Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Watermelon Champagne - Watermelon Prosecco

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It is HOT!  We are in Texas, and the last few days have been ridiculously hot.  No, not record-breaking 111 hot, but still much too hot to be comfortable outside.

This cocktail is our answer to the Texas heat.  Summer is winding down, and what better way to refresh ourselves than with fresh watermelon (and maybe a sprig of mint)?  Seriously. CHAMPAGNE (or Prosecco) and fresh watermelon with a sprig of mint of course!

 

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Watermelon Champagne /

Watermelon Prosecco

• Add some cold balled watermelon to your glass.
• Fill with your favorite Champagne or Prosecco.
• Garnish with fresh mint if desired.
• Enjoy!

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Image by Two Rings Weddings

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Mocha Blanca Martini

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Images courtesy of Two Rings Wedding Photography

 

Mocha Blanca Martini

Shake with ice:
5 parts Vanilla Vodka
1 parts Kahlua or coffee liqueur
2 parts White Chocolate Irish Cream

Garnish with white chocolate curls, chocolate covered coffee beans, or 1/2 of a vanilla bean split lengthwise.

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Mexican Martini

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In Austin, there are some Fridays that you can almost HEAR Chuy's calling your name.  They have great Mexican Martinis!  We have our own version of their cocktail.

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Mexican Martini

Shake with ice:
2 oz. Tequila
1 oz. Triple Sec or Grand Marnier
1.5 oz. simple syrup
1.5 oz. lime juice
Splash of pulp-free orange juice
Dash of olive juice

Garnish with
2 jalapeno-stuffed olives

Enjoy!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Homemade Creamy Limoncello

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Last year, I had the very unique experience of taking an all girls' trip to New York City with three generations of women in my family to celebrate my grandmother's 80th birthday.  It was an amazing trip and one that I will always treasure.
During our time there, we ventured to Arthur Avenue in The Bronx, and we had lunch at this little Italian place, Antonio's Trattoria, that we loved.  At the end of the meal, our waiter brought over a tray of these adorable glasses with homemade creamy limoncello that was to die for.  We asked if we could buy a bottle from them, but unfortunately, they only keep one backup on hand, and we didn't have the time to wait for "the guy" to make a new one and get it to us before we left.  So instead, we all came home and dreamt of this creamy sweet lemony treat.  We dreamed about it so much that ultimately both my grandmother and I tried our hands at making it.  Now, we bring it out for special occasions and share small little glasses of our own delicately yellow Homemade Creamy Limoncello to commemorate our trip and time together.

The Fairy Godmother's Homemade Creamy Limoncello

Ingredients
8 lemons, zested
3 cups vodka
2 quarts 1% or 2% reduced fat milk
1 cup white sugar

Directions
1. Combine lemon zest and vodka in an airtight container. Cover and place in a cool, dark space, shaking the container to redistribute the lemon zest once a day for 5-10 days.
2. Pour milk and sugar into a large pot and bringing to a low boil, stirring often, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and allow milk mixture to cool to room temperature. Slowly strain vodka mixture into the milk using a sieve. Discard the lemon zest. Pour limoncello into a capped bottle and place in the freezer to chill for 1 hour. Serve cold.
3. This can be stored in the refrigerator or the freezer, but in order to serve, you will need to take it out of the freezer in time to defrost.
4. Garnish with a sugared lemon twist or as you wish!

Enjoy!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: The Bramble

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So, what's that you say?  Why don't we ever post any cocktails with gin?  Well, to be completely honest, I hadn't found a gin cocktail that I had ever cared for...until recently.  My husband and I were on a date, and we had a little time to kill before dinner.  We stopped into Drink.Well.  I was introduced to a gin cocktail that I actually loved. 
I did a little exploring, and found the "Bramble" and love that it's a great summer cocktail with fresh berries and twist of lemon.  Sonic's light airy ice is my favorite in drinks like this, so I buy Route 44 cups of ice.

