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6 Fiesta-Worthy Margaritas to Celebrate National Margarita Day

Tuesday, February 22nd is National Margarita Day in the U.S., and we will stand shoulder to shoulder at the bar in our giant sombreros with our southern brothers and sisters on this most important celebration. The origins of the Margarita are disputed, and the...

Halloween Cocktails #2, The Blood Lust Martini

by Merlene | Liqueur based, Vodka based

Seems these days you can swing a dead bat without hitting a creature of the night. Whether its the brooding Edward of Twilight fame or the brooding Bill of True Blood, vampires have never been hotter and the Blood Lust for these vamps has never been more intense. The...

Halloween Cocktails, #1 Boo-berry Vodka Martini

by Merlene | Vodka based

Halloween is still 13 days away according to our dicey math skills. We thought we’d get an obvious spooky cocktail out of the way first. We present the Boo-berry Vodka Martini. We brought home a bottle of the highly aromatic Smirnoff Blueberry flavoured vodka,...

Blueberry Basil Gin Cocktail

by Merlene | Gin based

Ingredients 1/4 cup of blueberries 3 shredded fresh basil leaves 1 1/2 oz of gin 1/4 oz of fresh lime juice 1/4 oz of simple syrup twist of lime Preparation Muddle the blueberries, basil, lime juice and simple syrup in the cocktail shaker. Add ice, gin and shake...