Ingredients:

• 3 parts pilsner beer
• 1 part fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
• Grapefruit slices (for garnish)
• Tall pilsner glass

Instructions:

Start off by choosing a quality pilsner beer for the recipe. You’ll want to pick one of these beers since they have a light, non-hoppy body and a bit of sweetness that will counteract the bitterness of the grapefruit juice.

Pour your beer into a pitcher and then squeeze the grapefruit juice that you’ll need from a fresh, ripe grapefruit. Add the juice to the pitcher along with the beer and stir until they are completely mixed. Place in your refrigerator to chill to around 35-38 degrees F.

Pour into a tall pilsner glass and serve ice-cold! Enjoy!

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Let’s learn how to make my favorite cinnamon apple cider cocktail!

Ingredients

• 4 parts apple cider
• 2 parts bourbon
• 1 part cinnamon schnapps
• 1 part ginger ale
• Ice, to taste
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Instructions

Take a cocktail shaker and add the apple cider, bourbon, cinnamon schnapps, and ginger ale. If you want to add ice as well, you can do so now or after you shake the beverage.

Shake thoroughly for about 10 seconds or so, ensuring that all of the liquid ingredients have combined nicely.

Pour out the mixture into a wide-mouthed cocktail glass, add more ice if you would like, and then garnish with a cinnamon stick.

This is a great beverage to enjoy next to a campfire or while socializing with friends or family during a football game or a game night. Enjoy!

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Would you like to try making this fun drink at home? Here’s how to do it!

Ingredients

• 4 oz espresso coffee
• 2 oz sweetened condensed milk
• 1 oz whipped cream
• Cocoa powder (optional)

Instructions

Start off by adding two ounces of sweetened condensed milk to a short, wide glass.

Once you’ve done this, head to your espresso maker and make about 4 ounces of espresso coffee in the glass containing the sweetened condensed milk. The coffee will rest on top of the condensed milk, creating two distinct layers.

After the espresso has been brewed, add an ounce or so of whipped cream to make another layer on top of the coffee.

Finish it off by dusting cocoa powder on top of the whipped cream, if you would like. Drink hot and enjoy!

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Putting a new twist on this favorite drink is the beergarita—a cocktail which adds beer to the equation to make a slightly less alcoholic version with the backbone of a light Mexican beer. Let’s learn how to make it! 

Ingredients

• 4 12-oz bottles Mexican lager (Corona and Pacifico are my two go-to options)
• 2 cans (12 oz) frozen limeade, defrosted
• 400 ml silver tequila
• Limes, for garnish
• Salt, for garnish
• Ice

Instructions

Start off by combining the bottles of Mexican lager along with the defrosted frozen limeade in a large pitcher. Stir thoroughly to combine.

Next, open up your silver tequila and measure out 400 milliliters. Begin by adding about half of the tequila, and then try the mixture. It will be strong enough for some, but not for others. Add as much tequila as you feel comfortable with adding to make the mix stronger up to the 400 ml that you have measured out.

Place this mix inside of your refrigerator, covered, to chill for a couple of hours. When it’s cold and ready to serve, be sure to serve it with generous portions of ice and garnished with lime slices and salt on its rim.

Enjoy your beergarita!

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Ingredients:

• 4 ounces espresso coffee
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
• 1 ounce irish cream
• 1 ounce Kahlua

Instructions:

1. Start off by brewing 4 ounces of espresso coffee. If you don’t have an espresso maker, use whatever method you have at your disposal to make the strongest coffee possible. Set aside.
2. Add one scoop of vanilla ice cream to a large martini glass. After this, pour over the 4 ounces of espresso, the ounce of Irish cream liquor, and the ounce of Kahlua. Wait for the espresso to partially melt the ice cream to add creaminess and vanilla flavor to the coffee.
3. Serve and eat first with a spoon, and then by simply drinking once everything has melted. Enjoy!

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While gin and tonics are typically only made with lime, tonic water, and gin, Spaniards like to add their own twist to this cocktail, which is hugely popular in their country. Do you want to learn how to make a Spanish gin and tonic? It’s as easy as this!

Ingredients:

• 2 parts gin
• 5 parts tonic water
• Slice of orange peel
• Slice of lemon peel
• Juniper berries
• Two cucumber slices
• 1 mint leaf
• Ice

Instructions:

1. Start off by combining the gin and tonic water in a large glass with ice. Stir these two ingredients gently to combine fully.
2. Next, add the orange peel, lemon peel, juniper berries (to taste), cucumber slices, and mint leaf to the drink. Allow them to “soak” for around 5-10 minutes in order to let the drink take on the fantastic aromatic characteristics of these very Spanish additions.
3. Once you’ve done this, you’re all ready to enjoy your Spanish gin and tonic. Salud!

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Ingredients:

• 3 parts pilsner beer
• 1 part fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice
• Grapefruit slices (for garnish)
• Tall pilsner glass

Instructions:

Start off by choosing a quality pilsner beer for the recipe. You’ll want to pick one of these beers since they have a light, non-hoppy body and a bit of sweetness that will counteract the bitterness of the grapefruit juice.

