Garden Cocktails: Peach Bellini It isn’t surprising news—peaches are in season until September. In the last throes of the summer, we’ll be looking back on these lush days and lush stone fruits a little wistfully. Peaches for every meal would be perfect…breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and cocktails. The trees grow best in full sun in…
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Garden Cocktails | Blood Orange-The Midwick Sally
Garden Cocktails: Blood Orange – The Midwick Sally Blood Oranges are nearing the end of their season, but don’t forsake our favorite citrus yet, use them with gusto! They are called Blood Oranges for their deep red flesh and rosy blush on the skin, and are the perfect blend of juicy, sweet and tart. Traditionally…
Garden Cocktails: Winter Collins
Garden Cocktails: Winter Collins Persimmons always remind me of little, even more colorful pumpkins. Sometimes, after all of the leaves have dropped from the persimmon trees in Autumn, they look like ornaments hung on a tree. If they didn’t get mushy, I might want to make Jack-o’-Lanterns out of them, or candle holders. This is…
Garden Cocktails: End of Summer
Garden Cocktails: End of Summer Leaving summer behind is always a little bittersweet, but apples are making their way into the farmer’s markets and this refreshing cocktail lets us hold on to our sweet summer months while looking into the face of autumn. END OF SUMMER Makes 1 cocktail Ingredients 1 1⁄2 oz. Karlsson vodka,…
Garden Cocktails: Daisy’s Tequila Cobbler
GARDEN COCKTAILS: DAISY’S TEQUILA COBBLER 2 oz Silver Tequila .75 oz simple syrup 1 strawberry sliced 6-8 blueberries or blackberries Club soda Instructions: Put the strawberry and simple syrup in a double old fashioned glass and muddle lightly Add tequila Fill glass half way with crushed ice and lightly churn Add layer of blue or…
Garden Cocktails: Daisy’s Mai Tai
I recently read that the official cocktail of the state of California is the Mai Tai, though who decided this, I do not know, but apparently it was invented in California at either Trader Vic’s or Don the Beachcomber. We would like to present, in our newsletter dedicated to California… DAISY’S MAITA’I Makes one cocktail…
