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Cinco De Mayo Cocktail Recipes With Tequila

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Today I have some fun Cinco De Mayo cocktail recipes to share with you! Are you celebrating Cinco De Mayo this year? It falls on a Saturday , so there’s more of an opportunity to get together with some friends and have a good time. The best part is, most won’t have to work the next day!

Cinco Swagger

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Agave Nectar
  • 2 Cucumber Wheels
  • 2 Blackberries
  • 2 oz Ginger Beer

Directions:

Muddle cucumber and blackberries in a mixing glass. Add tequila, lemon juice, agave nectar and ice. Shake and strain into a tall glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and stir. Garnish with cucumber wheel.

Camarena Chipotle Cooler

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1 oz Pineapple Juice
  • 1/2 oz Orange Liqueur
  • 2 Pinches Chipotle Chili Pepper Spice
  • 2 oz Lemonade
  • Lemon Wheel Garnish

Directions:

Combine liquids and spice in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend. Strain into tall glass over fresh ice. Garnish with lemon wheel.

Skinny Local

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1/2 of a Lemon, Quartered
  • 8 Mint Leaves
  • 1 tablespoon of Sugar Free Sweetener
  • 3 oz Soda Water

Directions:

Muddle lemon, mint and sweetener in a mixing glass. Add tequila and ice. Shake and pour all contents of shaker into a tall glass. Top with soda water and stir gently. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Camarena Silver Paloma

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1 tsp Agave Nectar
  • 1/2 oz Lime Juice
  • 4 oz Grapefruit Soda

Directions:

Combine tequila, agave nectar and lime juice in a highball glass. Mix well. Fill glass to brim with ice. Top with grapefruit soda and stir gently with a bar spoon. Garnish with a lime wheel.

Frozen Sangria Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1 oz Premium Orange Liqueur
  • 3/4 oz Lime Juice
  • 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
  • 3/4 oz Agave Nectar
  • 1 1/2 cup Crushed Ice
  • 2 oz Chilled Bottled Sangria (i.e. Madria Sangria)
  • Orange Wheel Garnish

Directions:

Place all ingredients except Sangria in blender. Blend until completely smooth. Place in freezer for 2 to 3 hours or overnight to firm. Shake container occasionally so mixture does not separate ingredients while freezing. When ready to serve: In wine goblet or decorative glass, alternately layer frozen tequila mixture with 1/4 to 1/2 measures of chilled Sangria. Garnish with orange wheel.

As always please drink responsibly, and don’t let friends drink and drive!

Hunger Games Party Cocktail Ideas

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The first installation of the Hunger Games movie based off of the best-selling trilogy book series hits theaters this Friday, March 23. Get yourself and your friends in the spirit with these Hunger Games themed cocktails. Katniss and her crew would surely approve.

Nightlock’s Nemesis

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Agave Nectar
  • 2 Cucumber Wheels
  • 2 Blackberries
  • 2 oz Ginger Beer

Directions:

Muddle cucumber and blackberries in a mixing glass. Add tequila, lemon juice, agave nectar and ice. Shake and strain into a tall glass with ice. Top with ginger beer and stir. Garnish with cucumber wheel.

Remembering Rue

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz Fever-Tree Ginger Beer
  • 1 oz Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • Edible Flower for Garnish

Directions:

Fill a highball glass with ice. Add vodka and fresh lime juice. Top off with Fever-Tree Ginger Beer. Garnish with lime wedges in the glass and an edible flower in remembrance of Rue, just as Katniss remembered the fallen Tribute with flowers.

Haymitch’s Hooch

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Blanc Vermouth
  • 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Italian Amaro
  • 3 oz Ginger Ale
  • Mint for Garnish

Directions:

Combine tequila, blanc vermouth, sweet vermouth, lemon juice and Italian Amaro in a highball glass. Mix well. Fill glass to brim with ice. Top with ginger ale and stir gently with a bar spoon. Garnish with mint.

