Posts tagged: booze

9 Valentine’s Day Cocktails To Get All Swoon-y Over

You either love or you hate Valentine's Day. You might be a romantic at heart, or the idea of the holiday just brings to mind too much candy and overdone nonsense. Either way, when that day full of hearts and flowers and candies rolls around, you can't help but have it on the brain. That's why we are serving up 9 Valentine’s Day Cocktails To Get All Swoon-y Over. Even if you happen to dislike the holiday, you can drink your bitterness away with something delicious. See? There's an upside to practically everything, isn't there? Generally that upside involves some sort of booze, but we aren't ones to judge over here. In this round up you are going to find a variety of cocktails to fall in love with. There's everything from strong to sweet to fruity! You can toast another year past with your significant other or you can toast your general single awesomeness. Who says Valentine's Day is only for the lovers out there? ;) Happy drinking!

Singapore Sling - Casa Veneracion

Spiced Pomegranate Cocktail - Honestly Yum

Dirty Shirley - Stir & Scribble

Sparkling Strawberry Rose Sangria - Brooklyn Supper

Sweetie Martini - Inspired by Charm

Valentine Moscato Float - The Taylor House

Valentine’s Day Cocktail - Honestly Yum

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cordial Cocktail - The Slow Roasted Italian

Strawberries & Champagne Margarita - Pizzazzerie The only question is.... will you be sharing with your boo, or keeping all the cocktail deliciousness to yourself?? We're thinking option B sounds pretty darn good.

15 Fall Cocktails to Keep Your Tailgating Spirits High (and Extra Boozy)

The first week of football is wrapping up and we couldn't be more excited. We are sad to see the end of summer so clearly, but all that football and tailgating amazingness in front of us is comforting our souls hardcore right about now. You know we are allllll about that tailgating food, but we also want to make sure we have the drinks part covered for y'all too. What's a tailgate party without some booze anyway? So we're bringing you these 15 fall cocktails to keep your tailgating spirits high (and extra boozy). These cocktails have all that apple and pumpkin goodness you start craving the moment September 1st rolls around, plus some extra odds and ends cocktails to give you a break once you start wearing yourself on everything apple and pumpkin. One of our favorite manly drinks below (pictured above) is Smoked Bourbon with Candied Bacon. Our smokers are running well into fall, low and slow, so we take advantage of that smoke by bottling it up with some bourbon. Top it with a slice of candied bacon and all the dudes out there basically melt as soon as they see it. It's also the perfect consolation prize if someone's team loses. As long as you give them one of these, you can mock them all you want.

DIY Brunch Bloody Mary Bar - Sauce + Style Apple Cider Margaritas - How Sweet It Is

Mulled Apple Cider Sangria - A Night Owl Bourbon Caramel Milkshake - Sauce + Style

Pumpkin and Apple Cider Fizz - Kitchen Konfidence Fresh Cranberry Margaritas - Cookie + Kate

Bourbon Apple Cider - Set the Table Cranberry Apple Cider Cocktail - Jelly Toast

Pumpkin Spice Whisky Cocktail - Dishing Up The Dirt Mexican Pumpkin Punch - We Are Not Martha But Can’t We Try?

Apple Pie Bourbon Shots - Delish

Apple, Pumpkin Beer Cocktails - Cooking and Beer Pumpkin Old Fashioned - Saveur

Punch A La Taylor - Saveur Smoked Bourbon with Candied Bacon - Sauce + Style Cheers, y'all!

13 Labor Day Cocktails to Get Your Day Drink On

Labor Day weekend is pretty much HERE people. If you haven’t been planning your weekend menu, you might be in a complete panic right about now. Maybe you are really on top of it and have the entire weekend planned, gone grocery shopping and are already starting massive prep for an epic weekend of grilling (if this is you, serious props because danggggg). Either way, you’re going to need some cocktails to alleviate the stress or to enjoy after all your slaving in the kitchen and over the grill. Let’s face it, you know you’re going to basically be hammered the entire weekend and you can’t survive on vodka tonics for three days. To go along with that massive menu you’ve got going on, you need some serious drink variety in your grilling lives. Here’s the ultimate list of drinks that’ll get ya nice and twisted, but don’t taste like pure alcohol (we’ve all grown out of loving that taste since college, right?). There’s some fancy AF cocktail, some fruity cocktails, and even a few manly cocktails that the men will gladly kick back with instead of a cold beer. We’ll just be kicking back with these as the final long summer weekend rolls by if you need us.

