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15 Spring Cocktails for 2022

Spring is officially here which means that there are spring cocktails ready to be made. Whether you’re having a party or just looking to spice up your day, these 15 cocktails are sure to have you in the spring spirit.

1. Cherry Blossom

  • 1.25 oz 1800 Silver Tequila
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • 1 oz grapefruit juice
  • .25 oz grenadine

2. The Honey Rose Margarita

  • 1 oz Cointreau
  • 2 oz Blanco tequila
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • .5 oz honey water
  • 2 dashes of rose water

3. Mezcal Pineapple Sour

  • 1.5 oz Doña Vega Espadín
  • .5 oz fresh pineapple juice
  • .75 oz lemon juice
  • .75 oz agave
  • 1 egg white

4. Mint Julep

  • 2 mint sprigs
  • 2 oz Black Maple Hill Bourbon
  • .5 oz simple syrup

5. Bourbini

  • 1 oz Heaven Hill 6-Year Bourbon
  • 2 dashes of peach bitters
  • .5 oz Mathilde Peche peach liqueur
  • Sparkling wine

6. The Garden Rose

  • 1 oz Volcan de mi Tierra Blanco
  • .75 oz St. Germain
  • .75 oz simple syrup
  • .75 oz lemon juice
  • 4 shakes of rose water
  • 1 muddled strawberry

7. Tequila Honeysuckle

  • 2 oz Milagro Blanco Tequila
  • .75 oz honey syrup
  • .75 oz lime juice

8. The Bluebonnet

  • 1.5 oz Tequila Blanco
  • 1.5 oz fresh lime juice
  • .75 oz Cointreau
  • 1.5 oz simple syrup
  • Dash of Blue Curacoa and grenadine

9. Deep Cleanse

  • 1.5 oz Hendrick’s gin
  • 2 oz aloe vera juice
  • .5 oz simple syrup
  • 3 cucumber slices

10. Strawberry Blond

  • 2 oz Tanteo Jalapeno
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • .75 oz simple syrup
  • 1 strawberry

11. Lizzy Lake

  • 1.5 oz Hendrick’s gin
  • 3 drops of rose water
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar
  • 1 cucumber slices

12. Basil Tom Collins

  • 1.5 oz Reyka vodka
  • .75 oz lemon juice
  • .5 oz simple syrup
  • Club soda
  • Basil leaves

13. The Parasol

  • .5 oz Lillet Blanc
  • .5 oz St. Germain
  • .5 oz honey syrup
  • .75 oz lemon juice
  • 3 oz champagne

14. Vibrant Sunrise

  • 1/3 of a muddled blood orange
  • 2 oz Royal Gate gin
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1 oz fresh lime juice
  • Dash of agave
  • Cayenne and salt for rim

15. Corpse Reviver

  • 1.5 oz Tanqueray 10 gin
  • .5 oz Cointreau
  • .5 oz Lillet Blanc
  • .75 oz fresh lemon juice
  • Dash of absinthe

These drinks are for adults 21 years and older. As always, drink responsibly and have fun!

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Emmie Pombo is a latte and tattoo-loving Tennessean who specializes in mental health and beauty writing. She holds a degree in Journalism and a certification in Makeup Artistry and Airbrushing. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

32 Cocktails You Will Fall in Love With for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Whether you have plans or are flying solo, these 32 cocktails (for individuals ages 21+) will bring out the love in anyone. Take a look at the ingredients, stock up on them, and settle in for a fun love day – however you’re celebrating.

1. Love Potion #9

  • Strawberries
  • Vanilla ice cream
  • Vodka (strawberry, vanilla, or unflavored)
  • White crème de cacao liqueur

2. Sweetheart Cocktail

  • Ketel One vodka
  • Rose petal liqueur
  • Cranberry juice
  • Lime juice

3. Bésame Cocktail (Kiss Me Cocktail)

  • Lime wedges
  • Raspberries
  • Agavero liqueur
  • Passion fruit juice
  • Raspberry liqueur

