MIXED BERRY MOJITO Cocktail Recipe

I have a thing for Mojitos in summer. First of all, they are tall, refreshing and cool, plus they're a little lower ABV per sip. This means I get to sit and sip a little longer and more often than I can with a Manhattan or a Martini*. I also happen to have a thing for fresh berries in the summer so this berry laden cocktail shows up a lot in my summer happy hours.

The
MIXED BERRY
MOJITO

INGREDIENTS
1 Oz. Dark Rum
1/4 C. Fresh Mixed Berries
1/2 Oz. Berry Liqueur
(For a lower ABV cocktail substitute Berry Simple Syrup for the berry liqueur)
1 Oz. Lime Juice
10 Fresh Mint Leaves
Club Soda

Garnish: Fresh Berries, Mint Sprig, Lime Wedges, Twist

DIRECTIONS
Muddle the lime juice, berry liqueur (or syrup), mint leaves, lime and fresh berries in the bottom of a highball glass.
Fill the glass with CRUSHED ice then add the rum.
Top with soda then stir.
Garnish and serve.

National Mojito Day is July 11th.

*  I did do a Berry Mojito in martini form ages ago. You know, just in case you want this flavor profile with extra kick per sip.

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BERRY COCKTAILS

Let's get right down to it, because who doesn't love cocktails with berries?  

BERRY COCKTAILS   BERRY, BERRY BLACK CAT COCKTAIL BERRY CHERRY SHERRY COBBLER COCKTAIL BERRY CHOCOLATE FRAPPÉ BERRY LIQUEUR RECIPES BERRY MIMOSA BERRY SANGRIA BERRY SANGRIA EDIBLE COCKTAILS BERRY SCARY MARTINI BERRY VALENTINE SHOOTER BOYSENBERRY RUM FLIP EDIBLE BERRY SHORTCAKE SHOTS GIRLS NIGHT OUT MARTINI HOLLY BERRY MARTINI HUMBLE BERRY PIE COCKTAIL LICUADOS DE MAYO COCKTAIL MIXED BERRY MOJITO PIMM'S BERRY CUP PRETTY IN PINK FLIRTINI PROJECT RUNWAY MARTINI SPARKLING SKELETON SANGRIA VERY BERRY MARTINI WHISKEY BERRY SMASH WILD BERRY POP TART MARTINI   BY INDIVIDUAL BERRIES BLACKBERRY COCKTAILS BLUEBERRY COCKTAILS CRANBERRY COCKTAILS RASPBERRY COCKTAILS STRAWBERRY COCKTAILS   July is Berry Month.  

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The STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE COCKTAIL RECIPE

The STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE COCKTAIL
INGREDIENTS  2 Oz Bourbon 1/2 Oz Grand Marnier 3 Oz Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup (Recipe below*) 1 Oz Fresh Lemon Juice 2 Tablespoons Pasteurized Egg White 2 Drops Rhubarb Bitters
Garnish: Crushed, Baked, Sugared Pie Crust Rim, Fresh Strawberry, Lemon Slice
DIRECTIONS Make the Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup.* Sugar, then bake a single pre-made pie crust, crumble. Rub the glass rim with a lemon quarter then dip in the sweetened pie crust. Chill glass in the freezer. Add the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and dry shake (shake without ice) for a full minute to emulsify and build a cocktail foam. Add ice to the cocktail shaker and shake cocktail to chill. Pour into a chilled glass, garnish and serve.

*  Strawberry Rhubarb Syrup
Ingredients 1 stalk rhubarb,chopped 6 strawberries, sliced 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon orange zest
Directions Wash and cut rhubarb and strawberries. Place the ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a low simmer. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer, bottle, store in refrigerator.
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National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day is June 9th.
Updated 6-2021
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The RAINBOW PRIDE COCKTAIL for Pride Day & Pride Month

The RAINBOW COCKTAIL
INGREDIENTS 1-1/2 Oz White Rum  1/2 Oz Blue Curacao  2-1/2 Oz Fresh Orange Juice 1/2 Oz Grenadine
Garnish: Orange Wheel, Cocktail Cherry
DIRECTIONS Fill a Collins glass with ice. Add the White Rum and Blue Curacao to an ice filled cocktail shaker and shake until chilled, set aside. Add the orange juice to your Collins glass. Gently pour the Grenadine down the inside of the glass where it will settle to the bottom. Place a bar spoon upside down against the inside of the glass, then gently pour the chilled white rum and Blue Curacao over the back of the spoon to layer it on top of the Grenadine and orange juice. Garnish and serve.
June is Pride Month, the original Gay Pride Day was originally celebrated on the last Saturday in June and National Coming Out Day is October 11th.

