It is Labor Day Weekend, wow! This summer flew by, having spent the better part of August in the hospital may have something to do with it. Luckily, here in San Francisco Summer begins on Labor Day! To help celebrate my getting back on my feat and this hot SF weekend the folks at Caravella Limoncello (yes, they are a sponsor) have sent us a slew of cool cocktails. I choose this tall, easy party cooler to kick off the holiday weekend. Enjoy!
Caravella Cooler
1 ½ ounce Caravella Limoncello
Cranberry juice
Fill a Collins or other tall glass with ice. Add Caravella and top with cranberry juice. Garnish with lime wedge.
We’ve been monitoring the Baileys Drinkable Dessert Challege since the begining and they have chosen a second set of finalists in both the Amateur and Proffessional Categories. Yum, I can’t wait to try all of these. Pictured here is the Baileys Cinnamon Dessert, for all the recipe below, check out the Baileys site. You can even vote for your favorite.
This week’s featured recipes include:
Amateurs
I Want S’More
Creator: Diane Nemitz, Lundington, M
Baileys® Cinnamon Dessert
Creator: Kevin Bliss, Durham, NC
Baileys® Classic Tiramisu
Creator – Jean Gottfried , Upper Sandusky, OH
The Gingerbread Man
Creator: Mary Bilyeu , Ann Arbor, MI
Baileys® Pralines n’ Cream Martini
Creator: Emily Hobbs, Ozark, MO
Professional
The Flying Bailey
Creator: John Smith, New York, NY
Bombay Sapphire, famous for it’s annual designer glass gift box, wants you to create their next signature martini glass. Don’t have a flair for design, you can help pick the winner by voting on your favorite.
The 1st place winner from each country wins $3k and trip to London. In England, they’ll compete in the Designer Glass Competition Finals during the London Design Festival.
From Apartment Theray’s Kitchn comes Five intriguing Cocktails Names. the article goes into deatil on the orins of each. Here’s the list. We’ve also linked to the recipe for each.
Caravella is a premium limoncello, a lemon infused liqueur from Italy. People familiar with limoncello are likely to have first tasted it as a digestivo, served ice cold, perhaps at an Italian restaurant. Owing to its history as an after-dinner digestivo, limoncello is typically not thought of as an ingredient in cocktails recipes. Caravella aims to change that.
Limoncello is a very social spirit, with a strong affinity for togetherness and bonding … the “warm feelings” of family and good times. We want to help Caravella become “the wine of spirits,” an exciting alternative to the usual crowd of summertime drinks.
The base recipe for limoncello is relatively uncomplicated (lemons, neutral spirits, sugar, water and time), so easy you can make it at home. That said, Caravella, a premium product that doesn’t carry a premium price (typically ~ $20/bottle), makes it eveneasier. No assembly required!
Sperone Sunrise
Exquisitely versatile, from brunch to poolside to nightcap.
1 1/2 ounce Caravella
3 ounces Orange juice
Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add Caravella and orange juice. Top with dash of grenadine.
Milwaukee, “America’s Drinking Hole”, has lost it’s status as the Hardest Drinking City in America to a worthy opponent, Austin, TX. Known for it’s live music, thriving nightlife district and the University of Texas, Austin is tops in alcohol consumption in 2008 according to Forbes Magazine . There is even an annual cocktail throwdown. With that many college students, music and barbecue there is bound to be some drinking. In runner up, Milwaukee’s defense, they keep their college students an hour away in Madison.
Rounding out the top 5 was San Francisco, Providence, RI and Chicago all worthy competition. If only it were hotter in SF, maybe we’d win.
Bols, the makers of over 30 flavored liqueurs including Blueberry, Mango & Pomegranate want to send you to the city of your choice to tend bar in the hottest spots. All you need to do is create an original video showing off your bartending skills. Of course, they want you to at least one flavor of Bols Liqueur in your original creation. So get mixing, entries must be in by August 31 2008.
Reader Xpnsve sent us this tropical treat. What a great reward after those meddling kids foils yet another diabolical plan. It is a good thing that Fred drives the Mystery Machine, leave the snacks to Shaggy and Scooby.
Go Scoob!
Scooby Snack
3/4 oz Malibu rum
3/4 oz Midori melon liqueur
1 oz Pineapple juice
1/2 oz Half-and-half
Shake ingredients in a mixing cup with ice. Strain into 7 oz. rocks glass and serve over ice.
It is Labor Day Weekend, wow! This summer flew by, having spent the better part of August in the hospital may have something to do with it. Luckily, here in San Francisco Summer begins on Labor Day! To help celebrate my getting back on my feat and this hot SF weekend the folks at Caravella Limoncello (yes, they are a sponsor) have sent us a slew of cool cocktails.
I choose this tall, easy party cooler to kick off the holiday weekend. Enjoy! 
Bombay Sapphire, famous for it’s annual designer glass gift box, wants you to create their next signature martini glass. Don’t have a flair for design, you can help pick the winner by voting on your favorite. 
From Apartment Theray’s Kitchn comes Five intriguing Cocktails Names. the article goes into deatil on the orins of each. Here’s the list. We’ve also linked to the recipe for each.
Caravella is a premium limoncello, a lemon infused liqueur from Italy. People familiar with limoncello are likely to have first tasted it as a digestivo, served ice cold, perhaps at an Italian restaurant. Owing to its history as an after-dinner digestivo, limoncello is typically not thought of as an ingredient in cocktails recipes. Caravella aims to change that.
Sperone Sunrise
Bols, the makers of over 30 flavored liqueurs including Blueberry, Mango & Pomegranate want to send you to the city of your choice to tend bar in the hottest spots. All you need to do is create an original video showing off your bartending skills. Of course, they want you to at least one flavor of Bols Liqueur in your original creation. So get mixing, entries must be in by August 31 2008.
Scooby Snack