Monday Musings/ Drest Drinks

Ingredients: 

• 1.5 oz gin
• 1 oz cherry juice
• 1 oz orange juice
• 1/2 oz lemon juice
• Ginger beer to top
• Orange wheel for garnish

Instructions: 

1. In a shaker with ice, add gin, cherry juice, orange juice, and lemon juice.

2. Shake well. 

3. Strain into a glass with fresh ice, and top with ginger beer.

4. Garnish with an orange slice and enjoy!

Cheers,

Katherine

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz gin
• 1/2 oz Campari
• 1 oz cherry juice
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Soda water to top

Instructions: 

1. In a shaker with ice add gin, Campari, cherry juice, lime juice, and simple syrup.

2. Shake well.

3. Pour into glass with fresh ice and top with soda water.

4. Garnish with a lime wheel and enjoy!

Cheers,

Katherine

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz tequila 
• 3/4 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 1 oz grape juice
• Lime wheel for garnish
• Salt for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

1. If serving with salt, rub the rim of your glass with a lime wedge, then dip the glass into the salt. 

2. In a shaker with ice, add tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and grape juice.

3. Shake well. 

4. Strain over fresh ice into your prepared glass, garnish with lime wheel and enjoy!

Cheers,

Katherine

 Ingredients:

• 2 oz vodka
• 1/5 vermouth
• 1 oz lychee juice (from can of lychees)
• 1 oz grapefruit juice
• 1 lychee for garnish
• Optional: 1/5 oz St. Germain if you like it sweet!
• Ice

Instructions:

1. In a shaker with ice add vodka, vermouth, lychee juice, and grapefruit juice. 

2. Shake well.

3. Strain into a chilled martini glass, garnish with lychee and enjoy!

Cheers,

Katherine

Ingredients:

• 2 oz peach purée
• 2 oz dark rum
• 3/4 oz orgeat
• 3/4 oz lime juice
• 1 egg white (optional)

Instructions:

1. In a shaker add peach purée, rum, orgeat, lime juice, and egg white.

2. Shake well, without ice. 

3. Next, add ice to the shaker and shake again.

4. Strain into a fresh glass, garnish with a lime wheel, and enjoy. 

Cheers, 

Katherine 

Ingredients : 

• 1.5 oz bourbon 
• 2 oz pear juice 
• ½ oz lemon juice 
• ½ oz simple syrup (optional) 
• 2 dashes of bitters 
• Cinnamon for garnish 
• Pear for garnish 

Instructions:

1. Rim a glass with cinnamon sugar, and fill with ice.

2. Add bourbon, pear juice, lemon juice, simple syrup and bitters to a cocktail shaker.

3. Add ice and shake until well chilled.

4. Strain into a glass, and add a fresh slice of pear to garnish. Enjoy! 

Ingredients: 

4 oz vodka

1 oz coffee liqueur

2 oz espresso

½ oz simple syrup or agave 

1 frozen banana 

Instructions

1. First brew espresso and let cool. Coffee concentrate can be used as a substitute.
2. Add all ingredients into the blender, along with ice.
3. Blend well, and pour into glasses.
4. Garnish with coffee beans and enjoy!

Cheers, Katherine