Episode 11 - Breaking the Bourbon Trail, Part I - St. Elmo Old Fashioned and WR Classic Old Fashioned

Carli and Diana head to Kentucky to explore the distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. We start off with the ready-to-pour St. Elmo Old Fashioned and see how it compares to the hand-crafted Woodford Reserve Classic Old Fashioned.

Distilleries

• Woodford Reserve
• Maker’s Mark
• Bulleit
• Castle and Key
• Buffalo Trace
• Rabbit Hole

Woodford Reserve (WR) Classic Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 2 oz WR Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• .5 oz Demerara Simple Syrup
• 3 dashes WR Aromatic Bitters
• 2 dashes WR Orange Bitters
• Orange Peel
• Luxardo Maraschino Cherries

Preparation

• Add ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
• Stir for 30 - 40 seconds.
• Strain into a serving glass.
• Garnish with a lightly expressed orange peel and a luxardo maraschino cherry.

Episode 9 - Margaritas in Mexico, Part II - Vodka Margarita

What to do when you’re out of tequila? You make a Vodka Margarita! Carli makes this margarita variation and shares how a little Squirt can make a pool margarita magical. Find out what wins in a taste test of Grand Marnier, Triple Sec, and Cointreau. We end the episode with the best time of year to go to Mexico.

Vodka Margarita

Ingredients

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz grand marnier
• 1 oz fresh lime juice
• 2 oz frozen limeade
• 1 lime wheel
• Salt for the rim

Preparation

• Wet the rim of a tumbler and dip it into the salt.
• Place the cocktail ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously.
• Fill the glass with ice and strain the cocktail into the glass.
• Garnish with the lime wheel.

Episode 10 - Cocktails vs. Mocktails - Paloma and Paloma Mocktail

Our daughters Maddie and Savy join us for a special episode of Cocktails and Carry-ons where we compare the Paloma with the Paloma Mocktail. We talk about mother-daughter trips and get off-topic with the “squirt count”.

Paloma

Ingredients

• 2 oz blanco tequila
• 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• .5 oz fresh lime juice
• Pinch of salt
• 2 - 3 oz grapefruit soda

Preparation

• Fill a tumbler with ice.
• Place the tequila, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and salt in a glass and then fill to the top with grapefruit soda.
• Stir and enjoy!

Paloma Mocktail

Ingredients

• 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
• .5 oz agave syrup
• .5 oz fresh lime juice
• 2 - 3 oz grapefruit soda

Preparation

• Fill a tumbler with ice.
• Place the grapefruit juice, agave syrup, lime juice, and salt in a glass and then fill to the top with grapefruit soda.
• Stir and enjoy!