The ANEURYSM, A Whiskey, Peach& Raspberry Halloween Cocktail

"My goodness she's not dead?'
No, I am alive and kicking, but almost!* 😉 I just semi-retired and am concentrating on my art almost exclusively. 
But, you know how it is, you still have to have cocktails, don't you?
I have also  been busy with other things, including *operations for aneurysms and silly things like that. However, with Halloween coming up, I decided a cocktail tribute to one of the scariest things I've experienced lately would be appropriate.
Now, this drink may look like my aneurysms exploded (yes, I had more than one, but that's a story for a different day), however, it tastes wonderful being based on The famous Peach Melba dessert recipe. I happen to love those flavors together so I have a few Peach Melba inspired cocktail recipes.
So here she is because the scrambled look of this cocktail is exactly how my brain was after anesthesia.

TheANEURYSM COCKTAILA Halloween Peach Melba Cocktail featuring Whiskey.
INGREDIENTS
1 Tsp Lemon Juice1 Oz Crown Royal Peach1 Oz Peach Schnapps1 Oz Bailey's1 Splash Chambord
GARNISH:  White Chocolate Dipped Fresh Peach Slice. At Halloween, if you can't get a fresh peach, just use a peach candy slice.
DIRECTIONS
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the lemon juice, the Crown Royal Peach and the peach schnapps and shake until well chilled. Pour this into your chilled cocktail glass. Grab your bar spoon & gently pour the Irish Cream over the top.  Finally, drizzle in the Chambord, DO NOT STIR - IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE UGLY - garnish and enjoy.
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PEACH MELBA MARTINI Cocktail Recipe

Peach Melba is a classic dessert created by August Escoffier for the Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba. It's a combination of peaches on vanilla ice cream with a Raspberry Coulee (sauce) topped with slivered almonds.
Sadly, it has gone out of vogue as a preferred dessert and that's really a shame because it's absolutely delicious. It's even better as a cocktail. Tart raspberries and sweet, juicy peaches are a beautifully balanced combination complemented by creamy vanilla ice cream and the nutty crunch of toasted almonds and I've done just that below.

ThePEACH MELBAMARTINI
INGREDIENTS1 Oz. Peach Vodka1 Oz. Whipped Cream Vodka1/2 C. Peach Puree1 Oz. Half & Half1/2 Cup Ice
Garnish: Chopped Toasted Almonds on Rim, Whipped Cream, Chambord, Peach Slice, Fresh Raspberries
DIRECTIONSDip the glass rim in Chambord then into the chopped almonds. Chill glass in freezer.Shake the ingredients in a cocktail shaker until chilled.Pour into your chilled cocktail glass.Top with whipped cream.Add the peach slice and a few raspberries, drizzle on 1 ounce of Chambord and serve.
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National Peach Melba Day is January 13th and Peach Month is August.
YOU MIGHT ALSO ENJOY MYPEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT

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FROZEN COCKTAILS - Boozy Floats, Shakes, & Ice Pops

 

  Summer is here and it's time for some frozen booze! When the blistering heat waves roll in it's time to find a cool way to chill down at the end of the day and these chilled out cocktails will do the trick.  

  FROZEN COCKTAILS Floats, Boozesicles, Shakes & Ice Pops   BANANAS FOSTER BOOZY SHAKE CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE MARTINI CHOCOLATE PORTER BEER FLOATS COCKTAIL GRANITAS DECADENT DUTCH COCKTAIL FLOAT
FERNET MOCHA FRAPPE SHAKE FROZEN ICE POP COCKTAILS GRAPESICLES LICUADOS DE MAYO Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes
MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE MARTINI SHAKE PEACH ICE CREAM SODA FLOAT PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT POMSICLES - FROZEN POMEGRANATE ICE POPS  REALLY DRUNK BROWN COW BEER FLOAT 
RED, WHITE & BOOZESICLES ROOT BEER FLOAT COCKTAIL
SAMOA COOKIE BOOZY SHAKE
SLIGHTLY BANANAS DEFINITELY COCONUTS CHOCOLATE BOOZY SHAKE   And Let's Not Forget The SLUSHY! Ginja Ninja Slushy Grilled Pineapple Margarita Slushy Red Nose Cherry Raspberry Watermelon Slushy Rubber Ducky Mango Pineapple Slushy Stranger Things Waffle Bourbon Cola Slushy Zombie Aneurysm Slush  

 

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BOOZESICLES™ Alcoholic Popsicles - Healthy, Homemade BOOZY ICE POPS

Have you seen those low calorie boozy "Vodka Martini" type ice pops showing up in Costco and other places?

