• hand lifting the full moon cocktail

    the full moon cocktail;

    October 15, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    This full moon cocktail is black as night with swirls of iridescent glittering silver stars, and a cold, full moon. This halloween cocktail is a black raspberry lemonade–and black means black!

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  • the salted lady cocktail amidst charred oranges

    the salted lady;

    April 22, 2021bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    The salted lady, inspired by a favorite drink on our New Zealand honeymoon, is sweet and tart burnt orange cocktail with aperol and vodka, garnished with a dehydrated orange.

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  • Appletini witches brew Halloween cocktail amidst a pile of colorful dice

    witches’ brew halloween cocktail;

    September 25, 2020bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    A spooky green Halloween cocktail, inspired by the appletini for a green apple sour cocktail.

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  • Pineapple Vodka Slush @ bestwithchocolate.com

    pineapple vodka slush;

    June 29, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    From the lady that brought you strawberry shortcake vodka slush, here’s the pineapple cousin, pineapple vodka slush!  It’s pretty much the exact same thing, but swap out the strawberries for pineapple.  Or even combine the two!  Make a strawberry-pineapple vodka slush! Be sure to stock up on your friend Cake Vodka, because that ish is delish!  I suggest approx. 3 c. cubed pineapple, 3-4 shots of cake vodka, and 2 c. of ice.  Add more ice if it needs to be thicker, add more vodka to thin it out (or for fun), or add more pineapple to make the texture smoother.…

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  • Strawberry Shortcake Vodka Slush @ bestwithchocolate.com

    strawberry shortcake vodka slush;

    February 22, 2016bestwithchocolate@gmail.com

    The weather’s getting warmer, and we’re getting closer to the time when we break out the mixed cocktails, the wine tastings out in the summery vineyards…  It makes me a little sad that I don’t enjoy winter as much as I used to.  When I was little, winter meant staying inside by the fire, or staying home from school, or playing in the snow.  Now it means brushing off the car, going into work in the cold, and dealing with the extra icy stupidity that overtakes the NoVA area.  And even though it’s not actually that warm out yet, I decided to…

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