Rooted in Survival

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1 oz Carrot Juice
  • 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Agave Nectar
  • Heavy dash Peychaud’s Bitters
  • Splash of Blood Orange Soda

Directions:

Add all ingredients in a tall Collins glass. Stir with a bar spoon and add ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Girl on Fire

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Spiced Orange Syrup*
  • 1/2 Lime Juice
  • 2 dashes Classic Bitters
  • 2 oz Brut Champagne

Directions:

Combine tequila, syrup, lime juice and bitters in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled champagne flute. Garnish with orange twist.

*Spiced Orange Syrup

Ingredients:

  • Zest of 1 Orange
  • 10 to 12 Whole Cloves
  • 1 heaping tablespoon Whole Allspice
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 cup Cane Sugar

Directions:

Place all ingredients in saucepan over medium heat. Heat until sugar is completely dissolved (approximately 5 minutes). Strain. Discard zest and spices. Refrigerate syrup.

Katniss Everdeen’s Ever After

Ingredients:

  • 4 oz Jalapeño-Infused Camarena Silver Tequila*
  • 3 oz Fresh-Squeezed Blood Orange Juice
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 2 oz Orange Liqueur

Directions:

In a cocktail shaker, combine jalapeño-infused Camarena Silver Tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice and Cointreau. Fill with ice, shake and strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a blood orange peel.

*Jalapeño-Infused Camarena Silver Tequila

To make jalapeño infusion, slice up a fresh jalapeño pepper and allow it to steep in 1 cup of Camarena Silver Tequila for 2 hours. Taste to check the heat level, and continue to steep if a stronger infusion is desired. Once infusing process is complete, remove the slices by pouring the mixture through a mess strainer.

These cocktail recipes are all courtesy of Camarena Silver Tequila.

As always please drink responsibly, and never drink and drive!

Jovani Animal Print Prom and Party Dress

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If you’re looking for a unique short prom dress idea, check out this adorable animal print prom dress by Jovani! I love the colors, and the shimmer!

This Sequin leopard animal print Prom dress is super cute!

It comes in sizes 0 to 14 and features strapless beading detail on the bust, sequin animal print throughout, an embellished floral applique at center of waist and ruching on bottom of the skirt.

Here’s the back!

It looks like a no fuss fun dress to dance the night away!

If you’re looking for animal print you should also check out the cute peacock prom dress I posted the other day!

Yummy St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail Recipes

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Are you planning a little St. Patrick’s Day get together, or you’d just like to celebrate with a couple drinks with friends? Here are a few St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail recipes to help your party planning along. You can make one or make them all and have a little tasting party!

These green and not so green cocktails are all courtesy of Camarena Tequila and Blue Ice Vodka.

Camarena Shamrock Shaker
Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Familia Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Sour Apple Liqueur
  • 1/4 oz Agave Nectar
  • 2 oz Lime Juice

Directions:

Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with a fan of thinly sliced green apples.

Emerald Crush

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Blue Ice Organic Wheat Vodka
  • 1/2 organic kiwi, peeled
  • 1/2 organic lime, cut into quarters
  • 1 teaspoon organic sugar

Directions:

Muddle fruit and sugar in a mixing glass until well crushed and juicy. Add ice and vodka and shake vigorously. Pour all contents over ice into a tall tumbler and drink with straws.

Señor Patrick’s Salud

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Irish Whiskey
  • 1 oz Apple Juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon Honey
  • 1 oz Ginger Beer
  • Quarter Lime Wedge – Squeezed

Directions:

Combine liquids except ginger beer in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with lime wedge. (Lower Calorie Cocktail: Approximately 106.17 calories based upon 1 oz = 1 ounce)

Green With Envy

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Blue Ice Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
  • 2 1/2 oz Sweet & Sour
  • 2 oz Orange Juice

Directions:

Blend ingredients together with crushed ice until slushy. Serve in a hurricane style glass. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry arranged on a pick.

Mexican Shamrock Shooter

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1/3 oz Butterscotch Schnapps
  • 1/3 oz Irish Cream

Directions:

Layer liquids by placing Butterscotch Schnapps in bottom of glass. Slowly pour Irish Cream over back of bar spoon on top of schnapps. Finish with layer of Camarena Silver Tequila poured over back of bar spoon on top of Irish Cream.

As always please remind your guests and yourself to drink responsibly!

