Fireworks, 4th of July the Ultimate Bowl

 

What do fireworks, champagne, & bartenders have in common? They all pop! Pop some sparkly of the U.S. variety & celebrate our nations glory, that is food, freedom, and drinks! To get you in the spirit, we came up with a few pleasers & teasers in the lab! Enjoy, and Happy Independence Day America!

Sour Watermelontini-

3oz Vodka

2oz Watermelon Pucker

Splash of Sour Mix

Mix all of the ingredients in an ice filled martini shaker - strain into a chilled martini glass. Bottoms Up!

The Great Watermelon Bowl

1 cup Vodka

4 oz. Triple Sec

4 oz. Watermelon Liqueur

2  750ml bottles of Sparkling Wine or Champagne

2 Cups Watermelon Juice

2 Cups of White Cranberry Juice

Slice a medium sized Watermelon in half, scoop out the center & set it aside. Try to preserve any watermelon juice from the melon for mixing.

In a picture, combine vodka, triple sec, watermelon liqueur, champagne or sparkling wine, watermelon juice, white cranberry juice. Mix well. Fill watermelon with ice, & pour the mixture in the “watermelon bowl”. Add slices/chunks of watermelon for garnish.  To keep the bowl from sliding, before filling it, flatten it a little by cutting a small slice of it on the bottom. Be careful not to put a hole in it!

There's Strange Fruit In My Martini

Lychees are amazing! Yes, they look a little weird after they have been peeled & seeded...like eyeballs or something. But they are soooooo good. Start with a can of lychees. Pour the juice in glass. Lay the fruit in a freezer safe container & freeze them. These will become your garnish. Lychees are much better to handle when frozen!!! And they look better!





Lychee-tini
3 oz Vodka
1 oz. Elderflower liquere
2 oz. of chilled lychee juice
Frozen lychees for garnish


Shake first three ingredients in an ice filled martini shaker. Pour ingredients in a chilled martini glass. Drop one frozen lychee in the glass as a garnish. Cheers!

Make Santa A Night Cap

Really, milk and cookies is so 1999. Santa likes adult beverages! Trust us, make him one of our tasty treats, and he'll probably leave you a lil something extra!



COOKIES & CREAM-TINI
Drizzle chocolate sauce in a chilled martini glass, add 2 oz. White Godiva Vodka, 2 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream, 1/2 oz. Peppermint Schnapps and 1/2 oz. half and half. Shake ingredients in an ice filled Martini shaker, strain into martini glass. Garnish with a miniature candy cane or chocolate shavings.



RED HOT SANTA-TINI
Rim a martini glass with cocoa powder with a extra tiny pinch of cayenne pepper added. Shake together 2 oz. Mazama vodka and 2 oz. Godiva chocolate liqueur with ice and pour into chilled martini glass. Top with a dash of sweetened whipped cream, and darnish the cream with a small Thai chili pepper!

Love Is In The Drink....

The month of February always brings out the best in us, thanks to Hallmark....and of course Bartender2Go, is no exception! We seem to come up with some of our greatest creations during the month of February. Not sure if it's the love that's in the air, Super Bowl withdrawal or the sweet memories of our past tasty love drinks, but well, we just LOVE the month of February! Incase you forgot to buy roses, try this perfect creation for two. Light a candle and turn, off the lights....
Love is holding on line two!!!

Love Potion #9

3 oz gin

1 oz rosebud tea

1 T. rose syrup

fresh lemon juice

Moet et Chandon Champagne
2 chilled martini glasses

Float rose petal on surface


We know what you are thinking. Where am I going to find Rose syrup??? Fret not. If you planned ahead of time, you can find it on Amazon or at an organic market. Trust us, you want this to make the drink sweeter. If you are adventurous, you can try to make your own, but don't blame us if you burn the sugar!!! To make your own rose syrup, boil water, 3 cups of granulated sugar & rinsed fresh red rose petals or rose hips in water. Pour into a squeezable bottle once the temp cools.

Pour all of the ingredients, EXCEPT the champagne, in a martini shaker filled with ice. Pour into chilled martini glass, leaving room at the top for the champagne. Top with champagne, and garnish with red rose petal.

Cheers to love...

Drinks to Help You Get Through Your White Christmas

Dreaming of a white Christmas??? Hate to say it, but we are dreaming of white sandy beaches about 1,000 miles south. In any case, we decided that incase your white Christmas dreams do not come true, or if your in-laws are working your nerves, the least we could do is to help you out with a few drinks to help you get in the mood!

White Christmas (also known as the White Cranberry Cosmo)
3 oz Vodka
1 oz triple sec
1 oz lime juice
2 splashes of White Cranberry Juice

Shake ingredients in a martini shaker filled with ice. Strain into chilled martini glass & enjoy!!!

Snowflakes (hmmm, better known as the White Chocolate Martini)
1 Clear Crème de Cacao
1 1/2 Vanilla Vodka
1 1/2 White Chocolate Godiva Liqueur

This sexy little concoction can too be shaken in an ice filled martini shaker, and strained into a chilled martini glass. Bottoms up!!!

Three's Company

We have three tasty drinks to wet your appetite at the work holiday party. Just don't drink too much, you don't want to be the topic of discussion around the water cooler on Monday!!!

Oh So Cran-tini

3 oz Cranberry Vodka

1 oz Triple Sec

1oz Lime JuiceSplash Cranberry Juice

We put a twist on the Cosmo. Plain vodka, out the door. Make room for the cranberry this holiday season! Shake all of the ingredients in a martini shaker filled with ice. Pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with cranberries!

Hot Chocolate With 2 Kicks!

