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Cocktails

In our house, we love entertaining with festive cocktails when hosting. Typically, I am cooking up a delicious meal, while my husband, Clayton, is whipping up some a fun cocktail. Here is a collection of some of our favorites! 

a series of batched cosmopolitan cocktails in coupe glasses with dried citrus rounds

Batched Cosmopolitans

a negroni cocktail over ice with fresh orange peel

Batched Sparkling Elderflower Negronis

up-close photo of frozen paloma cocktails with spiced rims and graepfruit wedges

Frozen Paloma

three glasses of a Michelada cocktail with spiced rim and lime wedges

Michelada Mix

Italian Margarita in clear glass with orange peel on rim.

Italian Margarita

La Palabra in coupe glass.

La Palabra

Two finished coupe glasses of Brandy Freeze Cocktail on a marble countertop. Nutmeg and pinecones are on the counter, along with a red and white napkin.

Brandy Freeze Cocktail

Straight shot of two coupe cocktail glasses, each containing a frozen coconut margarita. The glass in the forefront is garnished with a lime wedge, and there are limes on both the bronze tray the glasses are on, as well as on the table.

Frozen Coconut Margaritas

Peppermint Espresso Martini in a tall glass. Espresso beans and crushed peppermint in the background.

Peppermint Espresso Martini

Green Flash Cocktail

Green Flash Cocktail

Smoky Mango Margarita

Smoky Mango Margaritas

Tequila Espresso-Orange Martini

Tequila Espresso-Orange Martini

stacie’s frozen mojitos

Staci’s Frozen Mojitos

Rosemary Tequila Spritzer

Two Spiced Apple Cider Margarita with cloth napkin laying next to them and cinnamon sticks scattered.

Spiced Apple Cider Margarita

Ian’s Mai Tai

Mai Tai

Spicy Skinny Margarita

Spicy Skinny Margarita

Tito's Colada

Tito’s Colada

Skinny Rosemary Paloma in glasses with garnishes scattered.

Skinny Rosemary Paloma

Espresso Martini with another in the background plus the shaker. Espresso beans scattered around.

Espresso Martini

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