They are a great idea for summer cocktail hour and parties; they're icy cold, refreshing and low ABV (alcohol by volume), which is very popular now and a good idea for hot temperatures. But, at only 100 ml. each (3.4 ounces), they're pricey and it will take a few of them to equal one typical cocktail. They sell for around 3 bucks each and are loaded with artificial coloring, flavoring and sweeteners. Furthermore, at less than 4 ounces each with an 8% ABV, how many would your happy hour guests slurp down at 3 bucks a pop?
You know what I say  about that? DIY BABY! You can have healthy, refreshing ice pops galore, and at a price that won't offend your wallet.
LET'S FREEZE SOME ADULT ICE POPS! Alcohol alone doesn't freeze at normal freezer temperatures but when you mix it with the right amount of non-alcoholic liquid that changes. I've found the formula that works the best is a 1 to 5 alcohol to mixer ratio, using a standard 40 proof spirit. This should give you approximately an 8% ABV ice pop. (Higher ABV spirits will require a higher mixer ratio to freeze, but standard vodka, rum, gin, tequila and whiskies are around 40 proof and some liqueurs even less.)
Each one of the 100 ml. (3.381 ounces) "vodka martini" pops are 100 calories. Homemade 100 ml. cocktail ice pops using fresh juices and purees will end up at or under 100 calories, BUT without the artificial sweeteners, flavors and colorings. If your mixer is tea or coffee that should be even lower. That gives you the same or a lower calorie count of the pre-packaged ice pops but without the artificial ingredients.
BINGO! HEALTHIER, HOMEMADE BOOZESICLE™ ICE POPS that are still low in calories and also meet the popular lower ABV cocktail trend! Because these cocktails are eaten, you can also use a fresh fruit puree instead of a juice and, because the puree includes all the pulp, each homemade ice pop is full of even more vital nutrients and fiber. Homemade alcohol infused ice pops are easy, a lot of fun to make and your choice of frozen cocktail flavors is endless.
Now I ask you, why shell out big bucks for their boring flavors when you can really punch up those ice popsicles for a lot less? Below are just a few of the flavors I came up with for this experiment. I've been chilling with fun ice pop cocktails all week and the rest are headed to a Fourth of July barbecue.*

The Martini Diva's BOOZESICLE™ ICE POPS
TOOLS Zipsickle style ice pop freezer bags. I ordered mind on Amazon. Mixing pitcher, shaker or glass. Funnel.
BASIC ICE POP DIRECTIONS 1. Add in 1 part of decent but reasonably priced 40% or less ABV spirit and/or liqueur. 2. Then add in at least 4 parts of a non alcoholic liquid like fresh juices or purees, tea, coffee, yogurt. Feel free to add in a splash of lime or lemon juice to brighten things up. 3. Freeze overnight.
I was not so concerned about calorie count as I was about creating healthy, delicious ice pops and used a few things like bitters for complexity and to balance sweetness. I also used homemade grenadine, flavored vodkas, cream of coconut and flavored yogurts to sweeten without adding sugar. However, the bitters were only a dash or two and have almost nil calorie count, the flavored spirits were already accounted for in the liquor ratio and the sweeteners like grenadine or cream of coconut were only around a teaspoon per pop.

