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Hello lovelies and welcome back to my blog!
Now that we've got Monday out of the way (queue sighs of relief), it is definitely acceptable to curl up on the sofa with a duvet wrapped around us to watch some Netflix. I mean, we've managed to survive the worst day of the week, the least we deserve is a little reward to ourselves for being so damn productive, right?
I've noticed lately that the evenings are starting to get lighter and that the first daffodils are starting to make an appearance, and for me this can only mean one thing. SUMMER! Okay not quite, but the weather down South has started to become a lot more mild lately and basically i just want any excuse to start drinking cocktails in pub gardens ok. Is that really such a bad thing?
I feel like there's nothing like sipping on something that actually tastes good. Don't get me wrong i do love my wine, but i drink it to get drunk. With cocktails it's different, they come in so many flavours and a lot of the time you forget you're even drinking alcohol!
As an avid cocktail drinker and someone with a bit of a sweet tooth, i thought i share with you some of my absolute fave alcoholic summery drinks. All of these are combinations that either me, or my boyfriend have come up with- however i am not saying that no one has created them before.
I guarantee that they'll get you excited for summer nights and weekends in the sun.
1. Blueberry Mojito
Just like a traditional Mojito, you muddle fresh mint, lime and a spinkling of sugar together and add a generous shot of rum. You then add blueberries and muddle them into the mix. Instead of topping with club soda, you add champagne or prosecco. You can then add (if you like) what i like to call blueberry 'swizzle sticks'. They're basically just blueberries which are threaded onto bbq skewers and then placed into the drink to look like a straw. Pretty yet effective and it tastes amazing!
2. Wine-KD
Okay, so you remember the fizzy blue 'alcopop' you used to take to parties because it was the only drink your mum/dad would let you take? Well myself and the boyfriend have turned the classic WKD into something a little more grown up. This is a drink we tend to have at pre's as it tastes good, is easy to drink but gets you drunk, fast! All it is, is your favourite white/rose wine mixed with blue WKD. You could use any flavour alcopop, however we prefer to use the blue as it tastes the best.
3. Smashed Cherry Mule
I love fresh cherries and incorporating them into a summery drink is just absolute heaven. This drink is both flavoured and coloured with bright red, beautiful cherries and is super refreshing! To make it i usually use 2 shots of Vodka, 4 cherries, ginger beer and fresh lime. Muddle the cherries (with the seeds removed) with the juice of half a lime. Add the vodka, ice and pour in the ginger beer. Garnish with a lime slice and one of two cherries. D O N E.
& that's it! Three cocktails that'll hopefully get you buzzing for summer! Let me know what you think of these and if you try them for yourselves! Also don't forget to DM me/tag me in a photo on Instagram if you end up making any of them!
Have a wonderful rest of your evening
Love Always
Now that we've got Monday out of the way (queue sighs of relief), it is definitely acceptable to curl up on the sofa with a duvet wrapped around us to watch some Netflix. I mean, we've managed to survive the worst day of the week, the least we deserve is a little reward to ourselves for being so damn productive, right?
I've noticed lately that the evenings are starting to get lighter and that the first daffodils are starting to make an appearance, and for me this can only mean one thing. SUMMER! Okay not quite, but the weather down South has started to become a lot more mild lately and basically i just want any excuse to start drinking cocktails in pub gardens ok. Is that really such a bad thing?
I feel like there's nothing like sipping on something that actually tastes good. Don't get me wrong i do love my wine, but i drink it to get drunk. With cocktails it's different, they come in so many flavours and a lot of the time you forget you're even drinking alcohol!
As an avid cocktail drinker and someone with a bit of a sweet tooth, i thought i share with you some of my absolute fave alcoholic summery drinks. All of these are combinations that either me, or my boyfriend have come up with- however i am not saying that no one has created them before.
I guarantee that they'll get you excited for summer nights and weekends in the sun.
1. Blueberry Mojito
Just like a traditional Mojito, you muddle fresh mint, lime and a spinkling of sugar together and add a generous shot of rum. You then add blueberries and muddle them into the mix. Instead of topping with club soda, you add champagne or prosecco. You can then add (if you like) what i like to call blueberry 'swizzle sticks'. They're basically just blueberries which are threaded onto bbq skewers and then placed into the drink to look like a straw. Pretty yet effective and it tastes amazing!
2. Wine-KD
Okay, so you remember the fizzy blue 'alcopop' you used to take to parties because it was the only drink your mum/dad would let you take? Well myself and the boyfriend have turned the classic WKD into something a little more grown up. This is a drink we tend to have at pre's as it tastes good, is easy to drink but gets you drunk, fast! All it is, is your favourite white/rose wine mixed with blue WKD. You could use any flavour alcopop, however we prefer to use the blue as it tastes the best.
3. Smashed Cherry Mule
I love fresh cherries and incorporating them into a summery drink is just absolute heaven. This drink is both flavoured and coloured with bright red, beautiful cherries and is super refreshing! To make it i usually use 2 shots of Vodka, 4 cherries, ginger beer and fresh lime. Muddle the cherries (with the seeds removed) with the juice of half a lime. Add the vodka, ice and pour in the ginger beer. Garnish with a lime slice and one of two cherries. D O N E.
& that's it! Three cocktails that'll hopefully get you buzzing for summer! Let me know what you think of these and if you try them for yourselves! Also don't forget to DM me/tag me in a photo on Instagram if you end up making any of them!
Have a wonderful rest of your evening
Love Always
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