Pineapple sweetness punched up with a bit of spice rum for a cooling cocktail with a kick.
This week’s summer cocktail is a bit of a departure from the others. The strengh of the drink quietly reveeals itself outside of its fruity flavor in just a few sips. Continue reading Key Largo Chill
Peaches and Cream Gin Fizz ~ The best of summer’s peaches lend a helping hand to this updated riff on a classic gin fizz. Replacing the traditional egg white is a little bit of heavy cream and there to assist in body is a cream soda instead of tonic water. Behind that is the juice of a full lime to flatten out the sweetness of it all and bring everything back in balance to the classic gin featuring cocktail.
This is a drink that was first introduced to me during my college years by my then bartending boyfriend. I remember initially not liking this too much at first taste and then disliking it completely once I found it was made with raw egg whites. Gross. Continue reading Peaches and Cream Gin Fizz
Raspberry Refresher ~ The balance of this drink is good, the taste is affirmative in being well balanced between the sweet tartness of the raspberries and the sometimes overshadowing flavor of the gin.
If you’re looking for stiff drinks and classics cocktails, this Summer Cocktail Series will not be your happy hunting ground. Summer time is high fruit season and a lot of what I drink or eat at this time centers around that. Most of mixed drinks you’ll see in this series will have a majority share in fruit with some cocktailing around it. Continue reading Raspberry Refresher
