New Year's Eve gives us all an excuse to drink as froo froo of a drink as we want and it should definitely involve some type of sparkling wine or champagne whether you usually go for the bubbles or not. My lemon ginger twist is easy enough for a party and is perfect for watching the ball drop.
Remember that Brazilian drink that I told you I drank while we were in Miami? It's basically like the Margarita of Brazil and I'm slightly obsessed. Since I have had a hard time getting back into the swing of things from vacation I decided that I would whip up a batch of my new favorite drink and pretend I am still on vacay. That's acceptable right? These caipirinha crush's are so easy to make and super refreshing too.
It's made with a Brazilian rum called Cachaca which is made from sugar cane, you sweeten it with sugar or agave in this case, and lots of fresh lime juice. If you love margaritas, I am going to go ahead and say that you will love this drink and it just might...just might...give your margarita a run for it's money.
I want to love whiskey. Canean's drink of choice is almost always a whiskey or bourbon drink and it would be a lot more fun if I liked to drink it too, but I'll just lay it out for you...I do not have a taste for whiskey. Or haven't...until now. Have you ever had blackberry whiskey? Well if are a whiskey scaredy cat like me, this is your transition into the hello whiskey world. And if you already love whiskey, well you are in shock right now that I just told you that usually you will find me far away from whiskey. My blackberry whiskey and sage cocktail is the crossover cocktail that is going to convert all of us non-whiskey drinkers with the first sip!
With fall nipping at our heels, whiskey seemed appropriate for this week's Thirsty Thursday concoction. Now if the weather would just cooperate and I don't know...go below 100 degrees sometime soon, I would be one happy girl. I keep hearing of people saying there is a nip in the air where they live and I couldn't be more jealous. I converted my closet to fall, I'm mentally ready and the weather is really throwing a wrench in my boot wearing plans.
Man is it Thursday already? Monday being a holiday really sped my week up and has kind of had me running around like a crazy lady all week. Please tell me I am not alone here. I have a couple of really exciting upcoming ventures that I am about to embark on and it has left little time for a moment to myself, but I am not complaining! Sometimes you need a moment though, so I think today I'll sip on this muscadine and rosemary smash cocktail and take a few breaths.
I have a confession, and it's that I actually have only had one experience with muscadines before this cocktail and it was drinking muscadine wine (Canean loves it) and I was not a fan. It was far too sweet for me. I don't think Cab girls can be muscadine wine girls. However I'm up for a good challenge and muscadines are in season and readily available in Louisiana right now. I figure, why not make something tasty and beautiful out of them?
Summer is coming to a close, and while I'm beyond ready for a touch of fall weather, I am not ready to give up refreshing cocktails on a hot day. And I might not. This week has been strange because I started my week on Tuesday after getting back in town on Monday and my whole week has been thrown. A great cocktail is always needed on weeks like these and this cucumber mint cocktail with honeysuckle vodka is going to get me through to the weekend.
I have a new obsession with Cathead Vodka's Honeysuckle Vodka. It's perfect to make a light and tasty drink and can be mixed with as few or many ingredients as you like. It's also really good with just club soda and lime. Nothing wrong with that at all.
Sometimes I like to be fancy though.
I am a cucumber in my cocktail kind of girl and thought that the flavor combination would pair nicely with the honeysuckle notes of the vodka. I was right. I also added some fresh mint and lemon juice and the result was a super refreshing drink that I think you are going to love!
I hope you aren't tired of Thirsty Thursdays around here. I love starting my weekend a day early with a yummy cocktail, and I'm pretty sure if we are friends, you do too.
Cucumber. Mint. Lemon. Honeysuckle. Booze. Yes. I'll take two.
