This year it’s all about cool drinks with fresh, seasonal ingredients and great flavors that compliment your yummy meal. Lucky for you, there’s still time to try out some of our best spring recipes! …Read More

While it’s usually the children that get to indulge in this sweet, candy-filled holiday, we know that you need something to keep a smile on your face, too! …Read More

Our friends over at Voga recently sent us some fun recipes for Easter.  This one really resonated!  I am a really big fan of wine based cocktails, punches and Moscato.  The Easter Sangria combines all three.  Plus, you get the added bonus of being able to wow your friends and relatives with that punch bowl your grandma gave you.  I grew up in the Midwest and no self respecting woman would be caught dead on … Read more

Ingredients:
1 ½ parts Maker’s Mark
½ parts Maurin Quina Liqueur
1 bar spoon Stirrings Ginger
4 dashes Peychauds Bitters
1 heaping bar spoon of orange marmalade

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Fill with ice and shake until frost forms on the tin. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a fresh orange twist.

Recipe by Josh Lewis (Blush). Courtesy of Maker’s Mark Whisky.

Strawberry Pisco Sour, a fruity floral twist on a favorite …Read More

With all the strawberries popping up, we thought it was time for a cool treat using this seasonal fruit. This dessert cocktail will be a refreshing addition to any Spring day. It’s like a white-chocolate-covered strawberry!

Now that spring is in full bloom, it’s time to take advantage of all the fresh cocktail ingredients available to us!

I used fresh lemons and lemon verbena along with Tru2 Organic Gin, which is highly recommend for this cocktail (and others, for that matter). Lemon verbena has a flavor that is like a mild mint with a lemony finish, so we thought it would be perfect for muddling and mixing. And I was right.… Read more

Almost no drink welcomes warm weather the way a good mojito does. It’s simple and refreshing! I mixed up some basil mojitos. An easy way to change up your cocktail is to substitute ingredients. By using basil instead of mint, we found a whole new drinking experience without much work.

Try it out with basil or any of your favorite herbs! You can learn more about substitutions and creating new cocktail recipes in our book, … Read more