Whiskey Wednesday: Raspberry Bourbon Smash

Happy Wednesday guys!!!

In 2015, I started a fun new blog series - 

Whiskey Wednesday!!!

If you missed them, here are past posts:
Irish Mule
 Mint Julep
Bourbon & Sparkling Lemonade
Irish Redhead
Old Fashion
Jameson Coke Floats
Bourbon Cherry Coke
Bourbon Spiked Apple Cider
Hot Toddy
Whiskey Sour
Sage Brown Derby

Strawberry Whiskey Smash
Gold Rush
Blackberry Whiskey Punch
Kickin' Blood Orange Spritzer
Cherry Lime Whiskey Fizz
Peach Mint Julep

Apple Old Fashion
Rye Maple Fizz

I've made two other whiskey "smash" drinks for the blog,
but this one was by far the easiest of them.
In fact, it's one of the easiest drinks I've made.
Don't let that fool you though - it's full of flavor!

The Goods:

Raspberry Jam or Preserve

Bourbon

Triple Sec

Orange Juice

Club Soda

Orange

In a shaker, combine 1/2 cup ice, 2 tablespoons raspberry jam, 2 tablespoons bourbon, 1 tablespoon triple sec, and 2 tablespoons orange juice and shake quickly for 20 to 30 seconds. 

Strain into a chilled glass with ice, top with club soda and garnish with orange slice and peel.

Whiskey Wednesday: Apple Old Fashion

Happy Wednesday guys!!!

In 2015, I started a fun new blog series - 

Whiskey Wednesday!!!

If you missed them, here are past posts:
Irish Mule
 Mint Julep
Bourbon & Sparkling Lemonade
Irish Redhead
Old Fashion
Jameson Coke Floats
Bourbon Cherry Coke
Bourbon Spiked Apple Cider
Hot Toddy
Whiskey Sour
Sage Brown Derby

Strawberry Whiskey Smash
Gold Rush
Blackberry Whiskey Punch
Kickin' Blood Orange Spritzer
Cherry Lime Whiskey Fizz
Peach Mint Julep

Last month I mentioned that I've started adding different twists
 to cocktails I've already featured.
And today I'm adding my own spin on Kumi and Jeff's Old Fashioned
simply by adding a little bit of Fall - Apple Juice!

Let me show you how to make this yummy cocktail.

The Goods:

Apple Juice

Angostura Bitters

Brown Sugar

Bourbon

Orange

Apple

In cocktail glass, combine 2 ounces apple juice, dash of bitters and 1 teaspoon sugar.

Stir to dissolve the sugar and combine mixture.

Add ice cubes and 2 ounces bourbon to glass.

Garnish with orange peel, apple slice and maraschino cherry.

Take a sip and enjoy this festive fall cocktail!

Whiskey Wednesday: Blackberry Whiskey Punch

Happy Hump Day guys!!!

In 2015, I started a fun new blog series - 

Whiskey Wednesday!!!

If you missed them, here are past posts:
Irish Mule
 Mint Julep
Bourbon & Sparkling Lemonade
Irish Redhead
Old Fashion
Jameson Coke Floats
Bourbon Cherry Coke
Bourbon Spiked Apple Cider
Hot Toddy
Whiskey Sour
Sage Brown Derby

Strawberry Whiskey Smash
Gold Rush

A few months ago I ran across this recipe* shared by a friend on Facebook.
While it sounded amazing, I'm really not a fan of tequila.
But I quickly realized I could replace the tequila with whiskey,
and that's how I came up with this month's Whiskey Wednesday drink.

The Goods:

Bourbon

Blackberries

Limes

Fresh Mint

Club Soda

Ginger Beer

Slice three limes pretty thin.

Wash your blackberries and add to a medium bowl.

Using a fork, mash up all the blackberries creating lots of juice.

Measure out 1 cup of bourbon...

And then add it to the mashed up blackberries.

Now add the sliced limes...

And the leaves from three sprigs of mint...

Stir it all up to combine.

Let sit at least 30 minutes, but preferably a few hours!

Right before serving, add in one can of club soda...

Followed by one bottle of ginger beer.

 Stir to combine.

Get your glasses and garnished prepped.

And serve up the drinks for you and your friends!

Last thing to do is cheers, take a sip and enjoy!!!

After making these, I realized you could not only make these with whiskey or tequila,
and can pretty much substitute any type of liquor that you're a fan of.
In fact, I've already tried it out with vodka too and they were just as tasty!
I'm sure using a different type of berry would be pretty delicious as well.