Peacock Prom and Party Dress

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If you’re looking for a short fun prom dress check out this stunning peacock metallic embroidery and beadwork peacock prom dress. It would make a wonderful formal dress for the big dance, or for a fun party. It comes in several festive colors. My favorite is this turquoise.

I love the details in the metallic embroidery, and the ruffles at the bottom! I also love the purple.

The Peacock party dress also comes in:

  • Fuchsia
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
  • Royal Blue
  • Yellow
  • Orange

It’s available in several sizes from extra small to 2x large. They even have a size chart to help you determine what size you need to order.

You could pair it with some peacock feathers in the back of your hair, or some bright colored sassy shoes and you’re ready to go out and have a great time!

You can order the peacock prom dress and check out all the sizes and colors available here: Metallic Peacock Prom Dress

DIY Tropical Party Decoration Centerpiece

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If you’re planning a winter luau party, or you’re getting ready for a pool side gathering next summer, I have an easy tropical party decoration or centerpiece to share with you today. All you need is some fruit, palm  or fern leaves, and some glass jars and you can make a spectacular tropical center piece for your next party or event. Check it out.

This would work great for weddings, prom, a birthday party, or even a baby or bridal shower. I can see this outside on a table by the pool in the summer. Here are the simple instructions to make your own.

Flowers and Citrus Vases

Simply place oranges, limes, or lemons in rectangle, or round clear glass vases. Fill the vase almost to the top with whole fruits, then add fresh water to surround the fruits. Add a few large colorful tropical blooms to the mix for a very bold and beautiful tropical centerpiece or table decoration.

Pineapple Palm Trees

Cut the bottoms out of, or completely core 5 pineapples, then stack them one on top of the other. Insert large palm or fern leaves into the top pineapple to make them look like palm trees.

Have fun!

St. Patrick’s Day Recipes from Michael Collins

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St. Patrick’s Day is just a month away, are you ready to celebrate? For me St. Patrick’s Day is always a celebration of spring coming, because by mid March I know it’s just around the corner. If you’re planning to celebrate the green this year I have a couple recipes from Michael Collins to help your St. Patrick’s Day party planning along. The recipes aren’t all for cocktails. I also have a recipe couple delicious recipes to help you with the dinner portion of your party. It’s a traditional St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage recipe with a few interesting twists.

Did you know that just over 200 years ago, there were over 1,200 Irish whiskey distilleries? Today, there are 3. Despite the decline, Irish Whiskey is making a comeback and the resurgence of Irish Whiskey is leading to innovative cocktails beyond the Irish Car Bomb and Irish Coffee.

Richard Blais, the Top Chef and Culinary Designer known for his Molecular Gastronomy and red hair is turning up the heat this St. Patrick’s Day combining Ireland’s best – Corned Beef, Cabbage and Michael Collins Irish Whiskey to make some very interesting cocktails for St. Patrick’s Day this year. Check it out…

Corned Beef and Cabbage Cocktail – The “Corned Beef Collins”

What do you think? Sound like something you’d drink? I’m not sure, but it might be fun to serve at a party just to see how people react.

Chef Blais didn’t stop there, he prepared a gourmet meal using molecular gastronomy: Corned beef cooked in Michael Collins Whiskey, brown sugar and mustard with cabbage and oak smoked potato cannelloni, now that sounds like something I could enjoy!

Corned Beef Collins

  • 1 ½ oz Michael Collins blended whiskey
  • 2 oz Fresh sour mix
  • 2 oz Club soda
  • 1 eye droplet of Corned beef extract (corned beef drippings from pan)
  • 1 splash Cabbage water
  • Corned beef spices and cabbage oak, aroma
  1. Shake whiskey, corned beef extract and sour mix with ice.
  2. Pour into Collins glass and top with club soda.
  3. Smoke corned beef spice blend (bay leaf, black pepper, coriander, salt, mustard seed) with oak chips and present smoke suspended in covered, inverted glass.
  4. To serve, remove glass to infuse the air with the smell of corned beef and enjoy!

