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Holiday Sangria Gift Basket and Recipe

Holiday Sangria Gift Basket and Recipe

’tis the season for gift giving, parties with friends and some good laughs over a bottle of wine. I am sharing a Holiday Sangria Gift Basket and Recipe to bring a little extra joy to your holiday season! If you need a gift to bring a hostess, something creative for a gift exchange or just a great recipe to entertain friends, I have you covered!

The season is full of gatherings with family, dinner parties and work functions. A bottle of  Chardonnay is the perfect to bring or amp it up with an entire Holiday Sangria Gift Basket.

Holiday Sangria Gift Basket

Creating a beautiful Holiday Sangria Gift Basket is a breeze! Include as many as the items from the list below within the basket so it can be used same day.

Holiday Sangria Gift Basket Checklist:

  • Basket
  • Mixing spoon
  • Small rosemary plant (I placed mine in a stemless wine glass)
  • Hand towel
  • Pitcher (optional)
  • Fruits- apple, orange, pear, cranberries
  • Small container with sugar
  • Small container with vodka or a mini bottle
  • 12 ounce ginger ale
  • 8 ounce bottle apple juice
  • Recipe card
  • Wine glasses (optional)
  • Bottle of chardonnay

Print the recipe card below to add to your Holiday Sangria Gift Basket!

Holiday Sangria Recipe

This Holiday Sangria Recipe is made with freshly diced pears and apples, sliced oranges, cranberries, juice, ginger ale and a chardonnay. Add in some vodka for extra kick and fragrant rosemary to complete the drink. This Holiday Sangria really simple to throw together for entertaining for to enjoy with a friend on the weekend.

Tip

Make sure every glass served has some of the fresh fruit from the pitcher. The fruit soaks up a lot of the alcohol and tastes great!

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Holiday Sangria

This Holiday Sangria Recipe is made with freshly diced pears and apples, sliced oranges, cranberries, juice, ginger ale and a chardonnay. Add in some vodka for extra kick and fragrant rosemary to complete the drink.
Course Drinks
Author Amber

Ingredients

  • 1 pear, diced
  • 1 apple, diced
  • 1 orange, sliced
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries
  • 8 ounces apple juice
  • 12 ounces ginger ale
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup vodka
  • 1 bottle chardonnay
  • rosemary

Instructions

  • Dice the pear and apple. Slice the orange. Add to pitcher along with the fresh cranberries.
  • Pour in the ginger ale, apple juice and vodka.
  • Add sugar. Stir.
  • Add a bottle of Chardonnay and a sprig of rosemary. Let sit in fridge for one hour.
  • Serve over ice.

What are your plans for enjoying this holiday season with friends? Let me know in the comments below.

Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer

Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer

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The Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer is made with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries muddled with vodka and poured over ice with a lemon-lime sparkling water for a refreshing cocktail with few calories and a lot of flavor.

Hot summer days call for a cocktail with simplicity, low calorie and leaves you completely refreshed. This Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer does just that! Bonus that this cocktail is also beautiful and would be great for hosting a get together with girlfriends.

Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer

This Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer is really simple to create. All you need:

Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer

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The Triple Berry Vodka Spritzer is made with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries muddled with vodka and poured over ice with a lemon-lime sparkling water for a refreshing cocktail with few calories and a lot of flavor. 

  • 2 blueberries
  • 2 raspberries
  • 1 strawberry
  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 6 ounces sparkling water lemon-lime
  • ice
  • Garnish
  • 1 Strawberry
  • 1 lime slice
  • 2 blueberries
  • 2 raspberries
  1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle 2 blueberries, 2 raspberries and 1 sliced strawberry.
  2. Add 2 ounces vodka and 2 ounces sparkling water.
  3. Shake and strain into a glass over ice.
  4. Top off with more sparkling water.
  5. Garnish with a couple more berries, slice of lime and strawberry.
  6. Serve.


Strawberry Lime Moscow Mule

Strawberry Lime Moscow Mule

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Strawberry Lime Moscow Mules are made with fresh strawberries, mint, ginger beer, lime juice, vodka and Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water for a beautiful seasonal cocktail with fewer calories.

