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friyay happy hour: honey passionfruit mojito

even in the depths of winter, passion fruit (lilikoi) is still pumping out of our little side yard. the recent four days of RARE southern california rain knocked down and entire colander full of fruit from the vine.

and passion fruit has that perfect bright, tropical flavor to mentally transport you from all that doom and gloom outside to your mental happy place. mojitos already make me feel like vacation, but that bright punch of color and flavor from the passion fruit is sure to put a smile on your face.

honey passionfruit mojito

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 5 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz rum. 4 oz passion fruit (2-3 passion fruit). 1 oz lime juice. 1 tsp honey. 3-5 oz club soda. 10 medium-large mint leaves + a sprig or two for garnish. 2 cups ice. muddler. shaker.

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start by tearing up your mint leaves and adding them to the base of your shaker with the rum.

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use your muddler to break up the mint for 20-30 seconds till the leaves are very smashed and most of the oils have been released.

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add in the passion fruit, honey and lime juice.

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add in half the ice. shake well till all the contents are combined. about 30 seconds. fill your serving glass with the remaining ice. pour the contents of your shaker over the ice in your serving glass.

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top with club soda and give it a good stir.

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garnish with mint, serve and enjoy.

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xo, a

honey passionfruit mojito

serves: 1 cocktail

prep time: 3 minutes

active time: 2 minutes

total time: 5 minutes

ingredients: 2 oz rum. 4 oz passion fruit (2-3 passion fruit). 1 oz lime juice. 1 tsp honey. 3-5 oz club soda. 10 medium-large mint leaves + a sprig or two for garnish. 2 cups ice. muddler. shaker.

start by tearing up your mint leaves and adding them to the base of your shaker with the rum. use your muddler to break up the mint for 20-30 seconds till the leaves are very smashed and most of the oils have been released. add in the passion fruit, honey and lime juice. add in half the ice. shake well till all the contents are combined. about 30 seconds. fill your serving glass with the remaining ice. pour the contents of your shaker over the ice in your serving glass. top with club soda and give it a good stir. garnish with mint, serve and enjoy.

cocktails & charcuterie

happy tuesday friends. i'm feeling a little bit of post vacation blues after a great weekend in palm springs with my family. 

but i'm going to turn that frown upside down because i have some really fun events on the horizon. first up is a celebration of the summer solstice. i am teaching a summer styling workshop focused on cocktails and charcuterie boards. 

not only will attendees get to learn how turn plain old meat & cheese into something GORGEOUS...

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guests will walk away with all kinds of summer styling tips & tricks, beautiful photos, delicious B. Toffee & a gorgeous hand crafted charcuterie board to use for all your all your summer gatherings. 

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for more information or to purchase your ticket, CLICK HERE!!!

hope to see you there!

xo, a