Corned beef cooked in Michael Collins Whiskey, brown sugar and mustard with cabbage and oak smoked potato cannelloni

Corned Beef:

  1. Take a fat piece of corned beef and lather it in equal parts light brown sugar, corning spices, a few splashes of Michael Collins Irish Whiskey and a mild mustard.
  2. Cover in 2 layers of aluminum foil and Cook in a 275 degree oven over night, or for 8-10 hours.

Potato and Cabbage Cannelloni:

  1. Cut off the bottom core of your cabbage and simmer in water with corning spices and a touch of butter
  2. When just cooked to tender, remove cabbage and chill. Reserve cabbage water for cocktails!
  3. Remove the individual cabbage leaves as “sheets” . What isn’t a nice sheet, chop up with some parsley and mix into your mashed potato.
  4. In each sheet, place a line of mashed potato and roll up to form “cannelloni”
  5. To serve the cannelloni, mix some instant potato flakes with grated Irish cheddar and room temperature butter. Top the cannelloni with this mixture and broil or torch to desired crispness.

Slice the corned beef and serve with the whiskey drippings alongside one of the cabbage and potato cannelloni.

Thirsty for more? Try these Michael Collins Irish Whiskey Cocktails created by top mixologists:

Irish Blond (from Dale DeGroff)

  • 2 ounces Michael Collins Irish Whiskey
  • 3/4 ounce Orange Curacao
  • 1/4 ounce Fino sherry
  • Dash of Orange Bitters

Stir all the ingredients in a bar glass with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a flamed orange peel.

Frisky Whisky (Allen Katz)

  • 1 part Michael Collins
  • 1 part Bärenjäger Honey Liqueur
  • 1 part fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 part simple syrup
  • 2 Dashes angostura bitters

As always please remind your guests to drink responsibly.

Cocktail Recipes and Images courtesy of: Michael Collins

Christmas Cocktail Recipes For Cocktail Hour and After Dinner

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I can’t believe Christmas is almost here already! If you still have some Christmas Eve and Christmas Day parties, dinners and holiday gatherings in the next couple days, I have a few more holiday cocktail recipes to share with you! If you have some home entertaining yet to do, check out these festive cocktail recipes from Camarena Tequila and Blue Ice American Vodka. I have recipes for cocktail hour, and some sweet cocktail treats you can enjoy after Christmas dinner.

Holiday Cocktail Hour Sippers

Spiced Silver Bell

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Cranberry Spice Syrup*
  • 2 oz Ginger Beer
  • Lime Wheel Garnish

Directions:

Combine liquids in large rocks glass. Add ice and stir. Garnish with lime wheel.

* Cranberry Spice Syrup

  • 1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Water
  • 4 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Allspice
  • 1 teaspoon Whole Clove
  • 1 tablespoon Orange Zest
  • 1 cup Fresh Cranberries

Place all ingredients in saucepan over medium low heat. Stir continually until skins of cranberries begin to pop and they easily mash with back of spoon. Lightly mash cranberries, but not so much to create “sauce.” Remove from heat. Strain into heat proof container. Allow to cool. Refrigerate.

Mistletoe Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1/4 oz New Amsterdam Gin
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Agave Nectar
  • 8 Cranberries

Directions:

Muddle cranberries in a mixing glass. Add tequila, lime juice, agave nectar, gin and ice. Shake and strain into a bucket glass with ice. Garnish with a skewer of cranberries.

Holiday Rouge

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 oz Blue Ice Vodka
  • 1/2 oz Orange Liqueur
  • 1 oz Pomegranate Juice
  • 1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice
  • 1/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice

Directions:

Add ingredients to a cocktail mixer, shake well and strain. Garnish with a lime wheel and red cherry.

After Christmas Dinner Sweet Treat Cocktail Recipes

Camarena Frost

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz White Crème de Cacao
  • 1/2 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
  • 1 oz Heavy Whipping Cream
  • Sprinkled Cinnamon Garnish

Directions:

Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with sprinkle of cinnamon.

La Posada

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 1/2 oz Dark Crème de Cacao
  • 1/2 oz Coffee Liqueur
  • 1/2 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
  • 1 1/2 oz Heavy Cream
  • Cinnamon Dust Garnish

Directions:

Combine liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until frothy. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with dusting of cinnamon powder.

