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Hi, I’m Gidget. I’m having an online cocktail party, and you’re all invited! My goal is to bring to you the most creative and classic cocktail and mocktail recipes with the freshest ingredients possible. So, what is a craft cocktail? It is an upscale version of a mixed drink using the best ingredients with skillfully handcrafted garnishes. I hope you will enjoy browsing through my unique website where you’ll find not only my recipes but also high-quality bar tools, glassware and accessories. Be the host/hostess with the most/mostess and join me in the fun of creating fabulous cocktails at home.

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May 22

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Who’s ready for the weekend and some face melting blues?🔥😂

Kick off the Memorial Day weekend with the Red, White & Booze cocktail! This multi layered cocktail is not only impressive, but also delicious. With the flavors of strawberry (red layer), lemon coconut (white layer) and orange (blue layer) this patriotic cocktail will start the weekend off right🎉

I’ve teamed with @cwspirits and @armensbarrels and am using their Florena Diamond Organic Vodka for this cocktail, and it is excellent. Armenian crafted with soul in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this high-quality vodka is made with organic yellow corn, distilled 6 times and filtered through coconut shell activated carbon. It is exceptionally clean with a natural sweetness. You can find it at https:/:cwspirits.com/Gidget and use the code Gidget to get 10% off your order🙌
Cheers!❤️🤍💙

Here’s how to make this boozy bluesy cocktail:

Ingredients – Serves 2

For the red layer
❤️1 cup Frozen Strawberries
❤️2 oz Grenadine
❤️1 oz Vodka (Armen’s Barrels)
❤️1 cup crushed ice

For the white layer
🤍1 oz Vodka
🤍2 oz Lemonade
🤍2 oz Cream of Coconut
🤍2 cups crushed ice

For the blue layer
💙2 oz Blue Curacao
💙1 oz Vodka
💙2 cups crushed ice

Method
1. Make the red layer. Add the strawberries, grenadine, vodka and crushed ice to a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into 2 hurricane glasses (you may need a spoon) divided evenly. Place glasses into the freezer immediately. Rinse and dry the blender jar.
2. Make the white layer. Add the vodka, lemonade, coconut cream and crushed ice into the clean blender jar. Blend until smooth. Pour the white layer evenly into the two glasses from the freezer. Place glasses back in the freezer. Rinse and dry the blender jar.
3. Make the blue layer. Add the Blue Curacao, vodka and crushed ice into the clean blender jar. Blend until smooth. Pour/spoon the blue layer onto the white layer. Add a straw.

#memorialdayweekend🇺🇸 #memorialday2026❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 #vodka #patrioticcocktails

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May 9

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms!🌺

Transport yourself (or mom) to the tropics this Mother’s Day with a Pina Colada Spritzer🍹This easy refreshing low calorie version of the 1950’s Pina Colada is made with Malibu Rum, Pineapple Juice, Pina Colada Wine and Club Soda.

I’ve teamed up once again with @cwspirits and @armensbarrels and am using their delicious Pina Colada Wine Cocktail for this spritzer. Armen’s Barrels is a family-owned award-winning distillery located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Their Pina Colada Wine Cocktail is part of the Florena collection (named after his wife) and is based with 83% award winning Niagara white wine, oak barrel aged and finished with natural coconut and pineapple. You can find it at https://cwspirits.com/Gidget and use the code Gidget to receive 10% off your order🎉

Fun fact- The beautiful music I chose for this reel is sung by Keali’i Reichel who is my favorite Hawaiian singer. He wrote the song as a tribute to his mother, Lei honoring her strength by comparing her to the majestic mountain peak Maunaleo adjacent to Maui’s ʻĪao Valley who guards, comforts, nourishes and loves her people. Mālie is the gentle wind of the area. I thought it was a perfect song choice to honor all the amazing moms🌺Cheers🥂

Here’s how to make this tropical spritzer:

Ingredients - Serves 1

🌺2 oz Coconut Rum (Malibu)
🌺4 oz Pineapple Juice
🌺2 oz Pina Colada Wine @armensbarrels or white/sparkling wine.
🌺Club Soda (or Coconut LaCroix) to top
🌺Pineapple Wedge and Fronds for garnish
🌺Maraschino Cherry for garnish