MY BOOZESICLE™ FLAVORS (Remember the 1:5 Booze to Mixer Ratio!)
BERRYTINI: Fresh Blueberry Juice, Fresh Raspberry Juice, Homemade Grenadine, Strawberry Vodka
BLUE LEMON DROP: Fresh Lemon Juice, Vanilla Vodka, Blue Curacao
CAFFÈ  ICED LAIT: Coffee, Irish Cream Liqueur, Scrappy's Chocolate Bitters
CARAMEL APPLETINI: Caramel Vodka, Apple Pucker, Apple Juice
CHERRYTINI: Frozen Dark Cherries, Whipped Cherry Vodka
CREAMSICLE: Orange Vodka, Fresh Orange Juice, Vanilla Yogurt.
DREAMSICLE: Whipped Cream Vodka, Fresh Raspberry Puree, Vanilla Yogurt.
KEY LIME PIE: Key Lime Yogurt, Fresh Lime Juice, Whipped Cream Vodka
MELON: Fresh Cantaloupe Juice, Watermelon Vodka, Scrappy's Grapefruit Bitters 
PEACH MELBA: Raspberry Vodka, Peach Puree, Raspberry yogurt, Scrappy's Cardamom Bitters
PINÃ COLADA: Pureed Fresh Pineapple, Cream of Coconut, Coconut Rum
RAZZATINI: Raspberry Vodka, Cointreau, Fresh Raspberries
SOUR APPLE: Apple vodka, Apple Pucker, Apple Juice
SPICY WATERMELON: Watermelon Vodka, Watermelon Juice or Puree, Lime juice, Dash of Hot Sauce.
STRAWBERRY SUNDAE: Strawberry Vodka, Strawberry Puree and Vanilla Yogurt.
You can play with the flavors to suit your taste and just multiply the ingredients to make batches of the each flavor.
* I even made a pile of booze free ones for the children where I just left out the booze. I used some natural food colorings to make the kiddies ice pops in blues, purples and greens to make sure the parents could be sure no little ones got a buzz on.

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RASPBERRY COCKTAILS

If you're jonesing to put some berries in your cocktails raspberries are a great choice because they're bursting with delicious healthiness and luscious berry flavor. They also make for a very pretty pink or red drink if you need some color for your next cocktail party or event.
I happen to love raspberries as you will see by the sheer number of raspberry cocktail recipes I've managed to create and consume over the years. There's enough Raspberry Cocktail recipes here to cover the entire month of July, which just happens to be Raspberry Month.
RASPBERRY COCKTAILS   ANEURYSM COCKTAIL BEACH BUM TIKI COCKTAIL BERRY BLACK CAT COCKTAIL BERRY VALENTINE SHOOTER
CLOVER CLUB DRUNKEN ASTRONAUTFRENCH MARTINI HOMEMADE RASPBERRY LIQUEUR
 LADY ROSE COCKTAIL LOVE NOTION #9 CHOCOLATE PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT PEACH MELBA MARTINI
PINK RIBBON MARTINIRASPBERRIES & CREAM MARTINI  RASPBERRY MARTINI
RASPBERRY CAKE COCKTAIL
RASPBERRY COLADA
RASPBERRY MINT MARTINI RASPBERRY SANGRIA RASPBERRY SGROPPINO RASPBERRY TARRAGON DAIQUIRIRASPBERRY TART COCKTAIL
RASPBERRY THYME MARTINI
 RASPBERRY TRIFLE MARTINI RAZPIROSKA RAZZED BLACKBERRY MARTINI  RCH BTCH MARTINI RED CARPET COCKTAIL
RED NOSE SLUSHY MOCKTAIL RED, WHITE & BLUEBERRY EDIBLE COCKTAILS
RED, WHITE & BOOZESICLES SEX ON THE BEACH MARTINI
SPARKLING RASPBERRY RESOLUTION MARTINI
SPARKLING SKELETON SANGRIA
SUNSET IN PARADISE MARTINI
THAT TRAMP STOLE MY MAN TARTINI
WHISKEY BERRY SMASH

ARCHIVED RASPBERRY COCKTAILS
RASPBERRY LIME MARTINI
RASPBERRY PARFAIT MARTINI
RAZZATINI

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MEMORIAL DAY COCKTAILS

Memorial Day (or Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.

It is also recognized in the U.S. as the beginning of summer, most likely because it was traditionally the day the school year ended. Currently we celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday of May with the Memorial Day celebrations occurring on the weekend just ahead of that.