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 The Bramble

• 1 3/4 oz gin (can also be made with vodka if you really just do NOT want gin)  
• 3/4 oz lemon juice
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• 3/4 oz crème de cassis, blackberry liqueur, or crème de mure
• blackberries (and lemon twist) for garnish

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Moscow Mule

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Happy 4th of July!

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 Are you looking for an alternative to a mojito this summer? How about a refreshing Moscow Mule? 

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Moscow Mule

• Ice cubes 
• 1/4 cup vodka      
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice      
• 1/2 cup chilled good quality ginger beer      
• 1 lime wedge & mint

• Freeze copper mug for an hour.
• Add vodka and lime juice, then ginger beer; stir to mix.
• Garnish with lime wedge & mint.     

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Cucumber Lime Martini & Signature Drink Station

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We have enjoyed playing with this recipe a great deal!  We really think it's worth turning into a signature drink station with add-ins based on your guests' preferences.  Do you prefer fruity?  Maybe add raspberries.  Do you prefer spicy?  Maybe you want to add fresh jalapeno and cilantro. Are you really just wanting to savor the fresh flavor of summer?  Try adding some fresh mint or basil!





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Cucumber Lime Martini

6 parts Cucumber Vodka (we have used Pearl or SkinnyGirl)
4 parts limeade
Splash - 1 part turbinado simple syrup (based on how sweet you like it.)

Garnishes:
Fresh Cilantro
Fresh Mint
Sliced Fresh Jalapeño
Sliced Cucumber
Raspberry
Lime wedge
Fresh Basil

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Dreamsicle Cake Cocktail

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It is summer.  It is HOT.  Our latest concoction has me feeling a little nostalgic, but certainly appreciating that I'm an adult!  This can be made as a martini or as a cocktail (as shown.)  Either way, it's worth trying!  Cheers!

Fairy Godmother Dreamsicle Cake Cocktail

Ingredients:
3 oz. Cake Vodka
1 oz. Pulp-free orange juice
1 oz. Lemon Pelligrino

Shake first two ingredients with ice. 
Strain.
Add Pelligrino.
Garnish with dreamsicle if desired.
ENJOY!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Mermaid Martini

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This is a sneak peek of what is to come in next week's Bliss Bridal magazine release!   We can't wait to share more of this Watercolor-inspired shoot we did at Creekside.  Usually we aren't able to share details like this from our top secret shoots until after the magazine comes out, but we have permission for this one.  There are so many truly awesome details, that they cannot all be included in the four-page spread in Bliss; they could easily fill 16 pages.

Image by Knots & Tots Photography

Image by Knots & Tots Photography

FG Mermaid Martini

2 oz Vodka 
1/2 oz blue curacao 
1/2 oz pineapple juice
Shake vigorously with ice.
Add 3/4 oz Sprite (or lemon-lime soda.)

Garnish with a lime or lemon and enjoy!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Nutella Martini

Pin It Yes, seriously!  Truth be told, I don't crave chocolate the way so many of the other Fairy Godmothers do, BUT who can resist a Nutella-tini?  We've actually gone a little overboard lately with making our own flavored simple syrups for both cocktails and coffee, so look out! 

Nutella-tini

3 vanilla vodka
1 1/2 chocolate vodka
1 1/2 Frangelico
1/2 oz. Nutella simple syrup (more if you like it sweet!)
Shake with ice and enjoy! (If you're a true Nutella fanatic, then you could add a smear to the inside of the glass, too.

Simple syrup is 1 part sugar and 1 part water, heated on the stove until the sugar dissolves.  Add Nutella as desired and heat through until combined.  (We added 1 t. Nutella to 1/2 C simple syrup.)

Happy Fabulous Fairy Godmother Friday!

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Snowmass: Woody Creek Distillers

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Fabulous FG Friday...Snowmass style!

Woody Creek Distillers is still very new.  Their space is a beautiful state-of-the-art facility and would be a great place for a welcome cocktail party, a small rehearsal dinner, or just a fun wedding party outing during a guys or girls trip to the Snowmass area.

What would Woody Creek Distillers call their vodka martini?

A Woody. 

