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Blueberry Hill

Posted on June 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

Get your summer thrill with the sweet flavor of blueberries in your glass.

Blueberry Hill – created by Cheri Loughlin

1-1/2 ounce Blueberry Vodka

3/4 ounce Limoncello

1/2 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice

1-1/2 ounce Blueberry Juice

Lemon Wheel Garnish

Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon wheel floated in the cocktail. Optional: Top with 1/2 to 1 ounce of Brut Champagne for extra bubbly thrill. Garnish with skewer frozen blueberries.

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Review: Bacardi Torched Cherry

Posted on September 20, 2011 | Leave a comment

The hum in the happy hour air this week sounds a lot like Bacardi Torched Cherry. This little number arrived without red carpet or fan fare, but the buzz is significant. The color might be clear, but the release of Dragon Berry prior to this puts this flavored rum expectation level at high alert cherry red.

According to the recent media release Bacardi Torched Cherry combines the flavors of Barbados cherries with the smooth infusion of Torch Plant aloe. “Torch Plant aloe is a succulent, nectar-rich ingredient indigenous to South Africa. It pairs ideally with Barbados cherries, also known as Acerola, a fruit that has recently received considerable attention for its versatility and sweet, robust flavor.” – Bacardi media release. As with all of their flavored rum products, Bacardi supplies a tremendous selection of recipes for consumers to enjoy.

Bacardi Torched Cherry Tasting

Aroma: Burnt cherries, such as reduced in sugar. Cough drop cherry scent similar to the slim fruited cherry ones I used to love as a child. They were more pleasant than medicinal with sugary cherry flavor.

Tasted Neat: Very sweet immediately with easy cherry flavor that almost instantly flips to artificial cough drop cherry. A little disappointing. The flavor continues cherry in the finish, but flattens.

In my opinion Bacardi Torched Cherry is definitely meant for cocktail mixer rather than sipping independently. The possibilities open wide with this one. My thoughts go directly to recipes for fruit smoothies only rum versions. Don’t necessarily go straight for the easy road with cola and Sprite toppers. Bacardi Torched Cherry will most likely mix well with banana (yes, banana), coconut and the usual suspects of cranberry and orange juice. I am loving the fact Bacardi created a creamsicle style drink with equal parts Bacardi Torched Cherry, Premium Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice and Cream (Shake on ice and strain into shot glasses) which could be consumed on the rocks or in cocktail form depending upon preference.

Berried Cherry – created by Cheri Loughlin

2 measures Bacardi Torched Cherry

1 cup unsweetened frozen Raspberries

3-1/2 measures Blueberry Juice

1/2 measure Simple Syrup

1 cup ice

Fresh Raspberries or Cherries Garnish

Combine all ingredients in a blender adding ice last. Blend until completely smooth. Pour into large cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh raspberries or cherries if desired.

This makes a great long sip for hot summer days. Bacardi Torched Cherry remains predominant with layering of raspberry and blueberry.

Torched Cherry Limeade – created by Cheri Loughlin

1-1/2 measure Bacardi Torched Cherry

1/2 Fresh Lime – Juiced

1/2 to 3/4 measure Simple Syrup – to taste

Club Soda

Quartered Lime Wedges Garnish

Place ice in highball glass. Add ingredients in order given with simple syrup to taste preference. Top with club soda. Garnish with small lime wedges inserted in glass. Stir.

The most obvious drink for this particular flavor seems to be the popular cherry limeade. Rather than simply mixing Bacardi Torched Cherry and limeade, an old school rendition turns out a pucker worthy recipe for refreshing, summer sipper. This drink has me visualizing warm summer sun, afternoons full of cotton dresses and smart sexy ladies puckering up with perfectly glossed red lips to sip worthy straws plunged into Torched Cherry limeades lining poolside bars. Get one while they last.

Bacardi Torched Cherry sample for review courtesy Corbin-Hillman Communications.