For me that means, after honoring those among my friends and family who served and sacrificed, sharing the weekend with my remaining family and friends and having a cookout with some refreshing summer cocktails. It is also my signal to start crafting cocktails made with all the lovely, fresh produce and herbs that become abundant in summertime. Over the years, I have created quite a list of original drink recipes perfect for the long, hot days of summer and I've included links to some of my favorites below, as well as some some of the best warm weather drink categories and flavors to keep you cool from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

SOME OF MY FAVORITE

SUMMER LIBATIONS

APRICOT LAVENDER BOURBON
BLACKBERRY and BLACKCURRANT GIN & TONIC
BROWN SUGAR PEACH MINT JULEP
CANTALOUPE DAIQUIRI
COCONUT DAIQUIRIS
CUCUMBER GIN & TONIC
DRUNKEN BABY DOLE PINEAPPLE WHIPS
GRILLED PINEAPPLE MOJITO
MIND YOUR P'S & Q'S MOJITO
PALOMA
PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT
PIMM'S BERRY CUP
PINEAPPLE PISCO SOUR
PRICKLY PEAR OLD FASHIONED
STRAWBERRY PINA COLADA
THYME FOR A LEMON CHERRY SLING
WHISKEY PEACH SMASH


SUMMER DRINK

CATEGORIES
DAIQUIRIS
ICE CREAM COCKTAILS
MARGARITAS
MOJITOS

SUMMERTIME

COCKTAIL FLAVORS
APRICOT COCKTAILS
CHERRY COCKTAILS
CUCUMBER COCKTAILS
LEMON COCKTAILS
MELON COCKTAILS
PEACH COCKTAILS
PEAR COCKTAILS
STRAWBERRY COCKTAILS
WATERMELON COCKTAILS

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DESSERT COCKTAILS

DESSERT COCKTAILS

Why bake when you can shake?

I have a huge sweet tooth plus I'm lazy and don't like to bake much so I have a ton - seriously, a ton - of Dessert Cocktails. Many are directly inspired by famous or popular dessert recipes.  I've been creating original cocktail recipes since 2005 and when you combine that much time with my kind of sweet tooth you end up with a pretty hefty list.

To make it easier I've combined many of them in standard DESSERT CATEGORIES:
CAKE COCKTAILS CANDY COCKTAILS CARAMEL COCKTAILS CHEESECAKE COCKTAILS CHOCOLATE COCKTAILS COOKIE COCKTAILS CUPCAKE COCKTAILS ICE CREAM COCKTAILS PIE COCKTAILS TRUFFLE COCKTAILS SUNDAE COCKTAILS     If the recipe is not in one of my dessert cocktail categories, or happens to be a favorite of mine, you'll find it listed alphabetically BY DESSERT below: APPLE PIE COCKTAIL ANIMAL CRACKERS IN MY BOOZE BANANAS FOSTER BOOZY SHAKE BLACK FOREST CAKE COCKTAIL BOYSENBERRY RUM FLIP  BRANDY ALEXANDER  BOURBON ALEXANDER BROWN COW BEER FLOAT BROWNIE MARTINI  CAPPUCCINO MARTINI CHERRIES JUBILEE MARTINI CHERRY CLAFOUTIS MARTINI CHOCOLATE FONDUE COCKTAIL  CHOCOLATE PORTER BEER FLOATS CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY MARTINI COCONUT DAIQUIRI CREME BRULEE COCKTAIL  CREPES SUZETTE COCKTAIL DECADENT DUTCH COCKTAIL FLOAT DERBY PIE COCKTAIL DRUNK ELF ON A SHELF DRUNK RUSSIANS DRUNKEN BABY DOLE PINEAPPLE WHIPS  DRUNKEN OREO TRUFFLE COCKTAIL HOT FUDGE COCKTAIL GOLDEN CADILLAC GRASSHOPPER  PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT PEACH MELBA MARTINI PEACHES & CREAM MARTINIPEACHES & CREAM SHOOTER PEARS HELENE MARTINI  PECAN PIE MARTINI PINEAPPLE DRUNK SIDE DOWN SMASH PINK SQUIRREL  RASPBERRY TRIFLE MARTINI SALTED CARAMEL APPLE COCKTAIL SAMOA COOKIE BOOZY SHAKE S'MORES COCKTAILS'MORES SHOOTER STICKY BUN MARTINI STRAWBERRY PARFAIT MARTINI STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE MARTINI STRAWBERRY SUNDAY MARTINI STRAWBERRIES & CREAM MARTINI TIRAMISU MARTINI   Many of my EDIBLE COCKTAILS are dessert inspired as well.
National Dessert Day is October 14th.
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MORE BEER COCKTAILS

