A Very Gilded St. Patrick's Day | The Saint Casa Cocktail

What better way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day than with Casamigos Tequila? George Clooney and Rande Gerber's premium spirit has the perfect cocktail to kick off the holiday. In proper St. Patrick's Day fashion, it's only appropriate to combine Casamigos with a healthy amount of Guinness! Introducing... The Saint Casa! The Saint Casa combines Casamigos Anejo with Blackberry Liqueur and Agave topped with Guinness... and of course for an added gilded touch, some gold glitter! 

This alluringly crafted festive cocktail is not a creation due to the luck of the Irish... but by the captivating taste of Casamigos Tequila.

The Saint Casa

Directions:

1.5 oz. Casamigos Anejo

.5 oz. Blackberry liqueur

.25 oz. Agave Nectar

Top off with Guinness beer

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into tin shaker except Guinness. Add ice. Shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Fine strain into rocks glass. Top off with Guinness. Garnish with 2 fresh blackberries through skewer with edible green and gold glitter on top.

Happy Birthday Justin Bieber! | Cocktails for #Beliebers

Today, March 1st is the day a staaaar was born... our one and only Justin Bieber. The singer turns 23 today and is no longer a "baby, baby, baby oooooohhh" anymore!  For all of the Beliebers around the world, it's only appropriate that we pay our respects by cheers-ing on the honorary holiday with Justin Bieber-inspired cocktails! "What Do You Mean?" I mean that, exactly. Here are a few of my favorite Bieber themed concoctions made with SVEDKA Vodka. The Biebs would be so happy if you sipped on a fun drink honoring him, and I promise having one in your hand will leave you feeling like "One Less Lonely Girl."

My Mama Don't Like You

Ingredients:

1 1/2 parts SVEDKA Blue Raspberry

1/2 part Blue Curacao

3 parts demi sec sparkling wine

Directions:

Build ingredients in a chilled champagne flute. Garnish with a lemon curl and purple sugar.

 

Biebertini

Ingredients:

2 parts SVEDKA Citron

1/2 part Creme Yvette

1 1/2 part simple syrup

1 part cream

1/2 part fresh lime juice

1/2 part fresh lemon juice

1 small egg white

2 dashes Peychaud's bitters

Directions:

Combine all ingredients, except Peychaud's bitters and club soda, in a cocktail shaker and shake well. Add ice and shake again. Strain into a martini glass. Set aside one half of the cocktail shaker, without ice, to save the film left from the cream and egg. In the shaker, add 2 dashes of Peychaud's Bitters, combining it with the leftover film and add enough soda to create a foam. Top the drink with this foam until a head appears. Garnish with lemon zest.

Love Yourself

Ingredients:

1 1/2 parts SVEDKA Mango Pineapple

1/4 part parfait amour

1/4 part creme de violette

1/2 tp. simple syrup

Directions:

Pour ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir and pour into a rocks glass and garnish with a pineapple slice. 

A Cocktail Worthy of an Award | The Golden Flutes

The Oscars may have passed this Sunday, but we all are still in very glamorous and star-studded moods. We all dream of living the celebrity lifestyle. While it is quite difficult to do, the least we can do is sip on fabulous cocktails like the A-Listers do!

Whether you've arranged an awards show watch party or are simply feeling like dazzling up your night after an ordinary work day, you will certainly feel like a celeb while enjoying an elit Vodka Golden Flutes Cocktail. The cocktail combines award winning elit Vodka, grapefruit, pineapple and ginger, blending into a crowd-pleasing concoction. 

The Golden Flutes

Ingredients:

1½ parts elit Vodka

½ part Dry Vermouth

2 dashes Grapefruit Bitters

1 part Lime Juice

½ part Gomme Syrup

4-6 muddled Pineapple Wedges

2 slices Ginger (Not Muddled)

Pinch of Salt

Champagne

Edible Flower

 Directions:

Shake all ingredients and fine strain into a chilled Champagne flute. Top with Champagne and garnish with an edible flower.

Happy National Margarita Day | Tantalizing Margarita Recipes

Aye aye aye! National Margarita Day is here, February 22nd! As a total tequila-loving gal, this is one of my favorite days of the year. There are so many different ways to put a spin on the traditional margarita. Sweet, sour or spicy, I love them all and the possibilities are truly endless. 

For this very special holiday, Patrón Tequila, Casamigos Tequila by George Clooney and Rande Gerber, El Jimador, and Gilt City all have created festive, tantalizing margarita recipes, all unique and leave you craving more. Here are some of my favorites! Which one do you want to try?!

English Garden Margarita

Created by Sophie Brett of London, England

Ingredients:

1.5 oz / 50 ml Patrón Silver
.5 oz / 15 ml Patrón Citrónge Orange

.75 oz / 20 ml Fresh lemon juice

.5 oz / 15 ml Apricot liqueur
.5 oz / 15 ml Earl Grey tea syrup*
+ 3 Drops orange flower water
+ 2 Sugar snap peas, one for garnish
+ 2 Sprigs mint, one for garnish
+ Pumpkin oil and smoked salt rim

*Earl Grey tea syrup:

Combine simple syrup with hot water and 5 tea bags.

Directions:

1. In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle 1 sugar snap pea and 1 mint sprig with Earl Grey tea syrup.*

2. Add liquid ingredients to a cocktail shaker, along with 1 cracked sugar snap pea and 1 sprig of mint.

3. Fill cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously.

4. Use a fine strainer to strain into glass rimmed with pumpkin oil and smoked salt.

4. Garnish with mint sprig and sugar snap pea.

GILT City of Angels Margarita

Gilt City has teamed up with LA's Greenbar Distillery to create an exclusive margarita recipe.