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TOASTED WALNUT MAPLE BOURBON COCKTAIL

I created this cocktail specifically to use my homemade Toasted Walnut Maple Bourbon. If I'm being honest, most of the time that homemade bourbon infusion gets poured over vanilla ice cream so this cocktail is sort of a drinkable version of that because I don't always have ice cream in the house.
I really wanted to call this the Drunken Mountie because the whole time I was drinking it the theme from the Dudley Do-Right cartoon from my childhood kept going through my head. Maybe it was the maple in the bourbon, I have no idea, but I restrained myself.

The TOASTED WALNUT MAPLE BOURBON COCKTAIL
INGREDIENTS 1-1/2 Oz. Toasted Walnut Maple Bourbon 1/2 Oz. Irish Cream Liqueur 1/2 Oz. Heavy Cream 2 Dashes Cardamom Bitters 1 Dash Walnut Bitters
Garnish: 1 Toasted Walnut 
DIRECTIONS Chill your glass in the freezer. Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until blended and chilled. Strain into the chilled glass. Garnish and serve.

More cocktails using my Toasted Walnut Maple Bourbon: Stranger Things Booze Slushy Mommy's Boozed Up Sippy Cup
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PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE MARTINI COCKTAIL RECIPE

Pineapple Upside Down Cake always reminds me of my mother because it was her favorite dessert. For some reason she always made it for Easter instead of the obligatory white coconut cake everyone else seemed to serve up as their traditional Easter dessert. Since I don't care for coconut cakes, I never had a problem with this.
Many, many years ago I made my first cocktail version of this with a simple combination of vanilla vodka and fresh pineapple juice. This year I decided to update the recipe a bit.

The PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE MARTINI
INGREDIENTS 1 Bar Spoon of Maraschino Cherry Juice 1-1/2 Oz Pinnacle Cake Vodka 2 Oz Fresh Pineapple Juice 2 Dashes Cherry Bitters
Garnish: Pineapple Slice, Homemade Maraschino Cherry.
DIRECTIONS Add ingredients to an ice field cocktail shaker and shake until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, garnish and serve.

National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day is April 20th and National Pineapple Day is June 27th.
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Celebrating the Beginning of the Budweiser Clydesdales!

I love the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Clydesdale horses and  commercials and I know many of you do as well. What you may not know is the very first appearance of the Clydesdales came about as a result of the end of Prohibition of beer and the Cullen-Harrison Act which took effect on April 7, 1933, now known and celebrated as National Beer Day. (The repeal of the Volstead Act, banning sale and use of all alcoholic beverages, would follow in December of that same year.)

On that day in April of 1933, August A. Busch, Jr. and Adolphus Busch III surprised their father, August A. Busch, Sr., with the gift of a six-horse Clydesdale hitch (later increased to the present eight horse hitch) to commemorate the repeal of Prohibition of beer.

Busch Sr. then arranged to have a second six-horse Clydesdale hitch sent to New York on April 7 to mark the event. The Clydesdales drew a crowd of thousands on their way to the Empire State Building. After a small ceremony, a case of Budweiser was presented to former Governor Alfred E. Smith in appreciation of his years of service in the fight against Prohibition. This original team then continued a tour across New England and the mid-Atlantic, ending in a final stop in Washington DC with a reenactment of the delivery of the first post-Prohibition case of beer to President Franklin Roosevelt.

This 2012 Super Bowl ad is a tribute to the end of Prohibition and that first appearance of the beloved Clydesdale Horses. (They took a little liberty with the addition of the Dalmatian, these canine mascots were not added to official teams until March of 1950.)

Now, grab some Bud and make one of these BEER COCKTAILS Cheers!
New Beers Eve is April 6th, National Beer Day is April 7th, National Beer Lovers Day is September 7th, National Drink Beer Day is September 28th, American Beer Day is October 27th and International Beer Day is the first Friday in August.
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