I am so excited to share the most delicious cocktail I created for our Valentine’s Day. I wanted something we would both love, but also something festive and special for the evening. Enter the Lavender Rose 75! Lavender Rose 75 This is based on the Empress 75, which is our absolute favorite cocktail of all… Read More
I shared alllllll of the Empress Gin recipes we tried throughout 2020. My “in real life” friends enjoyed following along as much as y’all here on the blog. When we had our Spring Fling party I knew I wanted to make a batch of my very favorite, the Empress 75, for our guests to try.… Read More
I shared part 1 of my Empress popsicle creations a couple of weeks ago and am back today with part 2… Empress Lavender Lemonade Popsicles! I made these last fall and, like the Elderflower Southsides, just tried them out for the first time this week. They were yummy and refreshing and I can’t wait to… Read More
I made these popsicles way, way back at the beginning of fall 2020 and they’ve been sitting in my freezer untouched since! I was looking for a way to use up the mint from my garden before it froze and these fit the bill. Except, I just wasn’t craving a popsicle. Haha! We had a… Read More
Spring Break kicks off in a matter of hours and I thought I’d share once last fun cocktail before we hit the road. I have had this one on my “maybe” list for a year, not convinced how good it would taste. When bestie M left a bottle of OJ here, I decided it was… Read More
It’s Friday and the sun is shining and the boys are all home and I was inspired to bring back the Empress Gin Friday Happy Hour post! This was an absolutely delicious cocktail, especially given our mutual love of Empress and mules! 1908 Mule The perfect blend of fresh and floral with a healthy kick… Read More
At the request of a few readers, Honey and I did the hard work of making and tasting cocktails to revive the Happy Hour posts of yore! :-) I received a lot of good feedback that you particularly loved the Empress Gin series because you could buy one nice bottle and make a good variety… Read More