Method

🌸In a wine glass filled with ice, add the Malibu rum, pineapple juice, Pina Colada Wine Cocktail and Club Soda (you could alternatively use Champagne or Prosecco and omit the club soda) Stir gently until blended.
🌸Slide the pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry onto the side of your glass. Add the two pineapple fronds. Cheers🥂

#rum #piñacolada #mothersday #mothersday2026🌷❤️🥰

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May 5

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Happy Cinco de Mayo!🎉🎉🎉

What do you get when Sangria and Tequila unite? A Mambo Taxi! Created in 1991 and famously served at Mi Cocina Restaurant in Dallas, Texas, this signature frozen swirl margarita has been a local sensation for decades. This iconic margarita consists of silver tequila, lime juice and house made Sangria swirled together for a sweet fruity taste. It is notoriously strong though and because of that a limit of two per person was enforced in the 80s/90s although this recipe can easily be split into two glasses.

I’ve teamed up with @cwspirits and @armensbarrels and am using their delicious Blackberry Sangria for this cocktail. It is infused with real blackberries and then oak barrel aged in centuries old Armenian tradition. Armen’s Barrels is an Armenian family owned craft distillery and winery located in Pittsburgh, PA. This award winning distillery was named 2024 Pennsylvania Distillery of the year and crafts each bottle with Armenian soul. You can find it at https://cwspirits.com/Gidget and use the code Gidget to receive 10% off your order. Salud🎉

Here’s how to make this historic Texas cocktail:

Ingredients – Serves 1-2

For the Sangria
🍷2 oz Blackberry Sangria @armensbarrels
🍷1 oz Chambord
🍷1 oz Orange Juice

For the Lime Margarita
🍋‍🟩3 oz Tequila (Silver/Blanco)
🍋‍🟩1.5 oz Cointreau
🍋‍🟩2 oz Lime Juice (fresh squeezed)
🍋‍🟩1.5 oz Agave Syrup
🍋‍🟩3 cups Ice

Method
🇲🇽Run 1/2 lime around rim of the margarita glass. Roll or dip in salt. Set aside.
🇲🇽In a mixing glass or measuring cup, add the Blackberry Sangria (Armen’s Barrels) Chambord and orange juice. Mix together with bar spoon.
🇲🇽Add the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, agave syrup and ice to a blender. Blend until smooth.
🇲🇽Pour part of the sangria in the margarita glass then top with the lime margarita. Fun fact: I’m not sure how it happened but when I poured the lime margarita into the glass I got lucky and created the perfect swirl😂 but technically you’re supposed to add more sangria on top and gently stir. Salud!🌮🌮🌮🎉🎉🎉

#cincodemayo2026 #cincodedrinko #tequila #sangria #mambotaxi

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Apr 24

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Hello?……………Earth to Gidget……………😂
I’m back!!! Let’s Party!🎉🎉🎉

The Amaretto Sour was created and brought to the US in 1974 by Italian importer Amaretto di Saronno to promote its Amaretto liqueur which eventually became Disaronno in 2001. It was originally made with 2 parts Amaretto and 1 part lemon juice and was promoted as a lighter version of the Whiskey Sour. It became very popular in the 80s disco scene but most bartenders used a sour mix vs fresh lemon juice, which was the norm back in the day. It was revived in 2012 by bartender Jefferey Morgenthaler who added bourbon, fresh lemon juice and egg white. I’m using the original recipe but taking it up to craft cocktail level with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup which pairs beautifully with the almond and apricot flavors of the Disaronno Amaretto liqueur.

I’ve teamed up with @smokpub and am using their super fun iWhiskey Glass Pro VI for this cocktail. It spins, it lights up and makes you feel like dancing in an 80s disco when you drink out of it😂Equipped with color changing lights, rotating base and rapid cooling technology, this would make a great gift for anyone(FathersDay). Cheers!