4. Scarlett Kiss

  • Cranberry juice
  • Drambuie

5. Cupid’s Arrow

  • Vodka
  • Blood orange liqueur
  • Orange juice
  • Lemon juice
  • Chopped berries
  • Sugar
  • Lemon-lime soda
  • Chocolate shavings (for garnish)

6. Chocolate Truffle Martini

  • Smirnoff vanilla vodka
  • Godiva white chocolate cream liqueur
  • Cream

7. Passion Cocktail

  • Tequila
  • Cranberry juice
  • Lime juice
  • Brandy-based orange liqueur
  • Lime slices

8. Chocolate Old Fashioned

  • Ballotin original chocolate whiskey
  • Bourbon
  • Orange bitters
  • Chocolate mole bitters

9. Chocolate Covered Strawberry Shooters

  • Chocolate chips
  • Strawberry milk
  • White chocolate liqueur
  • Vodka
  • Strawberries

10. Lovebug Cocktail

  • White cranberry juice
  • Lemon-lime soda
  • Vodka
  • Grenadine

11. Pink Gin and Tonic

  • Pink gin
  • Tonic water
  • Lime juice

12. Cupid’s Panties

  • Tequila rose
  • Godiva white chocolate liqueur
  • Whipped cream

13. Soulmate Martini

  • Bacardi vanilla rum
  • Bacardi jazz rum
  • Black cherry juice
  • Cola

14. Strawberry Champagne Floats

  • Vanilla ice cream
  • Champagne
  • Strawberries
  • Sugar

15. Valentine’s Day Lady Rose

  • Rose syrup
  • Vodka
  • Pink rose petals
  • Rose water
  • Tonic
  • Pink food coloring

16. Cherry-Chocolate Bourbon Soda

  • Cherry soda
  • Taza Mexican chocolate extract
  • Bourbon

17. Sidecar Cocktail

  • Sugar
  • Bourbon or cognac
  • Orange liqueur
  • Lemon juice

18. Hot Toddy

  • Hot water
  • Whiskey or bourbon
  • Honey
  • Lemon juice

19. Pink Mudslide

  • Kahlua or coffee liqueur
  • Vanilla or plain vodka
  • Bailey’s/irish cream liqueur or half and half
  • Strawberries
  • Vanilla ice cream

20. Flame of Love

  • Monkey 47
  • Dry sherry
  • Flamed grapefruit twists

21. Morse Code

  • Bacardi Superior
  • Plantation pineapple rum
  • Lime juice
  • Sugar
  • Strawberry

22. Pink Lady

  • Monkey 47
  • Apple brandy
  • Lemon juice
  • Grenadine
  • Egg white

23. Ginger and Jasmine Cocktail

  • Simple syrup
  • Fresh ginger
  • Jasmine tea
  • Vodka
  • Lemon juice
  • Santa Margherita sparkling rosé

24. Cupid’s Hope

  • Reyka vodka
  • Lemon juice
  • Rosemary syrup
  • Pear juice

25. Kiss From a Rose

  • Greenhook gin
  • Simple syrup
  • St. Germain
  • Angostura bitters
  • Champagne rosé

26. Tie Me Up Tie Me Down

  • Hangar One Buddha’s Hand vodka
  • Rosemary simple syrup
  • Lemon juice

27. Pink French

  • Lemon juice
  • Pomegranate juice
  • Rose water
  • Simple honey syrup
  • Gin
  • Cava

28. La Vie en Rose

  • 619 rose petal vodka
  • Simple syrup
  • Lemon juice
  • St. Germaine
  • Ginger beer

29. Potion D’Amour

  • TYKU black sake
  • Blackberry purée
  • Lillet Blanc

30. Spicy Love Affair

  • Reyka vodka
  • Lemon juice
  • Ginger syrup
  • Pink grapefruit juice

31. It’s a Match

  • Ketel One Citreon vodka
  • Muddled strawberries
  • Basil leaves
  • Jalapeño disk
  • Lemon juice
  • Simple syrup

32. The Smoke Show

  • Casamigos Mezcal
  • Casamigos Blanco tequila
  • Ancho Reyes
  • Lime juice
  • Agave nectar

However you’re spending Valentine’s Day, whether it’s with your significant other, your gal pals, or just yourself, these 32 cocktails will help spice up your holiday. Have fun and drink responsibly!

