Inspirations, Events + Entertaining Kenzie Amick Inspirations, Events + Entertaining Kenzie Amick

Cheers to the New Year!

It's the season of bubbly cocktails, and we're always looking for a new cocktail to try!  New Year's Eve is a night to celebrate the past and look forward to the future surrounded by your closest friends and family, so find that perfect beverage to share with those you care about most! From a Honey Sage Gin to a Champagne Margarita, we've rounded up a collection of fresh and flavorful cocktails to spice up the evening.  

Celebrate right and pour yourself one of these light and fun cocktails this New Year's Eve!

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Cocktail Time!

Looking for some inspiration for a yummy summer cocktail or the perfect signature cocktail for your wedding? Well, you've come to the right spot!  Find the recipe you've been looking for below!


E L D E R F L O W E R   F R E N C H   7 5
https://www.garnishwithlemon.com/elderflower-french-75/

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Ingredients

  • 2 ounces gin 
  • 1 ounce elderflower liqueur
  • 1 ounce lemon juice 
  • 2 ounces champagne

Instructions

  • Pour gin, elderflower and lemon juice in a shaker and combine.
  • Pour into champagne flutes and top with chilled champagne

Be sure to top it off with gorgeous, edible flowers!

 

 

G R A P E F R U I T - L I M E   C O C K T A I L   with   G I N G E R  +  R O S E M A R Y http://www.useyournoodles.eu/grapefruit-lime-cocktail-ginger-rosemary // via Style Me Pretty

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Ginger + Rosemary Syrup Ingredients

  • big chunk of ginger (~30g)
  • 10 small rosemary stems (~10g)
  • 4 TBSP honey

Cocktail Ingredients

  • 2 cups freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice
  • 1 cup lime juice
  • 1 cup ginger and rosemary syrup
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup white rum

Instructions

  • Simmer syrup ingredients until fully dissolved, then bring to room temperature.
  • Mix cocktail ingredients in pitcher and serve over crushed ice.

Garnish with rosemary sprigs and a slice of pink grapefruit.

 

B L A C K B E R R Y  M O S C O W   M U L E  
http://www.cakenknife.com/blackberry-moscow-mule/

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Ingredients

  • 5 blackberries
  • 1 lime wheel
  • 1.5 oz vodka
  • ginger beer

Instructions

  • In the bottom of a copper Moscow mule mug, muddle together the blackberries and lime.
  • Fill the glass halfway full of ice.
  • Add the vodka and fill the rest of the way with ginger beer.
  • Stir to combine.

Garnish with a blackberry and mint sprig.

 

 

G R A P E F R U I T  +  S A G E   C H A M P A G N E   C O C K T A I L

http://www.floatingkitchen.net/grapefruit-and-sage-champagne-cocktails/

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Sage Simple Syrup 

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 bunches of fresh sage leaves

Cocktail Ingredients

  • 3 oz pink grapefruit juice
  • 1.5 oz sage simple syrup
  • 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 4 oz champagne 

Instructions

  • Simmer syrup ingredients until fully dissolved, then bring to room temperature and remove sage leaves.
  • Combine cocktail ingredients, add ice and top with champagne.

Garnish with fresh sage sprigs.

 

P I N E A P P L E   P U N C H   with   G I N G E R   B E E R
http://www.abeautifulplate.com/pineapple-punch/) // via Style Me Pretty

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup orange juice 
  • 1/2 cup light rum
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 
  • 32 to 34 ounces chilled ginger beer 

Instructions

  • Mix cocktail ingredients in pitcher.
  • Serve over crushed ice.

Garnish with mint spring and orange, lime and grapefruit wedges.

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