Drink of the Week! Lynchburg Lemonade

THIRSTY THURSDAY. Time for a TCD drink of the week! (But let’s be real, we don’t need it to be Thursday to find an excuse to make festive drinks.) 💁

Due to the simple fact that I live in Tennessee, it’s pretty much still summer and I refuse to drink anything but whiskey… And why shouldn’t I?! Why not throw some good ‘ole Jacky Daniels in the mix! As long as you keep your sh*t together, you’re golden. Cue our drink of the week: Lynchburg Lemonade. Or in other words, the perfect boozy lemonade to polish summer off with.

Here’s what you kiddos will need…

Shopping List:
Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
Sweet and Sour Mix
Cointreau (Triple Sec)
Sprite Zero (Because really, who likes calories…)
Fresh Lemons, Limes and Oranges

Get a big pitcher- The more the merrier, obviously.

And, we’re just going to eyeball this because, quite honestly, I don’t need a measuring device to tell me how much whiskey I need… Am I right people?!

INGREDIENTS:
1-part Jacky D
1-part Sweet and Sour Mix (I substitute meddled oranges with lemon and lime juice for the freshness!)
1-part Cointreau
4-parts Sprite Zero

Mix it all up and then cut your lemons and limes, and stir them in!

Put ice in some glasses, and pour! Garnish with lemons and limes and you’re a Lynchburg Lemonade pro!

And when you’re south of the Mason Dixon line, when we say pour into glasses we mean generous pours into large mason jars. 😉

Drink up!

– Carly

Drink of the Week! Sangria Rosé

It’s still summer people so let’s act like it! Time to sip on some SANGRIA ROSÉ like the fancy ass vetches I know you all are. Thanks to Inspired by Charm we have this fabulous recipe for this week’s drink of the week! It’s literally SO simple to make, so if you manage to screw this up I’d be really surprised.

INGREDIENTS:
1 bottle dry rosé wine
1 cup limoncello
1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
1 lemon, sliced
1/2 orange, slices and quartered

DIRECTIONS:
In a large pitcher, combine the fruit. Pour in the limoncello, then the rosé. Stir and chill at least an hour. Serve in a glass with ice garnish and extra fruit, if desired. (Be fancy AF- Don’t skip this part.)

This should serve six people, but let’s be real that’s enough for three of us TCD gals! Always double up! Enjoy fools and happy Friday! 😉

–  Courtney

Drink of the Week! Fishers Island Lemonade

It’s Thirsty Thursday, so you know we got a new drink for you fools to try out this weekend.

Fishers Island Lemonade.

Fisher’s Island, New York is a nine mile long island with a year round population of 230 people.

There is only ONE bar, called the The Pequot Inn, which has been in business for over 100 years and serves the best drink I have had all summer.

With 9% alcohol in a small can, it gives you a bang for your buck. This lemonade is a much heftier take on a vodka lemonade with the addition of honey sweeteners and corn whiskey. You can find Fisher’s Island Lemonade in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island with distribution expanding worldwide this summer!

How to make it your own/spice it up/add a unique twist: 

– Pour in a chilled mason jar over ice, if you’re feeling festive…

– Sprinkle in some rosemary or add a fresh rosemary sprig, if you want to make the hipsters jealous…

– Add a slice of lemon to garnish, because after all, it is summer…

– Enjoy with seafood, steak or a salad on a warm summer day! But beware… they will creep up on you!

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– Morgan

T-Rexs, Donuts & Pretzels, OH MY! Float On This Summer

 

Ladies & gentleman, summer is upon us! It’s almost July if you guys haven’t already noticed. The sun is coming out, and clothes are starting to come off. Just how we like it.

Hopefully you have already started on your summer bod so you can jump in on the fun too. But, if you don’t want to dive in and get wet and would rather lounge out like a kardashian with a drink in hand, I’ve got some fun for you too.

Honestly, I’d say that it’s trendier to be on top of the water rather than in the water this summer.

As a matter of fact, I’d say that Summer 2015 is about being on top of the water, rather than in it. And if you’re having a pool party, an empty pool without floaties is like brunch without alcohol- SAD.

If you don’t believe me, just keep reading for a bit. You may find yourself hoppin’ on the bandwagon, or should I say float.

Let’s just say kids don’t understand the struggle we went through of only foam noodles and rubber tubes. Nowadays, you want it, you name it and there’s probably a floaty of it.

So first we got Funboy floaties. Funboy just launched their line of luxury inflatable pool floats last month. We’re talking black swans, pegasus’, white swans and flamingos. Yes please!

How about some more creatures from fairytales, or even from the latest blockbuster. Jurassic World or How to train your Dragon 2 anyone?! We’re talking T-Rexs & Dragons people! And they’re favorite snacks- Pigs & Cows.

Now, since we cant indulge on all our sweets and fatty foods this summer (because we need to maintain our summer physique -DUH), why not lay on them? You’re not cheating, I promise. Go on and indulge my friend, INDULGE. You want pizza? Done. Pretzel? Done. Tootsie Roll? Seriously?! YES. Just DONUT get carried away. 😉

Or, Slimline has made some for those wanting to stay healthy…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait, there’s more. YES, MORE. If I had my way, I would own them all. Overboard? Nah, I’ll stay a-float and keep DUCKing around.

And for those of you who want to pretend your floating in the ocean with some crazy cool creatures like you’re the little mermaid or something, we got more floats for you too. And you can even find these fab floaties at your local grocery store! I found some of mine at Albertsons! And AMAZON.

 

 

 

 

And for all you emoji lovers…

So you know what to do now…

GET IN THE WATER!

I’m all for this trend because I’m sick and tired of all the thoughts I have while jumping in and out of the water: Do i look like a wet dog? Should I flip my hair to be an instant Victoria’s Secret model? Or will I lose an extension? Did i just get a wedgie? Did I just flash a tit? Do I have cellulite shaking/showing? Am I blinding people with my whiteness? No more. Low and behold, your problem SOLVED. You’re welcome.

Just try and stay on top of it… The water that is.

Float on betches.

– Hailey

Drink of the Week! Pink Lemonade Moscato

Lemonade is where it’s at!

Plus this recipe is so simple you’d have to be real TuRNt to not get it right. So start pouring peasants!

Pink Lemonade Moscato

INGREDIENTS

• 1 bottle of Barefoot Bubbly in Pink Moscato Champagne
• 1 two liter of Strawberry Lemonade soda (if you can’t find this, any pink lemonade drink will do)
• Fresh lemons
• Fresh raspberries
• Sugar

DIRECTIONS

• Cut the lemons (DUH)
• Mix that entire damn bottle of champagne with half of the bottle of the lemonade into a pitcher… Just the kind of ratio TCD likes!
• Rim each glass with some suga suga
• Add fresh lemons and raspberries to each glass so you look like the classy betch you are..
• Serve cold, obvi.

Now go drink your fancy AF drink while laying on the front of a yacht cruising through Mi-A-Miiii. Or just drink it lying by your blow up pool in your backyard. Either way works. At the end of the day you’re drinking so we’re definitely not going to judge!

Bottoms up!

– Paige