Known for its organic, hand-crafted spirits, Greenbar Distillery and Gilt City developed the Gilt City of Angels margarita, a floral and fruity concoction made with organic ingredients developed by the distillery.

You can also enjoy the cocktail during a one-day National Margarita Day Class on 2/22, where they will dive deep into everything margarita, from common tequila terms to tidbits every marg-lover should know. After a demo, they’ll shake up two of their own cocktails and receive a cocktail kit to take home! 

This National Margarita Day Class is available exclusively on GiltCity.com for only 

$40 (an $80 value), here: https://www.gilt.com/city/los-angeles/offer/greenbardistilerylafeb17

Gilt City is also offering additional cocktail classes and private tours at the distillery.

Ingredients:

1.25-oz. IXA silver tequila

0.5-oz. FRUITLAB orange liqueur

0.25-oz. FRUITLAB hibiscus liqueur

1-oz. simple syrup

1-oz. fresh-squeezed lime juice

4 dashes of BAR KEEP lavender bitters

Directions:

1. Rim a glass with lavender-infused salt; add ice.

2. Combine ingredients with ice in shaker and shake.

3. Strain over ice and enjoy.

Spicy Cucumber Margarita

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila

1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice  

.25 oz. Fresh Orange Juice

.5 oz. Agave Nectar

.5 oz. Orange Liqueur

Directions:

Combine all ingredients to iced mixing glass. Shake vigorously for 10 count. Pour all contents into a rocks glass with or without salted rim. Garnish with a lime.  

Black Raspberry Margarita

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz el Jimador Tequila

½ oz Triple Sec

3 oz Sour Mix

½ oz Chambord Liquor

Directions:

In a shaker filled with ice, add ingredients and shake to mix. Pour into margarita glass rimmed with salt (optional). Garnish with a lime or blackberry.

Tiki Rita

Created by Mindy Kucan of Portland, Oregon

Ingredients:

2 oz Patrón Reposado
.5 oz Patrón Citrónge Orange
.5 oz Fresh lime juice
.5 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
.25 oz Vanilla syrup
+ Splash Allspice dram

+ Grated nutmeg for garnish
+ Lime wheel and cloves for garnish
+ Hawaiian sea salt rim

Directions:

1. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill. 
2. Strain onto fresh ice in a Tiki glass that has been rimmed with Hawaiian sea salt. 
3. Garnish with fresh grated nutmeg and a lime wheel pierced with three cloves and grated nutmeg.

Celebrate Love with Valentine's Day Cocktails

Whether you've got a boo or not, it's hard not to fall for all of the fun that comes along with Valentine's Day season. From all the pink, white and red decor, to being able to indulge in a box of chocolates, to (of course) sipping on decadent Valentine's Day cocktails. 

This Valentine's Day, maybe you're spending the evening with your BF, your hot new fling, or your closest gals... One thing that's for sure is that we all crave a little bit of a seductive buzz on V-Day. Luckily, I have a few cocktails that will definitely stir some romance into your night, and are fit for any flirty occasion. 

Swipe Left Cosmo

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Parts SVEDKA Strawberry Colada 

1/2 Part Triple Sec 

1/2 Part Fresh Lime Juice 

1/2 Part Cranberry Juice

Directions:

Pour SVEDKA Strawberry Colada, triple sec, fresh lime juice and cranberry juice into a shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a skewer of fresh strawberries. 

Killer in Red

Ingredients:
3/4 oz. Campari
3/4 oz. Cinzano 1757 Bianco
1/2 oz.  Grand Marnier
3/4 oz.  Chamomile Gin
Drop of Rose Essence
 

Directions:

Pour all the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice and stir with a bar spoon. Strain the cocktail into a chilled coupe. Finish with a drop of rose essential oil and serve.

Love of a Lifethyme

Ingredients:

1 oz Patrón Silver

   ½ oz lemon

 ¼ oz pomegranate syrup

  ¼ oz honey

   Fresh thyme

 2 dashes peychauds bitters

Directions:

Shake ingredients with ice. Double strain champagne, absinthe spritz, or prosecco float into a coupe or champagne glass. Garnish with fresh thyme.

Tickled Pink

Created by Ashtin Berry, Bartender at Ace Hotel Nola, New Orleans

Ingredients:

¾ part elit Vodka
½ part cranberry syrup
¼ part lemon
2 dashes orange bitters

Directions:

Shake with ice and strain into coupe or flute, top with bubbles and add an orange twist.

Love Potion

Ingredients:

2 parts SVEDKA Vanilla

½ part granulated sugar

Dash Angostura bitters

Dash chocolate bitters

Directions:

Build ingredients in a cocktail shaker, stir and strain over ice into a rocks glass. Garnish with a white chocolate-dipped cherry.

Heart Throb

Ingredients: 

2 Parts Ruffino Sparkling Rosé 

1 Part Vodka 

3/4 Part Lemon Juice 

3/4 Part Pear Nectar 

1/2 Part Simple Syrup

Directions: 

In a shaker, place all ingredients except for the Ruffino Sparkling Rosé. Shake and strain into a highball glass with some ice. Top with the Ruffino Sparkling Rosé and garnish with sprigs of thyme.