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Friday Eve Eve Cocktail Hour (early this week)

MANGO MELTDOWN

My friend Jo Anne came back from vacation raving about this on Norwegian Cruise Lines, so I had to try them for myself. Oh, MY! They are delicious! It's like a mango smoothie with a strawberry swirl - with booze. What's not to love?

1 oz Re'al Strawberry puree
4 oz Re'al Mango puree
1. 5 oz Anejo Rum or any strong caramel colored rum5 oz Amaretto liqueur

Put the ounce of strawberry puree in the bottom of a glass. Put the mango puree, rum, and amaretto in a blender and add ice. I put in a cup and blended, then added more until it had the consistency of a thick smoothie. Pour slowly into the glass and swirl so the strawberry gets layered. I took a long spoon and swirled it around even more.
It's so pretty it doesn't even need a garnish!

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

IRISH SIDECAR

The Sidecar is a classic cocktail from the 1920's, popular in Paris and London, and made with cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice. This variation, just in time for St Patrick's Day, uses Jameson Irish Whiskey in place of the cognac for an affordable, refreshing, and potent drink.

2 oz Jameson Irish whiskey
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz triple sec5 oz simple syrup

Sidecars have a sugar rim, so prepare your coupe glass first. Put a ring of Karo syrup on one plate and sprinkle sugar or sugar sprinkles on another plate. Dip the rim in the corn syrup, then the sugar.

In a. cocktail shaker, add the whiskey, lemon juice, triple sec, and simple syrup. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for about 30 seconds. You want this ice cold. Strain into your prepared coupe and enjoy.
Slainte'!