Finally, a truly tropical cocktail for the Boozy Advent series. Today, a slightly modified version of a Painkiller cocktail. The Painkiller cocktail originates from the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the BVIs. Soggy Dollar because there is no dock, you have to swim or wade through the water to get there, hence…
Boozy Advent 5: Cinnamon Roll Cocktail
Boozy Advent 5 brings us to the best one yet, the Cinnamon Roll Cocktail. It does taste like a cinnamon roll in a glass. You’ll only need one of these though. Unlike eating a whole pan of cinnamon rolls, this is a one-only concoction. It’s boozy. I used this recipe from The Farmwife Drinks. Things…
Boozy Advent 4: Tequila Manhattan
Boozy Advent rolls right along, this time with tequila. I used a recipe from a celebrity chef I found online for a version of a Tequila Manhattan. And it was AWFUL. I found the recipe in this roundup post of tequila recipes. I thought I had what would work as a suitable representation of the…
Boozy Advent 3: Bourbon Cider
Today’s cocktail on the Boozy Cocktail list is Bourbon Cider. It’s as simple as a bourbon float atop a hard cider. Bourbon Cider isn’t a new cocktail here, it’s something I mix together pretty often, splitting one bottle of hard cider between two of us with a float of bourbon, sometimes a dash of bitters,…
Boozy Advent 2: Kahlua Ginger Fizz
Day Two of Boozy Advent is a Kahlua Ginger Fizz. If you are looking for a simple cocktail with minimal ingredients, you’ll like this one. You’ll need just three ingredients, four if a garnish counts as an ingredient. Kahlua, ginger beer, orange bitters and an orange slice. About ginger beer: this is not ginger ale…
Jalapeno Mezcal Margarita
Whew! It’s hot outside and margaritas are on my mind. How about you? I’m cooling down with my Jalapeno Mezcal Margarita. Two easy ingredients with a little ice in the cocktail shaker makes summer heat seem a little more tolerable. Margarita purists will be incredibly miffed at my choice of ingredients: Jalapeno Limeade from Trader…