Blue Ice Raspberry Truffle

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Blue Ice Vodka
  • 3/4 oz Coffee Liqueur
  • 3/4 oz Raspberry Liqueur
  • Fresh Whipped Cream
  • Semi-Sweet Chocolate Shavings for Garnish

Directions:

Shake with cubed ice and strain into champagne flute glass. Float lightly whipped fresh whipped cream on top. Top with Semi-sweet chocolate shavings.

As always please remind your friends and guests to drink responsibly.

Spiced and Yummy Holiday Cocktail Recipes

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I love holiday entertaining! The scents and flavors of the holiday season are so delicious, from cranberry to pumpkin and spices. Today I have some holiday cocktail recipes to share with you from Camarena and Blue Ice American Vodka. They’re great for toasting to the holidays, checking out a little football, or ringing in the new year.

Spiced Ginger Apple Tequini

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 2 oz apple cider
  • ½ oz Cointreau
  •  ½ oz fresh lime juice
  • 3 dashes of fresh ginger juice
  • Thinly-sliced apple slices for garnish

Directions:

  1. In a cocktail shaker, combine all of the ingredients
  2. Fill with ice and give a generous shake
  3. Double strain into a martini glass and garnish with a fan of thinly-sliced apple slices

Camarena Cranberry Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Camarena Silver Tequila
  • 1 cup cranberry juice
  • 1 cup Cointreau
  • 1 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
  • ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice

Directions:

  1. In a 48 oz pitcher, add all ingredients and stir well
  2. Add ice to the pitcher, until filled to the brim and carefully stir
  3. Serve in lowball glasses rimed with sugar

· Serves 6

Gingered Pear

Ingredients:

  • 1 ½ oz Blue Ice Vodka
  • ½ oz pear liqueur
  • ¼ oz fresh lime juice
  • 4 oz Ginger Beer
  • Fresh pear, sliced

Directions:

  1. Add vodka and pear liqueur and lime juice to a highball glass
  2. Add ice, fill with ginger beer and mix with a swivel spoon
  3.  Garnish with a fresh pear slice

Cinnamon Apple Martini

Ingredients:

  • 4 oz Blue Ice American Vodka
  • 1 oz apple liqueur
  • Splash cinnamon schnapps
  • Apple slice
  • Red cherry
  • Cinnamon stick

Directions:

  1. Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well.
  2. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with an apple slice, red cherry and a cinnamon stick

Pumpkin Pie Martini

Ingredients

  • 4 oz Blue Ice American Vodka
  • 1 oz DaVinci Pumpkin Pie Syrup
  • Cinnamon Sugar
  • Orange slice

Directions:

  1. Add vodka and pumpkin pie syrup to a cocktail shaker
  2. Shake well and strain into a martini glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar
  3. Garnish with an orange slice

Jalisco Nights

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Camarena Reposado Tequila
  • 5 oz hot coffee
  • ½ oz Crème de Cacao
  • ½ oz Green Chartreuse
  • Whip Cream

Directions:

  1. Build in wine glass or coffee cup
  2. Top with whip cream

Enjoy! Always remind your guests to drink responsibly, and never drink and drive!

Delicious Christmas Cocktail Ideas

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I’ve been looking around the last few days and I’ve found some yummy looking Christmas cocktail ideas on Pinterest! I always like to make one or two cocktails when I entertain and make them my signature drink for the event. If it’s a Christmas or holiday party you’re throwing, then it’s extra fun to give your signature drink a Christmas theme. All of these fabulous recipes do just that! Enjoy!

Just click on the links below the photo to get to the recipes and details about the cocktails!

Christmas Cranberry Mojitos from We Are Not Martha

 

The Grinch From It Thing

Source: itthing.com via Linette on Pinterest

 

White Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Martini from Betty Crocker

 

Red Glitter Godiva Mudsling Martini from My Thirty Spot~ Love the festive colors!

 

Chocolate ‘Blitzen’ Martini by BHG

Source: bhg.com via Linette on Pinterest

 

Gingerbread Martini by My Recipes

 

I’m all over the chocolate cocktails! I might have to try the mojitos too!

Please remember to drink responsibly, and never let your guests drink and drive!