Here’s how to make this classic 80s cocktail:

Ingredients-Serves 1

🥃2 oz Amaretto @disaronno_official
🥃1 oz Lemon Juice
🥃.5 oz Simple Syrup
🥃Lemon wheel and Maraschino cherry for garnish

Method

🕺Add the Amaretto, lemon juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice. 💃Shake to combine and strain into the ice filled Smokpub iWhiskey Glass.
🕺Garnish with the lemon cherry wheel and spin your cocktail🎉

#amarettosour #amaretto #80scocktails

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Apr 3

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Celebrate Easter tiki style with the Easter Island Cocktail🍹🌺

Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is a remote Polynesian island off the coast of Chile. It was annexed by Chile in 1888 but was originally settled around 1200 AD by Polynesians who built a complex society with hierarchies and carving traditions. Known for its 900+ massive statues (Moai) the society flourished before enduring massive deforestation that caused an environmental collapse disrupting the civilization. European explorers visited the island in 1722 and found a population of between 2000 - 3000. Slave raids by Peru in 1862 as well as smallpox epidemics further reduced the population to just 111 by 1877. Today, most tourists visit the island to see the giant mysterious Moai statues scattered across the island with some as tall as 30 feet. Over time, most had fallen over but were erected and placed on a platform with their backs to the sea, while others had the ability to “walk” and be moved around the island due to their angular bottoms. Easter Island was a part of the 1950’s-60’s American tiki culture led by Donn Beach who created cocktails named after island spirits.

I’ve teamed up with @teamcraftedpour and @bgreynolds and am using their Xtabay bitters for this cocktail. Thank you BG Reynolds for this amazing product. Xtabay bitters are part of their new tiki bitters line which features the concept of just 3 dashes will do. Sour cherry and sweet absinthe and a spice blend of cardamon, clove and cinnamon will bring a new depth to all your tiki cocktails. Cheers!

Here’s how to make this delicious island cocktail:

Ingredients-Serves 1

🌺1/2 cup Frozen Mango
🌺1/2 cup Frozen Pineapple
🌺1 oz Rum
🌺.5 oz Banana Liqueur
🌺.5 oz Amaretto
🌺1 oz Orange Juice
🌺1 oz Grapefruit Juice
🌺1 oz Orgeat
🌺1 oz Cream of Coconut
🌺.25 oz Lime Juice
🌺3-4 dashes Xtabay Bitters
🌺Fresh Mango, Pineapple and Maraschino Cherry for garnish

Method

🍹Add all ingredients to a blender.
🍹Blend until smooth and pour into a margarita or hurricane glass.
🍹Garnish with the fresh mango, cherry and pineapple pick, pineapple fronds and umbrella straw.

#cpbgr #easterisland #eastercocktails #easter2026🐇🐣🌺♥️

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Mar 29

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Spring is here, love is in the air and I once again have more grapefruits than I know what to do with😂 I thought I would put them to good use and make some Palomas, but not just any Palomas, it’s a cocktail & mocktail duo🎉

The Paloma (which means dove in Spanish) is a popular cocktail that originated in Mexico and traditionally consisted of tequila, lime juice and Squirt or Jarritos grapefruit soda. Although its exact origins are unclear, it’s believed to have been created sometime in the mid 20th century. Over the years, bartenders opted for fresh grapefruit juice, sparkling water and agave syrup instead of the flavored soda although I actually recommend using the soda for the mocktail.

I’ve teamed up with @swoltequila and am using their fabulous tequila for this cocktail. Swoll is a premium tequila made from high-grade Blue Weber Agave cultivated in rich volcanic soil in Mexico. It is aged 13 1/2 months in American oak barrels developing notes of vanilla, toasted nuts and warm spice. Salud!

Here’s how to make these refreshing springtime libations:

Ingredients-serves 1

For the cocktail

🌷2 oz Tequila @swoltequila
🌷3 oz Grapefruit Juice (fresh squeezed if possible)
🌷.5 oz Lime Juice
🌷.5 oz Agave Syrup @oorganics
🌷Club Soda to top @schweppes

For the mocktail

🌼3 oz Grapefruit Juice
🌼.5 oz Lime Juice
🌼1 oz Agave Syrup
🌼Club, Squirt or Jarritos Grapefruit Soda to top

Method

🍋‍🟩Run a lime around both margarita glasses and roll in cocktail sugar.
🍋‍🟩Add the tequila (cocktail only), grapefruit juice, lime juice and agave syrup to cocktail shakers with ice.
🍋‍🟩Shake to combine and strain into ice filled, sugar rimmed margarita glasses.
🍋‍🟩Add the Club, Squirt or Jarritos soda to top. @jarritos
🍋‍🟩Garnish with a grapefruit wedge. Cheers!

