Thirsty Thursday

Hiya kids!

We've almost made it to the weekend and you know what that means...it's finally Thirsty Thursday! (Today is actually a Friday for Elise the Beast and I because we know how to beat the system muahaha.) 

My evening's going to look a lot like this with the addition of tortilla chips and plastic cheese at the Bruins game. Go Bs!!

But for those of you who'd like a bit of a classier evening at home on your Thirsty Thursday I have two of my favorite cocktail recipes for you to enjoy with your roommates and possibly a Castle/Law & Order: SVU/The Office/Big Bang Theory/whateverhas4+episodesairinginonenight marathon.

Red Sangria

Ingredients 

1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja reds, Zinfandel, Shiraz) 

1 Lemon cut into wedges 

1 Orange cut into wedges 

2 Tbsp sugar 

1 Shot brandy 

2 Cups ginger ale or club soda

Preparation
Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon and orange into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and add sugar and brandy. Chill overnight. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving.
If you'd like to serve right away, use chilled red wine and serve over lots of ice.


Or...if you're too tired from a long work week, just skip all the above steps and pour the wine straight into your glass. Both effective and highly enjoyable.

Recipe and photo courtesy of http://wine.about.com/od/redwines/r/basicSangria.htm

Gin & Tonic

Ingredients

2 oz gin
5 oz tonic water
1 lime wedge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation

Pour both ingredients into a short glass over ice. Stir and garnish with a lime wedge.

Simple? Yes. Delicious? Obviously.

Recipe and photo courtesy of http://www.cocktailtimes.com/gin/ginandtonic.shtml


- Meesh

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