New York City

The city that never sleeps. The Big Apple. The Empire City. Gotham. Being only a few hours from New York City, you’d think we’d go more often. But we do have jobs, significant others, pets, and most important, limited funds. So about once a year is all we can manage and we make the most of it! Museums, shows, and fabulous food!

Of course you can’t forget the cocktails! A trip to New York City wouldn’t be complete without a sip of a Cosmo. But during our trip we also tried quite a few other tasty beverages. A super yummy hard pink lemonade. Blood orange mimosas. A delectable French pear martini. Coconut-coffee frappe. And the drinks that inspired these refreshing cocktails.

Gingeraide

1 ½ oz Thatcher’s Cucumber Liqueur
1 oz Absolute Wild Tea Vodka
1 t ginger honey*
Ginger Ale
Ice
Mint

Shake liquors and honey in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a highball glass. Add several ice cubes. Fill remainder of glass with ginger ale. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
*To make the ginger honey, gently warm ½ c of honey with a 1 in chunk of fresh ginger, sliced very thin. Strain and allow to cool before using in the gingeraide.

Wild Cucumber Martini

1 oz cucumber-lime juice*
1 oz Absolute Wild Tea Vodka
1 t agave nectar or to taste
Club Soda
Ice

Shake juice, vodka and agave nectar in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass and top off with ice cold club soda. Enjoy!
*To make the cucumber-lime juice: Put one unwaxed cucumber and the juice of one lime into a blender. Blend until smooth. Add club soda if necessary. Alternatively, use a juicer to juice the cucumber.