WTF?! Punch - Delish.com DIY Bloody Mary Bar - Sauce + Style (pictured at the beginning of this post!)

The Pineapple Hop - Serious Eats Watermelon Sangria - Delish.com

Mezcal Mary with Roasted Jalapeño and Bacon - Serious Eats Grilled Peach Whiskey Sour - Serious Eats

Cucumber Cooler - Minimalist Baker Grapefruit Mimosas - The Brewer & The Baker Bad Idea - Supergolden Bakes

Lillet Rose Spring Cocktail - Martha Stewart Grilled Citrus Sangria - Sauce + Style

Smoked Bourbon with Candied Bacon - Sauce + Style Boozy Blueberry Lemonade with Lavender - Swooned Thirsty yet? Time to say cheers and guzzle these bad boys down already. Have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend piggy peeps!

15 Fresh Fruit Cocktails That'll Upgrade Your Summer Happy Hour

Heyyyyyy there friends! Here at Pig of the Month BBQ, you know we love our boozy breaks, especially when we're tending to those tasty meats on the grill. Those flames get HOT so we need a constant blur of cocktails to keep us cool and refreshed while we are hard at work during those backyard BBQ's. Every summer we look forward to packing our giant cocktail glasses with as much fresh fruit as we possibly can. There's no better time to take advantage of what's in season, and considering how much easier it is to make a cocktail versus baking or cooking with fresh fruit, we're alllllll over it. This week's roundup features the fruitiest cocktails around, perfect for adding to your happy hour lineup or even to just kick back with on a lazy Sunday afternoon. From mango to berries, watermelon to peaches, you get the best of all your fav summer fruits with this giant list of 15 killer cocktails. You might as well try them on so you can become a grill master AND master mixologist this summer. You've got big dreams, and we totally respect that. Stock up on the booze, because you know your friends and family will be knocking down your door the moment you start Snapchatting your mad cocktail skills.

Berry-licious Ice Tea Red Sangria - Culinary Hill Mango Mojito - Sauce + Style

Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita - Sauce + Style Rose Sangria - How Sweet It Is Fresh Fruit Ice Cubes - Sauce + Style

Blueberry Margaritas - Gimme Some Oven Strawberry Mojito Punch - Sauce + Style

Mango Margaritas - Minimalist Baker Watermelon Crush - Sauce + Style

Strawberry Bottomed Pineapple Margaritas - How Sweet It Is Bourbon Peach Basil Smash - Girl in the Little Red Kitchen

Blackberry Pineapple Smash - What’s Gaby Cooking Cardamom Berry Smash - Today’s Nest

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA[/caption] Kiwi Caipirinha - Evil Chef Mom Blackberry-Mint Julep - Food & Wine Time to raise that glass, friends. Cheers!

Grilled Pineapple Bourbon Smash

You all know we LOVE to get our grill on in the summer. There's only a few precious month's of grilling and boozing to make the most of before the cold weather sets in. As much as we still love those fall months (can you say 'tailgating heaven'?), we kind of wish we could grill all year round.

So when those warm temps hit, it's all about grilling all the things. We grill our meats, our veggies, our desserts and now, even our cocktails. Grilled pineapple is already one of our fav summer treats, so why not throw it in with some bourbon so you have something delicious to sip on while you're working hard over that hot grill? There's no reason not to, obviously.

These bourbon smash cocktails are packed with grilled pineapple so they are almost like a sangria with all that chunky fruit in there. Of course, instead of wine there's a ton o' bourbon - right up our alley for cocktail hour. Keeping those summer vibes going and working our grills as hard as possible is all we BBQ-loving peeps know how to do, after all. Cheers to the summer!

INSTRUCTIONS: In the bottom of a double old fashioned glass, muddle grilled pineapple with lime juice.

