Happy Hour time - Limoncello

Limoncelo is an Italian Classic and Lemon is always a classic for a hot day!




You will need:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup of water
• 1.5 cup of fresh lemon juice
• 1.5 cup of vodka
• Club Soda

In a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves to make a simple syrup. Let cool, then pour into a pitcher.

Stir in lemon juice and vodka.

Serve over and ice and top with club soda.

Happy Hour time - Summer Cocktails

Summer is almost knocking our doors, so what about a Summer Cocktail?

My suggestion for tonight comes from Martha Steweart website: Champagne Punch


In order to make 2 you will need:

3 tablespoons grenadine

3 tablespoons Cointreau

2 tablespoons brandy

1 3/4 cups champagne

Raspberries, apples, or other seasonal fruit

Method:


Fill a small ice bucket halfway with ice. Pour grenadine, Cointreau, brandy, and champagne over ice. Stir gently, and ladle punch into 2 wide-mouthed stemmed glasses. Garnish punch with raspberries, apples, or any other fruit in season.

Happy Hour Time - Bloody Mary, Virgin Mary or Sake Mary?

Oh, how i love Bloody Mary and Virgin Mary.

For those who doesn't know, Virgin Mary is a "Non Alcoholic" Version of the Bloody Mary.

There is another one, that we kind of invented in Brazil, which was a sake mary, meaning instead of Vodka  put Japanese Sake. Is also very very nice.

You will need: 

3/4 of a glass of Tomato Juice -

1 shot of Unflavored Vodka

juice of half lemon or lime

1 dash of red tabasco

1 tsp of worcestershire sauce

Salt and Lemon to taste

Ice

A stick of celery or cucumber, or a lemon wedge to decorate the glass

Method:

Put all ingredients in a tall glass and mix it up with a spoon. If you are not sure about the measurements, go slowly and fix it by your taste.

For the Virgin Mary, just don't add the Vodka.

Cheers!