Jiggers & Shakers

I’m in my Spritz “era”, and I am not mad about it ❤️. This week, I have not one, but two different spritz recipes to share. Starting with one of the more popular versions is the tipple above - the Aperol Spritz. This one’s super straightforward and I mix mine right in the glass with just three ingredients, well, plus ice. This is how I go about it: Fill serving glass with ice. “Eye”ball the amount of Aperol (I take it about 1/3of the way up my glass), then slowly top with Prosecco. Finally before serving I take an orange wedge, squeeze over the top, and gently stir before sipping away to paradise. It’s one of the easiest, most refreshing, and honestly low-ABV drinks that are crushable during the summer. Recipe below for how I shake it up. Cheers y’all!! 🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹 SPRITZ ERA INGREDIENTS Aperol @aperolusa Prosecco (I used @lamarcaprosecco ) Orange Wedge HOW TO Add ice to your glass, then fill about ⅓ of the way up with Aperol (I would guess this is like 1.5-2oz). Top with Prosecco, then squeeze orange wedge over top. Stir to combine before sipping. 🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹🫧🍹 #spritzera #spritz #aperolspritz #beauty #eyeofthebeholder #caseofthemondays#craftedmixology #cocktailsofinstagram #cocktails🍸 #cocktails #cocktailculture #cocktailgram #cocktailart #cocktailgarnish #garnishes #garnishideas #garnishart #garnishgame

Well, we talked about brunch-a-ritas, which leaned more to the sweet side, so today opted to shake up a more savory ’rita riff. I found this glassware set at a local vintage shop and it was insta-love. It looked new, stickers (which were in a brand/language I’d never seen) still on and everything. Knowing I had to shake something up with olive juice to start, I opted for a dirty, not martini, but margarita 😇. The Mexican Martini is a Texas thing, and is basically a margarita, add olive juice, and serve it up. Well, turns out it’s pretty darn good over ice as well. And is a perfect serve in this new set 🫒. If you like things a bit more savory, definitely recommend giving this a try. Cheers y’all! 🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒 DIRTY MARGARITA INGREDIENTS (per drink) 2.5oz Tequila @eljimadortequila 1/2oz Cointreau @cointreau_us 1oz Lime Juice ¼-1/2oz Olive Brine Splash simple, optional HOW TO Salt serving glasses and set aside. In your shaker, shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into serving glass, add ice and garnish with olive pick + dehydrated lime. 🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸🫒🍸 #margarita #dirtymargarita #oliveyou #olive #dirtymartini #mexicanmartini #martini #girlsnightout #blogger #lifestyle #imbibegram #cocktailrecipe #cocktail #cocktails#monday #homebar #mixologist #thirsty #drinkup #homebartender #cocktaillife

This brunch-a-rita is just perfect for a summer morning with food, bevvies and friends 💙. Typically I wouldn’t think to serve a margarita at brunch (ok, that’s not true… me? I would most definitely do margs at brunch), but it’s not something I would maybe think of first. BUT, when I got these margarita glasses from the Libbey Brunch Essentials collection - they come in a set of 6 which is perfect - it was off to the races to come up with a brunchworthy ’rita 👏. After playing with a few different combos, I settled on a key lime and elderflower variation that brought a unique tartness and floral sweetness to the mix. The glasses are a perfect balance of sturdiness and lightness and I love the blue streak for a little ✨ pop ✨ at the table. Check out the recipe below - cheers to the new fad (I hope…), the Brunch-A-Rita!! 💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼 LIBBEY BRUNCH-A-RITA INGREDIENTS 2oz Tequila Blanco @lalospirits 1/2oz Cointreau @cointreau 1/2oz Elderflower 3/4oz Key Lime Juice 1/2oz Lemon Juice 1/4oz Simple Syrup HOW TO Rim glass with sugar/salt rim. Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into prepared glass, and garnish with key lime and edible flower. 💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼💙🌼 #libbey #margarita #brunch #tequila #brunchessentials #weekendvibes #trynewthings #drinkspecial #cocktails🍹 #cocktailtime #cocktails #cocktailsofinstagram #cocktail #drinks #drinkup #drinkstagram #cheers

