PINK SLING-A-TINI - Singapore Sling Martini

The Pink Sling-a-Tini is a martini version of the original Singapore Sling that was created by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Long Bar of the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Originally called the Straits Sling, or possibly derived from it, this was a popular drink during the 1920s and then again in the 1950s.

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH - Throw a Pink Party for your friends with my Pink Martinis and Pink Appetizers (links to all below), dress Pink and Donate to help find a cure!

Today's Pink Martini goes well with my Pink Ham Roll-Ups:

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PINK SQUIRREL MARTINI - PINK MARTINI #4

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH and in honor of this month I always post my Pink Martinis the first week of October. This year I am also posting my Pink Food recipes from the Diva of Tiny Foods as well.

Today I'm featuring my Pink Diva Martini and my Pink Grapefruit Skewers:

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PINK DIVA MARTINI - Pink Martini #3

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH and in honor of this month I always post my Pink Martinis the first week of October. This year I am also posting my Pink Food recipes from the Diva of Tiny Foods as well.

Today I'm featuring my Pink Diva Martini and my Pink Mermaid of the Seafood Appetizers:


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PINK CADILLAC MARTINI Cocktail Recipe

The

PINK CADILLAC

MARTINI

INGREDIENTS

1 Oz Vodka

2 Oz Cherry Juice

1 Oz. Lemon Juice

1/2 Oz. Simple Syrup

Dash of Cherry Bitters

GARNISH

Pink Cocktail Sugar on Rim, Cocktail Cherry

DIRECTIONS

In a cocktail shaker with ice pour the ingredients and shake until chilled.Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish and serve.

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The PINK RIBBON MARTINI for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This cocktail is dedicated to my friends and family who have battled breast cancer.

For those who lost the struggle, R.I.P.
Betty Mae
Kaye Q.
Kathy M.
Judy S.
Karen B.

and for my only friend, so far, who has won the battle:
Cindy Rae
 The PINK RIBBON MARTINI   INGREDIENTS 1 Oz. Rum
1 Oz. Strawberry Vodka
1 Oz. Strawberry Puree
1 Oz. Raspberry Puree
1 Oz. Fresh Coconut Milk   DIRECTIONS Combine ingredients with ice in a cocktail
shaker and shake until chilled.  Pour into a
chilled cocktail glass, garnish with half a
strawberry and tie a pink ribbon on the
stem of the glass.    Ladies and Gentlemen, this ratio is not acceptable. We must push ever harder for a cure for breast cancer. Too many women and men have lost their lives or given up a part of themselves to this disease.  This is not acceptable. Please join the battle to put an end to breast cancer.   October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.   It's time for a cure! Please donate: NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION  

    Updated 6-2018

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The STINGER Martini - A Hollywood "Cocktale"

Most likely derived from a popular pre-Prohibition drink called The Judge* (two parts brandy, one part crème de menthe and simple syrup), The Stinger is a "duo" cocktail.  A duo is a drink that contains only a liqueur and a spirit, with the liqueur acting as a cocktail sweetener. (FYI: If a creamy element is added a cocktail is a "trio".)

The Stinger is a classic cocktail with some fun Hollywood history. In the 1957 film Kiss Them For Me, Cary Grant and Jayne Mansfield were drinking them. Grant seemed to have enjoyed the Stinger because he also enjoyed one in the film The Bishop's Wife.

The Vodka Stinger even has starring role in a song line, "...Another chance to disapprove, another brilliant zinger. Another reason not to move, another Vodka Stinger!" from the Sondheim song Ladies Who Lunch.
This cocktail calls for a good brandy, feel free to go all out with a high end Cognac. There's no place for cheap hooch to hide in this simple duo.

TheSTINGERCocktail
INGREDIENTS1-3/4 Oz Brandy2/3 Oz White Crème de Menthe
DIRECTIONSPour ingredients over ice in an old fashioned glass. Stir to chill and serve. 
Voiceover Video with Ingredients and Directions:

VARIATIONSA Vodka Stinger replaces the brandy with vodka.If you keep the brandy and replace the white creme de menthe with green creme de menthe you get a Green Hornet.
* according to Jerry Sullivan's 1930 The Drinks of Yesteryear: A Mixology.
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KIR ROYALE - History and Recipe of a Classic Cocktail

The

KIR ROYALE

Cocktail

INGREDIENTS

5 Oz. Chilled Champagne

1/4 Oz. Creme de Cassis

DIRECTIONS

Into a chilled Champagne flute add the Creme de Cassis, top off with Chilled Champagne and garnish with frozen or fresh black currants and an optional lemon twist.

HISTORY

The Kir Royale is a champagne version of a cocktail called Blanc-Cassis, a white wine and blackcurrant liqueur cocktail. The classic version Kir Royale is simply champagne with a splash of Creme de Cassis, a black current liqueur, though there are now many variations out there for the adventurous palate. I've often done this with Chambord in place of the Creme de Cassis.
Some recipes call for 4 parts champagne to 1 part Creme de Cassis though the original recipe calls for simply a splash of the Cassis.

This Recipe featured in

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Canon Felix Kir, mayor of Dijon in Burgundy France from 1945 to 1965 is often credited as the creator of the Kir Royale, it's said Kir used the Creme de Cassis to sweeten the local low quality war time wines to make them more palatable thus "inventing" the combination of wine and cassis or "un kir". However, a wine based version, a blanc-cassis, was already in existence and called Vin blanc cassis de Dijon by Lejay-Legoute.
In a way Canon Kir did create the "Kir Royale" because it was named after him! During his tenure as mayor, Kir served the drink up as a promotion of the local region to visiting guests. As a result of this and his war efforts in the French Resistance, Kir was honored by Lejay-Legoute when they named their premixed black currant liqueur "un kir" (the original name of Creme de Cassis) after him. When champagne was used instead of wine it became a "Kir Royale".

Now you can enjoy your Kir Royale and share a little history too!
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