Cheers *Clink* Wednesdays: Kaffir Lime Bloody Mary

Is it just me, or is a big drink needed today?  Thank goodness there are only 2 days left of this work week!

Yall may not know this about me but one of my favorite cocktails to drink is a Bloody Mary.  I have perfected (if I do say so myself) my Bloody Mary skills over the years and thought I had it down pretty great.  Yall also may not know that I LOVE anything citrus!  I am seriously happy to divide a lime or lemon into quarters and suck out all of the juice - I know, my dentist already yelled at me for it.  So imagine my excitement when someone told me about adding a lime vodka to a bloody mary?  Both things I love in 1 drink?  Sign me up!

Introducing Hangar 1 Kaffir Lime Vodka

This vodka mixes with almost anything and is perfect for summertime!  See the recipe below for the ultimate summertime Bloody Mary.

Kaffir Lime Bloody Mary

What you'll need:

• Hangar 1 Kaffir Lime Vodka
• Zing Zang Bloody mix
• olive juice
• olives
• worcestershire sauce
• Frank's Red Hot sauce
• garlic salt
• pepper
• 1 lemon
• 1 lime
• tall glass
• ice

What you do:

Put ice into a tall glass.  Add a dash each of garlic salt, pepper, Frank's Red Hot sauce, worcestershire sauce and olive juice.  Pour in 2 shots of Kaffir Lime Vodka and fill the rest of the glass with Zing Zang.  Squeeze 1/2 of a lemon and 1/2 of a lime into the glass.  Shake and pour into a glass with fresh ice.  Garnish your cocktail with a few olives, a celery stalk, a lemon wedge and a lime wedge.  Enjoy!

I ran out of lemons and limes but it was still yummy!

Cheers *Clink* Wednesdays: Raspberry Lemon Martini

In the summertime there is nothing better than lemonade.  Except spiked lemonade.  This raspberry lemon martini is perfect for the pool or the patio!

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What you'll need:

• 1.5 oz raspberry vodka
• 4 oz raspberry lemonade
• raspberries for garnish
• lime slice for garnish

What to do:

Pour vodka and lemonade into a shaker with ice.  Shake and strain into a glass and garnish with raspberries and a lime.  

Cheers *Clink*

Cheers *Clink*: The Acai Caipirinha

Caipirinha - The official drink of Brazil made with cachaca (basically a Brazilian rum), sugar and lime juice.

If you're like me you had never heard of a Caipirinha until now.  I learned about this drink last week at work and it looks AMAZING!  Sadly I can't try one yet (you know, Whole30 and all) but everyone that makes them raves about how great they are for summer.  Instead of giving yall a typical Caipirinha recipe, I wanted to switch it up for you.

I give you, Cedilla Acai Liqueur.

There are 500 acai berries in 1 bottle of Cedilla so it's going to be really acai-y.  Not only is this drink delicious (i'm taking my co-worker's word for this since I can't try it) but acai berries have tons of antioxidants!  A cocktail that's healthy?  BONUS!

Try one this week and let me know what you think!

Acai Caipirinha
What you'll need:

• 2 oz Leblon Cachaca
• 1 oz Cedilla liqueur
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 6 lime wedges

What you do:

Muddle limes and simple syrup together.  Add Leblon Cachaca and Cedilla, fill with ice and shake.  Pour into a tall glass with fresh ice and garnish with a lime wedge.  Enjoy!

Cheers *Clink* Wednesdays

Since I spend most of my days surrounded by spirits (I sound like quite the lush) I thought I would start sharing some of my favorite cocktail recipes every Wednesday.  Some weeks I will share drinks I've actually made and sometimes I'll share recipes I found on Pinterest.  Since I'm 9 days into the Whole30 program, today's drink is something I pinned a few weeks ago.

C-Rita

What you'll need:

2 oz silver tequila

1 oz Cointreau

1 oz fresh lime juice

0.5 oz fresh lemon juice

0.5 oz fresh grapefruit juice

0.5 oz fresh orange juice

1 oz simple syrup

Lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit slices

What you'll do:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously.  Strain into a tall glass with fresh ice and garnish with citrus slices.

Yall do me a favor and drink one for me too!