Will the True National Mai Tai Day Please Stand up?
What is the official day for National Mai Tai Day? It’s the debate of the century! A quick search in Google gives two dates: June 30 and August 30. If you ask Trader Vic’s, Home of the Original Mai...
View ArticleCocktail Couple’s Etsy Shop Filled with Vintage Barware
Thank you to everyone who was checking in with us during Irma. It looked like she was going to be a direct hit where we live in Sarasota. We got so lucky. We only lost power for several days and a big...
View ArticleFour Farm to Table Vodka Drinks
Just in time for National Vodka Day (Oct. 4th), American Harvest Vodka — an organic, artisan American Made vodka that is bringing the Farm to Table concept to Cocktails has these four great...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Viva XXXII Tequila
Viva XXII provided us with a bottle of their reposado tequila, but the opinions are 110% ours. Dear Viva XXXII Tequila, While your branding is super cool and we love the cool reusable bag you sent with...
View ArticleThree Boozy Popsicle Pinterest Fails (and possible remedies)
Some of the products mentioned were sent to us, but opinions are 100% ours and honest. I’ve been creating a Pinterest board for years with recipes for boozy popsicles. It’s been one of my goals this...
View ArticleHallmark Did Not Invent National Tequila Day
We couldn’t dare not celebrate one of the most beloved national holidays of the year, National Tequila Day! It has been celebrated every July 24th but no one knows when it actually began. And we can’t...
View Article5 Hot Spots on Lido Key, Sarasota That #YouOtaVisit
One of our local beaches, Siesta Key, was once again named #1 Beach. It’s a well-deserved honor that puts Sarasota on the map. But that’s not the beach we go to. We prefer Lido Beach. The sand isn’t...
View ArticleFrom Farm to Your Bar at Home
Not to date myself but when I hear the name Norm my brain automatically goes Nooooorrrrrmmmm and I think of the tv show Cheers. But a guy named Rodger is changing that thinking. His dad, Norm, wanted...
View Article4 Eclipse Inspired Cocktails While Waiting for the Sky to Turn
It doesn’t happen very often and the whole world is going crazy preparing for the solar eclipse. If you’re living under a rock and don’t know what’s happening on August 21st there are thousands of...
View ArticleFeeling a Little Oh La La Tonight?
We don’t always say yes when brands offer to send us products. When we do it’s because we love it or we have never heard of it before and it sounds interesting. In this case, it was the latter. Belle...
View ArticleWill the True National Mai Tai Day Please Stand up?
What is the official day for National Mai Tai Day? It’s the debate of the century! A quick search in Google gives two dates: June 30 and August 30. If you ask Trader Vic’s, Home of the Original Mai...
View ArticleFour Farm to Table Vodka Drinks
Just in time for National Vodka Day (Oct. 4th), American Harvest Vodka — an organic, artisan American Made vodka that is bringing the Farm to Table concept to Cocktails has these four great...
View ArticleCocktail Couple’s Etsy Shop Filled with Vintage Barware
Thank you to everyone who was checking in with us during Irma. It looked like she was going to be a direct hit where we live in Sarasota. We got so lucky. We only lost power for several days and a big...
View ArticleDrinking Days Calendar: There’s Always An Excuse!
Our goal for this handy dandy calendar is to keep it up-to-date and make your life easier to plan what DRINKING DAYS you want to celebrate. Eventually we will even have all the months up and links to...
View ArticleTwo of My Favorite Things: Public Relations & Craft Cocktails
Because I am a public relations practitioner by day and a cocktail blogger by night, I was invited to speak at the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association trade show in Orlando. The topic was none...
View ArticleFall Seasonal Craft Cocktail Menu from Jack Dusty’s
Seasonal menus are brilliant. Seasonal cocktail menus are even more brilliant! I had the opportunity to be wined and dined during a private media tasting when Jack Dusty’s introduced their Fall...
View ArticleHelp Amarula Save the African Elephants!
There is never a better excuse to buy a bottle when it’s going towards a good cause. And when it’s something delicious to drink for a really good cause – even better. I was so honored when Amarula...
View ArticleFilling In for Some Big Shoes at Clearwater Beach UnCorked
One of my favorite bloggers is Kelly Stilwell of Food, Fun & Faraway Places. I’ve gotten to know her through following her, and because she lives in my home town. So when Kelly asked me if I had...
View Article5 Cool New Kitchen Gadgets You Know You Want!
It’s not often I am found in the kitchen. That’s usually Robert’s domain. But now that I have some cool new kitchen gadgets, I might hang out there more often! Every once in a while, I do tv segments...
View ArticleTaste of the Islands from the Comfort of Your Home
Now that it’s fall, rum isn’t always in the front of our bar. It’s more of a summer booze. But last weekend, I ran a half marathon and couldn’t seem to get hydrated. By the time it was happy hour I was...
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