Me and this guy 👆? We can relate - it’s a case of the Mondays if I ever saw one. Here to help ease us into the evening and take off the edge is my version of a Rum Fizz. It’s got all those tiki vibes with an egg white to make it oh so velvety smooth. I thought I had saved a recipe for one of these that I wanted to try, but when I went back through my notes, it was nowhere - Mondays I tell ya. Anyways, took matters into my own shaker, and let ’er fly. Rum, pineapple, lime, grenadine and an egg white. You could throw some bitters in there too if you’re feeling it, but I stuck without. It’s got all the fruitiness, I just love how the egg white helps tame them into something a little more sippable for a rainy Monday afternoon. Hope your weeks are off to a great start! Or at least better than his 😜 Cheers! 🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹 MONDAY FIZZLE INGREDIENTS 2oz Dark Spiced Rum @krakenrum 1oz Pineapple Juice 1oz Lime Juice 1/2oz Grenadine 1 Egg White HOW TO Dry shake all ingredients in your shaker. Add ice, shake again. Strain into tiki glass with crushed ice, garnish with cherry, pineapple fronds and pineapple chunks. 🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹❤️🍹 #drinks4all #rum #cheers #bar #drinks #mixology #beautiful #pic #picoftheday #instacocktails #instadrink #summer #drink #drinkoftheday #igdrinks #cocktail #cocktailbar #drinkstagram #rumfizz

Happy Fri-YAY 🥳! I’ve been looking for inspo lately on summer cocktails to “shake things up” from the normal routine, and came across this little lady on the Williams Sonoma site. It’s called the Apposta. Inspired by the Negroni Sbagliato, which is basically a scrumptious sparkling Negroni, this has Gin (pulled out the Deadpool Aviation for this!), Aperol, Sweet Vermouth, and finishes with lemon, grapefruit and a touch of sparkling water. The OG recipe called for grapefruit sparkling water, which I didn’t have, alas I added the two separately and still loved the result. This gives you some of the bitterness and uniqueness that you’d find in a Negroni, but using Aperol instead of Campari lessens that bitterness a bit, and the fruit helps make things brighter. I had my hubby try it too and his first comment was “This is super refreshing” - he’s right. So below is our take on the Apposta, which we are affectionately calling “Apposta-ish”. Cheers y’all! 👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨ APPOSTA-ISH INGREDIENTS 1.5oz Gin @aviationgin 3/4oz Aperol @aperolusa 3/4oz Sweet Vermouth 1/2oz Lemon Juice 1/2oz Grapefruit Juice Sparkling Water, to top HOW TO Shake all but sparkling water in a shaker with ice. Strain into serving glass, top with sparkling water, garnish with thyme and grapefruit twist. 👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨👺✨ #gin #lemon #apposta #bubbly #aperol #sweetvermouth #negroni #gold #fizz #cocktails #drink #ginstagram #drinks🍹#cocktails🍹 #cocktail #gincocktails #gintime #ginoclock #drinkspecials #happyhour #bartending #tgif #mountainlife #deadpool

I’ve got a list of ✨ “spritzs” ✨ that I want to try this summer, and this was one of them - The Peroni Fiore Spritz. I saw a photo online and the layering looked absolutely amazing, and when perusing the ingredients, knew it was one I wanted to give a try. The base here is Aperol and Elderflower Liqueur, which you build on in the glass with Club Soda and Peroni. It creates that layered effect naturally, which makes it a really fun serve! I actually also ended up squeezing a little grapefruit over the top for a little citrus boost, but bartenders choice on that. Side note is I had never really given Peroni a chance, and I kinda like it! Cheers y’all! Recipe from Town & Country Magazine below ⏬ ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ PERONI FIORE SPRITZ INGREDIENTS 1.5oz Aperol 1/2oz Elderflower Liqueur 2oz Club Soda 5oz Peroni Squeeze grapefruit (my little addition) HOW TO Add Aperol and Elderflower to glass. Top with ice. Slowly add in Soda and Peroni. Garnish with grapefruit wedges (squeeze over top before sipping if you’re like me and need a little tart). ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ #spritz #aperol #elderflower #peroni #peronifiore #spritzsummer #summerdrinks #bartender #party #mixology #mixologist #letsturnup #liquor #worldstar #alcohol #vodka #picoftheday #cocktails #cocktail #imbibe #imbibegam