Pour in bourbon and stir. Fill glass with crushed ice and top with soda water. Stir once more to combine. Serve.

Recipe & photos by Meghan Bassett

What to Eat AFTER Drinking All Night on St. Patrick’s Day

With St. Patrick’s Day coming up tomorrow, you all know what that means. It’s time to down some serious Jameson and green beer. Yesterday we told you all about how to try to avoid a hangover before you go out on an epic all-night drinking fest, but what about when you’re drunk, on your way home from the bars and feeling the starvation that drinking inevitably brings? You probably already have your very own hangover remedy (mine is a massive glass of water and ibuprofen the moment I wake up at 5am - my body hates me apparently too much to sleep in until 10am), but when you’re five sheets to the wind and on your way down… Well not everyone knows that you should be avoiding that greasy fast food like the freaking plague. Unless you like waking up feeling like hell and saturated with grossness.

Hunger always strikes when you’re out on the town and drunk as hell so you need something to get you along til morning when you wake up - hopefully without a hangover. Here’s the magical rundown of what to eat after drinking all night on St. Patrick's Day: - Miso Soup - yes, it’s a little weird and random, but miso soup actually rehydrates you. Plus it’s light enough to digest quick and can ward off those crazy hellish stomach pains the following morning - not to mention other, ahem, indigestion issues. - Lean meats - yes I know, you want that pizza and mozzarella sticks, but just say NO. Those won’t help you out as much as some lean protein like grilled chicken will to keep you from feeling nauseous. - French fries - not sold on the first two options? Fine, you can hit the fast food but stick with just the fries. Potatoes have potassium and sodium to help you balance out the crap that you just put into your body. It’ll also force you to drink more water! - Eggs - just like when you have a hangover, eggs can help before the hangover even starts. Eggs break down the toxins booze puts into your system that gives you that nasty hangover in the first place. - Water, all the water - Drink. Water. Can’t emphasize this enough. Water, especially coconut water, will get your head right. If you are really dedicated to not feeling pain, add a pinch of salt so it makes you pee less (thanks #science). Pop a multivitamin and then hit the hay folks.

We’ll see you on the other side. With no hangover. You’re welcome. Photos by Meghan Bassett

Our Top Labor Day Recipes for Celebrating All Weekend Long

It’s that one final long weekend before the holiday season starts kicking in, people. How many of you can even believe it’s almost September?! The beginning of summer feels like it was just last week and now… Well the grilling season is coming to an end and we area little broken up about it. Labor Day Weekend is that final big blowout we prepare for the moment July 4th is all wrapped up. It’s the last long weekend of the summer and we want to send out summer and the best grilling season yet in the best way possible - with ALL the food and booze. This is the most epic Pig of the Month BBQ recipe round up yet. All your favs from Sauce + Style are below. You’ll find cocktails, main grilling favs, grilled sides and even some dishes that won’t take up all the precious grill space. With these recipes, you’ll be able to keep the festivities going all weekend long. That three-day weekend’s got nothing on you because you’re about to host the biggest blowout anyone’s ever seen! Cocktails Grilled Pineapple Bourbon Smash

Strawberry Daiquiri Popsicles Pina Colada Popsicles Mojito Popsicles

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita Grilled Mains Chipotle Bacon-Wrapped Juicy Lucy Burgers

Grilled Chili Rubbed Flank Steak Spicy Dry Rub Ribs Sweet Chile and Orange Ribs

Bacon Jam Burgers Craft Beer Can Chicken Gourmet Hot Dogs

Grilled Sides Mexican Street Corn Lemon Pepper Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Skewers

Fan Faves (no grill necessary!) Sriracha Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapeños  Sriracha Lime Baked Chicken Wings

Pull Apart Bacon Garlic Cheese Bread Bacon Jam Tartlets

Spicy Homemade Potato Chips 1, 2, 3, 4 Pulled Pork Crescent Rolls Want to skip the hassle of cooking? We’ve got ya covered there too! Just head over to Pig of the Month BBQ to order everything you need. You have until August 30th to get in on the action. Hurry up and order to get it in time for your Labor Day celebrations!

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