(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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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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1 and 1/2 ounces of peach flavored vodka Peach flavored sparkling water Pour ingredients into an iced filled highball glass Enjoy!
Read MoreJalapeño 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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Ingredients 2 oz. Deep Eddy’s Orange Vodka 2 oz. orange juice 4 oz. ginger beer (non-alcoholic) juice of 1/2 lime orange slices optional: basil for garnish Instructions Combine all ingredients in a copper mug (or any glass) Add ice and stir Garnish with orange slice and basil
Read MoreLove Potion Martini
Perfect for Valentine’s Day! (Of course, every day is Valentine’s Day at the Jones house!) Ingredients 2 oz. vodka 1 oz. peach schnapps 2 oz. ruby red grapefruit juice Instructions Rim a martini glass with pink sugar if desired. Set aside. Add ice to cocktail shaker, then add all ingredients. […]
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2 oz Woodford Reserve 1 oz Chambord Liqueur 1 dash Bitters Maraschino cherry Shake ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with a cherry.
Read MoreHomemade Bailey’s Irish Cream
½ cup heavy cream ½ cup half and half 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 1⅔ cup Irish whiskey (I used Jameson’s) 1 teaspoon instant coffee 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon almond extract Combine all ingredients in a blender and set on high speed for 30 […]
Read MoreWhite Chocolate Liqueur
2 oz. good quality white chocolate 5 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup whole milk 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 cup of white rum Instructions Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler, stirring frequently. Add the sugar and 1/4 cup of the cream. Heat, stirring, […]
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