today is st. patrick's day. one of those holidays that pretty much means nothing to you unless you are... 

a. irish
b. a child in school
c. a college student (or those who still drink like college students) who wants an excuse to drink at six in the morning. 

but hey, i'm down for a reason to drink. and i'm definitely down for some jameson in a pretty cocktail glass. not much of a weekend going on over here this week... or the next... or the next... so i'll be getting my sips in where i can fit them in. and i'm starting with an hour or two in the garden tonight with one of my old favorites. 

whiskey smash
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2.5 oz whiskey. two small lemon wedges, plus small slice of lemon for garnish. 1 tsp simple syrup. 1 mint sprig. 2 cups crushed ice. serving glass of your choice. strainer. shaker. muddler.

start by dividing your ice between the shaker and the serving glass. set the serving glass aside. 

in the shaker, combine the simple syrup and the juice of the lemons. 

throw the lemon wedges into the glass as well. 

then, pluck all but the pretty top leaves of the mint sprig and add them to the shaker.

muddle the lemon, syrup, ice and mint together. 

then pour in your whiskey. 

shake until well combined. 

strain into your serving glass. 

garnish with small lemon wedge and the mint sprig and serve. 

xo, a

whiskey smash
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minute
total time: 3 minutes ingredients: 2.5 oz whiskey. two small lemon wedges, plus small slice of lemon for garnish. 1 tsp simple syrup. 1 mint sprig. 2 cups crushed ice. serving glass of your choice. strainer. shaker. muddler.
start by dividing your ice between the shaker and the serving glass. set the serving glass aside. in the shaker, combine the simple syrup and the juice of the lemons. throw the lemon wedges into the glass as well. then, pluck all but the pretty top leaves of the mint sprig and add them to the shaker. muddle the lemon, syrup, ice and mint together. then pour in your whiskey. shake until well combined. strain into your serving glass. garnish with small lemon wedge and the mint sprig and serve. 

t.g.i.f. this week was a doozy. i'm feeling a bit depleted after a ton of teaching over the last two weeks. i do feel really grateful to teach and move with so many amazing people, but my voice can only take so much. so after my classes tomorrow i'll be laying low and resting. 

the good news is, spring is popping up all over socal and we have done some major home improvement projects in our little side yard garden. my plan is to rest up with my main squeeze with this very tasty cocktail on our new deck. it's the perfect beverage to ring in spring.
tequila sunset
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minutes
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila. 2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. 4 oz club soda. splash of grenadine. grapefruit wedge for garnish. large ice cube or cup of ice. 

start by filling your glass of choice. pour in your tequila. 

followed by the grapefruit juice, club soda and finally the grenadine.

garnish with grapefruit and serve. 

xo, a

tequila sunset
serves: 1 cocktail
prep time: 2 minutes
active time: 1 minutes
total time: 3 minutes
ingredients: 2 oz tequila. 2 oz fresh squeezed grapefruit juice. 4 oz club soda. splash of grenadine. grapefruit wedge for garnish. large ice cube or cup of ice.
start by filling your glass of choice. pour in your tequila. followed by the grapefruit juice, club soda and finally the grenadine. garnish with grapefruit and serve.