Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

As if I needed any more reasons to love cocktails…I had absolutely no idea how stunningly beautiful alcohol really is.  Check out these photos of different drinks viewed under a microscope taken by artist Lester Hutt, founder of art firm Bevshots.  Wow.  These are the perfect gifts for the favorite alcoholic cocktail-lover in your life.

Vodka

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Margarita

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American Lager

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Whiskey

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Pina Colada

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Dry Martini:

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Irish Pale Lager:

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Champagne

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Tequila

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Sake

-Buy prints here (via @SexCigarsBooze)

Thirsty?  Try one of my Cocktail Creations.  Yum.

Snomageddon, Snowpocalypse, SnOMG…whatever you want to call it, today was a good-old-fashioned Snow Day.  And nothing says Snow Day like a hot, delicious cocktail to warm your spirits and get you inebriated.

After much tipsy experimentation and careful consideration, I’d like to introduce you to…the Drunken Snowman.

Ingredients:
-Coffee
-Hot Chocolate
-Whiskey
-Cointreau
-Cinnamon
-Vanilla Extract
-Fresh Orange
-Honey
-Whipped Cream
-Dark Chocolate Bar
-Cherries

Directions:
- MUDDLE together fresh orange slices, honey, and cinnamon.

- BREW a cup of your favorite coffee and MAKE a cup of hot chocolate. POUR half the coffee and half the hot chocolate into a glass over some of the muddled Orange mixture

- ADD a shot of Whiskey

- ADD a shot of Cointreau

- SPRINKLE some Cinnamon

- TOP with a generous amount of Whipped Cream (did you know there’s a Non-Fat Reddi-Whip…awww, yeah – be generous…)

- MELT half a bar of Dark Chocolate in the microwave and DRIZZLE on top of the Whipped Cream

- ADD a few Cherries

- Sit back, watch the blizzard out your window, and ENJOY…

***Still thirsty?  Try another Cocktail Creation:
- El Misterio
- Bloody Demon
- Popsicletini
- Midnight Luxe Martini
- Summer Chiller