When you order a "dirty martini", they will ask you, "Do you want a Little Woody or a Big Woody?"  If your face isn't flushed immediately as your friends all stare with anticipation, then you probably actually read the menu and know that a Big Woody is a double.

 

The Fairy Godmother Dirty Martini

 

• 6 parts vodka
• generous 1 part olive juice
• scant 1 part dry vermouth
• Shake vigorously with ice
• Garnish with a large olive stuffed with whatever makes you happy!  (I've been enjoying fresh herbed goat cheese in mine recently, but jalapeno and blue cheese have long been a favorite.)

 

Happy Friday!

Images by Your Very Own Fairy Godmother and Katherine Stinnett Photography

Image from Woody Creek Distillers website

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Easy White Summertime Sangria

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Fairy Godmothers' Easy White Summertime Sangria

Easy White Summertime Sangria

1 bottle of white wine, chilled (not sweet)
1/4 C peach schnapps
1/4 C apple liqueur
1/4 C sugar
2 limes, sliced (ends removed)
1 apple, cored and diced
2 peach, diced

Mix in large pitcher and refrigerate for several hours until sugar dissolves.  Serve with fresh fruit slices in each glass.  Top with lemon-lime soda if desired for carbonation.

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Vodka Lemonade with Prickly Pear Simple Syrup

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Last week, we shared the sweet tea vodka cocktail from the Bliss Bridal Magazine release party.  Here is the lemonade signature drink that we had at the Kentucky-Derby-themed party!  As hot as it's been already this summer in Texas, this is very welcomed.

Image courtesy of AzulOx Photography

Image courtesy of AzulOx Photography

Image courtesy of AzulOx Photography

Vodka Lemonade with Prickly Pear Syrup

• 1 part vodka, chilled
• 2 parts lemonade, chilled
• Splash of Prickly Pear Syrup (can be found at some liquor stores and specialty food shops)
• Pour over ice
• Garnish as desired (a lemon twist and fresh raspberry make pretty garnishes.)

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Sweet Tea Vodka with Jalapeno Simple Syrup

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"Big Brown"  Tea + Vodka +  Jalapeno Simple Syrup.  Image by AzulOx Photography

If you attended the Kentucky Derby themed Bliss Bridal Magazine release party that we coordinated at Barr Mansion last week, then you had the opportunity to try our "Big Brown" Tito's vodka cocktail that was served by Primizie Catering in handled mason jars from Premiere Party Central.  If you didn't want the jalapeno "kick," you could opt to "Dress Your Own Drink" at our DIY bar complete with fresh fruits, herbs, and an assortment of hand-crafted syrups.

"Big Brown"  Tea + Vodka +  Jalapeno Simple Syrup.  Image by AzulOx Photography

 Sweet Tea Vodka with Jalapeno Simple Syrup

a.k.a. "Big Brown" if you're throwing a Derby Party

• 1 part vodka, chilled
• 2 parts Sweet Tea , chilled
• jalapeno simple syrup to taste 
• Jalapeno Simple Syrup Recipe
  1 cup water
  1 cup sugar
  2 jalapeno peppers, sliced thin (include the jalapeno seeds for a spicier syrup)
• Heat in a small saucepan until sugar is dissolved.  Allow to cool and store in the refrigerator.

Pour over ice, garnish with a fresh slice of jalapeno, and enjoy!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Prickly Pear Margarita

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If you're a native Texan, then it's likely that you've seen Prickly Pear Margaritas, but have you ever attempted to make them yourself?  They're actually very easy (and oh-so-yummy!)

 The Fairy Godmother Prickly Pear Margarita

6 parts Tequila blanco
1 part Paula's Texas Orange
2 1/2 parts lime juice
3 parts prickly pear syrup (found it in the syrup section at Spec's Liquor)

Pour over ice and serve!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Blue Raspberry Lemonade-Tini

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The truth of the matter is, this doesn't have to be a martini at all.  It could easily be a cocktail in a Collins glass with a lemon garnish, or in a hurricane glass with a lemon twist skewered around a raspberry.  If using the Sprite/7-Up, they could even be served in champagne flutes.  Serve it however it best suits you or your guests.  You could serve it in frilly girl glasses AND manly glasses with different garnishes if you're trying to match a color scheme.  They are smooth but strong if you use the vanilla or regular vodka instead of the Sprite/7-Up, so don't say we didn't warn you. 

