Cocktail Recipe: Meyer Lemon Limoncello Sparkle

For Christmas, Kel's aunt Rebecca gave her and Adam two bottles of delicious homemade Meyer lemon limoncello.

The limoncello is delicious when drank straight, but we also wanted to fancy it up a bit by using it in a cocktail.

We started off using Imbibe's recipe which called for limoncello, Cointreau (or triple sec if you're cheap like us), and sparkling wine. However, we eventually ended up omitting the triple sec since the drink was plenty sweet (and alcoholic) without it.

Meyer Lemon Limoncello Sparkle
- 1 oz Meyer Lemon Limoncello
- top with prosecco (or other sparkling wine)
- lemon peel for garnish

Cheers!

Cocktail Recipe: Lavender Bee's Knees

For the past couple of years, Kel and I have created a cocktail calendar to give to family and friends for Christmas. Except this year we didn't- probably partly because I was too lazy but mostly because I figured no one would notice if we didn't. Wrong about that one!

Due to popular demand (aka a handful of people asking if they had to buy their own calendars this year), Kel and I are once again planning to make calendars for Christmas. And we're being proactive by making one cocktail a month instead of waiting until November to make seven or so of them in one sitting (yes, we did that once). 

This month's cocktail: Lavender Bee Knees, recipe courtesy of Gastronomista. It's super simple to make and probably one of our favorite cocktails we've made ever... and that's saying a lot!

We're using it as our April cocktail, but I wouldn't wait until then to make it. 

Lavender Bee Knees
- 2 oz Aviation Gin
- 3/4 oz lemon juice
- 3/4 oz honey syrup (2 parts honey: 1part water)
- 3 drops Scrappy's Lavender Bitters
- dried lavender sprig for garnish

You can buy Scrappy's Bitters at several Portland retailers including the wonderful The Meadow on NW 23rd.

Cheers!