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Retro Drink Recipe : Jump Up and Kiss Me

Posted Meagan Kyla Hendrickson Cocktails

I'm a little late to game as Valentine's Day was last week, but seeing as I love to make drinks we'll toast to the love of a good cocktail! The Jump Up and Kiss Me cocktail was found in a little Cocktail for Dummies pocket edition that I purchased from the dollar section at Target. Since I was cleaning out our Tiki room, I rediscovered this little book of booze and I'm happy I did! More cocktails to choose from?! Oh goodie! Ingredients: 1 1/4 oz. Myer's Dark Rum 4 oz. Pineapple juice 1/2 oz. Rose's lime juice dash Angostura Bitters...

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Tiki Tuesday: X Marks the Spot for Tiki in Las Vegas

Posted Julie Ann Davis Cocktails Lifestyle Tiki

Andrew and I don't get to go on vacation very often, but we've been trying to plan one big trip each year. Last year we went to New Orleans (you can read about it here), and this year we decided to go to Las Vegas. It was the first time we were in Vegas without it being for work in the form of Viva Las Vegas or the MAGIC Tradeshow. So naturally we planned our trip around food and drinks.... lots of tiki drinks! This is the story of our tiki drink adventure in Las Vegas. We arrived early at our hotel,...

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Retro Cocktail Recipe : The Shamrock-arita

Posted Meagan Kyla Hendrickson Cocktails

Holy yum! I almost drank the whole Shamrock-arita cocktail before I got to take a photo. I had to control myself! I'm a big fan of drinks that have melon liqueur and make that into margarita form equals bonus! Since St. Patrick's day is right around the corner and everyone is Irish on March 17th, feel free to make a few Shamrock-aritas....or a bucket full!   The Shamrock-arita Ingredients: 1 oz. Sauza Blue Gold Tequila 1/2 oz. Melon liqueur 2 oz. Lime juice 1 oz. Simple syrup Method: Combine ingredients into ice-filled cocktail shaker, shake and strain into an ice-filled...

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