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Cocktail Blog Roundup: Cocktail Recipes

Conferences and Events

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TV Shows

  • We Kentucky Do It Cocktail From Fine Living Network

    PB&J Fizz Cocktail From Fine Living Network

    Week 2 of Bartender Wars brings us recipes for the Pride & Prejudice, We Kentucky Do It, and PB&J Fizz cocktails. [image source]

Contests

New

  • Shoot for a cool 100 Grand with Grand Marnier contest. Ends October 31, 2009.
  • E&J Gallo Winery – South Beach Experience Sweepstakes. Win one of three trips to Miami, Florida. Contest Ends October 31, 2009.
  • On Twitter? Retweet on of Nude Vodka’s contest tweets and be entered into their “Twitter Winners” contest. Grand prize each month is a cocktail named after you!
  • Cooking.com “Cook, Wine, and Dine Sweepstakes” – Enter to win $2,000 in gift certificates. Contest ends November 30, 2009.
  • Black Box Wines Black Box Video Sweepstakes: Submit a video of your friends blind tasting wine, recording their reaction to finding out that Black Box is a boxed wine. Win a grand prize of $10,000 or monthly prizes of $2,000. Contest ends November 30, 2009.
  • Enter to win a wine and tango tour in Argentina, courtesy of Saveur.com. One winne will spend seven days in Buenos Aires and Mendoza! Contest ends December 21, 2009.
  • Taste of Tuscany Sweepstakes from Contadina. Win a 7 trip to Tuscany to experience the Italian lifestyle: cooking, eating, and drinking! Contest ends November 30, 2009.
  • Win a Raise, up to $12,000, from Daily’s Cocktails! Contest ends December 31, 2009.
  • Enter the Rioja Wine Sweepstakes for a chance to win a pair of Manolo Blahniks or a case of Rioja Wine! Contest ends October 31, 2009.

Still Going

  • Martini Contest for Female Mixologists. To enter, send a link to video, 2 to 3 minutes in length, of yourself preparing a James Bond Martitni and explaining why your martini is one that Bond Girls like Honey Rider, Solitaire, Octopussy, Vesper Lind and Melina Havelock would imbibe. Contest has been extended until Friday, November 13, 2009.
  • Three Olives Vodka Bubble Car Sweepstakes: Visit Three Olives Vodka to register to win a brand new Bubble Car. Ends October 31, 2009
  • Foodie Fly Away from Top Chef and Bravo: Enter the Top Chef Foodies Flyaway Sweepstakes by entering your name and email on the Bravo/Top Chef web site. The grand prize winner will receive a round trip air ticker for two to the Food and Wine Classic in Aspen, CO, plus 3 days/2 nights hotel accommodations in Aspen and 2 tickets to the Food and Wine Classic. Ends November 18th, 2009.

What’s New

  • Celebrate National Chocolates Day on October 28th with a Chocolate Fontini or National Candy Corn Day on October 30th with a Candy Corn Martini
  • Have you signed up for the Girly-Drinks monthly newsletter yet? If not, sign up before Friday, October 30th to receive the first issue, filled with 31 different Halloween cocktail recipes – just in time for a Halloween party planning! You can now also receive cocktail recipes via email whenever the Girly-Drinks website is updated!

2008 Cocktail Trends

So every December, Google Zeitgeist publishes the most popular search trends for the year. This year, Zeitgeist featured “Cocktails” in the Trendsetter category, showcasing the drinks that people were searching for most. According to Google, the most popular cocktails in 2008 were: martini mojito margarita manhattan cosmopolitan sangria bellini mai tai white russian bloody mary [...]

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Cosmopolitan: The Sexiest Sips this Fall

Pear Perfection Dash of Pernod 1/4 cup pear juice 1 teaspoon simple syrup 1/2 cup dry sparkling white wine 1 slice of pear Swirl the Pernod in a glass, then dump it. Mix juice and syrup in a shaker with ice. Strain into glass. Add wine, and garnish with pear. *Source: Dierdre Heekin at Osteria [...]

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Girly Drinks Links: Halloween Edition

Halloween Cocktails Needn’t Be Frightful: Not your typical “Witch Doctor” Concontion. Non-scary Halloween cocktail recipes. Amateur Cocktail Guy Presents the Wicked Witch: Just in case you were looking for the Witch Doctor cocktail concoction. Hostess With the Mostess: Halloween Cocktail Guide: Lots of pictures, drink recipes, and ideas for last minute Halloween cocktail planning. Tootsie [...]

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Pumpkin Cocktails

It’s coming on Fall, and my favorite Month, October. On top of the parties, cooler days, and fun sweaters, there’s also my three favorite drinks: Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Pie Martinis, and Pumpkin Ale. To celebrate all that is pumpkin, read more: Pumpkin Cocktails Spiced Pumpkin Pie Martini Spiced Pumpkin Pie Ingredients 4 ounces [...]

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Girly Drinks Round Up

Edible Cocktails: Don’t make the mistake of calling these edible drops Jello Shots. Take your pick from Lemon Drop, Mojito, Godiva, Port Wine and Hazelnut, Amaretto, or Bailey’s Irish Cream edible drops. Sensory Cocktails:  “Spiritual Advisers” create unique cocktails, including Margarita Icecream and Nitrogen Mojito’s, paired with surroundings and sounds, to create a sensory experience. [...]

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20+ Bachelorette Party Drinks

Bachelorette Party Store Luckily wedding season is coming to an end, but there’s still at least a month or so of weddings and Bachelorette parties to be had. With quite a few friends getting married at the end of the month of August, I’ve compiled a list of girly shots that should be tried at [...]

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National Champagne Day: Champagne Cocktails

Happy National Champagne Day! It’s like my birthday – but BETTER! My drink of choice today will be a mixture of champagne and Red Bull – Sugar Free Red Bull, that is. Most of my friends laugh at this recipe, but as a college student (eh, 4 years ago, that is), you mix together whatever [...]

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National Cheesecake Day – the Cheesecake Martini

One of my best friends, Yasmin, is, arguably, the #1 fan of The Cheesecake Factory. Seriously, the girl is pin-stick thin and can eat a whole cheesecake in 10 minutes. That’s not the point of this post, however… Today is National Cheesecake Day. Weird, but true. In celebration of National Cheesecake Day, I figured why [...]

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Top 20 Bar Drinks: According to GQ

GQ has gone on a search for the 20 Best Cocktails in America and came up with an impressive list. Some of the drinks are classics, while others, like the Strawberry-Rhubarb-Basil-Balsamic Mojito, sound exciting and fun. We figured we would list out GQ’s findings, even though not all of the drinks are girly drinks, but [...]

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Girly Drink Round-Up: Low Calorie/High Vitamin Cocktails Featured in Runner’s World

The July 2008 issue of Runner’s World featured four summer cocktails that are high in vitamins and low in calories. Great for runners who are looking for a Girly Drink after their workout, better for girl’s who are just looking for a girly drink. We’ve featured the recipes for the top 4 summer drinks to [...]

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Girly Drink Recipes: Great Party Drinks

The August issue of Cosmopolitan lists the Sexiest Summer Cocktails and we have them here for you on Girly Drinks! From the Saba Colada to the Watermelon Julep, these great party drinks include recipes that are sure to cool off your summer. Try them out at your next party or order them at any of [...]

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National Martini Day!

Sweet! Almost missed the fact that today is NATIONAL MARTINI DAY. Man, we need to get on top of our National Holidays. How could we let this one pass us…. Anyways, today is National Martini Day. Martini, martini, martini – how I love thee. A cute little newsletter that we subscribe to, by Hungry Girl, [...]

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