It’s Friday! Meaning Friday night cocktails to ring within the weekend! It’s time for you to unwind, relax, perhaps order some pizza pie, watch horror movies… wait, is that simply me? Nobody else’s ideal Friday night involves placative their phobic neurosis and looking horror movies (good or bad—I don’t discriminate)? just in case anyone’s curious, tonight’s flick is Goodnight mater. A moving film concerning twin boys World Health Organization begin to question their mother (fresh back from some intense plastic surgery) is World Health Organization she claims to be. Delightful!
My week has been busy, productive, and choked with surprises. To celebrate I created liquor mojitos with blueberries, ginger and sage! Heritage Distilling’s infused liquors square measure the proper thanks to enhance any vodka cocktail you intend on creating. Their ginger infusion is one amongst my favorites! you'll be able to very notice the brilliant, peppery, heat from the ginger and therefore the liquor tastes terribly contemporary.
I used some blueberries from the farmer’s marketplace for the bottom of this cocktail. I simmered them on the stove with water, agave, sage, and contemporary sliced ginger to create my very own blueberry juice. I used 1/3 cup of xerophile sirup and assume I’d do a small amount less next time. It tasted fine however I don’t like drinks that square measure too sweet. I actually love the earthiness of sage and selected that over mint to combine things up a small amount.
Once the blueberry mixture had simmered for concerning 10 minutes I strained into a glass bowl and let it cool before chilling within the icebox for many hours. The number of juice yielded is enough for concerning 3 cocktails reckoning on however robust you wish the blueberry flavor. Build 2 if you wish them stronger and sweeter. You'll be able to garnish them with lime, sage, contemporary blueberries, etc…
They were fruity, odorous with sage and ginger, and therefore the excellent begin to my weekend. What reasonably twist does one prefer to placed on your mojitos, if any? Additionally, leave any horror moving picture recommendations below—old or new, smart or unhealthy. I’m forever on the hunt!
INGREDIENTS :
- 6 oz. blueberries
- 1.5 oz. lime juice
- 4.5 oz. Heritage Distilling Ginger Vodka
- 1/3 cup agave syrup, sugar, honey
- 2 thin slices peeled ginger
- 10 sage leaves, plus more for garnish
- Lime flavored sparkling water (I like LaCroix) or club soda
- Ice
- Lime, for garnish
- Blueberries for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS :
- Combine blueberries, agave, ginger, sage leaves, and 1 cup of water in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring to a simmer, reduce heat, and cook until berries have burst and started to dissolve, about 7-10 minutes.
- Strain blueberry mixture into a glass bowl and allow to cool before refrigerating for 1-2 hours. You could also fill a baking dish halfway with ice water and place bowl with blueberry mixture in that to speed things up.
- Fill three glasses with ice and 1-3 sage leaves. Muddle with a wooden spoon.
- For each drink pour 1/3 cup blueberry juice, 1.5 oz. vodka and .5 oz lime juice into a cocktail mixer filled halfway with ice. Shake and strain into prepared glass. Top with club soda or sparkling water.
- Repeat for the other drinks. Garnish with lime, blueberries, and sage.
- Cheers!
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