5 oz Hot Milk

1 oz Baileys

1oz Godiva Liqueur

1 oz Vanilla Vodka

1t Chocolate Syrup
a pinch of cayenne pepper

Did you get the memo? It's pretty cold outside. We have a tasty treat with a kick to warm you up!!! Mix syrup & hot milk, add vodka, Baileys, & Godiva liqueur, stir in a pinch of cayenne pepper. Garnish with marshmallows.

Orange Satin Take Me Away

2 oz Bacardi-O Rum

1 oz Cointreau

4 oz Fresh Squeezed Blood Orange Juice

Sue us, we couldn't really think of a name to give this lil' drink it's due. Get all of your vitamin C from this little gem of a cocktail. Serve on the rocks, or make it as a martini, both are quite delightful.

Tis The Season

Our costumes are barely packed away from Halloween, but there is no time like the present to begin preparing for the holiday season, and around these parts, we LOVE to spread joy, cheer and merriment. One of our favorite ways of giving cheer is coming up with a tasty drink for you & your guests during the holiday season. We have a few to get you in the spirit!

Poinsettia
Chilled Champagne
Chilled cranberry Juice

In a champagne flute pour about an ounce of cranberry juice. Fill the rest of the glass with cold champagne or sparkling wine. A good brand that’s easy on the pockets is Cristallino! Garnish with frozen cranberries. Cheers.

Chocolate Covered Mint-tini
1oz. Godiva Liqueur
2oz. Clear Crème de Menthe
2oz. Baileys
Splash of milk or half & half optional (for a less potent drink!)

In a martini shaker filled with ice, combine the liquors, and optional ingredient. Shake & strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a mint sprig and chocolate shavings!

Mastering the Martini Party

Martini's are the new sexy. Below is a sample of martini's we made for a recent bridal shower this fall. In addition to providing the class instruction, glassware & package, we came up with a handy dandy post-card (front & back) that displayed the lovely betrothed couple on the front, and a list of drinks we would make that day on the back. Drink-up and enjoy!

Get Lucky, Bartender2Go Style

Lucky You!

We're not Irish, but we never pass up a great opportunity to celebrate our Honorary Induction into the Luck of the Irish Hall of Fame! Celebrate with us by drinking everything green, going green, and thinking happy green thoughts! While you're at it, try some of our favorite "green" drinks. Book your event between March 15th and April 15th and get a tax break in honor of tax season and everything Irish.

Drink One For Good Luck


4 Leaf Clover
Fresh Mint Leaves
1/2 Lime
2 T. Sugar
3 oz. Irish Whiskey
Club Soda

Take a hand full of mint, sliced limes, and sugar. Muddle ingredients in a highball glass. Add Irish Whiskey, continue to muddle. Add ice, and top with club soda and a lime garnish.



Irish Girl Scout (Girl Scout Cookie)
1/2 oz Green Creme de Menth
1/2 oz Kaluha
1/2 Bailey's Irish Creme

Combine ingredients in shaker. Shake and pour over into a rocks glass filled with ice. Add a girl scout cookie if you must!



Lucky Gal (Apple Martini)
2 oz Apple Pucker
2 oz Vodka
Splash Sweet & Sour Mix

Shake all ingredients in a martini shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a green apple slice & a kiss.

The Bartender2Go Stimulus Plan

Now that the holidays are over and the Inauguration is a cold but warm and fuzzy memory, what's left to celebrate? The month of Love with Bartender2Go of course! Yes, we know, your Bailout package from Congress hasn't arrived yet, however, we are determined to stimulate your taste buds with our Love Potion. If that doesn't work, you can always fall back on the Bartender2Go Stimulus Martini. What, you need more motivation? Ok, since you insist, book a bartender or wait-staff person during the month of February and receive a free gift!

Whatever you do, make sure you share your Bailout Package with us!!!

Love Potion

6 fresh strawberries sliced

1 Tblsp. fresh basil thinly sliced

3 Tblsp. sugar

5 oz. chilled strawberry vodka

5 oz. chilled cranberry juice

2 chilled Martini Glasses

Combine the strawberries, basil, sugar & vodka in a martini shaker. Muddle with a wooden spoon until the sugar, basil, strawberries and chilled vodka are mixed well. Add the chilled cranberry juice to the shaker. Shake all of the contents together. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Be sure to add some of the basil and strawberries from the shaker to the martini glasses. Makes 2, enough for sharing! Enjoy!

Stimulus Martini

4 oz Tequila

2 oz Triple Sec

2 oz Lime Juice

4 oz Orange Juice

2 chilled Martini Glasses

ice

Combine all ingredients in a martini shaker with ice. Shake. Strain into chilled Martini glasses. Serve to stimulate the economy...or your taste buds.

Happy Holidays, Let's Toast With Egg Nog

Ahhh, it's the season of spiked eggnog!!! Is there any other way to consume eggnog? We think not. While you are secretly adding extra spiced rum, consider giving us a call to ease the stress of throwing your holiday event. Whether you are throwing an office holiday party or a "togetherness" fest for friends and family, let Bartender2Go take care of your bartending and wait-staff needs. Be sure to try our drinks of the season! Cheers & Happy Holidays!



Bartender2Go Spiced Eggnog


2oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
5oz cold eggnog of your choice
Ice
Nutmeg


Serve extra chilled in an Irish coffee or rocks glass. Sprinkle with nutmeg!



Peppermint Patty Martini

1oz crème de cacao
1oz crème de menthe
2oz premium vodka
Splash of half & half or milk

Shake with ice in a martini shaker, strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a peppermint stick or shaved chocolate.