Thirsty Thursday: Mapletini

 

 As we head into the holiday season filled with home entertaining, we thought we’d use this week’s Thirsty Thursday column to highlight a fun “fall-themed” cocktail you might consider serving as part of your Thanksgiving celebration.  The recipe was developed by Sandra Lee and is featured on Foodnetwork.com. 
Enjoy!

 

 

 

Mapletini

 

 

Ingredients

• 2 shots Irish cream liqueur
• 1 shot brandy
• 1/2 shot cinnamon schnapps
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• Ice
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Directions

Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with cinnamon stick

Thirsty Thursday: Happy Flag Day Everyone!

Cocktails should be fun.  And, what's more fun than concocting cocktails that go with a particular holiday or season?  So, this week, in honor of Flag Day (and in anticipation of Independence Day just around the corner), we looked around for ideas for patriotic cocktail recipes!  

In the search for ideas, we came across a new liqueur we hadn't tried before called Hpnotiq.  It is blend of French vodka, exotic fruit juices and a touch of cognac.  Most special is its wonderful vibrant blue color, which makes it a natural as a base for layered red, white and blue drinks.  (The same company also has introduced Hpnotiq Harmonie, which sports a beautiful violet shade which we will revisit on a future Thirsty Thursday.) 


For actual recipes, try one of the following: 

From www.drinksmixer.com

Old Glory

1/3 oz grenadine syrup
1/3 oz Hpnotiq liqueur
1/3 oz white chocolate liqueur 

Layer the drinks in above order into a shot glass. Red/white/blue like old glory. Shoot.

Simply Stated, a blog by Real Simple, had a series of red, white & blue cocktail recipes.  Check it out!