As difficult as it was, we chose our top five favorites:
Honorary mention goes to Gregory Bruce from Richmond, who sent us this recipe for his favorite go-to cocktail -
"Pour 4 ounces of Cluny Scotch over ice. Stir with your finger. Enjoy"
Gregory - you are always so creative and innovated.
In fifth place, we loved Nashville's own Heather D's Grasshopper Milkshake Shots -
2 cups mint chocolate chip ice cream
1/2 cup milk
2 ounces of creme de menthe
Mix well in a blender and serve in tall shot glasses.
Heather - We had these for a Open House cocktail party - and they were a smash hit!
In fourth place, Mike Jones of South Florida submitted this awesome HEALTHY (Babe's favorite) concoction for a traditional holiday favorite -
"Here's my holiday cocktail recipe, concocted to offer a fat-free, low calorie option for those seeking to avoid additional holiday chub..."
'I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT-BUTTERED RUM' (makes approximately 10-12 servings)
1/2 CUP (ONE BUTTER STICK) EQUIVALENT OF 'I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER' SPREAD
2 CUPS SPLENDA BROWN SUGAR SUBSTITUTE
1 TSP. FRESHLY GROUND NUTMEG
1 TSP. GROUND CINNAMON
1/2 TSP. GROUND GINGER
1/4 TSP. GROUND CLOVES
Combine ingredients in a mixing bowl and cream together. Refrigerate until firm or when ready to use.
Bring a pot of water to a boil.
Place a TSP of mixture in the bottom of a mug. Add 1 oz. each dark rum and light/white rum. Add boiling water. Top with 2 whole cloves, and wipe rim of mug with orange/lemon lime (to preference), along with whole cinnamon stick. Add fat-free whipped topping with sprinkle of fresh ground nutmeg. Enjoy!
Mike - we appreciate your making it healthier for us, and even though you stated it made 10-12 servings, six of us finished this recipe off quite easily. Perhaps it was the size of our mugs.
Our third place choice is Helen Leon's To Die For Chocolate Martini -
Chocolate Martini to die for...
One full shot each of
One full shot each of
Vanilla Vodka
Amaretto
Baileys
Godiva Choc liqueurcrème de cacao
Amaretto
Baileys
Godiva Choc liqueurcrème de cacao
Kahlua
shake and drizzle some Hershey's syrup in a martini glass and hold on to your head.
Helen - we appreciated the warning. I moved my hand for just a moment while drinking my second martini, and my head nearly fell right off.
Coming in a close second place, Kurt Lehmann, bartender extraordinaire at Olio Bistro in Delray Beach, Florida, presented us with this delightful Gingerbread Martini -
"I have a great Gingerbread Martini we are doing at Olio for the holidays. It is Goldschlager, Vanilla Vodka, Creme de Cocoa, and Baileys. It's a martini with a gingerbread crusted rim"
Kurt - We served these on Christmas Eve to everyone's rave reviews! Looking forward to our next visit to Olio Bistro for fabulous food and impeccable service.
And our first place winner, all the way from Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Suzette P. sent us this recipe for the most incredible, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Martini.
"I mix all the ingredients in my cocktail shaker with ice, then strain into my chilled martini glass that I drizzled with Hershey's syrup. Don't forget to garnish with a mini Reese's cup!"
2 ounces Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka
3 ounces Castries Peanut Rum Cream
1ounce Godiva Liqueur
1 ounce Dekuyper Butter Shots Schnapps
1 ounce cream
Makes 2 martinis.
To my new best friend, Suzette - thank you for introducing me to my new favorite drink! Now, if I could just convince the Babe to take a trip to Castries so we could get this rum by the boat load...
It was de-lovely...all five of them! Thank you for being such wonderful foodies, drinkers, and blog followers!
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