Earlier this week we talked about how we can make bourbon drinks more “summer friendly”. One way to do it is with lemon sour mix 🍋 (by none other than Fresh Victor - theme of the week for sure), and a bit of lavender 💜. Lavender may seem like it would mix better with the clear spirits like vodka and gin, but hey, don’t knock it when mixed with bourbon until you try it. Trust - it’s a game changer and makes it infinitely more welcome in the summer heat. The full recipe is below for our “Lovely Lavender Lemon Sour”, wishing all a merry Sunday Funday! 💜💜🥃💜🥃💜💜🥃💜💜🥃💜🥃💜💜🥃 LOVELY LAVENDER LEMON SOUR INGREDIENTS 2oz Bourbon @oldforester 1/4oz Grand Marnier @grandmarnierusa 1oz Fresh Victor Lemon Sour @freshvictorcocktails 1/4oz Lemon Juice 1/4oz Simple Syrup 3 sprays Lavender Hydrosol, to top HOW TO Shake all ingredients together with ice, minus lavender hydrosol. Strain into highball glass, spray hydrosol, and garnish with dehydrated lemon wheel and lavender. 💜🥃💜🥃💜🥃💜🥃💜🥃💜🥃💜🥃 #fresh #lavender #bourbon #whisky #sundayfunday #prohibition #speakeasy #oldfashionedcocktail #deliciousdrinks #oldfashioned #cocktailphotography #fancycocktails #fancydrinks #craftedmixology #instacocktails

We are in the throes of monsoon 🌧️ season here in the mountains. Most mornings I wake up to a cloudless sky ☀️, but by mid-afternoon the rumbles of thunder and sounds of rain have arrived. It’s really quite lovely, if it wasn’t also so dangerous for our town right now. With the rain comes flooding, mostly due to the rain pouring down on the recent burn scars in the community. It’s a delicate balance between needing the moisture and wanting only limited amounts to avoid dangerous situations. I digress… So this lovely drink pictured 👆 is based on a gimlet, which typically uses gin, lime juice and simple syrup. I added in a touch of pineapple, ginger and sage for a bit more complexity and more savory notes than the classic. It’s delicious. And it pairs perfectly with the little shower we’re about to get from the looks of it. Cheers to the weekend y’all! 🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️ MONSOON SEASON GIMLET INGREDIENTS 2oz Gin @mcqueenvioletfog 1oz Fresh Victor Pineapple Ginger Root Mixer @freshvictorcocktails 1/2oz Lime Juice 1/2oz Simple Syrup 1 dash Ginger Bitters @hellabittersandsoda HOW TO Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into Nick & Nora glass. “Clap” sage over top and garnish with dehydrated pineapple. 🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️🌿⛰️ #drinks4all #gin #gingirl #gimlet #freshvictor #monsoonseason #mountainlife #rainyday #weekendvibes #cheers #bar #drinks #mixology #beautiful #pic #picoftheday #instacocktails #instadrink #summer #drink #drinkoftheday #igdrinks #cocktail #cocktailbar #drinkstagram

It’s Matcha Margarita Thursday!! 🥳 We’ve finally got a full blown 💚 greenhouse 💚 up and running with veggies 🍅 and have been filling out our rock garden with some beautiful new plant life 🌱. We’ve also added some “bird” features to entice some colorful winged friends 🐥 to come play and it’s really become our little oasis (and home to the Tipsy Table in fact 😉). A green margarita seemed like the perfect fit for our growing little garden patio and all the greenery we’re adding, so alas we gave it a shot! My full recipe is below - it’s got more of an earthy, herbaceous flavor than our standard rita, and is perfect for our Thirsty Thursday happy hour. Cheers y’all! 🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚 J&S MATCHA MARGARITA INGREDIENTS 2oz Blanco Tequila @casamigos 1oz Cointreau @cointreau 1oz Lime Juice 1/4oz Honey Syrup 1/2tsp Matcha Powder @oldbarrelteaco HOW TO Shake all ingredients together with ice. Strain into salt rimmed glass and garnish with dehydrated lime wheel. 🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚 #cocktailsofinstagram #cocktaillover #drinkstagrammers #girlsnightout #blogger #lifestyle #imbibegram #cocktailrecipe #cocktail #cocktails #matchamargarita #margarita #greenhouse #greenmachine #greendrinks #thirstythursday #matcha #tequila

