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Vodka Bee’s Knees Cocktail Recipe

I love a good signature cocktail, how about you?  This vodka Bee's Knees cocktail is perfect for a crowd or just a single happy hour drink on a Friday afternoon.  The combination of fresh lemon and honey is refreshing and light! A traditional Bee's Knees is made with gin, but I am a vodka-loving girl, so I replaced the gin with vodka to suit my taste.  If you are trying this recipe, please note you can make it with either gin or vodka! The secret of this recipe is the honey syrup.  I ... View Post

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: adult beverage, cocktail recipe, gin cocktail, girls night in drinks, happy hour, lemon cocktail, lemon drink recipe, summer cocktail, vodka, vodka cocktail

If you are hosting guests or just want to make a spooky drink, you must try this Day of the Dead cocktail. 

Spook Your Guests With This Phenomenal Day of the Dead Cocktail

Hello and Happy Halloween!  If you are hosting guests or just want to make a spooky drink, you must try this Day of the Dead cocktail.  We are a little obsessed with the Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) since the movie Coco came out.  I have made pillows, a sign and now a cocktail inspired by the movie.  My husband and I also bought  face paint that we plan to use for Halloween so we can dress up as characters from the movie.     This is the last week in our fall cocktail series, so ... View Post

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: adult beverage, cocktail, halloween cocktail, halloween drink

If You Love Caramel Apples You Will Enjoy This Caramel Apple Cocktail

Did you love eating caramel apples as a kid?  Having that huge apple on a stick, covered in gooey caramel that sticks to your teeth brings back such fond memories!  But going to the dentist in November does not bring back good memories!  So if you love the idea of caramel apples, but not the affect on your teeth, you might want to try this caramel apple cocktail instead!  *21 and up I love apples.  Apples with chocolate, caramel, peanut butter...you name it!  Have you seen this cinnamon apple ... View Post

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: adult beverage, apple cocktail, caramel apple, cocktail recipe

Have a friend over and make this pomegranate and blueberry wine spritzer recipe!

Make this Easy and Refreshing Pomegranate and Blueberry Wine Spritzer Recipe

Hello there!  Welcome to the Fall cocktail series.  Each week I will collaborate with a few other bloggers to bring you some of the best Fall cocktails you simply must try this season.  This week, I am sharing a refreshing and light pomegranate and blueberry wine spritzer recipe.   Did you know that pomegranate season begins in September?  I know pomegranates are popular at Christmas time, but they are in season right now!  For this wine spritzer recipe I am not using fresh pomegranates, but ... View Post

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: adult beverage, cocktail recipe, fall cocktail, rose, wine

Dark N Stormy: Classic Summer Cocktail Recipe

Well hello and welcome to week five of the summer cocktail series.  Today, I am going old school with this classic Dark N Stormy cocktail recipe.  I had a Dark N Stormy a few years ago and it quickly became my favorite cocktail.  This drink is perfect for the summer because it is so refreshing! There's something so wonderful about a dark and stormy summer night.  I love summer thunder storms and this drink reminds me of the cool rain on a hot summer day.  I took this the other evening when we ... View Post

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: adult beverage, classic cocktail, copper mug, dark rum, ginger beer, rum drink, summer cocktail

This frozen rum cocktail is delish!

Frozen Citrus Berry Rum Cocktail

It is week four of our summer cocktail series and I thought I'd cool things off with this frozen citrus berry rum cocktail!  Sometimes I just need a refreshing cocktail and I don't have time to head to the store.  I happened to have all of these ingredients in my house, so the frozen citrus berry rum cocktail was invented!  The other day was beautiful and the kids wanted to play outside after they got home from preschool.  I decided to make myself a cocktail, fill some water balloons, pull ... View Post

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: adult beverage, cocktail, frozen drink, frozen strawberries, lemonade, rum

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