JACK-O-LANTERN COCKTAIL

Here's one of my new Halloween Cocktails: "The Jack-O-Lantern."
"Jack" because it features Jack Daniel's
"O" for the Irish Cream
and "Lantern" because it will get you LIT!

JACK-O-LANTERN
1.5 oz Jack Daniel's
1 oz Irish Cream
.5 oz Skim Milk
.5 oz Grenadine
2 tablespoons of Pumpkin Puree
Dash each of ground: Cinnamon, Clove & Ginger

Shake all ingredients over ice, strain into round glass
Top off with a dash of ground Nutmeg
ENJOY!

PURPLE WEDDING COCKTAIL

I had the pleasure of creating a special Signature Wedding Cocktail for a beautiful couple. The cocktail was a Wedding Gift from their friends.

Their Wedding Colors included Purple and White. The original garnish was a tribute to the bride's father who passed away before the wedding: An Edible White Feather.

The Cocktail was called "Birds of a Feather" celebrating the many things they have in common as well as honoring her dad.

The cocktail's key color and flavor were created with the featured liqueur: Creme de Violette.

I wish the happy couple, Jennifer & Sammy, the most wonderful future together!

PROSCIUTTO AND MELON COCKTAIL

Familiar Flavors often inspire new cocktails for me. In this case, the PROSCIUTTO AND MELON COCKTAIL seemed a natural addition to my list of original libations. I mentioned this tasty summer refresher in my interview in ESQUIRE MAGAZINE's "Eat Like a Man" feature.

The following recipe makes two cocktails:

1 cup ripe Honeydew Melon

2 oz Midori Melon Liqueur

2 oz Limoncello

3 oz Vodka

1 teaspoon fresh lemon or lime juice

1 cup of ice

- Salt for glass rim

- 2 melon balls wrapped in Prosciutto on 2 skewers

- Blend all ingredients at high speed (frappe)

- Take a small piece of Prosciutto and run around the rim of each glass, dip in salt to lightly coat the rim

- Pour cocktail into glass

- Garnish with a melon ball wrapped in Prosciutto

HERB'S SIGNATURE COCKTAILS ESQUIRE MAGAZINE

I was interviewed for ESQUIRE MAGAZINE discussing my Signature Cocktails. The Esquire home page listed the link to the article as "Meet Your Cocktail Avatar."

Please take a read and see the kinds of original cocktails I can create for you and your event.

Have fun!

Thanks.

THE MAINE BLUE APPLE COCKTAIL

This cocktail was created for a series of events called "Green Drinks", for a Farmers' Collective, Farmers Fare, in Maine. The ingredients used are local produce and products. Please try it with your own local elements.

THE MAINE BLUE APPLE™

1 oz. Local "Maine Rum"

3 oz. Local Apple Juice

1 teaspoon Local Maple Syrup

Dash of Angostura Bitters

10 local Blueberries (7 to muddle, 3 for garnish)

In a Tumbler or Large Old Fashion glass place 7 blueberries and Maple syrup, Muddle ingredients together. Add rum, bitters and (3-4) Ice Cubes.

Pour Apple Juice over the muddled mixture and ice. Stir.

Garnish with 3 Blueberries on a skewer.

A FROZEN "IN COLD BLOOD"

I was asked to create a frozen cocktail for a chic soiree two weeks ago. I chose to make a frozen version of my summer cooler: IN COLD BLOOD. The cocktail was designed and garnished to compliment the host's interior decor. The flavors include Fresh Tangerine Juice, Clementine Vodka, Italian Blood Orange Soda and a Cardamum Simple Syrup.

SIGNATURE WEDDING COCKTAILS

Theresa and Chris celebrated their amazing Garden Themed Wedding with a rich color scheme of Mandarin Orange and Warm Gold. These beautiful photos of Theresa & Chris and their Signature Cocktail, "LOVE IN BLOOM" were taken by photographer Autumn Lin.

See what The Knot website said:

http://weddings.theknot.com/Real-Weddings/71398/detailview.aspx?id=71398&type=3&MsdVisit=1

For your original and extraordinary Signature Wedding Cocktails contact Herb Westphalen, "The Wedding Mixologist TM" at www.SignatureCocktailCreations.com, or call 212-684-6521.