Showing posts with label Bailey's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bailey's. Show all posts

Thursday, December 5, 2013

The Nutcracker: Toasted Almond Martini

There were a lot of options for the drink to go along with this book. Something for the holiday would fit. Something with candy or lots of sugar would also work. After thinking it over I decided to go with something a little nutty. Specifically, almonds. 
 

It's a very simple recipe: equal parts Irish cream, coffee liqueur, and amaretto. Combine ingredients over ice in a shaker. Shake well. Strain into a martini glass. Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Frankenstein- Marshmallow Brain Hemmorhage

It seemed only appropriate that the drink associated with Frankenstein would have something brain related in it. For this one I did a slight variation on the traditional brain hemorrhage shot. Usually the drink calls for peach Schnapps, but since we didn't have any on hand, I used marshmallow flavored vodka instead. Very tasty substitution.

Ingredients
Bailey's Irish Cream
Marshmallow flavored vodka

Directions
Pour one part vodka into a shot glass. Add the one part Bailey's by pouring slowly to prevent the Bailey's from mixing in with the vodka. This is what makes the Bailey's look like a little bit of brain matter in the glass. This part sounds easy, but I found it to be a bit harder than I expected. The picture you see here is my third attempt. Not that the first two were wasted, no worries there, but it's good that the third one worked out ok. I have to work in the morning.