It's NATIONAL GINGERSNAP DAY - The Gingersnap Martini

Happy National Gingersnap Day!

I drowned that cookie in a martini!

The GINGERSNAP MARTINI

Just another excuse for me to enjoy my favorite cookie of all time, my Mom's Gingersnaps!

Now, snap to and enjoy Gingersnap Day!

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Updated 7-2022

I'ts NATIONAL CHEESECAKE DAY!! Let's Pour Booze In It!

June 30th is

NATIONAL CHEESECAKE DAY

How would you like that in a martini???

CHEESECAKE COCKTAILS

Updated 6-2018

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ALMOND BUTTERCRUNCH COCKTAIL RECIPE

If you're fond of sweet, candy inspired cocktails and like Almond Roca, I have the perfect cocktail for you. All you need now is an excuse and a few moments at the end of the day to enjoy it.

Buttercrunch candy is like toffee but made with less butter and heated to the hard crack candy stage so you get a crunchy texture.  The ingredients are butter, sugar, corn syrup, chopped almonds and a chocolate coating. I'm addicted to the stuff so a cocktail recipe was going to happen.

The
ALMOND

BUTTERCRUNCH
MARTINI

INGREDIENTS
1-1/2 Oz. Buttershots Liqueur
1 Oz. Amaretto Liqueur
1/2 Oz. Chocolate Vodka
1 Oz. Half & Half

Garnish: Crushed Almond Butter Crunch Candy (I used Almond Roca) Rim

DIRECTIONS
Dip the rim of your glass into some of the Buttershots liqueur then into the crushed candy.
Chill the glass in the freezer.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add the ingredients and shake until chilled.
Pour into your chilled glass and serve.

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 National Buttercrunch Day is January 20th, National Almond Buttercrunch Day is June 29th.

Updated 6-2021

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IT'S NATIONAL PINK DAY - Gotta have Pink Martinis, Right?

ALL MY

PINK COCKTAILS

I'm not without other Pink Cocktails, in fact I have quite a few more for those of you who think pink:

PINK VALENTINE MARTINIS

MORE 

PINK VALENTINE MARTINIS 

I even have fun

PINK MARTINI ART & GIFTS!

THINK PINK TODAY!

June 23rd is

NATIONAL PINK DAY


Updated January 2016

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CHOCOLATE ECLAIR EDIBLE COCKTAILS RECIPE

The

Chocolate Eclair Edible Cocktails

and the

Chocolate Eclair Pudding Martini

have

moved here

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Peach & Raspberry PEACHBERRY SUNDAE COCKTAIL Recipe

I created this cocktail originally for Ice Cream Soda Day. Admittedly, I have stretched the concept of "soda" here to include prosecco. Hey, they're both bubbly!

A classic ice cream soda consists of a scoop of ice cream (usually vanilla) and a flavored syrup topped off with soda water or unflavored carbonated water.  Here, as noted above, I have substituted some lovely, cold Prosecco for the soda, used peach ice cream instead of vanilla and replaced the flavored syrup with a flavored liqueur.  I have also added a few slices of fresh fruit to the mix, not including the garnish, though fruit pieces have never been included in a traditional ice cream soda. I'm a rebel and I see no reason to be timid when it comes to my Ice Cream Cocktails.

Reportedly invented by Robert M. Green at the Franklin Institute's semi centennial celebration in Philadelphia in 1874, the creation of the Ice Cream Soda is considered to be one of those happy accidents.  The story goes that Mr. Green ran out of cream for making his flavored sodas and he substituted ice cream instead, however, by his own admission in a trade publication in 1910, Mr. Green stated he simply, "wanted to create a new treat to attract customers away from another vendor who had a fancier, bigger soda fountain".

Others have laid claim to the creation of the Ice Cream soda as well, including Fred Sanders, Philip Mohr and George Guy, the latter was actually an employee of Green.

On an very interesting note, soda was considered a somewhat dangerous substance back in the early 20th century, so much so that it was banned for sale on Sundays.  In order to bolster the bottom line, soda fountains then started to sell "soda-less ice cream sodas", a simple treat of just the syrup and ice cream.  This is where the Ice Cream Sundae got it's name.

The
PEACHBERRY

SUNDAE

COCKTAIL

INGREDIENTS

1 Scoop of Peach Ice Cream
1 Oz. of Raspberry Liqueur
Split of Cold Prosecco
4 Fresh Peach Slices

DIRECTIONS
In a chilled cocktail glass layer in a peach slice, then the scoop of peach ice cream, then the rest of the peach slices.
Drizzle on half of the raspberry liqueur then top off with the cold prosecco.
Drizzle on the remainder of the raspberry liqueur then serve with a spoon and a straw.
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National Ice Cream Soda Day is June 20th.National Peach Ice Cream Day is July 17th and Raspberry Day is July 31st.

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EDIBLE COCKTAILS! - NEW for National Martini Day!

Happy

NATIONAL MARTINI DAY!

I always try to do something very special for my favorite holiday of the year, National Martini Day.  Thanks to Molecular-R Flavors, who sent me a molecular mixology kit, I have a nice collection of edible cocktails aka jello shots for you to enjoy.

EDIBLE COCKTAIL RECIPES

 

HAPPY NATIONAL MARTINI DAY

TO ALL MY COCKTAIL COHORTS!

Updated 9-2017
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