Cheri Loughlin is a leading cocktail and photography resource for beverage companies, event planners, businesses and individuals. High resolution cocktail and beverage stock photography images are available in downloadable digital format in the newly redesigned Stock Photography Gallery at www.cheriloughlin.com.

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Dazzling Black Razzle

Posted on March 28, 2011 | Leave a comment

Start the morning refreshed and revitalized with an enthusiastic jolt of fruited bliss. Black Razzle dazzles with flavors of sweet and tart intertwining on the tongue. Keep it lower calorie with unsweetened frozen fruits and diet juice. Take this frozen treat for an evening happy hour spin by adding a splash of dark rum to the mix.

Black Razzle – created by Cheri Loughlin

1 Fresh Banana – peeled

1/2 cup Lite Blueberry Yogurt

1 cup Frozen Blueberries – no sugar added

1 cup Frozen Raspberries – no sugar added

1 cup Diet Blueberry Juice

Whipped Cream Garnish

Place all ingredients except whipped cream in a blender in the order given. Puree until thoroughly blended. Divide mixture evenly between four small glasses or two large glasses. Top with whipped cream.

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Jingle My Bells Christmas Cocktails

Posted on December 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

The holiday spirit abounds from the time Thanksgiving weekend begins to the time New Year counts down. Cocktail parties for the office, friends and neighbors provide occasions for gatherings with differing needs. One might need punches and coffees for neighbors stopping in for a moment or two with greetings. Family and friend type holiday parties require classic cocktails and specifically chosen martinis to suit particular palates since the gathering means hours of nibbling finger food and chatting over good times. Office parties might suggest simpler martinis and cocktail recipes with fewer ingredients that still keep within the classic style yet appeal to a broader audience.

Put a little Holiday Cheer into your season with a few of the seasonal drink recipes below. Stay tuned to The Intoxicologist site for more festive cocktail recipes for all your party needs.

Christmas Fizz

2 ounces Right Gin

2 teaspoon Cranberry Jam

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 ounce Simple Syrup

1 Egg White

1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters

2 ounces Sparkling Water

Lemon Wedge and Cranberry Garnish

Place all liquid ingredients except sparkling water in mixing glass with ice. Shake vigorously until frothy. Add sparkling water to highball glass over fresh ice. Top with strained cocktail shaker mixture. Garnish with lemon wedge and cranberry.

Jack Frost

2 ounces Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

2 Tablespoons Cherry Juice or Grenadine

1/4 cup Orange Juice

1/4 cup Sour Mix

Maraschino Cherries Garnish

Combine all liquid ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

p.i.n.k. Christmas Cocktail

1-1/2 ounce p.i.n.k. Vodka

1-1/2 ounce Godiva White Chocolate Liqueur

1 ounce Half & Half Cream

Splash of Frangelico

Splash of Chambord

Red Raspberries Garnish

Combine liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until frothy. Pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with skewered red raspberries.

Holiday Sangria – created by Chef Ryan Scott

1 bottle Dry Red Wine

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 cup Orange Juice

1 Orange, thinly sliced

1 Lemon, thinly sliced

2 whole Pink Grapefruit, peeled, seeded and segmented

1 Papaya, diced

1 Mango, diced

3/4 cup Red Grapes, halved

2 bottles Zipang Sparkling Sake

4 cups Ice cubes

Place wine and brown sugar in large pitcher. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Add in orange juice and fruits. Let mixture stand for 30 minutes. Divide between 8 serving glasses. Pour over fresh ice. Top with sake.

Corzo Holly

1-1/2 parts Corzo Reposado Tequila

3/4 part Fresh Lime Juice

1 part Simple Syrup

3 Fresh Strawberries – Quartered

3 Fresh Basil Leaves

1/8 part Balsamic Vinegar

Fresh Strawberry Garnish

Muddle strawberries, basil leaves and vinegar in mixing glass. Add remaining liquid ingredients with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with fresh sliced strawberry.

