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Blackberry Smash Margarita

October 26, 2024

After making the blackberry smash two ways, I was inspired to try this with a margarita. So I’m making a blackberry margarita two ways! Same purée as the other and one muddled. I made this video back to back with the whisky smash. By the time I got to the margarita, I was feeling tipsy, haha! Not sure if I should be doing these back to back shoots anymore. Needless…

October 26, 2024 By Brian

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Apple Cider Cocktail Two Ways

October 24, 2024

Autumn is my favorite season. Apple picking is fun, pumpkin picking is way better, but I’m mostly there for those apple cider donuts. I’m making apple cider cocktails two ways! We have a delicious autumn margarita, but I wanted to put another spin on it and try to use similar ingredients with two different liquors. A margarita is my go-to drink and one of my most requested cocktails when we’re…

October 24, 2024 By Brian

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Blackberry Smash Whisky Cocktail TWO Ways

October 17, 2024

My wife collected a few bottles of Beyonce’s SirDavis Whisky for her birthday! We made the Honey Bee cocktail and wanted to make another whisky cocktail. Our adventure in Martha’s Vineyard this summer provided some inspiration for this Blackberry Smash. I made a blackberry smash whisky cocktail two ways to see which one I liked more. One with blackberry puree and the other with muddled blackberries. My theory is the…

October 17, 2024 By Brian

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Whipped Pineapple Margarita

February 22, 2024

I love that National Margarita Day is celebrated annually on the twenty-second of February. For the northern hemisphere, literally the weirdest time of the year, especially for a frozen margarita. But, here we are in February, perfectly timed with the remaining stragglers giving up on dry January. We’re celebrating with a Whipped Pineapple Margarita. This margarita is inspired by our trip to Disney World. Our hotel was the only resort…

February 22, 2024 By Brian

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Autumn Margarita

November 17, 2023

Today I was in the mood for a margarita, but with an autumn twist. Something spiced and refreshing. There was a sangria we made a few years ago that I loved. It had apples, pears, and cinnamon. I wanted everything in that, but in a margarita. I ran to the grocery store, picked up some apple cider and pear juice, returned home, and shook up an autumn margarita. Like the…

November 17, 2023 By Brian

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Rose Gold Margarita

July 5, 2023

It’s been a minute since we added a new margarita to our line up. We have Disney to thank for that. Yes, you read that right. We’re fresh off a Disney vacation and we cannot stop thinking about the rose gold margaritas we were sipping poolside at the Polynesian Resort. Overall, the food in Disney was meh. There were a few hits, but otherwise, it was not a great selection.…

July 5, 2023 By Brian

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Apple Cider Mimosa Cocktail

October 30, 2022

This weekend, we caught up with a close friend over homemade brunch. We had fresh fruit, made sweet potato hash, pumpkin brioche french toast, and enjoyed an apple cider mimosa…or two. We have plenty of apple cider recipes on our blog: sangria, donuts, loaf cake, and margaritas. We might have more apple cider recipes than pumpkin! Surprisingly, we didn’t have one for an apple cider mimosa. Apple Cider Mimosa Let’s…

October 30, 2022 By Brian

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Boozy Popsicles

August 26, 2020

This summer has been H-O-T, HOT. No one asked for this. The one, very small smidge of a silver lining in this pandemic has been not having to commute to work. I loved having a no-commute summer while I was parental leave. I have not missed traveling in the heat. To combat the return of the heat over the weekend, I took some of our favorite cocktails and turned them…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

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Huckleberry Lemonade Popsicles

August 26, 2020

Our boozy popsicles were a lot of fun to make. These huckleberry lemonade popsicles are based on one of our favorite summer cocktails. For more boozy popsicles, check out this post! Heads up! You’ll want to make these the day before. The popsicles should sit in the fridge for about 12 hours to set. In need of a popsicle maker? Here’s the one we have!…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

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Watermelon Basil Margarita Popsicles

August 26, 2020

Our boozy popsicles were a lot of fun to make. These watermelon basil margarita popsicles are based on one of our favorite margaritas. To be honest, this one is my favorite. For more boozy popsicles, check out this post! Heads up! You’ll want to make these the day before. The popsicles should sit in the fridge for about 12 hours to set. In need of a popsicle maker? Here’s the…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

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Strawberry Lemonade Rosé Popsicles

August 26, 2020

Our boozy popsicles were a lot of fun to make. We whipped up these strawberry lemonade rosé popsicles after seeing some leftover rosé in the fridge. For more boozy popsicles, check out this post! Heads up! You’ll want to make these the day before. The popsicles should sit in the fridge for about 12 hours to set. In need of a popsicle maker? Here’s the one we have!…

August 26, 2020 By Brian

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Tequila Lime Shrimp with Margarita Pipettes

May 23, 2020

Make the star appetizer of your gathering, these Tequila Lime Shrimp with Margarita Pipettes! On a crisp and overcast October day, we gathered at a mansion in Connecticut for our last wedding in 2019. For the record, that feels like an eternity ago. It was a quintessential New England fall day. Up until this point, we had attended four other weddings and this was our wedding season finale. Cocktail hour…

May 23, 2020 By Brian

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Cinnamon-Spiced Pomegranate Margaritas

December 11, 2019

Not sure if I’m sick of food from Thanksgiving, but I’ve had no interest in 1. cooking and 2. eating. The ‘no-eating’ part pairs nicely with margaritas—sarcasm! The only pomegranate margaritas we have are frozen, and I have no desire to wake up my son with the blender. It felt like I needed to throw together a holiday cocktail that wasn’t frozen. That’s how these cinnamon-spiced pomegranate margaritas were born.…

December 11, 2019 By Brian

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Grapefruit Margaritas

September 11, 2019

Thirty, flirty, and sleep-deprived. This week, Fatima and I say goodbye to our twenties and enter a new decade. I can’t say I’m not apprehensive about turning 30, but age is just a number, right? Fatima’s been wanting to try out grapefruit margaritas, so we’re celebrating this week with a whole tray of them. I don’t enjoy grapefruit on its own, however, Fatima said she’d snack on grapefruit sprinkled with…

September 11, 2019 By Brian

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Skinny Cucumber Margaritas

July 24, 2019

We made it through the heat. On Saturday, we stayed inside most of the day. By four o’clock in the afternoon, our son had cabin fever. We sat in the window for a bit, but he did not want to leave. So we decided to take a walk around the block. Oh my gosh. It was hot AF. But not just hot, the air was humid, thick, and very, very…

July 24, 2019 By Brian

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Huckleberry Lemonade

July 17, 2019

This post on Huckleberry Lemonade was originally published in May 2015. Pictures and text have been updated. Basically, we gave this post an overhaul. Once in a while, a delicious cocktail will inspire us on a journey to recreate it. Last year, we went to the Meatball shop right after its grand opening on the Upper East Side. There, Fatima had Huckleberry Tea: a combination of huckleberry vodka, iced tea, and…

July 17, 2019 By Brian

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