january is flying by. FLYING. 

that just means we are getting closer to my favorite holiday. i LOVE valentine's day. my mother always made us feel extra special  and i have always embraced all those i love on v-day. 

but my favorite new trend is GALentine's day. while i'm not necessarily loving the name, i love the concept. so for the next few weeks i'm going to be focusing my friyay efforts on cocktails meant to celebrate that special day of love. first up, this easy drinking and gorgeous gin drink. 

gin pinky

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 6 oz your favorite clear or light pink flavored soda (there are so many interesting and refreshing carbonated waters now. check them out in our local market and find your favorites. la croix and spindrift make great options but there are tons of small creators that also make amazing choices). 2 oz gin. 2-3 drops aromatic bitters. .5 tsp sugar. .5 oz fresh lime juice. 1 strawberry, green top removed & sliced. 1 cup ice. wine glass for serving. 

start by filling your wine glass with ice. add in a few dashes of bitters and line the edge of your glass with the strawberry slices.

mix together the sugar and gin. pour in the gin and lime juice.

give the mixture a stir and then top the drink off with your favorite flavored soda.

serve and enjoy!

xo, a

gin pinky

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 6 oz your favorite clear or light pink flavored soda (there are so many interesting and refreshing carbonated waters now. check them out in our local market and find your favorites. la croix and spindrift make great options but there are tons of small creators that also make amazing choices). 2 oz gin. 2-3 drops aromatic bitters. .5 tsp sugar. .5 oz fresh lime juice. 1 strawberry, green top removed & sliced. 1 cup ice. wine glass for serving.

start by filling your wine glass with ice. add in a few dashes of bitters and line the edge of your glass with the strawberry slices. mix together the sugar and gin. pour in the gin and lime juice. give the mixture a stir and then top the drink off with your favorite flavored soda. serve and enjoy!

i'm now a full week out from coming down with the flu and with the exception of some congestion, i'm feeling great. right in time for my weekly cocktail and a dinner for six tomorrow night down in oceanside. since i'm still nursing my cough, i'm packing this weeks cocktail with citrus and ginger. vodka is good for a cough right? 

satsuma slinger

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 3 oz satsuma tangerine juice. 3 oz ginger beer. 1 cup ice. satsuma wedge for garnish. 

fill your serving glass with ice. pour in your vodka. add in the juice.

top the cocktail off with ginger beer and stir well to combine.

garnish with satsuma wedge and enjoy. 

xo, a

satsuma slinger

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 2 minutes

active time: 1 minute

total time: 3 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz vodka. 3 oz satsuma tangerine juice. 3 oz ginger beer. 1 cup ice. satsuma wedge for garnish. 

fill your serving glass with ice. pour in your vodka. add in the juice. top the cocktail off with ginger beer and stir well to combine. garnish with satsuma wedge and enjoy.