Beverage Monday

I don't know where you are but here in Southern California we are in the middle of a heat wave. So I am thinking frozen drinks. Nice and refreshing to cool you off. They all are a little different in color and flavor.

Blonde Bombshell

2 cups crushed ice

5 shots Bacardi® light rum

1 can frozen lemonade concentrate

Add ice, rum, and frozen lemonade concentrate to a blender. Blend at high speed. Pour into a Margarita Glass.

Midori Chan

1 part rum

1 part pina colada mix

1 part Midori® melon liqueur

2 slices canned pineapples

Add ingredients to a blender with ice and mix until desired consistency is achieved. Strain into a Highball Glass with/without ice.

Royal Peaches & Cream

1 1/2 oz DeKuyper® Peachtree schnapps

1/2 oz Crown Royal® Canadian whisky

1/2 oz Cointreau® orange liqueur

1 1/2 oz heavy cream

2 scoops vanilla ice cream

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth and no chunks of ice are present. Pour into a Mason Jar/Highball Glass and garnish with a fresh slice of peach, if desired.

Cheers,

Peacock Board

It has been months since I have done an Inspiration Board and I have had these images for awhile. Peacock feathers are popping up everywhere. It can be a bit much to use them for every element, but they do make for a beautiful color scheme!

• Peacock Centerpiece
• Amsale Bridesmaid Dress
• Peacock Feather Clutch
• Peacock Feather Wedding Dress
• Peacock Cake Toppers
• Peacock Feather Rings
• Peacock Feather Headpiece
• Peacock Feather Shoe
• Peacock Feather Invitation
• Peacock Feather Headpiece
• Peacock Feather Boutonniere
• Peacock Inspired Table Setting
• Peacock Feather Embossed Cake
• Peacock Feather Wine Glasses
• Peacock Feather Cake

Enjoy,

Beverage Monday.

BLUE!

Image courtesy of The Knot

How about having your something blue in a glass!

Something Blue

• 2 oz Hpnotiq
• 2 oz white wine
• 1 oz ginger ale

Put the ingredients in order into a Champagne Glass.

Deep Blue Sea Martini

• 2 oz Blue Ice American Vodka
• 3/4 oz sweet and sour mix
• 1/2 blue curacao
• 1/2 oz pineapple juice

Put ingredients into a cocktails shaker filled with ice, Shake and strain into a chilled Martini Glass.


Blue Carnation

• 1/2 oz White Cr De Cacao
• 1/2 oz Blue Curacao
• 2 oz Cream

Put ingredients into a Cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled Martini Glass.

Cheers,

My Nephew & His Bride

Here is a glimpse of the happy couple. More professional photos are posted on Amber Medley Photography's blog of Kevin & Kristen's Wedding. Check it out to see more. Except she didn't post any of my son! :( The flower girls are my nieces. Happy one week anniversary you two!

Fourth of July Beverages

Dress by Lady Roi. I think it is discontinued.

Here is a bonus Beverage 'Monday" edition this week. In honor of the USA's birthday tomorrow I am featuring American Cocktails. Enjoy your weedend. Have fun & be safe.


All American

• 1 oz. Bourbon
• 1 oz. Southern Comnfort
• Coca Cola

Put alcohol in a highball filled with ice. Add Coke.


Cherry Patroit by SKYY Infusions

• 1 ½ oz SKYY Infusions Cherry Vodka
• 1 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• ½ oz. Cointreau
• ½ oz. Sweet vermouth
• ¾ oz. rye whiskey
• 2 oz soda

Mix ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon zest and cherry.

American Beauty

• 1 oz Brandy
• 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
• 1/4 tsp White Creme de Menthe
• 1 oz Orange juice
• 1 tsp Grenadine
• 1/2 oz Tawny port
  

In a shaker half-filled with ice, combine the brandy, vermouth, creme de menthe, orange juice, and grenadine. Shake and stain into a cocktail glass. Pouring slowly and carefully, float the port on top

Firecracker

• 2 oz Wild Turkey
• 4 dashes Tabasco sauce

Fill a shot glass almost to the top with Wild Turkey and add 4 dashes of tabasco sauce. Drink quickly!


Cheers,

Recipies from Drink of the Week.

I'm Tweeting

Ok, I finally did it and signed up for Twitter.

You can follow me @ajoyeuxday.

What are you up to?

1 year of Beverage Monday's

I have been writing Beverage Monday for a year now. I haven't written every week but I have tired. I started writing it so you can have ideas for you signature drink or just general knowledge about different kinds of alcohol. I hope you have been enjoying it. Here is a recap of some of my favorites.

• Dressed up Evian~I did this one before I had the idea of Beverage Monday.
• New Feature. Beverage Monday.~The one that started it all.
• Champagne
• Birthday Drinks~My birthday fell on Monday last year so I decided to have a post about what I like
• Firefly Vodka~Ice Tea Flavored Vodka, so cool!
• Purple Drinks
• Grand Absenthe~This one got the most hits.
• Red Drinks
• Candy Cocktails
• Olympic Cocktails~These are very pretty gold, silver & bronze Martini's

Cheers,

Image of cocktails courtesy of artgame.com