One sip of the Clover Club Cocktail and you are hooked. This sweet, tart, and a creamy cocktail of Empress 1908 Gin, lime juice, and homemade raspberry syrup layered with a foamy egg white, is not only beautiful but it’s delicious! It’s made it to our Thirty-Thursday list. Ever since Quarantine started, my husband and I kicked-off our Thirsty-Thursday cocktail hour at home where we create different fun cocktails we so dearly miss from our favorite restaurants and bars. I…
Add a little color to your Sunday Champagne brunch with a Blood Orange Champagne Cocktail. The ruby-tinted cocktail would be perfect during spring gatherings with friends, or who are we kidding, alone. Don’t get me wrong, I love regular mimosas too, but once in a while it’s nice to have options. This bubbly cocktail recipe is easy to make, just squeeze a few blood oranges and add Champagne. I order my blood oranges through Melissa’s Produce. They’re usually available January-March…
New Orleans has the Hurricane, Louisville, Ky. has the Mint Julep and now Lafayette, La. has the Sweet Crude Rouler™ as its official cocktail. The creation of the Rouler™ was the brainchild of David Meaux, founder of Rank Wildcat Spirits™, the first spirits distiller in Lafayette Parish. Sweet Crude Rum is their award-winning small-batch white rum and is produced using sugar cane grown in Acadiana, the area surrounding Lafayette Parish known for its authentic South Louisiana Cajun and Creole food,…