Sooooo ya know how I can’t stand to measure anything while cooking? Well, if you’re new here, HUGE spoiler alert: I never measure. Every single thing you read on this blog is an absolute guess haha, don’t you hate it?

Well, this habit carries over whenever I throw together cocktails too…so here goes nothing!

A true bartender just mixes a little bit of this and a little bit of that, right?

makes 1 drink:

2 shots 100% pineapple juice
2 shots pineapple rum
1 shot vodka
7.5 oz (small can) Ginger beer
jalapeños, thinly sliced and seeds removed
sprigs of fresh Basil
pineapple, cut into chunks
limes

1. Fill a glass with lots of ice, pour in pineapple juice, rum, vodka, 2 jalapeño slices, juice of 1-2 slices of lime
2. Top with ginger beer
3. Garnish with slice of fresh pineapple, lime and large sprig of basil

Best when served lakeside ;)

Not into spicy Moscow mules? Neither is my dad…try out these floats instead!

Spiked Cherry Coke Floats

These were perfect for my dad’s Retirement/July 4th party at the lake :)

Cherry coke
Black cherry rum (I recommend Cruzan)
Vanilla ice cream
Fresh cherries

1. Fill a class with three scoops of vanilla ice cream
2. Pour 1-2 shots of dark cherry rum over ice cream
3. Top off glass with cherry coke and garnish with fresh cherries
4. Serve to someone who deserves it, like this retired father of mine! Happy Retirement Dad, you’ve more than earned it!