While visiting Lake Charles, Louisiana I made a stop at Bayou Rum. It offers a little local flavor and produces some of the best rum in the region. Their rum is crafted the Louisiana way in copper pots using 100% natural unrefined Louisiana cane sugar and molasses. Touring the distillery I could tell that they…
Summer is right around the corner for us in the northern part of the Midwest. I know right now it doesn’t feel like it, but I promise those hot days of summer are going to be here soon (at least I’m hoping they’ll be here soon). When that time comes you’ll want a delicious summer…
Having friends and family over for a visit is a great time for summer entertaining. In northern Michigan our summers are so short that I pack as many get togethers as I can into the few weeks of summer. Ok, it’s more like 3 or 4 months of summer, but it goes by so quick…
An Asian Pear Mojito reminds me of my time traveling through Southeast Asia. The flavor of the soju mixed sweet asian pears is the perfect combination of flavors that makes this the perfect cocktail no matter what the time of year. So a typical mojito is made with rum, limes, mint, sugar and soda water…
It’s National Rum Day (well, of course it is, I mean, it’s always National “fill in the blank” Day, right?) and I typically don’t get behind this new trend of each day celebrating something. However, I couldn’t pass up a day to celebrate rum! Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar will be celebrating the day with this…
Although our winter hasn’t been that bad it still has me dreaming of warmer temps and sunsets. Of course, to battle the cold temps, lack of sun and everything looking bland I decided to make my own Zodiac Sunset Cocktail to blast away the winter blues. Zodiac was kind enough to send me a bottle of…
There are plenty of awesome romantic cocktail ideas for Valentine’s Day. Every year, Valentine’s Day is the time to celebrate love. Whether you are celebrating with your spouse, friends, or family, there are several delicious beverages to try out this year. To help you prepare your special celebration, we have outlined the top cocktail ideas…
Whiskey is one of my favorite liquors to use around the holidays as it has that amazing nutty spicy flavor. Also there are so many choices and variations of whisky in the market that you can never go wrong when choosing one. That being said many of my friends and family don’t like to drink…
disclosure: this post brought to you by Acorn Influence and Enbrighten Cafe String Lights. #EnbrightenLife We’ve been in the process of converting our boring deck into something more useable for entertaining family and friends. It’s slowly coming together and will hopefully be done soon. Of course, lighting is important and I wanted something soft and…
Located just off of New Orleans’ famous Bourbon St you’ll find the French 75 Bar, adjacent to the distinguished Arnaud’s, a remarkable New Orleans restaurant. Settle in to a cozy table or find a seat at the bar and enjoy one of the most popular drinks in the city, the French 75 cocktail. As you…
“Georgia, Georgia The whole day through Just an old sweet song Keeps Georgia on my mind” ~Ray Charles Georgia has been on my mind a lot recently especially since a friend was just sharing her adventures through the state. She reminded me why I love Georgia’s agritourism and southern style cooking and need to spend…
I’ve been told that you should eat local honey to help alleviate allergy symptoms. There is something about eating honey that has been created by local pollinators that is good for the body. Not one to disagree with nature I think the best way to fulfill this requirement is with a honey cocktail. If you…
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