Mrs Jones’s Cocktails

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Blackberry Smash

2 oz. bourbon ½ oz. lime juice 6-7 mint leaves 2-3 blackberries, plus more for garnish ¾ oz. simple syrup 1 oz. club soda or ginger beer Directions: Muddle mint leaves and blackberries in a martini shaker.  Fill the shaker with ice and add bourbon, lime juice, and simple syrup. […]

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Rosemary Grapefruit Gin Gimlet

Ingredients 2 oz. gin 1 tbsp lime juice 1 tbsp grapefruit juice 1 tbsp rosemary simple syrup (see recipe below) Rosemary sprig Add gin, lime, grapefruit and rosemary syrup to cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake to combine then strain and pour over ice.  Garnish with sprig of rosemary. Rosemary […]

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Gin Gimlet

2 oz gin ½ oz lime juice – or to taste ¾ oz simple syrup 1 large lime wedge (about ¼​ lime) 3 mint leaves In a shaker, muddle the lime wedge and two mint leaves in the simple syrup. Add gin, lime juice, and fill with ice.  Shake for […]

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Aperol Spritz

(In honor of our amazing time in Italy last month!) INGREDIENTS 3 parts Prosecco 2 parts Aperol 1 part sparkling water Orange slice to garnish INSTRUCTIONS Fill wine glass with ice.  Add Prosecco and Aperol. Top with splash of sparkling water and garnish with the orange slice.  Enjoy!

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Pimm’s Cup

2 oz. Pimm’s 6 oz. lemon lime soda (I used Sprite Zero) Strawberries Lime Cucumber Mint leaves Orange Cut up fruit and place it in a tall tumbler.  Muddle it a bit if you want your drink to be fruity.  Fill glass with ice. Add Pimm’s and soda and garnish […]

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Mind Eraser

2 oz. Hendrick’s Gin 1 oz. St. Germain 1 oz. lime juice Pour over ice in a highball glass.  Top with club soda. Enjoy but beware!  I had two of these one afternoon on the Desire cruise and for some reason I cannot remember two hours of the pool party…..

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Jalapeño Cucumber Martini

Just like Mrs. Jones…this cocktail is refreshingly spicy! 3 oz. vodka ½ oz. Cointreau ½ oz. lime juice ½ oz. simple syrup 4 slices cucumber ¼ of a jalapeño pepper, seeds removed (unless you like it really spicy!) 4 mint leaves Muddle the cucumber, jalapeño, and mint in the bottom […]

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