#palomas #tequila #spring2026🌺🌞😍🌸❤️ #springcocktails #springmocktails1

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Mar 14

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Top of the morning to you from your fun friendly Irish barmaid💚Who’s ready for some St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans?🍀🌈🎩

Find your pot of gold over the rainbow this St. Patrick’s Day with the Black Gold Irish Martini 🌈🍸And did I happen to mention that I recently started watching flair bartending tutorials and am teaching myself how to flair? Still working on the thumb roll (don’t judge😂).

I’ve teamed up with @teamcraftedpour and @blacktwisthc from Ireland and am using their Irish Coffee Liqueur for this mischievous Irish Espresso Martini. Thank you to Black Twist for this magical bottle of deliciousness. Black Twist uses only the finest Arabica coffee beans for this liqueur which is cold brewed in triple distilled Irish whiskey inside oak casks which gives it a smooth flavor of vanilla and dark chocolate. Slàinte!💚

Here’s how to make this magical golden coffee cocktail:

Black Gold Irish Martini

Ingredients - Serves 1

🍀1.5 oz Irish Whiskey
🍀1 oz Irish Coffee Liqueur @blacktwisthc
🍀1 oz Espresso
🍀.5 oz Guinness Syrup (1 bottle or can Guinness Draught and 1.5 cups Demerara sugar)
🍀1/8 tsp Gold Brew Glitter @brew_glitter
🍀Green cocktail rimming sugar @brew_glitter
🍀1/2 lemon for rim
🍀3 coffee beans for garnish

Method

🌈Add the Irish whiskey, Irish Coffee Liqueur, Espresso. Guinness syrup and gold brew glitter to a cocktail shaker with ice.
🌈Shake to combine and strain into a green sugar rimmed martini glass.
🌈Garnish with 3 coffee beans.

Fun fact: I’m actually part Welsh not Irish but in the Celtic family and according to my mother it’s where I get my dark blue eyes. Lechyd da! (Cheers in Welsh)

#cptwist #stpatricksday2026☘️🌈🎩 #irish #irishwhiskeys #irishcocktails

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Feb 14

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Happy Valentine’s Day🌺

Add a sophisticated touch to your Valentine’s Day with this Banana Berry Champagne Daiquiri. The Daiquiri, which originated in 1898 in Cuba, is a classic tropical cocktail consisting of Cuban rum, lime and sugar. The Banana Daiquiri was later created in 1953 at St. Thomas Mountaintop bar in the US Virgin Islands by British sea captain George Soule and gained popularity in the 1950’s -70’s by Harry Yee in Hawaii. It was usually frozen and blended and later evolved into fruity and sparkling festive versions with a tropical base.

I’ve teamed up with @teamcraftedpour @worldwide_libations and @thebittertruthcompany and am using their Tiki Lovers Banana Rum for this cocktail. Thank you @thebittertruthcompany for this bottle of exceptional rum. Made from premium Caribbean rums from Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad with natural banana extracts, this rum perfectly balances the depth and warmth of the dark rum with the fruity essence of sun ripened bananas. Cheers!

Here’s how to make this bananaberrylicious cocktail:

Ingredients-Serves 1

❤️1.5 oz Banana Rum @tikiloversrum
❤️.75 oz Strawberry Syrup (2:1)
❤️.5 oz Lime Juice
❤️2 cups Strawberries (8 fresh or frozen)
❤️Champagne to top
❤️Strawberry Heart for garnish

Method

🍹Add 2 quartered strawberries to a cocktail shaker with no ice. Muddle.
🍹Add the @tikiloversrum Banana Rum, strawberry syrup, lime juice and ice to the shaker. Shake to combine.
🍹Add the red glitter ice rose (full instructions on my website, link in bio) to a chilled coupe glass.
🍹Strain the cocktail over the ice rose and add the champagne to top.
🍹Garnish with a heart shaped strawberry on a cocktail pick. Cheers!

#cpbtc #rum #tiki #bananaberry #daiquiri

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Feb 7

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Is this reel giving Nemo vibes or what?😂

Sail the seven seas with the Magellan Blue Martini!🩵🍸As part of my 2 part series with @magellangin_usa, this Blue Martini is made exclusively with Magellan Gin (the original blue gin). Typically, a blue martini is made with Blue Curacao but with Magellan Gin, which gets its blue color naturally from iris flower and root, no Blue Curacao is required. Crafted in France, Magellan Gin is inspired by the great explorer, Ferdinand de Magellan, who sailed across the globe 500 years ago in search of a better route to bring Eastern spices (especially clove) to European palates. This gin features 11 botanicals, many of which Magellan discovered, including coriander, clove, nutmeg and a hint of herbaceous juniper.