BEER [beer] /bɪər/ noun. An alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops.
 “Most people hate the taste of beer, to begin with. It is, however, a prejudice.” ~ Winston Churchill
Thanks to the huge craft beer movement I have finally learned to enjoy beer. Not the garden variety, watery, canned suds I grew up with, but the beautifully crafted, small batch ales, lagers and stouts that are popping up for sale on a daily basis these days. Thank you, hipsters, I can now enjoy some brewski with the rest of America, albeit a brewski that's been dressed up.
I've discovered raspberry ales, peach lagers, chocolate stouts, apple beer and cherry cola ale, among a few. I now know what IPA (India Pale Ale) and IBU (International Bitterness Units) stands for and my brain doesn't shut down when I hear "hops" or "barley". I've learned the difference between types of beers* and now hunt the beer aisles for the latest hip sixer or growler to hit the market. Who'd a thunk it?!
I can toss back a tallboy with the best of them but I have also discovered beer as a cocktail ingredient. It's a great day when that barley pop you only bought for frat parties and keggers suddenly becomes a delightfully flavorful inspiration for a new drink.
"He was a wise man who invented beer.” ~ Plato
Pass me the beer.
BEER COCKTAILS   BEER MARGARITAS CERSEI'S REVENGE CHOCOLATE PORTER BEER FLOATS  DECADENT DUTCH COCKTAIL FLOAT FRANKENSTEIN OF HORROR CHERRY COLA ALE GREAT GOBLET of CHOCOLATE BUTTERBEER  MICHELADA & RED EYE MINT SHANDY  PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT REALLY DRUNK BROWN COW Beer Float ROMULAN ALE The SIMPSONS DUH-OH MARTINI SAMCRO BLOODY BOILERMAKER SKIP & GO NAKED UPDATED WILDLING WASSAIL   “Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

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SUMMER COCKTAILS

    "And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
SUMMER COCKTAILS 
As the weather heats up and we slide into summer, our cocktail thoughts turn to cool, refreshing drinks. The kind of drinks you would enjoy while sitting out on an early summer evening watching the sun go down. Tall drinks with lots of ice and summer juices and fizzes that slide down just a little too easy. Tart, fruity drinks loaded with garden fresh goodness. Frozen, slushy, brain-freezing glasses of chillness. Drinks made with gin and vodka, maybe a little rum or tequila, or perhaps a wine cooler or punch. Coolers, Mojitos, Sangría, Fizzes, Juleps, Collins, Cobblers, Bucks, Rickeys, Smashes. Yeah, like that.
So I've gathered together some of my favorites for you to enjoy this summer. Sit down, get comfy, this is a long list, I drink a lot in summer.
BASEBALL INSPIRED COCKTAILS
COBBLERS  BERRY CHERRY SHERRY COBBLER
BLACK EYED SUSAN COBBLER
WHISKEY CHERRY COBBLER
COLADAS CARROT COLADA  HIBISCUS COLADA FRAPPÉ
RASPBERRY PINA COLADA
SNEAKY TIKI  STRAWBERRY PINA COLADA
COOLERS
AN APERITIF TO REMEMBER
JUNGLE JUICE
NEVERLAND COOLER
PALOMA RAZPIROSKA SKIP AND GO NAKED
STONED TEQUILA SUNSET STRAWBERRY BASIL MOSCATO COCKTAIL
WATERMELON ORANGE COOLER
FIZZES (Collins, Rickeys, Slings) ABSINTHE MINDED LEPRECHAUN FIZZ
BLACKBERRY BOURBON FIZZ
CHERRY DIAMOND RAMOS FIZZ
CHERRY PEACH WHISKEY RICKEY
GOLDEN RAMOS FIZZ
HIBISCUS HEART FIZZ
PIMM'S BERRY CUP #1RAMOS GIN FIZZ
SPICED RUM POMEGRANATE FIZZ
STONED TEQUILA SUNSET
TERRI'S CHERRY 75
TIJUANA JACKASS
TWISTED FAIRYTALE FIZZ
THYME for a LEMON CHERRY SLING
FLOATS WITH BOOZE CHOCOLATE PORTER BEER FLOATS (2) DECADENT DUTCH FLOAT
FERNET MOCHA FRAPPÉ CHOCOLATE SHAKE
PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT
REALLY DRUNK BROWN COW
SLIGHTLY BANANAS, DEFINITELY COCONUTS, CHOCOLATE BOOZY SHAKE
FROZEN DRINKS & BOOZESICLES ALL MY MARGARITAS HERE ALL MY DAIQUIRIS HERE RED NOSE SLUSHY
RED, WHITE & BOOZESICLES
JULEPS & SMASHES
ALL MY JULEPS
TEQUILA POMEGRANATE SMASH
WHISKEY PEACH SMASH
MELON COCKTAILS
MOJITOS
BLACKBERRY MOJITO
CHERRY BASIL MOJITO
CHIPOTLE WATERMELON MOJITO
GRAPEFUL DEAD MOJITO
GRILLED PINEAPPLE MOJITO
Mind Your Ps & Qs PEA SHOOT CUCUMBER MOJITO
ALL MY SANGRIAS
SUMMERY SOURS APPLE GO BRAGH SOUR
APRICOT LAVENDER BOURBON SOUR
BLOOD ORANGE BLACKBERRY BOURBON SOUR
PINEAPPLE PISCO SOUR
SPICED LAVENDER BEES KNEES
TANGELO BOURBON TANGO
TIPSY MISS
WATERMELON ROSEMARY GIN SOUR
TIKI COCKTAILS BEACH BUM
DRUNKEN BABY DOLE PINEAPPLE WHIPS
LOST MAI TAI
MERINGUE ISLAND PUNCH
TRIPLE RUM PUNCH
TONICS BUTTERFLY PEAFLOWER & ELDERFLOWER BLACKBERRY BLACKCURRANT CUCUMBER MINT & GREEN TEA STRAWBERRY BASIL VODKA TONIC VODKA TONIC BAR WILD HIBISCUS
And if that's not enough for you, you can use my search bar at top and search for any summer fruit, herb, flavor or booze that you prefer.
"Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August."
—Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty
Have a great cocktail filled summer! 

