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I’m Profound and 5 Awesome Cocktails

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I’ve been racking my brain for a while now trying to come up
with something profound to talk about since I turn 26 this month.

I’ve come up with a whole lot of nothing.

I could poetically wax on about all the lessons I’ve
learned, how far I’ve come as a person, or my future dreams, but that just doesn’t
feel right.

A lot happened in the last year, and a lot is going to happen this
year. I can feel it, I know it, and I’m ready for it.

And that pretty much sums up my profoundly poetic emotions right
now.

Anticlimactic I know.

Maybe these cocktail recipes will make up for it? Keep me in
mind tonight while you are stirring yours up, because that’s what I will be
doing. Happy Friday!

Dirty Martini Shooters

Blackberry Crush Cocktail

Blood Orange Sangria

Raspberry Lemonade Champagne Smash

Pomegranate Gin Cocktail

A Warm Fall Cocktail thats Great for a Crowd

By Jessica

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I’m getting a little behind on the times here.

I have a cocktail recipe that I have wanted to share all
fall long, and now I’m running out of time. I came up with it in college after
an apple picking trip with my roommates. It was frigid and we wanted a warm cocktail to help us get into the baking mood.

Sigh, I miss those days and those girls. I don’t ever get to
see them enough. We had so much fun living together. The nights that we stayed
in and ate cheese, fruit and full boxes of wine for dinner were easily some of
my best memories.

Spiked Warm Mulled Cider

½ gallon of fresh cider

4 cinnamon sticks

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp whole cloves

1 ½ cups of spiced
rum

1 apple sliced thin

In a large sauce pan add the cider and spices bring to a
simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until fragrant. Be careful not to let it boil.
Reduce the heat to low and add the rum. Serve warm with apple slice garnish. If
you are bringing it to a large party you may want to strain it first for ease
of serving.

8 Summer Cocktails I CAN’T get enough of

By Jessica

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If you have been following
me on instagram then you know that I’ve been kind of a lush lately. I just
can’t get enough of ice cold fruity drinks, with all the fresh fruit out there
it’s impossible to say no. And if I’m not going to be running in 100 degree
heat then I might as well drink amirite?
The cool thing is that you
can make any number of these drinks without the alcohol, and just add a little
more club soda, ginger ale, or what have you, but I’m telling you a little boos
makes it all the better.

Here are my top 10
favorites this summer:

Cherry Mojito: Slice a handful of
cherries, and remove the pits, muddle them in bottom of a tall glass along with
1 lime chopped and its juice, as well as 1tbs fresh mint. Add 2 oz. of light
rum and 10 oz. of seltzer, or club soda.

Classic Shandy: Pour
yourself half a glass of premade lemonade (I like minute made light) and half a
glass of Belgian white ale. Garnish with a lemon.

Watermelon Rickey: I got this recipe from Big Girls, Small Kitchen. It’s great poolside.

Peach Margarita: Puree one
peach, with ice. Combine peach mixture with the juice from 1 lime, 2 oz.
tequila, and 1 tablespoon simple syrup.
Serve in a salt rimmed glass.

Sweet Tea & Lemon
Martini: You know I have a love affair with tea so It’s pretty obvious I had to
come up with a tea cocktail. For this one I placed 4 teabags in a jar with 4
oz. of plain vodka in the fridge overnight to infuse the tea flavor. Then I
added 3 tbs simple syrup, a few slices of lemon, and top it off with some seltzer or club soda.

Blueberry Lime Chiller:
Muddle a handful of blueberries with 1 tbs of simple syrup, and combine with
juice form one lime, 2 oz. white rum, and 4 oz. club soda, serve with a lime
and/or lemon wedge.

Citrus Sparkler: I love
this recipe, and have made whole pitchers of t for parties, it’s always a hit.

Strawberry
Lemon, Basil Mojito: Muddle 1/3 cup of frozen strawberries, with 1 tbs simple
syrup, 2 tbs lemon juice, and 2-4 large basil leaves. Add 2 oz. white rum, and
4 oz club soda. This is easily my favorite I would drink this every day of the week, though I may opt for a virgin version occasionally, which is just as amazing, let me tell you.

I’ve mentioned simple syrup
quite a bit on here. For a simple recipe try this one, and keep it stocked in
the fridge all summer!

I hope you enjoy!!!

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