Here’s how to make this classic Blue Gin Martini:

Ingredients-Serves 1

🩵2 oz Gin @magellangin_usa
🩵1 oz Dry Vermouth
🩵2 dashes Orange Bitters
🩵Lemon twist for garnish

Method

🍸Add the Magellan Gin, Dry Vermouth and Orange Bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
🍸Stir with a mixing spoon at least 30 seconds to slightly dilute.
🍸Strain into a chilled martini glass @sister.lydrinkware
🍸Express the lemon twist over the cocktail, run around the edge and drop into the cocktail for garnish. Cheers!

#magellangin #gin #bluemartini #classiccocktails #ginmartini

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Jan 31

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Oh no I didn’t….. sassy black girl snap😂

The Down Home Blues cocktail is a Fun Craft Cocktails original created especially for the fabulous @magellangin_usa. Crafted in France, this beautiful gin is infused with iris root and flower which naturally gives it its blue hue as well as the botanicals of coriander, cloves, nutmeg and a hint of juniper. The Down Home Blues cocktail is similar to a Bramble which features gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and blackberry liqueur. I’ve substituted the blackberry liqueur with Blackberry Manischewitz. Why? because if you listen to the full Down Home Blues song, she says she spent her last dime on a bottle of Manischewitz😂If you get a chance, download and listen to the full song, it’s sassy and super fun to dance to! Cheers!🍸

Here’s how to make this sassy cocktail:

💙1.5 oz Gin @magellangin_usa
💙.5 oz Blue Curacao
💙.75 oz Lemon Juice
💙.5 oz Simple Syrup
💙.5 oz Blackberry Manischewitz @manischewitzco

Method

🍸Add the Magellan Gin, Blue Curacao, lemon juice and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to combine and strain into a ice filled martini glass @sister.lydrinkware
🍸Pour the Blackberry Manischewitz evenly over the top (it will sink down and become 2 layers). Cheers!🍸💙

#gin #gincocktails #bluecocktails #downhomeblues #blues

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Jan 24

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I mastered the infamous Flaming Orange Peel!!🎉😂

In honor of dry January, I bring to you the CosMOCKpolitan mocktail (see what I did there lol?). It is a nonalcoholic take on the Cosmopolitan cocktail which became very popular in the 1990’s. There are many disputed claims as to who or where the original Cosmopolitan cocktail was created but it appears to have started in the 1970’s gay community when cranberry juice was added to a Kamikaze and the bartender exclaimed “How Cosmopolitan!”😂It became very popular in the 1990’s when Madonna was seen sipping one at a bar and also the show “Sex and the City”which was the character Carrie Bradshaws favorite drink.

I’ve teamed up with @ripebarjuice and am using their Classic Cosmopolitan Mix for this mocktail. It is a delicious blend of agave nectar, cranberry, orange and lime juice and makes it so easy to make this mocktail, no squeezing required. I highly recommend Ripe Bar Juice but I wish I could say the same for the non alcoholic vodka used. To be honest, it is my first time really researching non alcoholic spirits and what I can tell you is there are a lot of bad reviews especially for the vodkas. I don’t know if the technology just isn’t there yet but it seems they all have a weird aftertaste. If someone could figure out how to make a good one they would make millions as I think the nonalcoholic spirit market is wide open and needed. Ok, enough of my rant. Here’s how to make this fun mocktail:

Ingredients-Serves 1

🍸2oz non alcoholic vodka
🍸4 oz Classic Cosmopolitan Mix @ripebarjuice
🍸Orange coin for flaming peel garnish
🍸Lime twist for garnish

Method

🩷Add the nonalcoholic vodka and Cosmopolitan mix to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to combine and strain into a beautiful martini glass @sister.lydrinkware.
🩷Flame the orange peel coin with a wooden match over the glass. Press the peel between your thumb and index finger to express the oils close to the match. You should see a light show🔥Run the peel around the edge of your glass and drop in.
🩷Garnish with a lime twist. Cheers!