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Emmie Pombo is a latte and tattoo-loving Tennessean who specializes in mental health and beauty writing. She holds a degree in Journalism and a certification in Makeup Artistry and Airbrushing. Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

How to Host a Cocktail Party

People have been gathering for cocktail parties since the early 1900s. This celebration is a great way to entertain friends or business partners, and the guest list should be kept around 10 to make sure the party is intimate and the host can manage the occasion. You can choose a cocktail party for receptions and open houses to celebrate your accomplishments and spend quality time with friends.

The average cocktail party should last no more than three hours, and it’s best to include a simple spread of appetizers and a variety of drinks for guests to enjoy. This occasion is easy to plan, but you’ll need to keep some important points in mind. Here are some practical suggestions for hosting your next cocktail party.

Planning the Party

Your cocktail party can be as elaborate or as simple as you want. Determine how many people to invite and whether the event is for business associates or friends (or both). You’ll also need to determine how much you want to spend and whether the event will be dressy or casual so you’ll know if you need to start shopping for cocktail dresses online.

Your party can feature a signature cocktail or you can have a full bar and allow your guests to make their own drinks. You should also decide whether you’d like the celebration to be indoors or outdoors. If you choose to have the soiree outdoors, make sure you have a backup plan if the weather changes. And, of course, you’ll have to decide what food you’re going to serve as well.

Go over each item on your list and check them off as you accomplish them to keep you organized during the planning process.

Party Cocktails and Other Beverages

The drinks are the focus of the cocktail party. You should plan for each guest to have two or three drinks. Be sure that you have wine, beer, and water ready to serve at your celebration. Offer juices and soft drinks, as well as mocktails, for guests who don’t drink.

You have a few options when it comes to presenting the cocktails to guests:

Full Bar 

This allows your guests to choose the guests they like best. This option is great if you have a bar that is well stocked and you’re willing to buy the ingredients to make delicious cocktails. A full bar is also ideal for larger parties.

Drink Menu

If you offer your guests a drink menu, you may encourage them to purchase a cocktail they wouldn’t try otherwise. This option will save you money since you’ll only need the ingredients required to make the drinks on the menu. Choose up to three drinks: one classic cocktail, one fruit-infused drink, and one cocktail with unconventional ingredients. This option is wonderful for smaller cocktail parties.

Pitcher Cocktails 

This is the easiest option if you’re having a large party, since the drinks are already prepared and guests can get their drinks themselves. Choose drinks like vodka and lemonade, margaritas, or sangria and make them ahead of time. Keep the pitchers chilled and offer them on the table with an ice bucket, glasses, and a variety of garnishes.

Food for the Occasion

You don’t have to serve dinner at a cocktail party. However, you do need to provide your guests with finger foods and appetizers that will stave off their hunger during the party.

A fresh vegetable or fruit platter works well for a cocktail celebration; you can serve these platters with hummus or whipped honey and peanut as dipping sauces. It’s also a good idea to offer your guests a platter of cured meats, artisan cheeses, and crostini or pita squares. You can also choose a gourmet dip and serve it with a platter of chips or crackers. Mini quiches and bacon-rolled vegetables are also delicious options for cocktail parties.

Planning a cocktail party can be overwhelming, but the process will get easier each time, especially when you see that your guests are having a great time. Don’t try to make everything perfect; focus on having fun and offering your guests tasty cocktails that will make the night more enjoyable. Just keep referring to your checklist and you’ll have a fun, elegant, and memorable cocktail party planned before you know it.

Bacardi Spiced Palmer – Labor Day’s Must-Have Cocktail

It’s a party with Bacardi…

Labor Day is a day to be with family and friends and drink and eat incredible foods. Hot dogs, hamburgers, cookouts, desserts, cocktails, you name it. However you celebrate, you’re almost always guaranteed to have a drink in your hand. For my over-21 friends, the Bacardi Spiced Palmer needs to be in your cup.

Bacardi is a rum company that was established in 1862 and features rum that is aged for at least 10 years. The company produced dark, gold, and white rum, which are good for multiple kinds of drinks.