Cazadorez Mistletoe Margarita

1-1/2 parts Tequila Cazadores Reposado

2 parts Pomegranate Juice

1/2 part Sour Mix

1/2 part Triple Sec

1/2 part Grenadine

Splash Fresh Lime Juice

Lime Wedge Garnish

Salt for Rim

Rim edge of rocks glass with salt if desired. Set aside. Combine all liquid ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with lime wedge.

Silent Dos Lunas Night

1 ounce Dos Lunas Silver Tequila

1 ounce Pomegranate Juice

Chilled Champagne

Place tequila and pomegranate juice in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill. Strain into chilled champagne flute. Top with champagne. Stir gently.

42Below Holiday Punch

1-1/2 parts 42Below Passionfruit

1 part Fresh Lime Juice

1/2 part Martini Rosso

1/2 part Benedictine

1 part Red Wine

1 part Spiced Syrup* (cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, orange peel, clove and star anise)

2 part Pink Grapefruit Juice

Garnish with fruits of choice.

*Spiced Syrup – 2 parts Sugar, 1 part water: Dissolve over low heat with cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, orange peel, clove and star anise spices added in. Allow to cool.

Place all ingredients in large pitcher. Stir. Add large block of ice. Serve immediately.

G’ingle Bell

1 ounce G’vine Nouaison

1/4 ounce Lillet Blanc

1/2 ounce Apple Liqueur

1/2 ounce Simple syrup

1/4 ounce Lime Juice

Place ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into cocktail glass.

Sleigh Ride

4 ounces Hot Apple Cider

1 ounce Averna

2 ounces Whiskey

1/2 teaspoon Honey

Cinnamon Stick

Place Averna and whiskey in heat proof mug. Add hot cider and honey. Stir with cinnamon stick. Allow cinnamon stick to infuse into drink for a few minutes before serving.

Christmas Snowball

1/4 ounce Anisette or Pernod Absinthe

1/4 ounce Crème de Violette

1/4 ounce Heavy Cream

1/4 ounce White Crème de Menthe

1 ounce Plymouth Gin

Place all ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake thoroughly to blend and chill. Strain into chilled champagne flute.

Tinsel Bellini

2 ounces HPNOTIQ

1 ounce Limoncello

1 ounce Champagne

Splash of lime juice

Sugar for Rim

Rim chilled champagne flute with sugar. Set aside. Place Hpnotiq, limoncello and lime juice in mixing glass with ice. Stir or shake to chill. Strain into sugar rimmed champagne flute. Top with champagne.

White Christmas

1 ounce Right Gin

1 ounce Baileys Irish Cream

1/2 ounce Bénédictine

1/2 ounce Half & Half

Fresh Grated Nutmeg and Cinnamon Garnish

Place all liquid ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into cocktail glass or dessert wine glass. Dust with nutmeg and cinnamon.

Candy Cane Swirl

1 ounce SKYY Infusions Raspberry

3 ounces Cranberry Juice

1/2 ounce Grenadine

1/2 ounce Peppermint Schnapps

Sprite or 7Up

Candy Canes

Rim chilled martini glass with crushed candy cane. Combine SKYY Vodka, Peppermint Schnapps, Cranberry Juice and Grenadine into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously to chill. Strain into candy cane rimmed martini glass. Top with splash of Sprite. Garnish with small peppermint candy cane.

Berry Merry Christmas

1-1/4 ounce Right Gin

3/4 ounce Pomegranate Liqueur

2 ounce Pomegranate Blueberry Juice

1/4 ounce Blueberry Syrup

3 dashes Blood Orange Bitters

2 wedges Lime (squeezed)

1 ounce Sparkling Wine

Fresh Strawberries and Blueberries Garnish

Place all liquids except sparkling wine into cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill. Strain into highball glass over fresh ice. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with sliced strawberries and blueberries.