#dryjanuary #mocktail #nonalcoholiccocktail #cosmopolitanmocktail

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Jan 18

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Love and Happiness❤️ Sing it Al!

The history of the Whiskey Sour begins pre 1800s, when British Naval Officer, Vice Admiral Edward Vernon mixed rum with water and lemon/lime juice to prevent scurvy for his crew. Sailors brought the concept to shore and combined other available spirits such as whiskey with citrus and sweetener. In 1862, the first Whiskey Sour appeared in Jerry Thomas’s The Bartender Guide and became very popular in America. Over the years different variations evolved including the use of egg white, which adds a frothy silky texture. Pro tip- Be sure to use the freshest eggs possible, check for cracks and wash the outside in a 10% vinegar solution since the possible bacteria is located on the outer shell not the inside. Cheers!🥃

I’ve teamed up with @teamcraftedpour and @dentedbrickdistillery and am using their incredible Bottled in Bond Straight Rye Whiskey. This whiskey is a celebration of the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897 which ensured authenticity and quality. Thank you @dentedbrickdistillery for this delicious bottle of whiskey which has the flavors of vanilla, citrus, brown sugar and cinnamon leading into a smooth crescendo of oak and clove. Dented Brick Distillery is Salt Lake City’s Premier Distillery where they craft their high quality spirits with the purest water from the Rocky Mountains from their own artesian well.

Here’s how to make this historic cocktail:

Ingredients- Serves 1

❤️2 oz Whiskey @dentedbrickdistillery
❤️.75 oz Maple Syrup
❤️.75 oz Lemon Juice
❤️1 Egg White
❤️Thyme Sprig with lemon twist for garnish

Method

🥃Add the whiskey, maple syrup, lemon juice , egg white and shaker ball to a cocktail shaker @barflybymercer with no ice. Dry shake.
Add ice and shake again.
🥃Strain into a double rocks glass with a large ice cube. Thank you @teamcraftedpour for my beautiful engraved rocks glass🎉
🥃Garnish with a long thyme sprig wrapped in lemon peel.

#cpdbd #whiskey #whiskeysour #classiccocktails #whiskeycocktails

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Jan 11

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Ok, I think I need a cold shower now😂

The Hot Buttered Rum dates back to colonial times in America especially in the New England area where hot winter toddies were an Early American tradition. Many families had their own recipes utilizing ingredients that were abundant at the time (rum and butter) and it was a practical and luxurious way to keep warm in the cold winter months. It usually consisted of rum, butter, hot water or cider, a sweetener and various spices (cinnamon, nutmeg and clove) and was especially popular during the holiday season. It saw renewed interest in the 1940s Tiki Era where it was typically served in a ceramic skull and Trader Vic provided a Hot Buttered Rum Batter recipe in his Bartender’s Guide.

I’ve teamed up with @teamcraftedpour and @bgreynolds and am using their delicious Hot Buttered Rum Mixer. Thank you BGReynolds for this lovely bottle of warming goodness. This exquisite mixer is made with cane and brown sugar, salted butter, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and allspice and makes it so easy to make in minutes without all the hassle and mess. You can find it at BGReynolds.com and I highly recommend it. Cheers!❤️

Here’s had to make this soul warming hot toddy:

Ingredients-Serves 1

🔥2 oz Hot Buttered Rum Mix @bgreynolds
🔥1 oz Dark Rum
🔥4 oz Hot Water (you can alternatively use hot apple cider)
🔥Whipped Cream to top
🔥Grated Nutmeg for garnish

Method

🔥Preheat your mug by filling with hot water. Let stand for a minute then dump the water.
🔥Add the Hot Buttered Rum Mixer @bgreynolds to your mug. Be sure to shake well prior.
🔥Add the Dark Rum.
🔥Add the hot water (or cider) and stir thoroughly with a mixing spoon.
🔥Add whipped cream to top and grate fresh nutmeg over the whipped cream.

