Apple Rosé Cider with Barefoot Wine

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Rosé is traditionally thought of as a light summer wine. And while I am all for tipping back a glass on a hot summer’s day, I am all for enjoying the libation year-round. It truly is a lovely drink to sip during every season. If you’re still a little skeptical and don’t want to shake …

The Peony Royale Cocktail with Peony Vodka

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Besides food and drink items, I have a very short list of ‘favorites’. Two things that are permanent features of said ‘favorites list’ are peonies and upstate New York. Peonies are the most fabulous flower on earth… don’t argue with me, their fabulosity has been scientifically proven. Upstate New York is stunningly gorgeous and one …

Smoky Pineapple Fresca with Stoli Crushed

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I recently moved to Houston, Texas from the East Coast and quickly learned that the Lone Star State has an abundance of two natural resources: southern hospitality and heat. The locals’ idea of a “cold” winter’s day is a semi-cloudy February afternoon when the mercury reluctantly dips down into the 70s. I’m melting down here, …

Watermelon Cream Fizz Cocktail

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I would like to talk with you honestly about bragging rights. You want them. I want them. It is the unspoken desire of every person that has ever hosted a summer pool party. You want your party to rival all others, am I right? You want your house to be the go-to floating paradise that …

Juicy Fruit Beer Cocktail

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You know how you hear all about the Loch Ness Monster, you see grainy pictures, you read first-hand accounts, but no one knows for sure if it really exists? Unless you see and experience old Nessy with your own eyes, you’re not going to believe its true. I myself visited Loch Ness a few years …

Patrón’s Platinum Margarita

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We have been on a cocktail and wine streak lately, so why mess up a good thing?! Let’s continue our good fortune of fantastic drinks with a ridiculously decadent recipe from Patrón.  My lovely friends at the company have sent me today’s physics-bending cocktail and I simply couldn’t wait to share it with you all. …

Bundaberg Mexican Mule

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Happy Cinco de Mayo, my friends! We’re eating our share of Mexican food here at the headquarters and (literally) shaking up some untraditional holiday drinks. With the help of Bundaberg Ginger Beer, we’re celebrating the festive day, not with margaritas, but with Mexican Mules! I know, it’s right about now you’re probably a bit confused… …

Skinny Citrus Bramble

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Spring is upon us and with it comes fresh flowers, delectable, fruits, and the threat of swimsuit season. Oh, don’t pretend like you don’t know what I am talking about. As the weather warms and winter becomes a chilly memory, a little nagging voice in the back of your head starts the cyclical chant “swimsuit …