From the website, the recipe is described as: “Inspired by the traditional lemonade and tea combo, the Bacardi Spiced Palmer is the perfect cocktail to sip while you enjoy labor weekend with friends.“

I was contacted by a team member at H&S – a brand partnering company that connects with influencers to bring awareness to certain brands. When I got an email to sample Bacardi, I was pumped. A specific recipe I was asked to make was the Bacardi Spiced Palmer. Included in this recipe are Bacardi Spiced (which sells for roughly $13 for the smaller bottle), lemonade, and peach iced tea.

The recipe is simple: 1.5 oz. Bacardi Spiced, 1.5 oz. lemonade, and 1.5 oz. peach iced tea

I tasted it, along with my brother, to see what he thought about the recipe, as well. It was a huge hit for both of us. I can confidently say that this recipe will be a must-have for holidays moving forward. At your average liquor store, there are bottles in two sizes: 750 ml and 1.75 L. The packaging is sleek and is a great addition to any collection you may already have.

Considering the price is so low, there’s really no reason to not try this drink. Adding up all the good factors: low price, great taste, easy to make, etc., I would highly recommend everything about this drink. So, if you’re over 21, find your local liquor store and stock up for the holidays.

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What Your Alcoholic Beverage Of Choice Says About You

Every time you head out to the bar with your friends and order a drink, you’re making a decision not only about the type of beverage you’d like to drink but about the type of person you really are. We all value different tastes, effects, and eventual outcomes when we imbibe, and the alcohol you prefer is essentially a metaphorical representation of your personality.

We all love our alcoholic agency, and making the decision to drink is second only to deciding what to drink. Our forefathers fought for our right to choose, and what better way to honor their sacrifice than to get drunk on freedom? That’s clearly what America is really about.

Red Wine

You’re a little snobbish, or you have an ethnically influenced investment in drinking wine with every meal. You probably haven’t actually gotten drunk off your beverage of choice in several decades.

Mainstream Beer

You’re a broke college student, a middle-aged man, or a high school student trying beer for the first time.

Scotch

You’re incredibly suave, and miles above the rest of us in class, taste, and tolerance. But unlike whiskey drinkers, you probably aren’t aware of how cool you really are.

Gin

You enjoy Gatsby-themed costume parties and the subtle taste of Christmas trees. Oh, and you consider yourself a higher class of human than all those vodka-loving lightweights who can’t handle a real martini.

Craft/Microbrewed Beer

You like the way the frothy carbonation collects in your ironic mustache, or you’re on a beer-tolerant health kick. Tons of brand-name beers actually contain high fructose corn syrup, but most craft breweries leave this out. You are well of this important distinction.

Champagne

You’re super fancy, or you’re just a huge fan of bubbles (like that fish from Finding Nemo).

Tequila

You’re trying to put as much distance between your sober self and drunken self as humanly possible. Seriously, why does tequila always equal a personality transplant? Absolutely no one makes good decisions drunk on tequila.

Vodka

You’ve deluded yourself into believing that vodka is a calorie-free alternative to beer (it isn’t).

White Wine

If you’re pairing it with your dinner, then you’re probably either super classy or at a wine tasting festival. If you’re enjoying it with ice cubes and a box of tissues, then you’re a middle-aged suburban mom watching a romantic comedy.

Rum

You value freedom, anarchy, and a healthy tolerance for coconut-flavored drinks. Or you’re in denial that the summer doesn’t actually last all year. Alternatively, you’re on a resort vacation somewhere in the tropics and there are no Rum-free options available.

Whiskey

If it isn’t St. Patrick’s Day, well…you’re just that hardcore.

Sugary Cocktails

You’re out for your 21st birthday enjoying your fishbowl, or you’re too scared to try hard liquor without something sweet to mask the taste.

Malt Liquor

…in a brown paper bag. I think this one speaks for itself.

Absinthe

You’re a big Ernest Hemingway fan, but unfortunately, big game hunting isn’t really an option and you aren’t much of a writer. To honor your favorite author, you’ve decided to imbibe a gentlemanly beverage, and no, you won’t be batting an eyelash when they inevitably pump your stomach. Grace under pressure, after all.

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