Cocktails

  • Cocktails

    Lavender & Lemon Gin Cocktail

    This delightfully refreshing cocktail features the flavors of lavender, St. Germain, gin, and fresh lemon. This is actually my all time favorite cocktail recipe – I love lavender lemonade and I love gin, so this was a way to bring a few of my favorite flavors together. It’s the perfect cocktail to craft for a warm summer evening sitting on your front porch. Lavender Simple Syrup Ingredients Directions Bring 2 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, remove from heat and add 1 cup of white sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add 2 tbsp dried culinary lavender to the sugar water mixture and let sit for 90…

  • Cocktails

    Lavender Limoncello Lemonade

    This simple three ingredient cocktail is delicious, refreshing, and not too strong. When I was photographing this post, I let my husband drink the cocktail I had made and he loved it so much, he asked for another! All you need to craft this sweet beverage is lavender syrup, limoncello, and lemon juice. It’s the perfect summer cocktail, and since the only alcohol is limoncello, it’s great to serve as a party drink. Lavender Syrup Ingredients Directions Bring 2 cups of water to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, remove from heat and add 1 cup of white sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add 2 tbsp dried culinary lavender to…

  • Cocktails

    Pink Lemonade Sangria

    This delicious sweet and sour sangria is the perfect pink drink for a girl’s night in. I typically stir up a batch of this as a crowd pleaser when I’m having female friends over. Be forewarned: I like my drinks strong! This version packs quite a punch, so if you don’t like your drink quite so strong, switch the measurements to 1 oz of lemoncello and 1/3 cup lemon juice. Ingredients Directions Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker and pour over a glass with ice. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, grab two glasses, make your drink in one of them, and then pour from one glass to the…

  • Cocktails

    Mango Lime Sangria

    This past 4th of July weekend, I concocted a beverage that may be the best sangria I’ve ever made. That’s saying a lot, especially since this is made with white wine and I typically prefer to drink a flavorful red. The inspiration came from the fresh mangoes and excessive amount of limes that we had on stock in our fridge. The resulting beverage is light and refreshing — and tastes deceptively like fruit juice. Ingredients Note: For this recipe, I used fresh squeezed lime juice, and I purchased the mango juice and lemon juice in the bottle. I don’t have a juicer so fresh mango juice would’ve been a huge amount…

  • Cocktails

    Cinnamon Apple Cider Sangria

    The secret to a delicious, fruit infused sangria? Allow the fruit to soak in the wine for at least an hour. I’ve found that the longer my sangria sits, the more delicious it becomes, with the flavors of the fruit infusing themselves into the wine. This sangria takes apple cider to a whole new level! With the sweet taste of cider paired with a hint of cinnamon, oranges, merlot, and brandy, this refresher is perfect for any time of year. Ingredients Directions 1. Pour merlot, brandy, apple cider, and cinnamon in a large pitcher and stir together. 2. Peel and slice orange. Slice apple. Place the fruit slices in the…