Blue Raspberry Lemonade-tini

2 parts blue raspberry vodka

1 part raspberry lemonade

1 part vanilla vodka, regular vodka, or Sprite/7-Up for a spritzer

*If using the lemon-lime soda, do not shake it with the other ingredients and ice.  Shake the other ingredients first with ice, and top with the soda.

Enjoy!  (Responsibly!)

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Raspberry Lemonade Cocktail

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We had the honor of throwing the Bliss Bridal Magazine Launch party at Posh Bridal Lounge one year ago today.  Happy birthday Bliss!  Deep Eddy Vodka provided this fabulous cocktail for the party, and we had all-but-forgotten about it until recently.  We decided it would be the perfect fit for the relaunch party for Posh Coworking yesterday!  It is only appropriate that we feature this Blissfully Posh Cocktail today.

If you choose to serve it in a Collins glass, you can pour the ingredients over ice and garnish with a lime wedge and fresh raspberry.  If you choose to serve it as a martini, shake the vodka and lemonade with ice, pour into the martini glass, add only a splash of club soda and squeeze of lime, and garnish with frozen raspberries.

Here we are at the Bliss Launch Party (with the very first issue of Bliss) last year at Posh Coworking Lounge with Connie, the Dessert Diva!  

Raspberry Lemonade Cocktail

1 part Deep Eddy Vodka

1.5 parts Raspberry Lemonade 

1 part Club Soda (only a splash or 1/4 part if making a martini)

Squeeze of lime 

The Kentucky Derby is also this weekend, so if you were expecting a Mint Julep recipe, here it is (from last year.)

Enjoy!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Fairy Godmother's Secret Martini

Pin It This is a fun signature drink for a bachelorette party or a wedding reception!

Fairy Godmother's Secret Martini

In a shaker filled with ice, shake together:
1 1/2 parts Strawberry Vodka
3/4 part Cranberry Juice
Top off with:
1/2 part chilled Champagne  **Do NOT shake the Champagne**
Garnish with a frozen strawberry or raspberry.
Enjoy!

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Cocktail

Pin It Earlier this week, we participated in the "by invitation only" Premiere Settings event with STEMS Floral Design at Palmer Event Center in Austin, Texas.  There was a great deal of talent in the building, and fabulous "Chocolat" designs were all encompassing.

In true Fairy Godmother style, we created a cocktail to accompany our design.

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The FG Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Cocktail

2 parts White Chocolate Irish Cream

1 part Goldschlager

1 part Butterscotch schnapps

1 part Hazelnut liquer

Chocolate to garnish (We had the special treat of having Delysia Chocolatier's custom chocolate bars created for the event as our cocktail garnish.)

Shake with ice, garnish, and enjoy!

For those amazing cookies, we used this recipe and added chocolate chips.  (We sometimes add minced apple and cinnamon instead.)

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Fabulous FG Friday Cocktail: Vanilla Bean Martini

Pin It The Fairy Godmothers are very excited about being featured in Grace Ormonde's Wedding Style, and we thought we would share an image from the shoot (that won't be included in the feature) of a cocktail we love and have mentioned on our Fabulous FG Friday Cocktails before here.

Image by Elizabeth Jayne Photography

The Fairy Godmother Vanilla Bean Martini

Rimmer: 2 parts granulated sugar, 1 part vanilla powder
Shake with ice: 4 oz. Vanilla Vodka, 1 oz. Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup, splash of lime juice
Add: ½ oz. Sprite
Pour into rimmed glass, and place a small vanilla bean inside or a large one across the top of the glass.

Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup:
2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Water
2 Vanilla beans sliced open with insides scraped into the pan (place the whole beans in as well)
Boil gently until sugar is completely dissolved. Store in an air-tight container in the fridge.



Enjoy!

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