Spring has finally arrived in Cincinnati after a very long winter! Good-bye snow boots and bulky coats. Hello sunshine and flip-flops! The temperature has been perfect the last couple weeks and I am itching to start entertaining our friends this season with some Honey Grilled Chicken with Strawberry Salsa and ice cold Strawberry Lime Moscow Mules. 

These Strawberry Lime Moscow Mules have a little twist from the classic version, which is using a little less ginger beer and adding in that light Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water for a truly refreshing beverage without the calories that a lot of cocktails contain. It is almost bikini season after all!

Why add Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water to your Moscow mule? 

  • Creates a light, refreshing and down-right delicious cocktail.
  • No sugar with only 88 calories to keep that beach body in check.
  • Low carb with no artificial flavors or colors.
  • Contains as much alcohol as beer but with fewer calories.

Find more recipe inspiration for Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water by clicking HERE. 

Make sure to try Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water in all the yummy flavors or just grab a variety pack to find your favorite. I want to hear about your own creative cocktail concoctions that are keeping you and your friends cool this season. Let me know how you are drinking Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water in the comments down below.

Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water comes in: 

  • Lemon Lime
  • Strawberry Kiwi
  • Passion Fruit
  • Variety pack

Strawberry Lime Moscow Mule

Your friends are all going to love this Strawberry Lime Moscow Mule and it is really simple to make. Start by slicing some fresh strawberries, slice limes into wedges and also some slices for garnish. Mint is a great aromatic and flavorful addition to this drink but completely optional. These Strawberry Lime Moscow Mules are a hit regardless!

Each glass will get one jigger of vodka (grab your favorite), one sliced strawberry, one mint leaf and freshly squeezed lime from a wedge. Muddle all those ingredients together well to infuse the flavors into the vodka.

Fill the glass with ice and one more sliced strawberry, followed by three ounces of ginger beer, and fill the remainder with Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water Lemon Lime. Garnish with a lime slice and mint.

Strawberry Lime Moscow Mule

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Strawberry Lime Moscow Mules are made with fresh strawberries, mint, ginger beer, lime juice, vodka and Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water for a refreshing seasonal cocktail with fewer calories. 

Yields: 1

  • 1 jigger (1.5 ounces) vodka
  • 3 ounces ginger beer
  • 3 ounces Henry's Hard Sparkling Water Lemon Lime
  • 1 lime wedge
  • 2 strawberries
  • mint (optional)
  • ice
  1. Slice the strawberries and lime.
  2. In a copper cup or glass, add vodka, the juice from 1 lime wedge, 1 mint leaf and 1 sliced strawberry. Muddle ingredients together.
  3. Fill glass with ice and add the other sliced strawberry.
  4. Add 3 ounces ginger beer.
  5. Top with Henry's Hard Sparkling Water Lemon Lime (3 ounces worth).
  6. Garnish with a lime slice and mint.
  • Preparation time: 3 minutes

Nutrition

  • Calories: 172

Cheers to warmer weather ahead! Time to make some great memories with friends and Henry’s Hard Sparkling Water! 

Blackberry Mint Julep

Blackberry Mint Julep

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This Blackberry Mint Julep is made with a homemade blackberry simple syrup, fresh blackberries, lemon juice, mint and Maker’s Mark® whisky for a refreshing beverage suitable for a hot summer day or The Big Race in May.

With The Big Race starting soon, I was feeling really inspired to make a drink that reflected my neighboring Kentucky.  Nothing is more Kentucky than a mint julep! So, I made a classic Maker’s Mint Julep with a twist by adding some fresh blackberries and a homemade blackberry simple syrup for a delicious take on a Kentucky favorite.

Why choose Maker’s Mark®:

  • Every bottle of Maker’s Mark® is aged to taste, not age.
  • 90 proof.
  • Woody oak, caramel, vanilla and wheat aroma.
  • Sweet taste that is balanced with vanilla, caramel and a fruity essence.
  • Smooth and subtle finish.