Pour your beer into a pitcher and then squeeze the grapefruit juice that you’ll need from a fresh, ripe grapefruit. Add the juice to the pitcher along with the beer and stir until they are completely mixed. Place in your refrigerator to chill to around 35-38 degrees F.

Pour into a tall pilsner glass and serve ice-cold! Enjoy!

The post Make Your Own Grapefruit Shandy! appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Let’s learn how to make my favorite cinnamon apple cider cocktail!

Ingredients

• 4 parts apple cider
• 2 parts bourbon
• 1 part cinnamon schnapps
• 1 part ginger ale
• Ice, to taste
• Cinnamon stick, for garnish

Instructions

Take a cocktail shaker and add the apple cider, bourbon, cinnamon schnapps, and ginger ale. If you want to add ice as well, you can do so now or after you shake the beverage.

Shake thoroughly for about 10 seconds or so, ensuring that all of the liquid ingredients have combined nicely.

Pour out the mixture into a wide-mouthed cocktail glass, add more ice if you would like, and then garnish with a cinnamon stick.

This is a great beverage to enjoy next to a campfire or while socializing with friends or family during a football game or a game night. Enjoy!

The post Try A Cinnamon Apple Cider Cocktail This Fall! appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Would you like to try making this fun drink at home? Here’s how to do it!

Ingredients

• 4 oz espresso coffee
• 2 oz sweetened condensed milk
• 1 oz whipped cream
• Cocoa powder (optional)

Instructions

Start off by adding two ounces of sweetened condensed milk to a short, wide glass.

Once you’ve done this, head to your espresso maker and make about 4 ounces of espresso coffee in the glass containing the sweetened condensed milk. The coffee will rest on top of the condensed milk, creating two distinct layers.

After the espresso has been brewed, add an ounce or so of whipped cream to make another layer on top of the coffee.

Finish it off by dusting cocoa powder on top of the whipped cream, if you would like. Drink hot and enjoy!

The post A Café Bombón is a Delicious Treat to Make at Home appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Putting a new twist on this favorite drink is the beergarita—a cocktail which adds beer to the equation to make a slightly less alcoholic version with the backbone of a light Mexican beer. Let’s learn how to make it! 

Ingredients

• 4 12-oz bottles Mexican lager (Corona and Pacifico are my two go-to options)
• 2 cans (12 oz) frozen limeade, defrosted
• 400 ml silver tequila
• Limes, for garnish
• Salt, for garnish
• Ice

Instructions

Start off by combining the bottles of Mexican lager along with the defrosted frozen limeade in a large pitcher. Stir thoroughly to combine.

Next, open up your silver tequila and measure out 400 milliliters. Begin by adding about half of the tequila, and then try the mixture. It will be strong enough for some, but not for others. Add as much tequila as you feel comfortable with adding to make the mix stronger up to the 400 ml that you have measured out.

Place this mix inside of your refrigerator, covered, to chill for a couple of hours. When it’s cold and ready to serve, be sure to serve it with generous portions of ice and garnished with lime slices and salt on its rim.

Enjoy your beergarita!

The post Beergaritas are a Fun Home Cocktail! appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

Ingredients:

• 4 ounces espresso coffee
• 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
• 1 ounce irish cream
• 1 ounce Kahlua

Instructions:

1. Start off by brewing 4 ounces of espresso coffee. If you don’t have an espresso maker, use whatever method you have at your disposal to make the strongest coffee possible. Set aside.
2. Add one scoop of vanilla ice cream to a large martini glass. After this, pour over the 4 ounces of espresso, the ounce of Irish cream liquor, and the ounce of Kahlua. Wait for the espresso to partially melt the ice cream to add creaminess and vanilla flavor to the coffee.
3. Serve and eat first with a spoon, and then by simply drinking once everything has melted. Enjoy!

The post This Spiked Affogato is a Coffee Cocktail Hit! appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.

While gin and tonics are typically only made with lime, tonic water, and gin, Spaniards like to add their own twist to this cocktail, which is hugely popular in their country. Do you want to learn how to make a Spanish gin and tonic? It’s as easy as this!

Ingredients:

• 2 parts gin
• 5 parts tonic water
• Slice of orange peel
• Slice of lemon peel
• Juniper berries
• Two cucumber slices
• 1 mint leaf
• Ice

Instructions:

1. Start off by combining the gin and tonic water in a large glass with ice. Stir these two ingredients gently to combine fully.
2. Next, add the orange peel, lemon peel, juniper berries (to taste), cucumber slices, and mint leaf to the drink. Allow them to “soak” for around 5-10 minutes in order to let the drink take on the fantastic aromatic characteristics of these very Spanish additions.
3. Once you’ve done this, you’re all ready to enjoy your Spanish gin and tonic. Salud!

The post A Spanish Gin and Tonic is a Delicious Cocktail to Make at Home appeared first on thedancingcucumber.com.