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Boozy Brazilian Lemonade

October 9, 2021

Boozy Brazilian Lemonade

This is the perfect welcome cocktail to any Brazilian summer soiree! Don't be fooled, it's not made with lemons but rather limes. And not just lime juice, but actually, the whole lime, skin and everything! With one sip, this creamy lime cocktail will make you fell like you're on vacation!

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Prep Time 10

Course Drinks

Cuisine Brazilian

Servings 1 pitcher

Equipment

Blender

Ingredients

4 large limes ends cut off, and thinly sliced
1 cup sugar
6 cups cold water
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 oz rum per coctail, can use Coconut Rum, or white rum

Instructions

Step One

Mix water and sugar. Place half of this into a blender, along with two of the limes. Blend thoroughly..
Place wire strainer over pitcher, and strain mixture to catch pulp. Discard pulp.
Repeat steps above with the other half of water/sugar/limes.

Step Two

Add the sweetened condensed milk to the lime/sugar mixture in the pitcher. Stir until very well mixed, and chill until ready to serve.

Step Three

Fill each glass with ice, and add rum. Pour drink mixture into the glass, and stir. Garnish with lime slice.

Keyword Brazilian Cocktails, Rum Cocktails, Rum Recipes, Summer Cocktails

Drinks, Recipes

Spiced Vanilla Pear Cocktail

October 8, 2021

Spiced Vanilla Pear Cocktail

This cocktail has all the fall flavors and gets you nice, warm and cozy for the cooler season! While making the spiced vanilla pear simple syrup, the whole kitchen will smell of beautiful fall aromas like vanilla, cloves, star anise, ginger and orange. The simple syrup combined with pear nectar, vodka and club soda makes this cocktail perfect for sipping outside by your fire pit on a nice crisp fall evening!

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Course Drinks

Servings 4 cocktails

Ingredients

1 ½ cups pear nectar
¾ cup vodka
4 tbsp spiced vanilla peark simple syrup*
ice
star anise, candied pear slices garnish

Instructions

Making the Spiced Vanilla Simple Syrup:

Combine water, sugar, diced pears, vanilla bean (include extracted seeds and pod), sliced ginger, cloves, orange peel and star anise in a small pan. Heat to a low boil, and stir until sugar has dissolved, turn off heat, cool and let rest for at least 20 minutes. Strain and discard solids.

Assembling the cocktail

Fill cocktail shaker with ice, pear nectar, vodka and vanilla spiced simple syrup.
Shake vigorously, strain into ice filled glasses.Garnish with star anise, and candied pear slices (click here for a how-to on how to make candied pear slices)

Keyword Cocktails, Fall Cocktails, Pear Cocktails, Vodka Cocktails

Drinks

Boozy Brazilian Lemonade