DRINKS TO MAKE YOU SCREAM!!!

It's our favorite time of year! We get an excuse to dress-up and drink. Halloween is like an adult's playground wrapped in candyland. Before we pick out our sexy-scary costumes, we came up with three drinks to get the party started!



Jack-O-Lantern
2 oz. Citrus Vodka
1 oz. Mango Nectar or Juice
1/2 oz. Orange Juice
1/2oz. Sour mix (feel free to make it from scratch!)



Combine all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and pour into a goblet glass and garnish with a slice of orange and a mint leaf. Sip through your fangs.



Black Cat


1 oz. Black Cherry Schnapps
1 1/2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Cola
2 oz. Cranberry Juice


Stir everything together with ice. Garnish with a mandarin orange slice if available. Wink at the closest person standing next to you.

Witch's Brew

1/2 oz. Blue Curacao

1 oz. Coconut Rum
2 splashes Grenadine

1/2 oz. Orange Juice

2 oz. Pineapple Juice

Build over lots of ice and stir well. (Not with your finger silly, the straw broom is right there!)

Co-Co Crazy For Coconuts (Part 1)

What's better than summer? Having a nice cold tropical drink to go with it. Whether you're dreaming of laying on a beach in Jamaica or are balled & chained to your desk utill December, coconut infused drinks taste good all year round.

7 Coconuts

2 oz. Coconut Rum
3 oz. 7-up


Coconut Baybreeze
1.5 oz Coconut Rum
1.5 oz Vodka
4 oz Pineapple Juice
Splash Cranberry Juice

Spring Into Summer, With These Tasty Drinks...

We’ve been in our lab, diligently working on transitional drinks. You know, the drinks, that scream Spring, and murmur Summer. Try one of these:

Peach Sangria
4 oz sparkling white wine
1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz vodka
Splash orange juice for color.
Splash white cranberry peach juice.
Diced fruit.

This drink makes one. To make a large batch for sharing, combine 1 bottle of white wine, 1 cup peach schnapps, 1 cup vodka, 1 cup orange juice, 3 cups white cranberry juice. Mix all ingredients, chill. Serve with fresh diced fruit.


Dark & Stormy
2 oz Gosling's® Black Seal Rum
Ginger beer (it’s not beer, trust us)
Serve on the rocks in an ice cold Collins glass. Pour the rum and fill rest of way with the ginger beer.

The geniuses in Bermuda, are our new best friends. Who knew that dark rum, and ginger beer would provide us such pleasure. In fact, we recommend drinking this on the balcony of your abode with friends, and sing "Kum ba yah" after the 3rd round.

6 More Weeks Of Warm Drinks...

So last week, the little fat rodent groundhog, affectionately known as Punxsutawney Phil, predicted 6 more weeks of winter. And, well we here in the DMV are quite over the 16 inch+ snow blizzards. This weekend, while on lockdown from the latest blizzard, we had a chance to work in the lab on some nice, warm and sexy drinks, to get you through the next 5 weeks of winter. Warm up with us!!!



Hot Caramel-Apple

1 oz. Butter schnapps Liqueur
1 oz Rum
5 oz Hot Apple Cider

Whether you make your cider from scratch or use a pre-made brand, such as Trader Joe's spiced apple cider, we love to warm up with this tasty drink. We get a few vitamins, and warm toes! Mix all of the ingredients in your favorite mug, and sing off-key tunes 'round the fireplace.



B2Go Hot Toddy

5 oz Hot Tea
2 oz Whiskey
1 T. Honey
Lemon
Fighting off a cold, or sore throat? Need a reason to spike your tea? Our hot toddy is the perfect solution. The lemon and honey will have you flying like a kite....or is that the whiskey? Either way, it's the perfect excuse for spiking tea....shhhh. Don't tell the Brits.

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.

Giving Thanks For The Pumpkin Bowl

We’re just a few days away from what a client coined as the Turkey Party, and just like any “party” or day of thanks you plan on having, we want you to be fully prepared. Need something to go with that pumpkin pie? Want to wash down the pounds of turkey & mashed potatoes you plan on consuming. Try a cool Thanksgiving day spiked apple cider punch. For extra oooohs and ahhhs from your in-laws, carve and scoop out a pumpkin and serve the punch directly in your “pumpkin bowl”.

Have a happy & safe holiday.

Bartender2Go


One, Two Punch

1 large pumpkin, cleaned out, top removed
1 cup. Spiced Rum such as Captain Morgan
32 oz. Apple Juice
1 bottle Sparkling Apple Cider
Ice.
Cinnamon

Mix all the apple juice, sparkling cider and rum in a picture. Slowly pour contents into ice filled hallowed out pumpkin. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Have cinnamon sticks on the side for the garnish

To The Steeple...

This weekend Bartender2Go staff were commissioned to bartend for a repeat client at the Annual Morven Steeplechase Race!!! Aside from the six exciting races & bevy of riding boots and jockey’s. The guests enjoyed drinks, a few bartender specials such as the Mint Julep, Mojito, and Spiked A. Palmer, and of course we couldn't resist coming up with a new drink for a guest who wanted a drink, but hates the taste of liquor! So of course we put on our lab-coats, rolled up the sleeves & got to work! Try our new drink of week, the VA Beach Breeze (a play on the drinks Bay Breeze or Sea Breeze).

VA Beach Breeze

3 oz. Coconut Rum
Splash of Pineapple Juice
Splash of Orange Juice
Splash of Cranberry
Tiny Splash of Grenadine

Shake ingredients and pour over ice. For an extra kick, add a shot of Bacardi or Captain Morgan, and go onward to the races....

Bartender2Go Started The Green Movement

Bartender2Go went "Green" long before the trendy green movement. And we are still green! We encourage recycling, the use of glass instead of plastic and we carpool or metro whenever possible!!



Let's not forget, we add plenty of green to your drinks!!! From fresh mint and ripe limes, to refreshing cucumbers, we keep it green. Try our new Cucumber Mojito and our Classic Mojito! Whatever you do, go Green!!! Don't forget to book your July, August & September events now!!!!
Bartender2Go"Keeping it Green"



Cucumber Mojito


1 cucumber thinly sliced
2 bunches of mint
1 (750ml) bottle of clear rum
8 tablespoons of sugar
4 ounces of fresh lime juice
club soda

Infuse Rum overnight: Let cucumbers, rum, 1 bunch of mint, sugar, and lime sit in a glass picture in refrigerator overnight. The next day shake & drain the rum into a different picture. When ready to serve pour infused rum over ice, add fresh mint and a cucumber slice and lime. Top with a splash of club soda. Makes 6-8 glasses.

Our Famous Mojito

8 - 10 Mint leaves
2 Tablespoons of granulated white sugar
1/3 Lime cut into wedges
2 Ounces of light rum
Club soda

With a wooden spoon or muddle, crush the mint, sugar & limes in the bottom of a rocks glass. Add rum, continue to muddle. Add ice, top with club soda & cover glass & shake twice or stir with a mixing spoon. Garnish with mint and enjoy!

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.