Have Your Ever Tried An Italian Margarita?

If you love Margaritas but want an Italian slant on one, try Italian Margaritas.  You can find the recipe on  Mrs. Cummings web site.  As you can see from her photo below she is "The Cocktail Queen!"

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Cummings Rx (link below)

As a lover of all things amaretto I just couldn't resist sharing her idea for a twist on the traditional margarita. 

Head over to Mrs. Cummings Rx, her web site, where you'll find the recipe for Italian Margarita's as well as other creative options for signature drinks for your wedding.  Try her Muchacha Rosado or Mango Mojito.  As you explore her site you're sure to find a use for every bottle in your home bar! (And some you don't have but will run out to purchase just to try out her recipes!)

Van Gogh Vodka Styles Signature Drinks

Van Gogh Vodkas help brides design and style signature drinks for their wedding that taste and look good.  Their varieties of flavors, colors and uses all make Van Gogh Vodkas the go to product for wedding signature drinks.

Shaken News Daily reported that as if Van Gogh Vodka wasn't popular enough before, it's new spokesperson, Cooking Chanel celebrity chef Nadia G is sure to up the brand visability. Nadia will create signature cocktails and provide her unique knowledge of flavors and food to the “world of the young, dynamic women who comprise the brand’s key consumer constituency.” Van Gogh Vodka’s flavor portfolio currently features 19 different flavors, and new extensions Rich Dark Chocolate and Cool Peach are expected to launch this fall.

Looking for something blue? Try Van Gogh's Summer Breeze.

Van Gogh Summer Breeze

2 oz Van Gogh Acai-Blueberry
1 oz Agave Nectar
1 oz Sauvignon Blanc
Blueberries for Garnish

How about the rich taste of chocolate truffles? Van Gogh's Dutch Chocolate Vodka is a masterpiece!


Triple Chocolate Truffle

2 oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate

½ oz Chocolate Liqueur

½ Creme de Cacao

½ Cream

Or are you a bride who loves pink and is looking for a tropical drink? How about making a Cool Breeze using Van Gogh's Coconut Vodka.

Cool Breeze

2½ Van Gogh Coconut

½ oz orange juice

½ oz cranberry juice

For more dink recipes visit Van Gogh's web site and click on their various flavors of vodka for recipes for the most dedicated consumer.

Magical Signature Drinks (from a Harry Potter Inspired Wedding)

If you went to one of these Harry Potter inspired weddings what would you drink? The red Potter punch shown above? The Polyjuice Potion (in green below)? Served from a vintage trunk filled with spells full of magic?

Or maybe you'd like to try the Butter Beer? Hmmm, have no idea what this one would taste like, but am always up to try something new.

Or maybe your tipple of choice would be some orange pumpkin juice (shown above on the left) or some liquid luck (shown on the right)?

None of these liquid libations to your taste? For more Potter-esque drink recipes (all with great names) visit this site, which offers 20 alcoholic Harry Potter drinks.  Make some great signs noting the names of the drinks to add to the Potter look. 

Drink Pink Ink?

Photo courtesy of Kid Independent

"Pink ink for the Yink that drinks and winks?" No, it's not the Dr. Seuss book, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, it's ideas for drinks for the bride obsessed with pink! Although if you are inviting a Yink or two to your wedding I can get you a recipe for pink ink.  (Nestle strawberry milk works like a charm, or just make some of your own!)

But for the bride who is looking for drinks that are pink, using Chambord Raspberry Flavored Vodka is an option.  For recipes for pink drinks made from Chambord's Facebook Page.

Other pink options? Korbel Sweet Rose is a great substitute for serving for your champagne toast.  Try Korbel, you may never go back to boring champagne again!

Another option is Lancer's Rose.  A rose wine imported from Portugal, Lancers pairs well with Asian entrees or other spicy foods.  Or you can serve it chilled as your signature drink. 

The New Iced Tea

Iced Tea Liqueur?

Sweet Tea with a kick has become a mini-trend with the mixologist set.  Not only this Bols Sweet Tea Liqueur but some sweet tea vodkas made by familiar names like Burnett's, Seagrams, and Firefly.  For die hard southerners who must have their bourbon there's one of those too.  It's not too overpowering (which was my greatest fear as I first opened the bottle), rather it has a clean taste that isn't too syrupy.  It gives you a great sweet tea taste but adds an alcohol kick to it.  Makes it a fun ingredient to use making tea cocktails.  It lets you add a strong tea flavor without adding too much wateriness (is this a word? well you get the idea!) which is the reason to purchase an sweet tea liqueur instead of just adding some plain vodka to some sweet tea.  Suggestions for cocktails include a Lemon Tea Drop or an English Breakfast Cocktail.  Many other options are out there on the web.  So consider using some Bols Sweet Tea Liqueur to give your signature sweet tea a kick.  A nice change from some of the more boring signature cocktails out there.  Give your guests something new to try. 

English Breakfast Cocktail