Kim Arispe
Home bartender and author of Liberal Libations
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Kim Newton Arispe has appreciated the power of a good cocktail from an early age when she watched her grandparents gather with friends to sip margaritas and share stories. Years later, her passion for bringing people together over cocktails led her to create the website, Random Acts of Comfort, where she makes bar-quality beverages accessible to the home bartender. When she's not crafting cocktails for a party or a charity fundraiser, you'll find her on video teaching Instagram and Facebook followers how to create seasonal drinks for easy entertaining. As a native Texan living in Seattle, she enjoys mixing up margaritas and hunting for good Tex-Mex with her husband of 20 years.
Combine tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice, Cointreau, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Rub the edge of a glass with reserved lime, then sprinkle salt on edge. Combine tequila, blood orange juice, lime juice, Cointreau, simple syrup, and water in a beverage dispenser or pitcher. To prep glasses, rub the edge of each glass with reserved lime then press edge into a dish filled with salt.
STEP 1 Make the simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a pot over high heat. Once dissolved and clear, remove from heat, add a small handful of basil leaves and stir. STEP 2 Add the blueberries, strawberries, lime juice, and Basil Simple Syrup to a tall glass. Try substituting other fruit such as raspberries or blackberries, and try mixing with Mint Simple Syrup instead of Basil.
Bourbon mingles with lemon juice and in-season strawberries to create a bold yet refreshing punch. Fresh strawberries are only in season for a short time, but you can have that summertime feeling year-round-—purchase ripe strawberries while they’re in season, and freeze for later. STEP 2 Add bourbon, strawberry simple syrup, lemon juice, and bitters to a shaker with ice. STEP 3 Strain into a glass filled with crushed or cubed ice.
My hubby and I have a fun holiday tradition with our friends in Seattle—the first weekend in December, we caravan out to a Christmas tree farm, trek across fields looking for our perfect tree, and toast to our friendship over hot toddies. Serve immediately or transfer to an insulated growler or thermos. Hot Toddy, also called Scottish Penicillin, has been known to help relieve some symptoms of the common cold. Pro Tip: I LOVE the Miir Growler to keep my Toddies hot for 12 hours—and portable .