My parents came to visit this past weekend and one of the highlights of their trip was an impromptu bourbon tasting 🥃 we did with a steward in town that owns one of the local bars. We had a blast, learned a lot, tried some fantastic bourbon, and it left me more inspired to shake things up with the spirit than I have been in a while. I know summer can sometimes lend itself more easily to tequila, vodka, even gin - and bourbon sometimes gets left out… well, I’m going to change that up this week. Starting with this seductive strawberry tipple 🍓. We have a rock garden we love sitting at for happy hour in the evenings, and we wanted to come up with a creative name for it this weekend - and we arrived at the Tipsy Table 🤪. So, in its honor, that’s what we will call this drink - Tipsy Table Talk, for all those happy hours with delicious bevvies with friends and family. Cheers y’all! Recipe below. 🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃 TIPSY TABLE TALK INGREDIENTS 2oz Bourbon @fourrosesbourbon 1/4oz Ginger Liqueur 1oz Fresh Victor Strawberry Lemon Mixer @freshvictorcocktails 1/4oz Lemon Juice 1/4oz Simple Syrup HOW TO Shake all ingredients together with ice. Strain into serving glass, garnish with freeze dried strawberry, basil sprig and dehydrated lemon. 🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃🍓✨🥃 #bourbon #drinklocal #tipsytable #tipsytabletalk #strawberry #whisky #whiskey #craftedcocktails #thefeedfeed #liqueur #craftcocktails #cocktailsofinstagram #monday #homebar #mixologist #thirsty #drinkup #homebartender #cocktaillife

Let’s ring in the weekend with something salty, shall we? 🤨 This riff on a Salty Dog may be my new favorite thing. It’s kinda like a cross between a Salty Dog and Chilton (lemon juice + vodka and soda, served with salted rim) actually, which is a staple here in the mountains 🏔️. I saw this juice flavor, and on a particularly hot and sunny day, it sounded perfect for this combo. One of the keys when drinking a salty dog, since the ingredients are simple and straightforward, is to choose a quality vodka - enter Broken Shed. It’s delightfully smooth and helped bring this drink together. I’m calling this recipe nothing short of victorious… so here’s your Victorious Salty Dog ladies and gents! Cheers to the freakin’ weekend! 🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶 A VICTOR-IOUS SALTY DOG INGREDIENTS 2oz Vodka @brokenshed 2oz Fresh Victor Grapefruit & Sea Salt Mixer @freshvictorcocktails 1 slice Jalapeno, for muddling Sparkling Water, to top Salt, to rim glass HOW TO Rim glass with salt and set aside. Muddle jalapeno in shaker with a smidge mixer, then add remaining mixer and vodka, ice, and shake. Strain into prepared glass, add ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with dehydrated grapefruit, mint, and jalapeno. 🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶🧂🐶 #TheMarkOBrienteam #summercocktails #saltydog #chilton #salty #weekendvibes #casualmixologist #cocktail #cocktails #mixology #mixologist #drink #drinks #craft #craftcocktail #craftcocktail #homemixologist #cocktailsupplies #bar #barware #classy #fun #casual

Time to bust out these birthday glasses for some Strawberry 🍓 Mint 🌿 Summer Sangria (we’ll call it the SMS Sangria for short 😉). The ingredients truly sum up summer and these glasses just called to be used for the occasion. White wine is combined with a bit of limoncello, lemon, and a syrup made by muddling strawberry and mint in a regular simple syrup. Top that with some sparkling water and voila! I served this in a pitcher with more strawberry and mint hangin’ out to infuse even more of that flavor. This is one for those summertime soirees to be sure - full recipe below! Cheers y’all! 🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿 STRAWBERRY MINT SUMMER (SMS) SANGRIA INGREDIENTS 1 bottle White Wine 2oz Simple Syrup (muddled with strawberry slices and mint sprigs) 2oz Limoncello 1oz Lemon Juice Sparkling Water, to top HOW TO Muddle strawberry and mint with simple syrup in a shaker and dirty dump into serving pitcher. Top with bottle of white wine, limoncello and lemon. Stir and add ice. Top with sparkling water (servers choice how much!). You could also have guests add when serving themselves. Serve with strawberry slices and mint. 🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿🍓🌿 #sangria #wine #summersangria #summer #partytime #cocktaillover #drinkstagrammers #girlsnightout #blogger #lifestyle #imbibegram #cocktailrecipe #cocktail #cocktails#monday #homebar #mixologist #thirsty #drinkup #homebartender #cocktaillife

