The Story behind the HARVEY WALLBANGER for National Harvey Wallbanger Day!

During the 1970s the Harvey Wallbanger was a very popular cocktail, pretty much a staple in most bars. In fact the drink was so popular in that era that in the 1972 presidential election "Harvey Wallbanger" garnered an impressive number of write in votes for president.

The Story

Legend has it that the Harvey Wallbanger was invented by Donato "Duke" Antone for a regular customer, Harvey, who had just lost a surfing competition and needed consolation. The story goes that Harvey consoled himself so much that he was banging into walls by the end of the evening. The nickname he was given "Harvey the Wallbanger" stuck not only to him but to the cocktail that caused the trouble. True or not, it's a fun story and one to regale your drinking buddies with when the conversation lulls.

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If you've happened upon this cocktail on November 8th,

Happy National Harvey Wallbanger Day!

Updated 11-2017

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HAPPY NATIONAL CANDY DAY!

November 4th is

NATIONAL CANDY DAY

Celebrate with a Crafted Candy Cocktail from

The Martini Diva!

Candy: [kan-dee]  noun, plural -dies, verb, -died, -dy·ing. noun

1.any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.

Today is the day we celebrate our sweet tooth and give homage to those little bits of sugar, chocolate and other goodies that we love so much.

Make  your sweet tooth happy at happy hour with one of my

CANDY INSPIRED COCKTAILS, EDIBLE COCKTAILS & CANDY LIQUEURS

A Few Facts about Candy:

• On the average, Americans eat 25 pounds of candy per person, per year.
• Candy is made by dissolving sugar in water but the different heating levels determine the type of candy produced.
• Commercial candies only became widely available around 130 years ago. Until then most candy was produced in the home.
• Candy accounts for only 6% of the added sugar in the American diet. Soft drinks and juice account for 46%.
• They found licorice in King Tutankhamen's tomb!

HAPPY NATIONAL CANDY DAY

and Sweet Dreams from The Martini Diva!

Updated 8-2016

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HAPPY NATIONAL CANDY APPLE DAY!

As well as being Halloween, October 31st is also

NATIONAL CANDY APPLE DAY!

The red candy apple was created by William W. Kolb in 1908 while experimenting with cinnamon candy for his Christmas inventory.  He had a batch of red cinnamon candy and dipped a few apples in the mixture to display in his window.  They proved so popular he continued the practice each year in fall and soon the entire Jersey Shore had candy coated apples for sale.

Because hardened sugar is difficult to achieve in humidity, candy apples are rarely found in the spring and summer months in many parts of the U.S., one of the reasons why this treat is so closely associated with Fall.

By the way, don't confuse the candy apple with toffee, taffy or caramel apples!  While toffee, taffy and caramel apples are certainly candy apples, a candy apple is not always a toffee, taffy or caramel apple! 

When I was a kid the candy apples I used to get were more like raspberry flavored caramel apples!  I don't ever remember having a hard coated, cinnamon flavored apple so, to celebrate National Candy Apple Day, here is my version of the

CANDY APPLE MARTINI

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HALLOWEEN NIGHT MARTINI - Halloween Cocktail #31 of 31

HAPPY
HALLOWEEN!

 The Final Halloween Cocktail for 2011 is
 

HALLOWEEN NIGHT MARTINI

Halloween Cocktail #31 of 31 Monstrously Marvelous Martinis
from The Martini Diva

The Halloween Night Martini is a citrus and raspberry flavored treat of the Halloween darkness with just a few silver stars sprinkled in to light your way as you go about your tricks.

Enjoy and have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Don't forget, All these Martinis PLUS paired Halloween Appetizers are featured in 
The Martini Diva's:

HALLOWEEN MARTINIS & MUNCHIES BOOK

ON SALE NOW AT AMAZON

(NOW also Available to Download as an E-Book!)

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VAMPIRE'S KISS MARTINI - Halloween Cocktail

The Vampire's Kiss Martini is guaranteed to ward off any blood sucking pest that comes your way. Why? Because it's a Garlic Martini - the twist comes in the form of black colored, slightly spiced vodka and an unusual cocktail pick.

If you're a garlic lover you'll enjoy this classic vodka martini that's garnished with a pickled clove of garlic instead of an olive.  If you're not a garlic lover you might want to put that olive back in!

Oh, one more thing.  Vampires aren't the only things garlic wards off so if you're looking to hook up you might want to try Halloween Martinis 1 through 30 instead.

The
VAMPIRE'S KISS MARTINI

A Halloween Cocktail with a Bite.

INGREDIENTS

3-1/2 Oz Blavod Vodka

1-1/2 Oz Dry Vermouth

GARNISH: Garlic Clove, Several Cloves of Pickled Garlic, Gold Cross Style Cocktail Pick

DIRECTIONS

Rub The interior bowl of your cocktail glass with the plain garlic clove.

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in three and a half ounces of blavod vodka.And one and a half ounces of dry vermouth.

Shake until ice cold then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

Garnish with the pickled, garlic and gold cross and serve.

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HAPPY NATIONAL CANDY CORN DAY!

 

October 30th is

NATIONAL CANDY CORN DAY!

Celebrate with these Candy Corn Cocktail Recipes, Homemade Candy Corn Liquor Recipes and Candy Corn Trivia

This classic orange, yellow and white candy has been a Halloween staple for decades and it's almost impossible to get through Halloween without eating at least one handful of candy corn.  With a basic vanilla flavor, candy corn makes a perfect flavor profile for all my candy inspired booze below:

THE CANDY CORN MARTINI

 CANDY CORN CREEPTINI

SPARKLING CANDY CORN MARTINI

CANDY CORN VODKA

CANDY CORN MOONSHINE

INDIAN CANDY CORN VODKA & COCKTAIL

A FEW CANDY CORN FACTS:

• Candy Corn was invented by George Renninger and produced by the Wunderlee Candy Company in the  1880's.
• One serving of candy corn contains only about 140 calories  
• Halloween accounts for 75% of the annual candy corn production 
• Candy Corn is not just for Halloween anymore - you can now get red, green and white Reindeer corn for Christmas. Indian Corn which is chocolate and vanilla flavored, red, white and pink Cupid Corn for Valentine's Day and pastel colored Bunny Corn for Easter

HAPPY
NATIONAL CANDY CORN DAY!

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TRUE BLOODINI - Halloween Cocktail

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TRUE BLOODTINI

Halloween Cocktail

The True Bloodtini is a nice little bite of pomegranate in a blood red cherry and gin cocktail. This deadly delicious concoction will have every vampire in your coven forsaking hemoglobin for the night.

Serve it up with a wink and a nice, fangy smile.

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Updated 10-25-2016