Thursday, January 28, 2016

Its Almost the Weekend...Drink Series

When I've had a particularly long day, or even if I'm just feeling a bit cheeky, I like to end my night with some TV and a nice drink. Or a bath and a nice drink. Or reading a good book and a nice drink. Clearly, the common element here is the nice drink. One of my husband's favorite hobbies is to concoct new drinks and one of my favorite hobbies is to taste test them. Since it's almost the weekend I thought I'd start this series by sharing a recent recipe: its our twist on the Blue Hawaiian.

You'll need:
3oz Blue Curacao
2oz Coconut Rum (we use Parrot Bay which is super affordable and we really like it)
2oz Raspberry Rum (we use Bicardi)
6oz Pineapple Juice
Ice
Cocktail Shaker
Jigger (measuring tool)
*Makes Roughly two drinks

This one is easy, you start with ice in your shaker, add in the Curacao syrup, alcohols and juice and give it a good shake. Serve on the rocks. Enjoy!

Simple right? It's also a super pretty blue color, hence the name.







Have you guys ever had a Blue Hawaiian? If you give this a try let me know what you think! XO





21 comments:

  1. I looove pineapple, this drink sounds so good and looks even tastier! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!

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    1. It is seriously like being on an Island holiday! It's very sweet, so if you love sweet drinks, you'll love this! Thanks for stopping in beautiful! XO -Kim

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  2. Yum yum and double yum!! Blue Hawaiians are one of my favorites and this sounds absolutely amazing Kim! Add bartender to your guy's list of talents! I could go for one now, LOL! Happy Friday Eve my darlin'!

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    1. This is one of my favorites that the hubs has made, so good and refreshing! I feel like this is going to be a partnered blog with the hubs because he has so many gifts to share! Happy almost weekend gorgeous gal! XO -Kim

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  3. This cocktail sounds soooo yummy Kim I'm definitely going to have to give it a go. I hope you are having a great week so far and have some fun plans for the weekend. Great post gorgeous lady!

    Ella xx
    www.ellaselement.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. It's so good, let me know if you try it and what you think! Hope you had a fun weekend Ella! XO -Kim

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  4. Oooh I've never tried Blue Hawaiian before. My favourite drink is white rum and pineapple juice so this sounds right up my street. I'll have to save this for the next time we have people over!

    www.sophieslittlesecrets.co.uk

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    1. Sophie, I definitely think you will like this drink...I have another one coming up this week that I think you will also love, as pineapple and rum drinks are some of my favorite! Hope you had a great weekend gorgeous! XO -Kim

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  5. Beautiful color! I've never tried this, but it looks/sounds good! Have a great weekend :)

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    1. It's worth a try, if you like tropical drinks I think you'll love this! Thanks for stopping in gorgeous! XO -Kim

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  6. Great recipe. I will love to try this.
    Thanks for sharing
    wendeeisaacs.com

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    1. Thanks for stopping in Wendee, let me know what you think if you try it! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! XO -Kim

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  7. These look both gorgeous and delicious Kim! I'm so glad you decided to do a drink series on your blog. I hope that you do more in the future! I've never had a Blue Hawaiian before, but our friends had a "signature" cocktail at their wedding that I think was pretty much the same thing, so maybe that counts?

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    1. That definitely counts! I will for sure do more posts, we love making our own cocktails at my house and experimenting...when my husband mixes, it always ends up great so we love to share our finds! Thanks so much for your sweet comments my gorgeous friend, I hope you had a fun weekend! XO -Kim

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  8. Aww these look great ! I know this isn't the point of them ... but they're a really pretty colour hehe :)

    Lots of love, Marianne xxx

    http://myhappybubblexx.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Hahaha, I think when foods/drinks are aesthetically pleasing it's all the more better, so I definitely go for pretty as well! Hahaha, thanks so much for stopping in beautiful! XO -Kim

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  9. These sound and look so good Kim! Love the blue vibes :D

    Paula
    Thirteen Thoughts

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    1. Thanks so much Paula, they are one of my faves. Thanks for stopping in beautiful! XO -Kim

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  10. Ahh, nothing like a yummy cocktail on a night in! Thanks, will definitely try this :)

    XoXo Noma

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    1. Agreed, it's the best night in! Thanks so much for stopping in gorgeous, good to hear from you! XO-Kim

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  11. I just have to say how cute I find it that it's like you and your husband are the perfect match because of how he likes to create new drinks and you like to taste them haha. I feel like creating new drinks must be so much fun because it's kind of like mixing potions :D I have a year and half to go until I can enjoy a 'nice drink' haha so for now I'll enjoy looking at the pictures :)

    http://crystallizeddaisies.blogspot.com/

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