*Fun Fact*

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Blackberry Mint Julep

Get out your lucky wide brimmed sun hat and make sure you are stocked up on ice because we are making Blackberry Mint Juleps for The Big Race!

Start your Blackberry Mint Juleps by making the blackberry simple syrup. Add equal parts sugar, water and fresh blackberries to a pan and bring to a low simmer for a few minutes. I like to use an avocado masher to express all that yummy blackberry juice from the berries to pack the most flavor into the syrup. Once the syrup has simmered a few minutes, remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes. Strain and store the blackberry simple syrup in the refrigerator.

Time to mix some Blackberry Mint Juleps! Drop 6 fresh mint leaves into a julep cup or Collins glass.

Now, add in 1/2 part of the homemade blackberry simple syrup.

Pour 2 parts worth of Maker’s Mark® whisky into the glass followed by three fresh blackberries.

Slice a lemon in half and remove seeds. Squeeze 1/2 part of lemon juice into the glass.

Muddle the mint leaves and blackberries on the bottom of the glass. Make sure to crush the mint well to really infuse all the delicious flavors into your Blackberry Mint Julep.

Fill the glass up with ice and garnish with a mint sprig to serve. I recommend crushed ice over cubed ice because a mint julep is best when ice cold. You may also add in some more fresh blackberries and mint leaves as you fill the glass with ice to add in more color. Plus, I love picking out those liquor soaked ice cold berries from my drink to eat as I am enjoying this Blackberry Mint Julep.

Blackberry Mint Julep

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This Blackberry Mint Julep is made with a blackberry simple syrup, fresh blackberries, lemon juice, mint and Maker’s Mark® whisky for a refreshing beverage suitable for a hot summer day or The Big Race in May.

  • Blackberry Simple Syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup blackberries
  • Blackberry Mint Julep
  • 2 parts Maker’s Mark® whisky
  • 1/2 part blackberry simple syrup
  • 1/2 part lemon juice, fresh squeezed
  • 3 blackberries
  • 6 fresh mint leaves
  • ice (preferably crushed)
  1. Make your blackberry simple syrup on the stovetop by bringing 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup blackberries to a low simmer for 3 minutes. Smash the blackberries. Let cool for 15 minutes and strain.
  2. Add the 2 parts Maker’s Mark® whisky, 1/2 part blackberry simple syrup, 1/2 part lemon juice, 6 mint leaves, and 3 blackberries in a glass.
  3. Muddle the mint and blackberries to infuse the flavors into your beverage.
  4. Fill glass with ice.
  5. Garnish with a mint sprig.

 What is your favorite Maker’s Mark® cocktail for summertime? Let me know in the comments below!

Paloma

Paloma

Today we have a classic Paloma recipe made with club soda, silver tequila, grapefruit soda and a pinch of sugar garnished a lime and salt rim.

Tequila is for more than margaritas! The Kiwi Margarita from a couple weeks ago is awesomely delicious but a Paloma is another great tequila drink that is perfect for hot summer days or even for upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

To make a Paloma, simply add in equal parts of tequila, grapefruit soda and club soda with a just a pinch of sugar into a half salt rimmed glass. Stir ingredients and fill the glass with lots of ice. Garnish with a lime and you can even squeeze a bit of fresh lime into the drink. I always add a bit more grapefruit soda as a personal preference.

Paloma

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Today we have a classic Paloma recipe made with club soda, silver tequila, grapefruit soda and a pinch of sugar garnished a lime and salt rim.

  • 1 part silver tequila
  • 1 part grapefruit soda
  • 1 part club soda or soda water
  • pinch of sugar ( about 1 teaspoon)
  • salt
  • lime slices
  • ice
  1. Rim half the glass with a lime and dip into salt.
  2. Add equal parts tequila, grapefruit soda and club soda. Mix. I personally like just a little extra grapefruit soda in my drink.
  3. Fill glass with ice.
  4. Garnish with lime slice or wedge.

