Memorial Weekend Is on the Horizon!
Here are great cocktail recipes that will make your Memorial Weekend!
With warmer weather on the horizon and the kick-off to summer just around the corner, there’s only one thing on our mind, sipping a delicious cocktail on the patio or at poolside. You might even think about making a thermos of some cocktails and head to the beach or the park for a great afternoon!
Here’s a new cocktail that’s easy to mix up and one that would travel well too. Scroll down for the recipe!
The Franny & Joe is the perfect drink to help you refresh and cool down throughout the Summer with a boozy twist.
Frangelico is a premium Italian liqueur distilled from locally grown hazelnuts and blended with coffee, cocoa, and vanilla extracts – adding a tasty nutty twist to your favorite drinks, giving a delightful and unexpected hazelnut flavor that perfectly enhances your cocktail.
Here’s an exciting new martini kit for the Espresso Martini lovers out there!
The Hazelnut Espresso Martini kit is now available for purchase on Cocktail Courier, so you can keep the party going by grabbing a kit now through June 10.
Try this kit. Even if you don’t like it, you likely have a friend who would LOVE this kit!
Hazelnut Espresso Martini
Ingredients:
0.5 parts Frangelico
1.5 part SKYY Vodka
1.5 parts Cold Brew Concentrate or Espresso*
0.25 parts Simple Syrup (1:1)
Method:
Combine all ingredients in shaker tin with fresh ice,
Shake vigorously until chilled.
Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass,
Garnish with (3) whole coffee beans.
Cocktails to Mix Up for You and friends!
Franny & Joe —Recipe by Otis Florence
The Franny & Joe is the perfect drink to help you refresh and cool down throughout the Summer with a boozy twist.
Frangelico is a premium Italian liqueur distilled from locally grown hazelnuts and blended with coffee, cocoa, and vanilla extracts – adding a tasty nutty twist to your favorite drinks, giving a delightful and unexpected hazelnut flavor that perfectly enhances your cocktail.
This recipe sounds really good. I can’t wait to try it!
Ingredients:
1 ½ Parts Frangelico
1 ½ Parts Cold Brew Coffee
½ Parts Simple Syrup
2 Dashes of Bitters
Method:
Add all ingredients to a stirring glass, and then STIR!
Pour contents into a coupe glass.
Garnish with an expressed orange peel OR
Add all ingredients to a stirring glass.
Stir gently till blended.
Pour contents over ice in a stemless wine glass.
Add creamer as desired.
Chocolate Cake Shot
This cocktail recipe is a bit of a contrast to the chocolate cake that is shown in the photo.
The cocktail recipe stands on its own.
IF you happen to have a chocolate cake, the cocktail will complement the cake!
Ingredients:
1 Part Frangelico
1 Part SKYY Vodka Infusions Citrus
Method:
Shake with ice and strain into a shot glass.
Chase with a sugar-coated lemon wedge
Campari Negroni Ready to Serve!
Pre-batched in an elegant 375ml bottle, the Campari Negroni Ready to Serve features:
- The original and iconic cocktail recipe from over 100 years ago
- A perfect blend of equal parts Campari, Sweet Vermouth, and London Dry Gin with approximately four servings of the Negroni
- The offering is available for purchase in select retailers and on ReserveBar and Drizly.
The Americano:
The Americano is a classic cocktail and it is made with Campari and Cinzano. It’s easy to make and your friends will love it!
Ingredients:
1 part (1 oz) Campari
1 part (1 oz) Cinzano 1757 Rosso Vermouth di Torino
Splash of soda water
Method:
Pour the ingredients directly in an old-fashioned glass filled with ice-cubes,
Add a splash of soda water,
Garnish with an orange slice and lemon peel.
Consider this list of cocktails a bit of a practice session for those who are a bit rusty in mixing up a range of cocktails.
Even if you buy just one spirit or cocktail kit, you won’t be disappointed when sipping some tasty cocktails!
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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