Drink Recipes For The Summer #21

Party Animal here, just tryin to stay cool. I'm gonna whip me up one of my favorite "chillin" drink recipes. This drink recipe is flat out DELICIOUS, especially if you like cherries!
Cherry Tequito
2 sprigs fresh mint
5 fresh Bing cherries, stemmed
2 oz tequila
11/2 oz minty lime syrup
2 oz chilled soda
Garnish with a mint sprig
Tear mint and add to a cocktail shaker. Add cherries and muddle well. Fill shaker with ice. Add tequila and sour mix. Shake vigorously and pour into a tall glass filled with ice. Add soda and stir gently. Garnish with mint. Check out these cool outdoor bar stools

How To Plan A Wine And Cheese Party

One of the most enjoyable ways to enjoy your home bar and wine furniture is to have a wine and cheese party. To make the party a big hit, however, requires creativity and planning. In planning your party, your first step is to select a theme. For example, do you want wines and cheeses from all over the world represented? Or, do you want wines and cheeses representing just one region, California for example. For the sake of putting our focus on a particular theme, let's use wines and cheeses from all over the world. More on planning parties....

Drink Recipes For The Summer # 20

I hope everyone has recovered from Labor Day! Party Animal here, still "lickin" my labor day "wounds!" Summer drink recipes are almost gone as summer winds down. But don't despair, Fall drink recipes are on the way. This drink recipe helps make a perfect transition to the fall, as it has a wonderful apple flavor! Summer Bourbon Sparkling Cider
1 lemon wedge
1 oz bourbon
1/2 oz apricot brandy
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
30z chilled sparkling apple cider
lemon wedge garnish
Squeeze lemon wedge into a tall glass. Fill with ice. Add bourbon,apricot brandy, and maraschino liqueur. Top with sparkling cider and stir gently. Garnish with lemon wedge. Did someone say Happy Halloween?!? Add a new set of bar stools or counter stools-check them out!

How To Mix The Perfect Cocktail

While making a cocktail isn't "rocket science," one must follow some basic principles to be successful. The keys to successful "mixology"are precision, quality, and attention to detail. First and foremost, it is essential to use premium ingredients, especially the liquors. More on "How To Mix The Perfect Cocktail"

How To Cure Your Labor Day Hangover

Sooner or later every home bar owner has too much to drink. The end result of which can be a good old fashioned hangover. Actually, there is nothing "good" about hangovers! The symptoms include headaches, dizziness, and sometimes nausea. Yuck! Luckily there are some treatments that can effectively minimize the effects of a hangover. More about hangover cures...

Labor Day Drink Recipes

Happy Labor Day! Here's your ole buddy Party Animal, a little hungover but none the worse for wear! You'll love this drink recipe, with it's delightful fruitiness and Tuscan flair.Drink recipes with Proseco have a wonderful "fizz" to them!
Grappa 75
1 oz grappa
1/2 oz gin
3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
11/2 oz chilled Proseco
orange twist garnish
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add grappa, gin, lemon juice, simple syrup(oops, almost forgot- 3/4 oz of simple syrup, and Grand Marnier. Shake vigorously and strain into a large cocktail glass. Top with Prosecco. Garnish with orange twist. Are you looking for a home bar or bar accessories? Check them out

Labor Day Drink Recipes

O.K., I'm gonna take a break from partying to bring you one of my all time favorite drink recipes! This one combines some strange "bedfellows", Rum and tonic. Drink recipes featuring rum and tonic are rare, but I guarantee you that this one will "knock your socks off!" Sip this one under a nice shade tree!
Tropical Rum Tonic
1 oz spiced rum
1/2 oz coconut rum
3 oz tonic water
lime wedge
Fill an oldfashioned glass with cracked ice. Add rums, top with tonic and stir gently. Garnish with lime wedge. DEE-LICIOUS!! Before you leave for the pool/beach, check out some very cool outdoor bars HERE