NEW COCKTAIL - MARTINI ART! The Glass Half Full

 MY NEWEST MARTINI ART - COCKTAIL ILLUSTRATION

THE GLASS ISN'T HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL....

....IT'S SIMPLY IN NEED OF A REFILL!

"Is the glass half empty or half full?" is a classic philosophical question about life and how you see it. Being an optimistic cynic with a penchant for cocktails (yes, that is how I view myself), this is how I answer that question!

I suppose this comes from being a mature optimist with a slightly twisted sense of humor and a cocktail or two under my belt. After an undisclosed number of decades on this planet, I have come to the conclusion that my glass as neither half-empty or half-full but just in need of a topping off!

In the Cocktail Zen of my mind I brought this Yin and Yang of happy hour hiccups to the zeitgeist of today's cocktail culture and created a rainbow colored martini glass etched with butterflies and garnished with a touch of lime tartness on a butterfly cocktail pick.

To me the rainbow and the butterfly are both great visualizations of the "half-full" philosophy balanced by the acidic addition of a splash of "half-empty".   I guess what I'm saying is too much sweetness and no tart makes for a very cloying cocktail - and a very boring life!

GLASS HALF FULL / BUTTERFLY MARTINI is available with and without the text and on a variety of Art, Gifts & Products on The Martini Diva Boutique.





 Other Famous Reactions to "The Glass Half Full/Empty""

Bill Cosby - "Is the glass half full, or half empty? It depends on whether you're pouring, or drinking."

George Carlin - "Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty.I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be."

 HERE'S TO REFILLS!

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WATERMELON COCKTAILS for National Watermelon Day

Nothing mixes better with booze than fresh watermelon! It's sweet, but not too sweet, cooling, refreshing, hydrating and healthy. It just makes summer happy hours something to look forward to.

Chill Out and celebrate National Watermelon Day with one of my

WATERMELON
COCKTAILS

WATERMELON ORANGE COOLER
RED NOSE SLUSHY
DRIVING MISS DAIQUIRI
TIJUANA JACKASS

MELON CUCUMBER MARTINI

CHIPOTLE WATERMELON MOJITO

CHILI WATERMELON COCKTAIL
FRESH WATERMELON MARTINI

SPICY WATERMELON MARGARITA
HOT WATERMELON MARGARITA

TROPICAL WATERMELON MARTINI

WATERMELON GRAPE MARTINI

STRAWBERRY WATERMELON MARTINI

LAVENDER BLUE WATERMELON MARTINI
WATERMELON ROSEMARY GIN SOUR
WATERMELON SPARKLER 

National Watermelon Day is August 3rd.

LIFE SHOULD BE AS GOOD AS WATERMELON TASTES!

 

Updated 8-2021

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JELLY BEAN MARTINIS for (Jump for) Jelly Beans Day!

Yes, April 21st is National Jelly Bean (singular) Day, but July 31st is (Jump for) Jelly BeanS Day. So today I have not one, but TWO Jelly Bean Cocktails for you and even a link to my Jelly Bean Vodka recipe.

JELLY BEAN MARTINI

The JELLY BEANIE MARTINI

My Recipe for
JELLY BEAN VODKA

Did you know?

• It takes 7 to 21 days to make a jelly bean.
• Traditional jelly bean assortments include eight flavors.
• Jelly Beans were the first candy to be sold by weight rather than by piece.
• Jelly Beans were originally sold by individual colors (I'll take red and black, please!)
• Because jelly beans were Ronald Reagan's favorite candy, the Jelly Belly Company created a special Blueberry Jelly Belly for his inauguration.
• When they traveled aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle in 1983, Jelly Bellys became the first jelly bean in space. 

“Jelly beans! Millions and billions of purples and yellows and greens and licorice and grape and raspberry and mint and round and smooth and crunchy outside and soft-mealy inside and sugary and bouncing jouncing tumbling clittering clattering skittering fell on the heads and shoulders and hardhats and carapaces of the Timkin works, tinkling on the slidewalk and bouncing away and rolling about underfoot and filling the sky on their way down with all the colors of joy and childhood and holidays, coming down in a steady rain, a solid wash, a torrent of color and sweetness out of the sky from above, and entering a universe of sanity and metronomic order with quite-mad coocoo newness. Jelly beans!”~ Harlan Ellison

Cool Beans!

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CHEESECAKE COCKTAILS

Love cheesecake, love cheesecake cocktails more.

You can't tell from all the different cheesecake cocktail recipes below, right?