Don’t these Paloma’s have a beautiful color? Let me know in the comments below what your Cinco de Mayo plans are and what you will be drinking!

Kiwi Margarita

Kiwi Margarita

Kiwi Margaritas are made with kiwi, fresh squeezed orange, tequila, sweet and sour mix and melon liqueur for a tasty twist on a classic margarita.

Margaritas are one of my go to drink choices. However, flavored margaritas I am a bit picky on because they tend to be too syrupy but these Kiwi Margaritas hit the spot and the kiwi flavor is amazing! The secret? Using real kiwi, melon liqueur and that splash of orange juice!

These Kiwi Margaritas are really simple. Just slice some kiwi, juice a fresh orange and add to a blender with the liquor and sweet and sour. Toss in some ice and blend until you get a frozen margarita. For flavored margaritas, I like to use sugar instead of salt sometimes so rim the glass whichever way you prefer!

Kiwi Margarita

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kiwi margarita

Kiwi Margaritas are made with kiwi, fresh squeezed orange, tequila, sweet and sour mix and melon liqueur for a tasty twist on a classic margarita.

Yields: 2 cocktails

  • 4 kiwis, peeled and sliced (recommend freezing the peeled kiwis one day prior)
  • 4 ounces tequila
  • 1/2 orange, juiced
  • 2 ounces melon liqueur
  • 2 ounces sweet and sour mix
  • ice
  • salt and lime to rim glass
  1. Peel and slice the kiwis. You can freeze the sliced kiwi one day prior to making margaritas.
  2. In a blender, add the sliced kiwi, 4 ounces tequila, 2 ounces melon liqueur, 2 ounces sweet and sour mix, and squeeze the juice from half an orange.
  3. Add 2 handfuls of ice and blend until all ice is at a slushie consistency.
  4. Rim your glasses with lime and then salt. You can swap salt for sugar if preferred.
  5. Pour your margaritas into glasses and serve.

Do you prefer your margaritas frozen or over the rocks? Let me know in the comments below!

Rock Candy Champagne

Rock Candy Champagne

Rock Candy Champagne is a fun drink for your New Year’s Eve celebrations made with your favorite champagne and a colorful rock candy stick. 

Rock Candy ChampagneHosting a party can be a headache but it doesn’t have to be. I am loving these Rock Candy Champagne drinks to ring in the new year with friends. I see these being made for a bridal shower too using the wedding colors. You can see I used blue today but there are numerous colors like pink, purple, green or white. Pick the color that best goes with your party.

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My family doesn’t really have any New Years Eve traditions. Typically, we just get together with a few friends or family members and hang out for a bit while enjoying a few drinks while the kids run around. When I was a child, we would always spend the evening with my cousins and watch the ball drop on the television and then go outside and bang pots and pans or set off fireworks. It is time to start some traditions in my house!

This year, I will make this Rock Candy Champagne for my adult guests and give the kids a sparkling juice in a fancy glass with a rock candy stick so they can join in on the fun. We will stay up to countdown the New Year and make a toast!

Rock Candy Champagne

Rock Candy Champagne

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Rock Candy Champagne

Rock Candy Champagne is a fun drink for your New Year’s Eve celebrations made with your favorite champagne and a colorful rock candy stick. 

  • 6 ounces champagne
  • 1 rock candy stick
  1. Place a rock candy stick in a fluted champagne glass.
  2. Pour champagne into glass.
  3. Serve.

Rock Candy ChampagneI need some New Years Eve tradition ideas! What are some things you and your family have done over the years? Do you bang pots and pans? Set off fireworks? Have a few cocktails?

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Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan made with your favorite vodka, triple sec, a splash of cranberry juice and lime for a simple and classic cocktail for any gathering.

Classic CosmopolitanThe Class Cosmopolitan has a reputation of being a “girly” drink but it really is a great classic suitable for many occasions girly or not. Bridal showers, holiday gatherings, date night, New Years Eve, or just hanging with friends on the weekend- this drink just works.

Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan

All you need to make this Classic Cosmopolitan is the few basic ingredients, jigger, a cocktail shaker and some martini glasses. I found these Martini Freeze Cooling Glasses from Host on Amazon and they are a pretty neat find. You place the glasses in the freezer for a couple hours and there is a solution inside that freezes to keep your cocktails cool while drinking.

To make your Class Cosmopolitan: 

  1. Fill the cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Measure out your ingredients using a jigger and place into shaker.
  3. Shake, shake, shake.
  4. Pour into martini glass.

Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan

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Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan made with your favorite vodka, triple sec, a splash of cranberry juice and lime for a simple and classic cocktail for any gathering. 

  • Classic Cosmopolitan
  • 1.5 ounce vodka
  • .5 ounce triple sec
  • .5 ounce cranberry juice
  • lime wedge, squeezed
  • Ganrish
  • lime slice
  1. Combine vodka, triple sec, cranberry and juice from a freshly squeezed lime wedge in shaker with ice.
  2. Shake, strain and pour into martini glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime slice

Classic CosmopolitanHow do you enjoy a Classic Cosmopolitan? 

Classic Cosmopolitan

Classic Cosmopolitan

Chocolate L’espresso Martini

Chocolate L’espresso Martini

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Chocolate L’espresso Martini is made with Grey Goose Vodka, single-origin espresso, coffee liqueur, a pinch of salt, and a drizzle of chocolate. Garnished with coffee beans and a milk chocolate rim for the perfect holiday cocktail that mixes my love for coffee, dessert, and spirits in one.

A Grey Goose L’espresso Martini was the inspiration for today’s cocktail with one small twist- chocolate! Grey Goose has been my go-to vodka for many years because it is a superior spirit made with high-quality ingredients. It is worth paying a little extra money for the best tasting vodka for so many different cocktail variations.

Grey Goose comes in a new festive package that makes a beautiful gift this holiday season for friends and family. It is not just a gift you give, it’s a gift you share and enjoy. Look for the blue canister pictured above for a gorgeous gift set!

Locate Grey Goose at a retailer near you by clicking HERE. 

Chocolate L’espresso Martini

 -Time to get mixing!

This Chocolate L’espresso Martini is really simple to make and is a great cocktail for holiday parties or small gatherings with friends this season. Use this recipe for a brunch or as an after dinner dessert cocktail. When gifting, create a recipe card on the tag with instructions on how to make this cocktail at home.

Click HERE for a free gift tag printable with recipe attached.

You need:

  • Cocktail shaker
  • Ice cubes
  • Martini glasses for yourself and your friends
  • Jigger to easily measure your pours
  • Chocolate L’espresso Martini ingredients

Gather all your ingredients: 

  • Grey Goose Vodka
  • Single-origin espresso
  • Premium coffee liqueur
  • Pinch of fleur de sel (salt)
  • Chocolate syrup
  • Coffee beans to garnish
  • Chocolate syrup and milk chocolate shavings for rim of glass

The method: 

Rim your glass with chocolate syrup, followed by chocolate shavings. Add all martini ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini cocktail glass, and garnish with three coffee beans.

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Chocolate L’espresso Martini is made with Grey Goose Vodka, single-origin espresso, coffee liqueur, pinch of salt and chocolate. Garnished with coffee beans and a milk chocolate rim for the perfect holiday cocktail.

  • Chocolate L’espresso Martini
  • 1.5 ounces Grey Goose Vodka
  • 1 ounce single-origin espresso
  • 3⁄4 ounce premium coffee liqueur
  • Pinch of fleur de sel (salt)
  • 1 teaspoon chocolate syrup
  • Garnish
  • 3 coffee beans
  • chocolate syrup
  • milk or dark chocolate, shavings
  1. Dip the rim of martini glass into chocolate syrup and then dip into chocolate shavings.
  2. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes and shake vigorously.
  3. Strain into a martini cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with three coffee beans.

Get more Grey Goose cocktail inspiration!

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I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season with friends and family. Comment below and share some of your favorite Grey Goose cocktail creations.