Updated 6-21-2018 PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY

ALCOHOLIC ICE CREAM IS A THING!

ALCOHOLIC ICE CREAM IS A THING!   The UPS guy came a knocking and delivered unto me five, count them, FIVE pints of booze ice cream recently! Three flavors of Frozen Pints Craft Beer Ice Cream and two flavors of Ice Cream Bar liquor ice cream, sitting snugly in their little cooler looking all frosty and tempting. @FrozenPints and I had connected on Twitter and they volunteered (when their production caught up with demand) to send me some samples to taste and to use to create some fun cocktails. That was a few weeks ago and I had completely forgotten they were coming, then - BINGO - a booze and ice cream lovers dream!    The five pints arrived perfectly frozen, packed in their own cooler with dry ice. They were still frozen, not a sign of melting anywhere. And I live in Tucson and it's summer! Plus the handled cooler they came packed in is a cool little dividend. Sadly, I had to put them away, hard as it was, because I wanted time to give them a real taste test and to work out some recipes and, at that particular moment, I was immersed in Daiquiri week recipes.  

  BUT, naturally, first I grabbed a spoon and immediately tasted each one, even though it was only 10 a.m. I'm no fool, and who can resist boozy ice cream? I really could have polished a whole pint off then and there, but, sadly, I  had to tuck them in the freezer. Man, that was hard. Yeah, okay, I kept sneaking back for little spoonfuls.   So, a few days later there I was with the (somewhat depleted) Frozen Pints and Ice Cream Bar goodies lined up in front of me and five dishes and spoons at hand ready to give serious attention to each flavor. Can I just say, I love my job?   REVIEW OF FROZEN PINTS & ICE CREAM BAR ICE CREAMS:   Ice Cream Bar BOURBON BUTTER PECAN I made Homemade Toasted Walnut Infused Maple Bourbon and used up my entire first batch pouring it on ice cream so I immediately dug into this one! The first taste you get is the bourbon, which is what you want in bourbon ice cream, but then it mellows as the ice cream melts and the vanilla comes in and kisses your palate. The last burst of flavor is from the chunks of toasted pecans which combine their slight bitterness with the sweetness from the caramel for a really pleasant finish. Best use? Pour in 1 shot of good bourbon, half a shot of cold espresso and a scoop of this into a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes, shake hard, strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a dusting of espresso powder.   Ice Cream Bar WHITE RUSSIAN Tastes like a really cold, really creamy White Russian. Best use? Grab a spoon.  