CHEESECAKE
COCKTAILS

WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE MARTINI

DARK CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE MARTINI
CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE MARTINI
CREAM CHEESE (CHEESECAKE) BROWNIE MARTINI

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE MARTINI

CHERRY CHEESECAKE MARTINI

BLUEBERRY CHEESECAKE MARTINI 

CHEESECAKE BROWNIE MARTINI
PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE EDIBLE COCKTAILS

Non-alcoholic Cheesecake recipes:

SAVORY CHEESECAKE BITES

CHOCOLATE DIPPED CHEESECAKE POPS
BANANA CHEESECAKE PARFAITS

National Cheesecake Day is July 30th.

Here's a little cocktail cheesecake art & gifts from The Martini Diva Boutique:

Updated 2-2019

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Scotch Whisky and SCOTCH COCKTAILS

Scotch whisky, originally made from malted barley, evolved from a Scottish drink called uisge beatha, Gaelic for "lively water" or "water of life". Though nobody knows when or how whisky first came to Scotland, according to the Exchequer Rolls (records of royal income and expenditure) of Scotland, Scotch whisky was first legally distilled in 1494.

Scotch whisky is made from malt or grains, is distilled as either single malt, single grain or blended whiskies, must be made in Scotland and must be aged in oak barrels a minimum of three years. 

There are three categories of Scotch whisky. Single malt (only water and malted barley made at a single distillery by batch distillation in pot stills), Single grain (made at a single distillery but, in addition to water and malted barley, may involve whole grains of other malted or unmalted cereals), and Blended. Blended Scotch whiskys are defined by whether they are Blended malt Scotch whisky (a blend of two or more single malt Scotch whiskies from different distilleries), Blended grain Scotch whisky (a blend of two or more single grain Scotch whiskies from different distilleries), or Blended Scotch whisky (a blend of one or more single malt Scotch whiskies with one or more single grain Scotch whiskies.) 

What's the deal with whisky versus whiskey? It's all a matter of geographics, the Scots prefer whisky while we Americans and the Irish use whiskey. 

For those of you who don't drink their scotch neat, on the rocks or with a bit of water or soda here are my riffs on some Scotch cocktail classics:

SCOTCH 
COCKTAILS

ARNAUD'S SPECIAL

BLACK PANTHER COCKTAIL

CHOCOLATE ROB ROY

CHURCHILL COCKTAIL

DRACULA'S BLOOD & SAND
GODFATHER

GUY FAWKES COCKTAIL

ROB ROY
ROBERT BURNS COCKTAIL
RUSTY NAIL

National Scotch Day is July 27th, International Scotch Day is held in February.

"Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch.”

- W. C. Fields  

Updated 2-2026

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White Wine Cherry Sangria Recipe

A Merry Marriage of Cherries and White Wine

WHITE WINE CHERRY SANGRIA RECIPE

1 Bottle of White Wine

(I used a nice Italian Pinot Grigio)

1 C. of Fresh Cherries, Pitted and Sliced

1 Orange, Cut into Segments

1/2 C. Sugar

Combine all the ingredients together and let them get acquainted for a minimum of a day.  I let mine congregate together for 2 days and the longer I left it, the deeper the color became indicating more of the cherries and oranges had dispersed within the wine.

I went back and forth about adding in some fresh herbs, but in the end decided this time just to keep it in the fruit family.  I do think tarragon would be nice and cardamom would be interesting too. Plus a splash of Prosecco would be a nice way to add some effervescence....

Feel free to add more or less sugar depending on your preferences.

Cheers, M'Dears and Enjoy!

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HOT FUDGE SUNDAE MARTINI Cocktail Recipe

Who doesn't like a hot fudge sundae? Especially one with vodka in it? Yes, I turned this favorite ice cream dessert into a cocktail. You won't need a spoon for this sundae.

TheHOT FUDGESUNDAE MARTINI
INGREDIENTS1 Oz. Marshmallow Vodka1 Oz. Chocolate Vodka1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream3 Tbsp. Hot Fudge Sauce, MeltedPinch of Maldon Salt
Garnish: Chopped Peanut Rim, Whipped Cream, Cocktail Cherry
Tools: Blender 
Glass: Cocktail  (Martini)
DIRECTIONSAdd the chopped peanuts to a small plate. Add 1 tablespoon of the melted hot fudge to another small plate. Dip your glass rim in the melted hot fudge and then into the peanuts.Drizzle some of the hot fudge into the glass bowl. Chill the glass in the freezer.Add the rest of the hot fudge to a blender with the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.Pour into your chilled glass, garnish and serve.
Make extra - trust me!
VOICEOVER VIDEO WITH INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS:

National Hot Fudge Sundae Day is July 25th.

Updated 7-2021

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