i just spent the last twenty minutes musing about all that has gone on in the last few weeks.

and then i stopped, realized it's friday, and deleted the whole thing.

for weeks, my life has been nothing but running, stress, negotiations and LOTS of food. but f*ck it. it's the first friday in december and we should just be focusing on the drinking. i can bore you with my monologue another time.

let's focus on a delicious cocktail instead. this drink is pretty much a christmas party in a glass. bright, boozy and smelling like an evergreen, this vodka cocktail is sure to wow at your holiday party or your friyay night braless couch session.

winter citrus punch
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 2 oz blood orange juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz hibiscus syrup (you can purchase it HERE). 1 cup ice. 1 sprig rosemary (bottom two inches of leaves removed). 2 blackberries. shaker. tumbler or old fashioned glass for serving.

start by making your rosemary & blackberry garnish. skewer the blackberries up to the edge of the rosemary leaves and set it aside. add your ice to the shaker. pour the remaining ingredients into the shaker. shake will to combine.

pour all the contents of the shaker including the ice into your serving glass.

garnish with the rosemary & blackberry skewer and serve.

xo, a

winter citrus punch
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 2 oz blood orange juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz lime juice. 1 oz hibiscus syrup (you can purchase it HERE). 1 cup ice. 1 sprig rosemary (bottom two inches of leaves removed). 2 blackberries. shaker. tumbler or old fashioned glass for serving.
tart by making your rosemary & blackberry garnish. skewer the blackberries up to the edge of the rosemary leaves and set it aside. add your ice to the shaker. pour the remaining ingredients into the shaker. shake will to combine. pour all the contents of the shaker including the ice into your serving glass. garnish with the rosemary & blackberry skewer and serve.

friyay happy hour: winter citrus punch