Black As Your Soul : Halloween Cocktail

Black As Your Soul :

Halloween Cocktail

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Black As Your Soul is a fun Halloween Cocktail made with lemonade, Bacardi Gold and a pinch of activated charcoal for a spooky-good party drink served in a coupe cocktail glass.

Halloween is always a big event around here. The husband and myself enjoy having an adult night out with friends to celebrate.  We don’t get out much after having kids so it is kind of big deal when we have the opportunity.

Since we hosted the Halloween festivities this year, there were a lot of items that needed to be checked off on that ‘to-do’ list, starting with the spirits! The mark of the “bat” is also the mark of Halloween so Bacardi Gold and Superior were my obvious spirit selections. Bacardi are also fantastic spirits for simple drink solutions that will impress the guests and make this Halloween party epic.

Visit Bacardi for more great cocktail ideas :

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Party Decorations

Party decorations are an area that I more often than not go a bit overboard with. I can’t help it! However, you truly only need a few items to make your party look and feel amazing. Some Halloween table liners and a few decorations are it. Hang some bats, place fake spiders throughout the party area and consider one special touch. Also, keep in mind that your party guests will be in costume and be part of the décor and be bringing that edgy vibe.

My special touch today is the chemistry set. Test tubes and beakers are used so my friends can all play “crazy chemist” behind the bar to mix their drinks. Simple but loads of fun for everyone.

Black As Your Soul

Let’s get in that crazy chemist spirit and start mixing our drinks! Prepare a large batch of lemonade or buy it premade, whichever you prefer. Pour the lemonade into a large beaker and make sure you leave enough to the side to refill. Pour Bacardi Gold into test tubes for guests to use while mixing their drink. Place activated charcoal into a little pharmacy bottle. We found some neat ones at the craft store and put a #1542 sticker. Then, wash the blueberries and make the garnishes using blueberries on a toothpick with a sparkling bat on top to bring in a little glam.

Set up your bar area with the test tubes, Bacardi Gold and Superior bottles, beaker of lemonade, activated charcoal, ice, cocktail shaker, glassware and the garnishes.

Black As Your Soul is just a clever name we came up with for our guests. Take it a step further and also name the ingredients to follow the theme. Activated charcoal becomes crushed batwings, the Bacardi Gold is poison and the lemonade is werewolf pee… because it makes people laugh and kick starts conversation.

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Black As Your Soul is a fun Halloween Cocktail made with lemonade, Bacardi Gold and a pinch of activated charcoal for a spooky-good party drink.

Yields: 1 cocktail

  • 200 mL lemonade
  • 50 mL Bacardi Gold
  • dash of activated charcoal
  • 5 blueberries
  • bat garnish
  1. Pour 50 mL Bacardi Gold into a beaker (or cup).
  2. Pour 200 mL lemonade in with a sprinkle of activated charcoal.
  3. Place ice into a cocktail shaker, along with the Black As Your Soul mixture, cover with top and shake well.
  4. Strain into a Coupe cocktail glass.
  5. Garnish (Place a sparkling bat sticker on a toothpick and fill toothpick with fresh blueberries).
  • Preparation time: 5 minutes

 

Hosting Tips

The last thing I want to do at a party is get stuck bartending all night. I want to dance and mingle.  Here are a few hosting tips to allow you, the host, to enjoy of your night with friends:

  • Keep the drinks and snacks simple and uncomplicated.
  • Prepare everything before guests arrive. Make sure there is plenty of ice, Bacardi Rum, clean glasses, place the activated charcoal into the pharmacy bottle, mix plenty of lemonade and have all the blueberry garnishes completed.
  • Place a sign out or write on a small chalkboard with instructions of the parties signature drink, Black as Your Soul,  so everyone can mix their own.
  • Have the bar, the eating area, the dance area and photo areas all clearly marked. Your guests should walk in and know exactly where to go for a drink or food to make them feel invited and comfortable. Also direct them to where the restroom and smoking areas are.

Click HERE for a free printable for Dark As Your Soul.

Bring out the “bat” in your guests and transform the night with an extra spirited evening with Bacardi.