Shake It Up Baby

"Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while."
- Simon Fowler

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Oh, how I love a good cocktail party. 

Fun loving people, feel good music and delicious drinks make for a too-much-fun time. And as Mr. Ostrich & I plan the little cocktail hour in between our little beach ceremony and dinner, we have been dreaming up the perfect signature party cocktails to serve our favorite people. With so many ingredients and flavors to choose from, all we know is we want this cocktail to remind our guests of us and this unforgettable day. And, it will be fun to see what drink names the clever and creative Mr. O will conjure up!

Here are just two of the mixed drinks that have inspired us so far. We had a fantastic lunch at Dosa this past weekend and got a little carried away with their spectacular cocktail menu...so much that we included our favorite here.

Now it's your turn, my fellow bees! What dream cocktail would you want to sip at a cocktail party? And throw in any awesome name suggestions, too! The more, the merrier :)

Here's to too many toasts and wonderful times.

xo,

Miss. O

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The Ginger Ante

courtesy of Dosa, San Francisco

Ingredients:

2 oz goslings “black seal” black rum

1.5 oz ginger jaggery nectar

0.5 oz fresh lime

a fill of blenheim ginger ale

Directions:

Shake the rum, jaggery nectar and lime juice with ice. 

Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass, fill to the rim with ginger ale, and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

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Ginger Minx

courtesy of Beretta, San Francisco

Ingredients:

2 ounces ginger vodka

1 ounce lime juice

3/4 ounce cointreau

1/2 ounce fresh grapefruit juice

1/2 ounce honey syrup*

3 dashes bitters

ice

grapefruit twist for garnish, optional

*combine 1/4 ounce of honey and 1/4 ounce water.

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and pour into a rocks glass.

Garnish with a twist of grapefruit.