After a celebratory week 🥳, we’ve got one here that loops in our good friend tomato juice to help aid in recovery. I found the idea for this recipe somewhere online and when I read that they recommended combining gin with tomato juice in a “Tomato Tini”, I was a little skeptical 🤨 However, I tested my version with both gin and vodka in a side by side tasting, and the gin actually won! Mind = blown 🤯 It’s a simple recipe, and I ended up just juicing a couple fresh tomatos to get the juice we used. Check out the full shabang below - cheers to the holiday weekend y’all! 🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸 TOMATO TINI INGREDIENTS 2oz Gin (I used Hendricks) 2oz Tomato Juice 1/3oz Olive Brine 1/4oz Dry Vermouth Pinch Salt HOW TO Juice your fresh tomatoes first. Then, combine all ingredients with ice in a shaker and shake well. Strain into martini glass and garnish with tomato/olive pick. 🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸🍅🍸 #gin #gingin #ginlovers #gingirl #kokteyl #cocteles #cocktailphotography #weekendvibes #instadrink #cocktailtime #cocktailsdaily #bartender #homebar #cocktailrecipes #drinkresponsibly #cheerstotheweekend #cocktailsforyou #instacocktails #drinksup

Happy 4th y’all 🇺🇸!! We’re celebrating with a beautiful, chill day in the mountains ⛰️. No fireworks here, but we may do a bit of country dancin’ later 👢. Here to help ring it in is a watermelon margarita rimmed with our jalapeno citrus salt, bringing us all the festive colors and flavors we’re looking for today. Cheers and hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!! ⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨ STARS & STRIPES MARGARITA INGREDIENTS 2oz Tequila @eljimadortequila 1oz Cointreau @cointreau 1oz Lime Juice 1oz Watermelon Juice Honeydew “star” and blueberries, to garnish HOW TO Rim glass with jalapeno citrus salt by @rokzflavors and set aside. Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into serving glass. Add ice and garnish with honeydew star cut-out and blueberries, threaded on a cocktail pick. ⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨⛰️✨ #independenceday #margarita #starsandstripes #mountainlife #staysafe #newmexicotrue #ruidosostrong #watermelonmarg #craftedmixology #cocktailsofinstagram #cocktails🍸 #cocktails #cocktailculture #cocktailgram #cocktailart #cocktailgarnish #garnishes #garnishideas #garnishart #garnishgame

The spritz is an excellent way to stay cool under the hot summer sun ☀️ Today we experimented with the St. Germain Spritz, which is easy to build right in your glass. I love the flavor of cucumber and St. Germain, so I added some that we’d just freshly juiced and it was so totally refreshing. All you need for this drink is your St. Germain (go figure), Prosecco, Soda Water, and cucumber. You could muddle cucumber and shake with your St. Germain if juicing isn’t an option as well. The recipe I used here is below, cheers to a Monday full of sunshine 😎 and spritz ✨! ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ ST. GERMAIN SPRITZ INGREDIENTS 1.5oz St. Germain @stgermaindrinks 1/4oz Fresh Juice of Cucumber Prosecco, to top (I used 3ish oz) 2oz(ish) Soda Water, to top Cucumber and Lemon, to garnish HOW TO In your spritz glass, add ice and add the ingredients below. Gently stir to combine. Garnish with cucumber slice and lemon twist, expressed over glass. ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ #stgermain #spritz #summerspritz #easydoesit #cucumber #refreshing #mountainlife #sipsiphooray #caseofthemondays #drinksofinstagram #craftedmixology #craftedcocktails #thefeedfeed #garnishgame #cheers #drinkswithfriends