  Frozen Pints MALTED MILK CHOCOLATE STOUT Tastes just like a chocolate malt then surprises you with the stout at the end. The malt is at the forefront, nice and creamy and sweet then the sweetness drops down with a little chocolate sliding in, then - bam! - that stout grabs your attention. It's sort of a roller coaster of tastes as you go from one spoonful to the next. Kind of fun. Best Use? Savor with a crisp chocolate wafer cookie or go full tilt boogie and do my Malted Milk Beer Float.   Frozen Pints BROWN ALE CHIP This is the one I'd keep in the fridge all the time. Interestingly enough, I don't like chocolate chip ice creams, the chips are too large and they're so cold from the ice cream you don't get the full richness of the chocolate. Someone over at Frozen Pints is smart, they made the chips small so as the ice cream melted the chocolate started to melt and you got that dark chocolate hit on your tongue. The brown ale here was a nice tang at the end. Best use? Served up as my Chocolate Chip Beer Float!    Frozen Pints PEACH LAMBIC Right off I wasn't in love, probably because I tasted this right after the White Russian Ice Cream, but on my second go 'round I felt like I was eating a very fresh peach sherbet with a twist of bitterness from the Belgian lambic that complemented the sweetness of the peaches and left a little zing on my tongue. Turns out this ended up my favorite of all, especially after adding Raspberry Ale and turning it into a Peach Melba Beer Ice Cream Float. Seriously, one of the best floats ever! Best use? That Peach Melba Float!   Overall I was really impressed with these alcoholic ice creams. Because of the alcohol they never freeze as solid as regular ice cream which is good because ice cream should never be eaten that cold. This means you can dig right in and fully experience the flavors. Interesting enough, they don't seem to melt any faster than non-alcoholic ice cream. The texture is creamy, smooth with no noticeable ice crystals and they're not whipped full of air for volume and, as a result, don't turn to foam in the mouth. (Cheap aerated ice creams are a particular pet peeve of mine.)   

THE FROZEN PINTS ICE CREAM COCKTAILS   CHOCOLATE PORTER BEER FLOAT SHOTS   PEACH MELBA BEER ICE CREAM FLOAT   The REALLY DRUNK BROWN COW Beer Float   I'm not a huge beer drinker and if you would have told me a month ago I'd be not only creating but really enjoying beer ice cream and beer floats I would have looked at you crossways. But I'm a convert. You really can teach an old dog new tricks, especially if you use beer ice cream as a treat! As for the Bourbon and White Russian Ice Creams, all I can say is I'm glad these can't be found at my corner market (yet) or I'd probably end up pulling my fat pants out of storage.   (This is not a monitarily compensated post. I got free ice cream samples and I'm not complaining!)   Updated 8-2018 PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY  

PEACH MELBA BEER ICE CREAM FLOAT

Thanks to Frozen Pints it's been a beer float kind of week. Wednesday I posted an off-the-cuff recipe for my Really Drunk Brown Cow Beer Float, yesterday I published two recipes for Chocolate Porter Beer Floats and Float Shots and today I'm sharing a really deadly good beer float using Frozen Pint's Peach Lambic Beer Ice Cream and Samuel Smith's Raspberry Ale.

The whole inspiration is from Auguste Escoffier's famous Peach Melba. This is a classic dessert made with peaches, raspberries  and vanilla ice cream which Escoffier created for the famous Australian opera singer Nellie Melba. Once I tasted the Peach Lambic Ice Cream I knew exactly where I was going with it.
Even if you're not a beer lover you'll love this glass full of peach and raspberry ice cream treat.

PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT
INGREDIENTS: 2 Scoops Frozen Pints PEACH LAMBIC Ice Cream 1 Bottle of Sam'l Smith RASPBERRY ALE Homemade Raspberry Simple Syrup
GARNISH: 1 Fresh Peach Slice and/or Fresh Raspberries
TOOLS: Pint glass, Ice cream scoop, Straw, Ice cream spoon
DIRECTIONS: Chill your glass in the freezer a few minutes before hand. Pour the Sam'l Smith Raspberry Ale down the side of the glass to keep the head minimal. Scoop out the Peach Lambic Beer Ice Cream and gently slide it into your glass. Slip the peach slice on the rim then pour the raspberry syrup over the floating scoop of ice cream. Add your straw and ENJOY!

Updated 7-2025 PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY