Fun Drink Friday - The Lady Edith

Lady Edith

makes 1 cocktail

1 1/2 ounce ruby red grapefruit juice (fresh-squeezed!)
1/2 ounce sloe gin (see note)
Sweet roseé champagne, chilled, such as Ballatore Spumante Rosso

Add the grapefruit juice and sloe gin to a flute. Top with champagne. Stir and serve.

Note: Do yourself a favor and get the Plymouth sloe gin. If you can't find the Plymouth sloe gin (or another variety made with real sloes), I would recommend leaving it out altogether.

Courtesy of: The Kitchn

This drink was inspired by Downtown Abbey and while I have not had a chance to catch the program, this drink looks like a hoot :-)

Go read the blog at The Kitchn, it explains more about the drink and its creation.

Fun Drink Friday - Strawberry Basil Margaritas

Strawberry Basil Margaritas

makes 1 pitcher, or about 8 servings

1 can (12 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate
10 strawberries (or 12 if you're using smaller ones from the farmer's market or your backyard.)
8 basil leaves
2 to 2 1/2 cups tequila (gold or silver)

Empty the limeade concentrate into a pitcher. Add 2 1/2 cans of water and 1 1/2 (18 ounces, or 2 1/4 cups) cans of tequila (or a bit less, if you don't want your drinks to be quite as strong).

Hull the strawberries, slice lengthwise, and add to the pitcher. Crumple the basil a little in your hands (this will help the basil flavor release into the drink) and add it to the pitcher, too. Place the pitcher, covered, in the fridge overnight, or for at least four hours.

When you remove the pitcher from the fridge, your margaritas will be a lovely pale pink color. Now all you have to do is serve them and wait for the compliments to pour in.

This drink was posted from: Nancy Mitchell loves gardening, throwing parties, and mixing drinks. You can find more of her recipes on her blog, The Backyard Bartender.

I saw this and SPRING yelled at me LOL. It looks so yummy, the site I found this on, had many wonderful drinks. Go check them out.

The Kitchn