#cpbgr #hotbutteredrum #rum #hottoddy #tiki

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Dec 31

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Don’t some of these 2025 cocktail posts seem like ages ago?😂

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2026!🥳🥂I had so much fun this past year creating cocktails with my Instagram friends and brands❤️Looking forward to see what 2026 brings!🎉

I’ve teamed up with International Wine Accessories @iwawine and am using their gorgeous Alpine Flutes to ring in the New Year🥂These 9 oz. elegant, lead free champagne flutes are laser etched with a beautiful pine tree design and come in a set of 4. They also come in gold or silver (I’m using the silver)and are a IWA exclusive product! You can find them at iwawine.com where they not only have beautiful glassware but custom wine cellars, wine storage and coolers, wine accessories and gifts🍷
Cheers to 2026 everyone!🥂

#newyear #newyears2026 #newyearseve #champagne🍾

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Dec 24

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Did I just come out of the Christmas closet?😂

I stepped out from behind the camera to bring to you the first ever Gidget Christmas Special🎉😂 Merry Christmas everyone!🎄🎅🏻

Inspired by the famous reindeer, Rudolph, this easy banana cherry rum and coke is sure to be a fun and festive addition to your holidays!🎉

I’ve teamed up with @worldwide_libations , @teamcraftedpour and @thebittertruthcompany and am using their Tiki Lovers Banana Rum for this rumalicious tiki cocktail. Thank you Bitter Truth for this outstanding rum which is crafted from a blend of premium pot and column distilled rums from Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. This delicious rum is infused with naturally sun ripened bananas and has the flavors of banana, caramelized sugar, molasses, vanilla and tropical fruit. Cheers!🍹

Here’s how to make this super fun and easy holiday cocktail:

🎄2 oz Tiki Lovers Banana Rum @thebittertruthcompany
🎄1.5 oz Tart Cherry Juice
🎄4 oz Coca Cola @cocacola
🎄Maraschino Cherry for garnish
🎄Rosemary for garnish

Method

🎅🏻Cut a thin piece of wire (about 7.5 inches) and bend into a U shape. Skewer a Maraschino cherry onto the wire and slide into the middle to create Rudolph’s nose. Bend each end of wire over the side of the glass and attach a piece of rosemary on the outer side of the wire. Secure with a small cocktail “clothespin” to create Rudolph’s antlers. Set aside.
🎅🏻Add the banana rum and tart cherry juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to combine and strain into an ice filled garnished hurricane glass. Add the Coca Cola to top.
🎅🏻Stir gently and add a straw.🍹🥂

#cpbtc #rum #tiki #rudolph #christmas2025✨️❣️🎄

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Dec 19

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Is this reel like the Sugar Plum Fairy on acid or what?😂

The Sugar Plum Margarita is a modern, winter holiday version of the classic margarita with a glittery, plum infused twist. While there is not much history on this cocktail, it is believed to have been created and gained popularity in 2015 by home bartenders on social media. Being the mixologist that I am, I’ve tweaked the recipe a little and added plum liqueur in place of the orange liqueur, Concord grape juice for the purple hue and plum like flavor, cinnamon syrup for winter spice and sugared cranberries to represent sugar plums. A dusting of fairy dust aka brew glitter completes this magical Christmas cocktail.🎄

I’ve teamed up with @swoltequila and am using their fabulous Añejo (aged in Spanish)Tequila. SWOL meaning “savor without limits”tequila is a limited release 100% agave tequila made in Mexico. It is made using traditional and modern techniques and is based with the concept of happiness, love, laughter and friendship. How awesome right? It is aged in oak barrels and has the complex flavors of vanilla, caramel, and toasted oak. Cheers!

Here’s how to make this glittery, enchanting Christmas cocktail:

Ingredients-Serves 1

💜2 oz Añejo Tequila @swoltequila
💜1 oz Ume Plum Liqueur @hakutsuru.sake.usa
💜2 oz Concord Grape Juice @welchesofficial
💜.5 oz Lime Juice
💜.5 oz Cinnamon Syrup (1:1 with 2 cinnamon sticks infused)
💜1/8 tsp Clear Brew Glitter @brew_glitter
💜Clear Cocktail Sugar for rim @snowyrivercocktails
💜Sugared Cranberries for garnish (instructions on my website, link in bio)
💜Cinnamon Stick for garnish

Method

🎄Rim your margarita glass with lime and cocktail sugar. Set aside.
🎄Add the tequila, plum liqueur, grape juice, lime juice, cinnamon simple syrup and brew glitter to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to combine and strain into the rimmed, ice filled margarita glass.
🎄Garnish with a cinnamon stick and the sugared cranberry garnish pick.

