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Mike’s Sunrise (Holly’s NYE Drink)
I made a delicious drink today. I was going to post about it tomorrow, but I think everyone will be hung over and not want to hear about an alcoholic drink. I think that’s how I’m going to feel at least. Right now though, I feel good and I’m looking for a delicious New Year’s Eve Drink.
This drink is probably one of the prettiest drinks I’ve ever made. Not just because it’s in a martini glass (which automatically makes everything prettier), but it’s also pink, layered, has a sugar rim, and has a cherry in it. That’s just the perfect recipe for a pretty drink. It’s also really simple to make.
When I was trying to think of a drink, I was trying to use up some Mike’s Hard that we had bought. I had the idea to come up with a drink to make each flavor of Mike’s Hard more tolerable, but by the time I got around to actually doing that there were only 2 flavors out of the 4 left. So I was left with just revamping the original flavor. This is what I came up with. I think that it’s very delicious and not too sweet at all. My boyfriend liked it even and he’s a strong drink and dark beer kind of guy.
Happy New Year’s everyone! Stay safe and have fun!
Recipe:
Ingredients/Equipment:
1 cherry
1 martini glass
sugar
1 skewer or bar straw
1/2 Mike’s Hard Lemonade
1 shot tequila
splash of grenadine
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Instructions
Wet the rim of a martini glass with water using your finger. Place the rim in a bowl of sugar to fully coat it. Skewer the cherry with the skewer or bar straw and place across the top of the martini glass. Pour in the tequila. Add the Mike’s Hard and fill until the liquid is about a 1/2″ or 1 cm away from the sugar on the rim. Add the splash of grenadine. Enjoy and don’t forget to for second helpings (unless it’s time to take a break and drink some water)!
Skittles Vodka Party Favors
Isn’t that just what you always want to see when you come to a blog? Rainbow alcohol. Absolutely (pun intended)!
With New Year’s Eve coming up, everyone is looking for ideas for their party. One party I had in college was a “Taste the Rainbow” party. We infused vodka with each flavor of skittles and had everyone dress up in skittles colors. Everyone looked funny in their rainbow outfits and had a great time. The skittles vodka was a hit too. When I was thinking of things that would make party favors I thought of mini bottles of alcohol. That seemed boring so then my boyfriend thought of mini bottles of skittles vodka! Brilliant!
Skittles vodka tastes fruity and delicious, but it’s very strong so be careful. You can mix this alcohol with fruity juices, sprite, or even ginger ale. It also tastes good just by itself. Have fun with this, but remember to be responsible too. Happy New Year’s everyone!
UPDATE THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD: Mix the orange skittles vodka with cranberry juice. It’s magical. And when you’re done with that, mix the yellow skittles vodka with lime margarita mix. Delicious. Ok, continue with the normal post.
Also, I always wondered what the bottles of Absolut say on them. They have a novel written write on the label. In case you were curious too, the bottles read, “This superb vodka was distilled from grain grown in the rich fields of southern Sweden. It has been produced at the famous old distilleries near Ahus in accordance with more than 400 years of Swedish tradition. Vodka has been sold under the name Absolut since 1879.” History of Absolut on the label. There you go.
Recipe:
Ingredients and Equipment:
1 lb bag of skittles
30 mini bottles of vodka
Coffee Filters
5 empty containers with lids (water bottles, tupperware, I used cups with plastic wrap on top)
Funnel (or crazy good pouring skills)
Prep time: 45 minutes
Inactive time: 1 day
Cooking Instructions:
Separate all the skittles by color. Pour 6 of the mini bottles of vodka into one of the empty containers. Save the mini bottles Add 120-150 red skittles. Repeat this with all the colors. You should have 5 containers with skittles of different colors in vodka at the end. Stir each container. Cover each container and set aside for at least 24 hours or until the skittles are dissolved. Shaking or stirring occasionally helps.
Once dissolved, get out about 4 coffee filters and pour a portion of one color through the filters into an empty cup. Once the flow rate slows down, squeeze the liquid through like how your supposed to squeeze a toothpaste bottle (back to tip). If there is still white gelatin floating, filter again. Continue this until there is minimal gelatin floating in the vodka. If your friends are like mine, they won’t care about a little bit left. I found that the white gelatin stands out most in the green and purple so I filter these twice. Repeat this until you have filtered all of one color. Use the funnel or your pouring skills to pour the vodka back into the mini bottles. Repeat this for each color. Depending on how many filters you used and how many times you filtered, you may not end up with as many mini bottles full as you started. You can fill the mini bottles that are only part full using more vodka if you want or just have extra mini bottles for other uses. You should end up with about 5 or 6 bottles of each color. Use as party favors for New Year’s or any other adult party. Enjoy!
Holiday Spiked Coffee
Since I blog about food, I tend to check out other food blogs too. Smart, right? Check out the competition. Just kidding. It’s more like learn from people that are better at cooking, or photography, or both and get some good recipe ideas along the way. As the holidays approach, I’ve noticed more and more posts about homemade Bailey’s Irish Cream. While I do want to try one of the many variations I’ve seen (preferably one without raw eggs), I found myself wondering what people are going to do with the vast quantities of irish cream they made. It doesn’t keep long and there’s no point in making a small batch if it takes some time. I decided to help out.
I created this coffee treat to use up some of the holiday liquors and alcohols that are common. How many of us have a bottle of Kahlua or Amaretto and no idea what to do with it? I have the solution!
Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 cup hot coffee
1 shot Kahlua for a mocha coffee OR
1 shot Amaretto for a hazelnut coffee
1 shot whiskey for a stronger drink
1 shot Bailey’s Irish Cream (or homemade Irish cream)
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking Instructions:
Combine all the ingredients into a heat safe mug. Stir to combine. Drink and enjoy as a guilty pleasure!
My Favorite Whiskey Drink
I just graduated from college this spring. Being a recent college grad, I have a lot of drink recipes that I made up using only the supplies on hand. My boyfriend really likes whiskey so I have tried to make a couple of drinks using this alcohol instead of my usual favorites of vodka, tequila, and rum. This recipe I just created last week and is my favorite by a landslide. So if you are a whiskey drinker or have a boyfriend that is, and all you really want is a vodka cranberry then this drink is for you. I’ve been calling it the Sour Whiskerberry Ale, but that might not catch on.
There are a few options you can do to make this drink lower in calories. I used Slim Bob and Skinny Chick brand sweet and sour mix. I think that it’s tastes better than other mixes and it has fewer calories. I also used light cranberry juice. I didn’t have it on hand, but diet ginger ale would also be a good substitute. These three things combined should bring the calorie count down significantly.
Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 part whiskey
1/2 part sweet and sour (optional, but I like it better with it)
2 parts cranberry juice
ice
ginger ale
Time: 5 minutes
Instructions:
Use a rocks glass. Add the whiskey, sweet and sour, and cranberry juice. Stir together. Add the ice. Fill the glass the rest of the way with ginger ale. Enjoy!
These nutrition facts assume that 1 part = 1 fl oz and that nothing used is diet or light.
Holly's Helpings 