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Coming Soon: Nuvo Red Velvet and Peach Cobbler

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With flavored spirit releases in the last two years such as Whipped Cream, Froot Loop, Birthday Cake, and Pumpkin Pie, I believe the level of shock value has been depreciated. For the most part, it shouldn’t be too shocking anymore to find your favorite dessert, child hood candy, breakfast meal, or other products we love suddenly bottled in liquid form and sold over the counter at your favorite liquor store. If you dream it, they can achieve it. Only now, it’s less about “I can’t believe they made that” now, and more about “does it actually taste good”. And so here we are again bringing you the latest on two new products hitting the market, this time from popular night life liqueur, NUVO Sparkling Vodka.

For those unfamiliar, NUVO was (and possibly still is) the worlds first sparkling vodka. It hit the scene a few years ago, and with the help of the urban night life it’s become a huge success:

“NUVO© Sparkling Liqueur is a lifestyle choice for trendy individuals. Much more than your average spirit, NUVO is the ultimate accessory for any get-together. Made with premium French vodka and a touch of delicate sparkling white wine and infused with passion fruit nectar, NUVO will dazzle your taste buds and delight your palette.”

Nuvo originally launched it’s second product, Lemon Sorbet a couple years ago and and now they’re looking to continue their “dessert” themed additions. They recently launched NUVO Red Velvet Cake, and NUVO Peach Cobbler, sparkling liqueurs inspired by the popular desserts of the same name. Here are the tasting notes from NUVO

“Indulge in this truly decadent cocktail. Taste the soft sponge cake and the sweetness from the luxuriously creamy cheesecake frosting. Finishing with a hint of chocolate. These mouth-watering flavors will have you coming back for more.”

“Absolutely Delicious! Enjoy the fresh taste of Georgia Peaches and finally savor in the simple pleasure of cinnamon crumble. What’s not to Love!”

Maybe i’m just fat, but those small descriptions have my mouth watering already. And with the Holidays around the corner, what a great time to launch these perfectly themed spirits. We have yet to receive our samples, but be on the look out for out Nuvo Red Velvet and Peach Cobbler Review.  These flavors aren’t yet available everywhere, so be on the lookout at your local package store and keep bugging them about it till it comes in. Until then you know we’ll be brainstorming ideas and coming up with our own recipes, but check out these simple ones provided courtesy of Nuvo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photos courtesy of Nuvo Sparkling Vodka. Please Drink Responsibly.

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Grey Goose Cherry Noir Recipes

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Pumpkin Cocktails – Breast Cancer Awareness Cocktails

 

…..Fans of Grey Goose Vodka are in for a treat. Due to overwhelming demand, the folks at Grey Goose have provided me with some unique cocktail recipes for you to try with their latest release, Cherry Noir. It seems like every day we’ve got a new flavored vodka to try but we actually couldn’t wait to give this one a try. Here’s some tasty recipes for you to try at home.

Midnight Martinez
  • 1 1/2 Parts Grey Goose Cherry Noir
  • 1/2 Parts Noilly Prat® Rouge Vermouth
Stir in a mixing glass 3/4 full of ice for 10 seconds. Strain into a Martini glass and twist and discard an orange zest twist over the top of the drink to float orange oil. Drop in or spear pick a dark cherry for a garnish
Cherry Moon
  • 1 1/2 Parts Grey Goose Cherry Noir
  • 3 1/2 Parts Lemon Lime Soda
  • 1/2 Part Grenadine
Fill glass slightly above rim with cubed ice. Pour ingredients in order listed to 1/2 inch from top of glass and stir. Add soda straw and garnish with a cherry.
Cherry Lane
  •  1 1/2 Parts GREY GOOSE® Cherry Noir
  • 3/4 Parts BÉNÉDICTINE® Liqueur
  • 1 ½ Parts Lemon
  • ¾ Parts Simple Syrup
  • 1 Dash Bitters
Mix all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini cocktail glass and garnish with cherries on a cocktail pick.

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Christmas Drinks

7 Warm Drinks for 7 Cold Nights

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Christmas is right around the corner and you know what that means. Right about now many of us are looking to ease the stress that comes with holiday shopping and party planning while also staying warm and comfy. Lucky for you I’ve got just the remedy. Here are some delicious cocktails that come second only to a warm hug of a loved one to keep you toasty and sane this winter. Nothing says winter like snuggling under a blanket, sitting next to an open fire, and sipping on a warm beverage.

Peppermint Patty:
1/2 Cup of Hot Chocolate
1 oz Rumple Minze Peppermint liqueur
1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
Add all ingredients together in a mug and stir. Garnish with whippedcream

Spiced Hot Toddy:
1 Cup of Tea (Pick your poison)
1 oz Captain Morgan
5 TBSP Lemon Juice
3 TBSP Honey
1 Stick of Cinnamon
Start with the cup of tea, and start adding all the other ingredients one by one.

Tom & Jerry:
1 Egg
1/2 oz simple syrup or 1 tsp powdered sugar
1 oz dark rum
1 oz Cognac or brandy
hot milk or hot water
grated nutmeg for garnish
Separate the egg white from the egg yolk and beat them separately. Fold the beaten eggs together and place into the glass. Add the sugar or simple syrup, dark rum and brandy. Fill with hot milk or hot water. Stir well. Garnish with grated nutmeg.