*The linked recipe above makes a total of 8 drinks, 
but can easily be halved or even multiplied for big parties!
My pictures and instructions include enough for 4 drinks. 

Whiskey Wednesday: Bourbon Cherry Coke

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

A few months ago, I started a fun new blog series - 

Whiskey Wednesday!!!

If you missed them, here are the last few:
Irish Mule
 Mint Julep
Bourbon & Sparkling Lemonade
Irish Redhead
Old Fashion
Jameson Coke Floats

Make sure to check back each month for a new recipe!

Whiskey Wednesday will happen every first Wednesday of the month.

I'm not much of a soda drinker these days.
In fact, I really only consume it with the addition of alcohol.
But funny enough, I've been drinking soda more often recently
because I've used it in the last two Whiskey Wednesday posts!

This month, I could have simply made a Bourbon and Coke,
but wanted to take it a step further and make a Bourbon Cherry Coke.
And using grenadine you're able to adjust the cherry flavor yourself.
Let me show you how I made mine.

The Goods:

Bourbon

Coke

Maraschino Cherries

Grenadine

Ice

Pour one shot of bourbon over your ice...

Add as much grenadine as you'd like...

(I used about a teaspoon in mine)

Stir to mix the grenadine with the bourbon...

Pour in your chilled Coke until your glass is full....

I've found the mini cans (7.5 ounces) are PERFECT for this.

And finally add a few maraschino cherries and a fun straw...

Now sit back, relax and enjoy your Bourbon Cherry Coke!

Whiskey Wednesday: Kumi (And Jeff's) Old Fashion

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

A few months ago, I started a fun new blog series - 

Whiskey Wednesday!!!
I hope you're enjoying the series as much as I am.

If you missed them, here are the last few:
Irish Mule
 Mint Julep
Bourbon & Sparkling Lemonade
Irish Redhead

Make sure to check back each month for a new recipe!

Whiskey Wednesday will happen every first Wednesday of the month.

This month, I have another Guest Blogger taking over Whiskey Wednesday!
My friend and wonderful co-worker Kumi is a whiskey fan too.
As soon as I told her about the series, she had lots of input!

Lucky me, she sharing her favorite whiskey drink today - an Old Fashion.
Alright that's enough outta me,
it's time for Kumi to take over.

Hi guys!
Thanks, Robyn for inviting me to write my very first blog entry.
(woot!)

It can't be better that it's about WHISKEY.
Ohhhhhh the magical elixir.
Delicious, delicious, whiskey.

I learned early on in my drinking career that whiskey
(bourbon in particular) and I had a good thing going.
My go-to cocktail is an Old Fashioned and my husband learned to master it.
(oh lucky ME)

There are a million variations to this classic cocktail,
but this gal here likes it best the hubby's way.
Here's how to make it:

The Goods:

1 tsp white sugar

4 dashes of Angostura bitters

½ orange (for juice and peel)

2 oz of your favorite whiskey

1 large ice cube (or 2 to 3 regular sized)

 Add 1tsp of sugar (or 1 sugar cube) into glass.

 Add 4 dashes of bitters to sugar and stir to combine.

 Cut a strip of peel from orange and set aside.

 Cut orange in half and squeeze juice into glass, stir until sugar dissolves.

(tip: roll orange on cutting board before cutting to maximize juice squeezing)

 Pour 2oz or one shot glass full of your favorite delicious, delicious whiskey into glass 
(I like it with Bourbon) and stir.

 Add large ice cube (or 2-3 regular ice cubes) to glass and stir.

You can stop here and garnish the cocktail with the orange peel and serve. 

HOWEVER, if you want the glorious, fiery, goodness that is this cocktail,

keep reading and go the extra two steps below!

 (BRING ON DA FIRE)

Light match or lighter and carefully warm the orange peel 

(don't burn peel or fingers!) for about 10 seconds.

(TADAAAAAA MOMENT)

Hold flame over glass and squeeze the peel in half, spritzing orange peel oil at the flame 

(IT WILL SPARK GLORIOUSLY AND MAGICALLY, 

MAKING YOUR COCKTAIL SMELL SO ORANGEY GOOD). 

Add peel to drink and serve.

Now can we talk about how awesome all of her pictures are???
Wish I could hire her to take ALL my blog photos!!!
Make sure to keep her in mind if you're a Los Angeles local needing photos!