Pure Glee!

I, like many of my friends and family, am a total fan of Glee. I give into the overprocessed wonderful mashups of unlikely songs and overdone solos by girls that dress way too nicely for high school and make terrible faces while they sing. Regardless, I spent a good portion of my unemployment re-watching the first season and enjoying all the shameless fun. And tonight, with a week off due to the State of the Union, I drink to dirty pleasures!


Glee-tini

Something wonderfully fruity, bright, delicious with a little kick to make you get up and sing along


1.5oz of XRated Fusion Liquor
1 oz of Bacardi O (Orange)

2oz of flavored Italian soda (this was a weird find at Target) so if you can find any yummy fruit mix juices or even a tad bit of orange juice, you'll still enjoy!
a small splash of Cupcake Vodka Chiffon (a lemon flavor)

Mix all your ingredients in a shaker, shake till chilled and strain.




This picture doesn't have the juice included.

Also, a liquor many may not be familiar with is the main ingredient in this martini and in the center of the picture. It's called XRated Fusion Liquor and you will never feel bad about drinking a pink drink again. They name it as a sweet mixture of vodka, blood orange, mango and passion fruit and you could drink it straight and enjoy every moment of it. The bar I worked in throughout college picked up on this liquor when it was first introduced. It's actually this liquor that made me think about working in the liquor industry. XRated has an incredible marketing program. They make everything from t-shirts to purse hooks to even lipgloss. They have a great thing going for them and they make a damn good alcohol. It used to be a little more expensive but they've since changed the shape of the bottle and dropped the price about $10 I think.


Also, if you notice in the picture, this blog was made possible by the AWESOME new bar gear I received for Christmas that you can spot in the picture above. Thanks Mom, Dad and Aunt Chris! It's being put to good use :)

Ladies Night In

There are a few things you just never grow out of, the happiness you get from new warm socks, and a good old fashion sleep over. I'm lucky enough to have amazing friends, who stick by through time and miles, and have the ability to make me belly laugh for hours, even sometimes just over a Facebook thread we've been posting on for 4 years. I love them dearly, and loe when we're able to have sleepovers, watch bad movies, worse home movies of when we were awkward and dressed up and snuck alcohol thinking Bankers Club was a shot-able vodka. Oooof. There's really nothing better than getting drunk in your pajamas and waking up at noon the next day for some super greasy diner food. For future sleepovers, here are some fun and girly drinks to enjoy with great friends.

This one completed goes to my sister: a Pickeltini.

2.0 oz of Vodka
1.0oz of dill pickle brine
One pickle slice
And one sliver of lemon.

Fill liquid in shaker and garnish with pickle and lemon. If you think this sounds gross, think WAY again. in college, we used to do pickel juice shots at the bar I worked at. My boss loved them and I thought they were gross, till he handed me one and all was good in the world. It's worth it folks.

A Cosmojo

We all love some Carried Bradshaw on these ladies nights in, and these ladies love their cosmos. This is a simple twist on the old standby.

1.5oz Bluberry flavored vodka
.5oz triple sec
.5 oz cranberry
Splash of Sprite
Splash of Chambord (this is a very yummy raspberry liquor)
Shake, strain and garnish with a lime.... Yum!

And finally,
Warm weather Long Island

1oz Tequila
1oz Blueberry flavored vodka
1oz Orange flavored rum
1oz Gin
.5oz triple sec
Fill with pineapple juice and a splash of Coke
Float a small bit of the Raspberry liquor on top

Yep, it's girly and yep, it'll get ya drunk but it is awesome!

I love finally being closer to my friends, because I get to see them a bit more than I used to being 5 hours away or touring. But I'm grateful for whenever our schedules work out. I love them and live for the drunken sleepovers screaming Journey songs and watching our DVD of home videos.