Hot Buttered Rum:
1 oz Cruzan Light Rum
1 Tsp sugar
1/2 Tsp Butter
4 Cloves
Add sugar, butter and cloves to a coffee mug. Add in rum and stir. Fill with boiling water.

Pumpkin Latte:
4 oz Coffee
2 oz Hiram Walker Pumpkin Spice Liqueur (Limited)

Add Pumpkin into a cup of coffee and fill to taste with creamer.

Russian Hot Chocolate:
2 Oz Kahlua (Optional – Try Kahlua Hazelnut)
1 oz Stolichnaya Vodka
1 Cup Hot Chocolate
Add Kahlua and Vodka into coffee and stir.

Hot Apple Pie:
1 oz. Tuaca
6 oz. warm apple cider
Fresh whipping cream
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
Cinnamon sticks

Combine Tuaca and apple cider in a coffee mug.Top with whipped cream, Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg on top and add a stick of cinnamon

Hope some of these helped you this Holiday. Feel free to email me at [email protected] with any suggestions, variations, questions or ideas. Become a fan on Facebook and don’t forget to tell your friends !

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Spirited Halloween Cocktail Recipes

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Word has it Halloween is right around the corner. That’s right, the day where kids can’t wait to stuff their face with candy and adults (along with some non adults) like to pour alcohol down their throat. For many adults the hardest thing for us to come to grips with is the fact that as we get older holidays are less and less appealing to us. Then there are those of us that refuse to be left out on the fun. While dressing up in cute little fairy costumes and spider man outfits may not be necessarily “cool” anymore, you can still have fun on Halloween with a little creativity and a bit of “liquid courage”. Below are a few Halloween cocktails from around the web sure to make your Halloween a night to remember, or better yet to forget.


Jack-O-LanternJack-O-Lantern
2 oz. SKYY Infusions Citrus
1 oz. Mango Nectar or Juice
0.5 oz. Orange Juice
0.5 oz. Fresh Sour*

Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake vigorously and pour into a goblet glass and garnish with a slice of orange and a mint leaf laid flat on top. *Combine 0.25 oz fresh lime juice and 0.75 oz simple syrup.

vampires-elixirVampire’s Elixir
1.5 oz. Pinnacle Raspberry Vodka
.75 oz.   Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur
1 oz.    Half and Half
Strawberry Syrup

Dress strawberry syrup on the inside and rim of a chilled martini glass.  Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into martini glass.  Garnish with vampire teeth.


Black Widow
1.5 oz. SKYY Infusions Raspberry

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0.5 oz. Triple Sec
2 oz. Pomegranate Juice
Squeeze of Fresh Lemon Juice

Raspberry Syrup

Draw a spider web on the inside of a chilled martini glass with raspberry syrup.  Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake vigorously and strain into chilled martini glass.  Garnish with plastic spider.

Red Zombie
1.5 oz. SKYY Vodka
3 oz. Tomato Juice
0.5 tsp. Finely Grated Horseradish
1 tsp. Barbeque Sauce
3 Dashes Worcestershire Sauce
3 Dashes Tabasco Sauce
0.5 tsp. Finely Chopped Chipotle en Adobo
red-zombiePinch of Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Generous Squeeze of Lemon Juice
Pinch of Celery Seeds
1 Celery Stick
2 Large Green Olives
2 Lychee Fruits

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake vigorously and strain into martini glass.  Garnish with green eye balls, laid across the rim of the glass*.
*Cut the end of a stalk of celery so it measures 5-6 inches long and split the stick in half lengthwise.  Slide the green olives into two lychee fruits to make eye balls and push the thin celery stick through both as garnish.


apple-punchWicked Witch Apple Punch
1 750 ml bottle SKYY Infusions Passion Fruit
1 750 ml bottle Sparkling Apple Cider
1 64 oz. bottle Cranberry Juice Cocktail
1 Liter Ginger Ale
2 cups Pineapple Juice
Red Apple Slices

Combine all ingredients in a large black witch’s cauldron with ice and stir.  Garnish with large slices of red apple floating on top and dry ice.

October Screwdriver
3 oz Blavod Vodka
3 oz Orange Juice
Another classic redone thanks to Blavod Black Vodka. Pour orange juice in a collins glass filled with ice. Float Blavod vodka on top to create the desired effect. Garnish with a candy corn speared straw.

DRA-KAHLUA
1 1/2 parts Kahlua
1/2 part Martell V.S. Cognac
1/2 part Hiram Walker Triple Sec
1/4 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part simple syrup
Blood orange wedge for garnish

Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled, half sugar-rimmed martini glass and garnish with orange wedge.

Candy-Apple Cocktail (Not Pictured)

1½ ounces Veev Acai Spirit
1 ounce apple cider
½ ounce apple liqueur
¼ ounce simple syrup

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Strain over ice into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a caramel-covered apple slide

Recipes compliments of Common Man Cocktails, Skyy Vodka, and Blavod Vodka. Check out some other recipes from Blavod to keep you in the Halloween spirit. Don’t forget to become a fan on Facebook.

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