All Mixed Up {St. Germain Gin and Tonic}

Time to mix up the cocktails, the new year is coming! Skip the champagne this year (well maybe not all together...) and pour up some gin. One of my new favorite cocktails is a St. Germain Gin and Tonic. If you haven't had a St. Germain, it's a French elderflower liqueur that is so light and refreshing, it's perfect to mix with gin (or even champagne). Here's the recipe...

:: St. Germain Gin and Tonic ::

{1} part St. Germain
{2} parts Gin
Top with tonic and a squeeze of lemon

Stir and serve over ice.

Enjoy!

All Mixed Up {Cranberry Ginger Fizz}

Every holiday party requires a holiday cocktail. If you read "This Party Inspired By {Cranberry}" a couple weeks ago, you know that cranberry is not only the perfect holiday shade, but the perfect holiday flavor. With this cocktail's vibrant red color and accent of lime, it's colored appropriately, and incredibly delicious. Here's what you'll need for this festive libation...

(Because I don't measure drinks and go by taste, this measurements will not be exact.)

{1} Equal parts cranberry juice and ginger ale 

{2} Gin to taste

{3} Lime wedge

Combine ingredients, shake, pour, and enjoy!

All Mixed Up {Vanilla Pear Drop}

There is nothing I love better than creating a new delicious cocktail! And, boy do I have a treat for you, a Vanilla Pear Drop. Interesting right? Well here it is. Pear nectar, vanilla vodka, and a vanilla sugar rim. That's it and it's the perfect fall treat. It's utterly delicious and full of hints of fall flavor.  Here's what you'll need...

{1} 2 oz. Vanilla Vodka (I use Cupcake)
{2} 4 oz. Pear Nectar
{3} Vanilla Extract
{4} Sugar

{Step 1} Dip the rim of your glass in vanilla extract then roll it in the sugar.
{Step 2} Combine the vodka and pear nectar in a shaker and mix.
{Step 3} Pour over ice and enjoy!

What's your favorite fall cocktail?

All Mixed Up {Vineyard Wedding}

I'm fully aware that this is not a cocktail, but this wedding is inspired by all time favorite drink, wine! Thus, it totally fits under this category. Kinda. Anyways, like any girl, I've been planning my wedding since I was little. Clearly I don't want the same wedding I wanted when I was five. Now, I'm dreaming of a gorgeous vineyard wedding. Being surrounded by vines of ripe grapes, maybe sipping on our own special blend of grapes, what could be better? Plus, as the weather continues to improve and be less stupid hot, it would be amazingly gorgeous to spend an afternoon and evening outside enjoying friends and family at my happiest place on earth (You know after 21 the happiest place on earth changes from DisneyWorld to some place where you are surrounded by tons of adult beverages.)!

All Mixed Up {Signature Cocktails}

So, if you've been to a wedding in the past decade, you've began to realize that signature cocktails are all the rage. But here's what people haven't grasped about signature cocktails yet, they should be original. While yes, your drink of choice may be a Jack and Coke, but who's isn't? I'm thinking it would be totally amaze to go to a wedding where the couple has an original signature cocktail!  Which leads me to the purpose of this post....the Events Uncorked original signature cocktail! Trust me, I'm struggling to come up with something (which is probably why many couple do create original cocktails for their weddings...). So, I'm opening it up to all of you! Leave a comment with a recipe, and I'm going to try them all. Yep, each and every one! And the best one will be featured right here! Things could get a little crazy, but that's the sacrifice I have to make for a good cocktail.  I'm sure you'll ask what I like and what I don't so I'll just cut to the chase and leave you a list below....

{Likes} 

Gin

Rum

Vodka

Whisky

Bourbon

Champagne

Prosecco

Red Wine

Tequila

Lemonchello 

St. Germain 

Pretty much if it's a liquor, I'll drink it...

I'm good with all mixers (except those listed below)

{Dislikes}

Tomato Juice

Cucumbers

Bloody Mary's 

Peppers

Olives

Onions

Olive Juice (This is me eliminating a traditional martini. I am a fan of sweet martinis.)

Ready. Set. Mix! xo