COVID COCKTAILS

It started on a night we just needed a Margarita.  I was working from home and Tena’s business had dropped off to almost nothing.  Every evening we found ourselves at home at 5:30 or so when we would normally either still be at work or stuck in traffic. Let’s have a cocktail…

I will say, I’m not a fan of hard liquor but I do enjoy making cocktails and am amazed how mixing just a few ingredients in small amounts creates a totally unique flavor.

Unless otherwise noted, the recipes are for 2 cocktails. They are listed in chronological order, most recent first. 

Enjoy, and of course, enjoy in moderation.  “Everything in Moderation, including Moderation”.  R. Scott Hosie

The Blue Bullet

June 28, 2020

 

 

There were fresh Blueberries at the grocery store and it was a cold night (yes, even at the end of June!) so we were thinking a whiskey drink.  Tena found this recipe.  I wondered, Blueberries, Basil, and whiskey?  It was really, really good!

 Handful of Blueberries

8-10 Basil Leaves

Ice

4 oz Whiskey, in this case Tin Cup

2 oz Maple Syrup (from Maine of course!)

Juice from 1 Lemon

Place heavy glass Highball glasses in the freezer for 2-3 hours.

Muddle Blueberries and basil in a shaker, then fill it with ice.  Add Whiskey, Maple syrup and lemon juice.  Shake until the outside of the shaker is cold.  Pour into the glasses.  Garnish with fresh blueberries.

It didn’t look like much but man, it was good!!