I am all about the coconut rum lately. All. About. It. When I found this recipe on Pinterest, I knew I had to try it and trust me, it does not disappoint. Also? What did we EVER do before Pinterest??? Were we all a bunch of lost souls? Anyway, this week’s Hump Day Cocktail is The Georgia Peach Martini.

Ingredients:
2 oz coconut rum
2 oz peach schnapps
2 oz vodka
4 oz ginger ale
Fresh peach slices

*The only change I made to this recipe was to double it; you should always make enough to share.

Directions:
Pour all ingredients, except for the ginger ale, into a cocktail shaker filled with…what else? ICE! Shake well, strain and pour into 2 chilled martini glasses. Top with ginger ale and garnish with a sweet and juicy peach slice. You’re welcome.

Cheers!

Mothers’ Day should come once a MONTH, amirite? In my opinion, we do not get celebrated enough. I mean, this sh*t is HARD! On top of keeping our offspring fed, healthy and clean, we also have to grow them into responsible, well-adjusted adults. No pressure or anything. So for this week, I decided that we need something extra special to celebrate Mothers’ Day. I shall call this the Mommy’s Little Helper Margarita. It is a beautiful shade of purple, which represents royalty and wealth; because we should all be treated like the Queens we are on this day.

Ingredients:
2 ounces of your favorite tequila
4 ounces of sweet and sour mix
6 ounces of raspberry liqueur
2 ounces of lime juice
2 ounces of cranberry juice
Lime slices for garnish

Directions:
Depending on your preference, you can serve this frozen or on the rocks. For frozen, add all ingredients to a blender filled with ice and blend until smooth. If you’d like to serve it on the rocks, pour all ingredients over chopped ice in a cocktail shaker. This recipe makes 2 servings, so you may need to split it in half and do it twice. Shake very well and without straining, pour into your awaiting margarita glasses. Garnish with a lime and toast to surviving motherhood for another year. Happy Mothers’ Day!

Cheers!

Good news! I don’t think I mind tequila! Which is great, because Cinco de Mayo is Sunday! And since it’s a Mexican holiday, we’ll be using tequila in the Hump Day Cocktail for this week as well. Have you ever had a Mexi-tini? Well, you’re about to!

Ingredients:
2 oz orange vodka
2 oz tequila
2 oz orange juice
Orange slices for garnish

*Feel free to add more orange juice, to taste, if you prefer.

Directions:
Pour all ingredients over chopped or crushed ice, into a cocktail shaker. Let stand for 1 minute and then shake vigorously for 5 – 10 seconds. Strain and pour into chilled martini glasses and garnish with orange slices. Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Cheers!

Earth Day was on Monday, which would technically make me a day late and a dollar short for an Earth Day cocktail. Except, I have decided to declare this to be Earth WEEK – I like to pretend I have that kind of power – indulge me, won’t you? So before we get started, I ask that you all look around the area where you live this week and find some way to help our earth; whether it’s picking up some litter, starting a compost pile, planting some flowers, etc. We need to nurture nature!

Now I present to you all the Fruits of the Earth Cocktail.

Ingredients:
1.5 ounces of cherry juice
1.5 ounces of pineapple juice
1.5 ounces of orange juice
1.5 ounces of cranberry juice
1 -2 shots of vodka or rum (to taste)
Maraschino cherries for garnish

Directions:
Fill a cocktail shaker with chopped ice and pour in all liquid ingredients. Shake well and without straining, pour into 2 lowball glasses. Garnish with cherries. This is the perfect way to reward yourself for your hard work during Earth Week. Cheers!

It’s already Wednesday, Flicksters, and I am once again stepping out of my comfort zone and trying new things for the Hump Day Cocktail. Confession: I’ve never liked margaritas. Don’t judge! I think it may be the tequila. Anyway, I’ve tried and tried but they just weren’t for me. While researching cocktails for this week, I found a recipe for a Blue Margarita that I think I can get on board with; besides tequila, it has ingredients in it that I do like AND I already had all of them on hand. Bonus! Want to try one with me?

Ingredients:
-2 oz tequila
-2 oz Blue Curacao
-1 ounce of lemon juice
-1 ounce of lime juice
-6 oz pineapple juice
-Lime wedges and cherries for garnish
-Salt or sugar to rim the glasses

Directions:
Depending on your preference, you can either serve this frozen or on the rocks. To serve it frozen, place ice in a blender and pour all liquid ingredients over the top. Blend until slushy, then pour into chilled margarita glasses and garnish with 1 lime wedge and a cherry. If you’d like it on the rocks, fill a cocktail shaker with chopped ice and pour liquid ingredients over the top. Shake well, but do not strain. Pour everything, including the ice, into 2 glasses. Add a straw and you are in Margaritaville.

*For best results, chill margarita glasses and then rub a lime wedge around the rims and then dip the glasses in salt or sugar. For this recipe, I’d prefer sugar, but if you’d rather have salt, go for it!

Cheers!