#sugarplummargarita #sugarplumfairy #tequila #christmas2025 #nutcracker

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Dec 7

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Get a jump start on your holiday “to do” list with the Gingerbread Espresso Martini🍸The Espresso Martini was created in the 1980s by Dick Bradsell in London and was originally called the Vodka Espresso. This holiday version features the traditional flavors of gingerbread (brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and vanilla) with the wonderful aromatic flavor of coffee☕️

I’ve teamed up with @teamcraftedpour and @blacktwisthc and am using their Black Twist Coffee Liqueur for this cocktail. Thank you Black Twist for this amazing bottle of coffee liqueur. This liqueur is crafted using the finest Brazilian Arabica coffee beans that is cold brewed in triple distilled whiskey inside oak casks. This extraordinary coffee liqueur has the delicious flavors of coffee and vanilla with a chocolate finish. Cheers!🎉

Here’s how to make this holiday coffee cocktail:

Ingredients- Serves 1

☕️1.5 oz Vodka
☕️.75 oz Coffee Liqueur @blacktwisthc
☕️.5 oz Gingerbread Syrup (see recipe below)
☕️1 oz Espresso or Dark Roast Coffee
☕️Pinch Sea Salt
☕️Maple Syrup for rim
☕️Crushed gingerbread cookies for rim
☕️Cinnamon for garnish
☕️3 coffee beans for garnish

Gingerbread Syrup

🤎1/2 cup Brown Sugar
🤎1/2 cup filtered water
🤎2 Cinnamon Sticks
🤎1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
🤎1/8 oz Ground Cloves
🤎1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

Method

🍸Add all gingerbread syrup ingredients except the vanilla to a small saucepan. Heat on medium and simmer 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract. Stir and let cool.
🍸Add all cocktail ingredients to shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously to combine at least 30 seconds. You want to create a nice foam.
🍸Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass rimmed with maple syrup and gingerbread cookie crumbs.
🍸Sprinkle ground cinnamon over the top and garnish with 3 coffee beans.

Don’t forget to do something fun this holiday season like take a sleigh ride!🛷

#cptwist #gingerbread #gingerbreadespressomartini #christmascocktails #christmas2025✨️❣️🎄

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Nov 28

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Ding Dong! Aunt Roberta’s here for the holidays!😂 I could only fit 6 pains into the reel so the rest will be in my story, story highlights and/or note😂

The Aunt Roberta cocktail is known as the strongest cocktail in the world, consisting of 5 different spirits with no mixers! It was created in the 1800’s by an Alabaman woman only known as Aunt Roberta who fled an abusive home as a child, worked as a cotton picker and prostitute before getting into the moonshine business. She sold cocktails of gin and moonshine from a makeshift shack where she processed the alcohol herself. It is said she died at the young age of 32 in poverty, but it was one of her customers, Billy Joe Spragg, a racoon hunter, who brought the cocktail to a wider audience after introducing it to bars he opened and made millions off it.
Some say the backstory is a myth but whatever the case may be, it is definitely interesting. The original Aunt Roberta cocktail recipe consisted of (don’t try this at home 😂): 1 oz Brandy, 3 oz Vodka, 2 oz Absinthe, 1.5 oz Gin and 1 oz Blackberry Liqueur for a total of 8.5 oz of alcohol in ONE serving! I’ve kept the same ingredients but altered the ratios significantly for a more reasonable but delicious cocktail with the flavor of blackberry shining through. Cheers!

I’ve teamed up with @teamcraftedpour and @absinthiasbottledspirits and am using her beautiful Absinthe Verte for this cocktail. Thank you Absinthia, Green Fairy Goddess, for this high quality, award winning bottle of Absinthe.🧚

*Use code cp10 at absinthia.com for 10% off your order.

Here’s how to make the Aunt Roberta cocktail:

Ingredients- Serves 1

🍸.5 oz Brandy (I used apple Brandy)
🍸.5 oz Vodka
🍸.25 oz Absinthe @absinthiasbottledspirits
🍸.5 oz Gin
🍸1 oz Blackberry Liqueur
🍸3 Luxardo Cherries for garnish

Method

🎄Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice.
🎄Shake to combine (30 seconds).
🎄Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
🎄Garnish with 3 Luxardo cherries on a cocktail pick. Cheers!🎉

#cpabsinthia #absintha #auntroberta #christmas #12painsofchristmas #bobrivers #christmas2025🎄

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