The Perfect Low-Calorie Vodka Cocktail for National Vodka Day

Happy National Vodka Day!

The only way to celebrate this very festive holiday is with... well, vodka! The one downfall? Most vodka cocktails are packed with an insane amount of calories. Who needs that looming in the back of their minds when they're having a good time with friends and enjoying their drink?

Recently I've discovered Blue Ice Vodka, the #1 rated American-made potato vodka that is gluten-free, non-GMO and has only 52 calories per oz.! Aaaand, it has 25% fewer calories than most other distilled spirits.

I am always that person to feel guilty after drinking a cocktail loaded with sugar and empty calories, so this makes me so happy that there actually is a great vodka out there that I no longer have to feel bad about! Gift from the Vodka Gods? I think so!

One of my favorite cocktails using Blue Ice Vodka is the Blue Ice Vodka Gimlet!

Simple, refreshing and not packed with artificial, sugary ingredients to make this drink taste good. It just is! Here's how to make it:

Ingredients:

·         2 oz Blue Ice Vodka

·         1 oz fresh lime juice

·         6 Tablespoons Agave Nectar

·         Lime wedge for garnish

Directions:

·         Combine vodka, lime juice, agave nectar and ice and shake in a shaker.

·         Strain over a chilled coupe glass.

·         Garnish with lime wedge.

Cheers!

Summer Sips Series | Boozy Arnold Palmer

Summer is finally drawing to a close... meaning, so is our Summer Sips Series! Kyle of Hamptons to Hollywood and I wanted to close out our seasonal segment with a twist on the crowd pleasing Arnold Palmer. We mixed some SKYY Vodka, fresh mint and yummy tart pomegranate tea together to create our own fun variation on the drink. Anything can be made boozy if you mix in the right liquor! 

In Southern California, this drink is totally appropriate all year round. If the colder months are rapidly approaching your city, no worries - this is also really perfect as a festive, light cocktail fit for the holidays! 

Thank you so much for tuning in over the past month and checking out our videos. This is something Kyle and I have talked about doing since we met each other, and we had a ton of fun along the way.

What did you guys think? If you'd like to see more in the future, let us know! Feel free to send a message via the Contact Me form, or email thegildedbellini@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you! 

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Summer Sips Series | The Brielle Bellini

This week on The Summer Sips Series, Kyle Langan of Hamptons to Hollywood and I team up to make the one and only Brielle Bellini!

As a brunch guru, it's important for me to know the different twists and variations there are on traditional brunch cocktails. With my favorite being the Bellini, I knew I wanted to create a pretty and very tart concoction combining one of my go-to fruits and of course, champagne. You really can't go wrong with raspberries, Triple Sec and Chandon! It really is the perfect cocktail to be sipping by the pool regardless of whichever coast you're on, and the raspberry and triple sec ingredients gives it the perfect summer (and The Gilded Bellini) flair. Maybe we're just biased, but we think this drink is b a n g i n'. Can't wait for you to try it for yourself!

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Summer Sips Series | The Hamptons to Hollywood Cocktail

Montauk made us do it.

This week on the Summer Sips Series, The Gilded Bellini teams up with Kyle Langan of Hamptons to Hollywood to create the Official H2H cocktail! In the video, Kyle takes the lead and shows us how to make this super refreshing vodka, champagne fruit concoction - the perfect cocktail to sip during these last few white hot weeks of summer whether you're in the Hamptons... or Hollywood!

The only debate on this video: who shook the shaker better? 

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On the next episode, we'll be making my original recipe for The Brielle Bellini!

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Summer Sips Series | How to Make a Bellini

To most, summertime means beaches, the sun, hot weather and poolside hangs. For avid brunchers and cocktail connoisseurs, it means amazing summer cocktails!

Kyle Langan of Hamptons to Hollywood and I have teamed up for a month-long drink tutorial segment called the Summer Sips Series where each we week we will be showing you how to make some of our favorite cocktails. 

As a brunch guru, one of the most common questions I am asked is "What is a bellini?" On this first episode of the Summer Sips Series, get schooled as Kyle and I demonstrate how to make the perfect bellini!

Each Friday in August on The Gilded Bellini, I'll be sharing a new video! Next week, stay tuned to find out what's in the official Hamptons to Hollywood cocktail.

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So now, no more questions on how to make a bellini!