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Halloween Themed ‘Twilight’ Mocktails

Posted on October 27, 2009 | Leave a comment

Break free from traditional theories of vampires. The Twilight Saga book and film series deviates from the long held presumption that vampires shy away from strands of garlic and the aura of a cross held before them. A wooden stakes nailed through the heart will not render them dead to the world, they still have reflections and they roam the earth in broad daylight. In Twilight the vampire world lives among humans bearing half breed children, fighting wars among each other and some resisting the urge to dine on the blood of human flesh better than others. Just as is the case with the characters of The Twilight Saga breaking tradition of typical vampires, some party goers in the real world choose to decline alcoholic drinks and prefer non-alcoholic cocktails instead. Mocktails are the new fashion statement much the same as The Twilight Saga is all the rage among teenagers and adults who love vampire novels.

The recipes below explore the realm of Twilight with original non-alcoholic recipes for those who wish to celebrate the Halloween season with non-alcoholic festive libations. The Mocktails reference characters and plot twists from The Twilight Saga series such as Bella Swan and her Transformation, Jacob Black with his Shape-Shifting werewolf persona, Carlisle Cullen’s doctoring skills and family head Coven and Esme Cullen’s gift of Esme Isle where Bella Swan and Edward Cullen spent their Honeymoon.

Bella Swan loves Edward, eventually marries him and later transforms into a vampire herself. Bella has a talent for defending herself and others minds against mental attack.

Transformation – created by Cheri Loughlin

3 to 5 Frozen Cranberries

1/2 ounce Homemade Grenadine

1 ounce Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice

2 ounces Club Soda

Place frozen cranberries in bottom of champagne flute. Add in chilled cranberry juice and grenadine. Top off with club soda.

Jacob Black is a shape-shifting werewolf who imprints on Renesmee, the daughter of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. Imprinting is the process where a werewolf involuntarily finds their soul mate.

Shape-Shifter – created by Cheri Loughlin

1-1/2 ounce Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice

1 ounce Blueberry Juice

1/2 ounce Homemade Grenadine

1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream

2 ounces Schweppes Club Soda

Combine chilled juices and grenadine in an old fashioned glass or punch style glass. Place scoop of vanilla ice cream in mixture. Top with club soda. Garnish with vampire fangs if desired.

Carlisle Cullen physically appears to be 23, but he has roamed the earth for over 300 years. During that time he has mastered his ability to resist the temptation for human blood and hone his doctor skills. He has saved many along the way by transforming the wounded and dying into vampires or bringing the abandoned vampires into his coven.

The Coven – created by Cheri Loughlin

1 – 16 ounce First Blush Cabernet 100% Premium Juice

1 Lime Sliced in rounds

1 Lemon Sliced in rounds

1 – 12 ounce bottle Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice

1 – 8 ounce bottle Pulp Free Orange Juice

Club Soda to top each individual drink

Lemon & Lime Slices for Garnish

Combine all ingredients except club soda in a pitcher and refrigerate. When ready to serve: Fill glasses two thirds full of ice. Fill three quarters full The Coven mixture. Top off with club soda. Garnish with lemon and lime slice.

Esme Cullen is the wife of Carlisle Cullen and adoptive mother of Edward and others. She loves deeply, but appears to have no other special power. Carlisle gave Esme an isle in South America which is named ‘Esme Isle’ where Edward and Bella spent their honeymoon.

Vampire Isle – created by Cheri Loughlin

Hershey’s Strawberry Syrup

4 Fresh Strawberries

1/2 ounce Homemade Grenadine

2 ounces POM Chocolate Iced Coffee

2 ounces Heavy Whipping Cream

Coat inside of cocktail glass with Hershey’s Strawberry Syrup and place in the freezer. Muddle strawberries and grenadine together. Set aside. Combine POM Chocolate Iced Coffee and heavy whipping cream in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to blend and chill. Strain into chilled strawberry syrup coated glass. Strain fresh strawberry and grenadine mixture over the top of cocktail.