Quaran”tails”

When the Coronavirus hit and lockdowns started back in March 2020, stores started to run low on stock, lines were around the building to get in and we were asked to choose to stay safe by staying home. A friend and I began sharing fun cocktail recipes that were out of our normal go-tos due the many reason I just listed. She dubbed them quarantine”tails” and a fun weekend challenge began. 

I was inspired to create classic cocktails with a “stay home” spin by using only what we had in the house. Some of these are just plain weird but every one of them is yummy and sure to make your happy hour (at home) a little more adventurous. 

Fizzy Fruit Cocktail

3 oz juice of any kind (I used half OJ and half cranberry)
1.5 oz vodka (any kind)
Sparkling water (you guessed it, any kind)

Pour the juice and vodka over ice, stir to combine. 
Fill the glass with sparkling water to the top and enjoy!

Refridgarita

1 oz simple syrup
1 1/2 oz lime juice
1 1/2 oz tequila

Salt a rim (if desired) and add ice to a glass.
Mix ingredients together in a shaker, shaker well and strain over ice.

Rumsicle

3 oz orange juice
2 oz heavy cream
1.5 oz rum 

Mix together and serve over ice.

Freezer Fruit Whiskey Smash

1/4 cup berries (if frozen, allow to thaw until soft)
crushed ice
1.5 oz whiskey
sparkling drink to top
simple syrup to sweeten, optional

Smash the berries in the bottom of the glass.
Add crushed ice to the top of the glass.
Pour the whiskey, sparkling water (and simple syrup to taste, if desired).
Give it a quick stir and enjoy

Rose Spritzer

4 oz Rose
1.5 oz triple sec
3 oz ginger beer
frozen raspberries

Fill a wine glass to the top with ice. 
All ingredients and enjoy. 
Top with frozen raspberries if desired. 

Ginbucha

1.5 oz gin
3 oz kombucha flavor of choice

Fill a glass with ice. 
Add ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. 
Gently stir to combine, being careful not to over shake the kombucha.