Carrie Spencer - Smart Ass Romance » Bottom’s Up!

Sangria Sipper

carrie — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:07:54 +0000

Ah, bartending days….I miss them. I prefer the money I’m making now, but bartending is so much fun!

Here’s another happy drink special I made back in the day.

Large wine glass
Fill half full with Arbor Mist Blackberry Merlot
Add in a shot of pomegranate or peach schnapps (or both!)
Fill with half orange juice and half sprite

Garnish with fruit of your choice.

Sweet and delectable.

carrie

Caramel Butterscotch Baileys

carrie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:40:31 +0000

Yup, harking back to my bartending days, with a drink that was actually published in Bartender Magazine. Yes, I have been published. And one other time as well when my lovely English Comp professor took my bungee jumping story and submitted it to the ICCC newsletter.

And no, I haven’t included any of those publishing experiences on my queries. Not that desperate. Yet.

Fill a short rocks glass with ice
Add 1 shot caramel baileys
Add 1 shot butterscotch schnapps
Add a splash of milk
Garnish with a cherry

It’s short, it’s sweet, it’s oh-so-goooooooood

enjoy!

carrie

Hot Buttered Rum

carrie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:23:43 +0000

Some of you may know I manage a restaurant, and some of you may further remember my bartending days. I’ve never let those go…bartending was in my blood, waitressing puts cash in my pocket. Ah well….you still get the benefits by getting some of my glorious drink recipes.

This one is called Hot Buttered Rum. It’s a hot cider drink, a little on the sweet side.

1/2 shot rum
1/2 shot butterscotch schnapps
6-8 ounce glass of hot cider

Stir well, sip carefully, drive even more carefully-er.

carrie

World’s Best Long Island Tea

carrie — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:22:35 +0000

Just for something a little different. =)

A lot of you don’t know I bartended for probably 15 years. I loved it. Bartending is my life. Unfortunately, waitressing is where the money’s at.

But while I was “riding the stick” behind the bar, I came up with a few wonderful recipes. Here’s my personal favorite. The Long Island Iced Tea.

1 ounce each rum, vodka, gin, triple sec

Pour over ice in a tall glass.

Top with 1 shot of port o call (can be found in any liquor store) and an equal amount of coke. Yesssssssssss you can use diet coke if you must. But no pepsi. Seriously, we must draw the line somewhere.

Add a wedge of lemon, a nice bendy straw so you don’t have to put any effort into drinking the thing, and voila!

The world’s best Long Island Ice Tea.

If I do say so myself.

carrie