We have only been home for one day, but we have realized something - - it is cold here people! I know a large majority of you are freezing cold too so warm up with a perfect Manhattan. I'm a huge fan of this bone warming cocktail, and I bet you will be too. Cheers and happy Friday!
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Mr. Hedin and I have been re-hydrating on these cocktails all week. Since this is our last weekend on the islands, let's all toast together with a little rum + fresca. Plus, we can't figure out a good name for it. Do you have one?
Last month my friend Jenny came over to shoot her super cool tissue paper fringe and asked me to create a cocktail to go along with it. I'm completely obsessed with anything cranberry this time of year, so a cranberry cocktail seemed like a good idea. Plus, it's a great color with her fringe.
I'm also a little obsessed with making a punch. It's usually super simple to create and then your guests can help themselves - which means you aren't having to play bartender all night. I used
and P
interest to brainstorm a punch that was a great color, great tasting, and would be easy to serve a crowd.
1 cup fresh cranberries
3/4 cup pomegranate juice
1/2 cup sugar
4 cups bianco vermouth
2 cups Aperol
2 cups soda water
In a saucepan, combine cranberries, pomegranate juice, and sugar. Simmer over medium heat until berries begin to pop. Let cool.
Pour vermouth, Aperol, and soda water into a punch bowl. Stir in cranberry mixture.
Garnish with sliced oranges and fresh cranberries.
This is my actual search for 'cranberry cocktail' - SO MANY PICTURES!
Click here to see Jenny's post on Hank & Hunt!
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As I dug through every Halloween cocktail, I realized they all looked gross. They all were attempting to create something either black, orange or both. Yuck. Then I made jam over the weekend and realized that the drips from berry juice look pretty gruesome. What if I just created a drippy glass and put a cocktail in that packed a berry punch that you may not be expecting from a clear drink. A little surprise for everyone! Cheers!
Last weekend I had the privilege of working with the
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
on their annual {super awesome} cocktail party for the
. I got to create the signature cocktail that kicked off the evening. Of course, I thought of the PERFECT name for it AFTER the party. AHH! Frustration. But at least here, we can call it the Lem-IN Drop {the Innovators Network goes by it's initials - IN}. So clever. So late.
Have one tonight and call it a Lem-IN Drop so at least I can have that moment.
Will you join us next year for the party?! I hope so. Check out the
here so we can meet up soon.
A little refreshing cocktail is exactly what we need right now! Summer entertaining is in full effect - the beach house is up and running - and it’s time to sit on the deck and have a drink! This cocktail is the perfect cocktail for the summer. I think you will love it! Let me know what you think! Or come join me on the deck. I’ll make a pitcher.
1 ounce gin
2 ounces Lillet
4 ounces San Pellegrino Limonata
Fill highball glass with ice. Pour gin and Lillet into the highball glass and top with Pellegrino. Stir gently with a starfish swizzle stick.
More for summer entertaining!
