The final video of a four, Miss Flighty constructs her elaborate version of the Bloody Mary, a beloved classic of overindulgent , cure for hangover and hunger pangs,
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Flighty Cucumber Spa Mix | Rejuvenating Cocktail Mixer with Healing Herbs
Miss Flighty’s Rejuvenating Cucumber Spa Mix, her most versatile and beloved concoction for drinks. Perfect for mixing with gin, vodka, bourbon, or even as a refreshing non-alcoholic lemonade, this mixer-with its soothing green notes, spices, and herbs-is a getaway in a glass.
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Octavio Pause or Mexican Mojito
The Octavio Pause, a pun that is meant to pay made homage to Mexico’s legendary poet, philosopher, and author, Octavio Paz, is Miss Flighty’s effort to make a Mexican Mojito. Cilantro takes the place of the mint and the tall summer refresher has a bit of heat, lime, zesty tangerine, the rhubarb spice Italian bitter Aperol, and the award-winning 100% blue agave tequila Gran Centanario as the drinks driving force. With a festive feel of afternoons at a seaside Mexican village, the Octavio Pause is a tasty alternative to the Cuban Mojito.
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the MacDaddy | Flighty Style Appletini with Pimm’s, Fresh Apple, & Ginger
Alberta’s answer to the Appletini, the Mac Daddy combines Vanilla Vodka, Luxardo, and Pimm’s, with slices of tangy fresh apple and her signature Ginger Cardamom Syrup.
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Mojito, Fly-ito, or Miss Flighty prepares a Cuban Blockade
How the Mojito transformed the bar industry, a frivolous theory in mixology by Alberta Straub I blame Josh Bleu for the Mojito. There is no documentation to confirm this but I remember sitting at the …
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The Caipirinha, a Brazilian drink so irresistable it’s why the Girl from Ipanema kept walking
The Brazilian spirit cachaca is the lifeblood of its people and the Caipirinha is the drink that made it one of the top selling spirits worldwide. The drink is a simple mixture of three ingredients: cachaca, lime, and sugar that somehow come together to create a flavor that is so irresistible that we suggest it might possibly be the reason the Girl from Ipanema kept walking.
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Fresh Peach & Ginger Bourbon Old Fashioned–the Customer is Mostly Always Right
Miss Flighty mixes up a tasty drink with Maker’s Mark bourbon, fresh peaches and ginger. The drink was inspired by a customer request for a Southern Comfort Old Fashioned. Fresh peaches and bourbon are key ingredients in SoCo, and since her bar did not stock the popular liqueur, she offered a fresh alternative.
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A Visit to Distillery No. 209: Part 2: the legendayr Botanicals Room
Continue the journey through Distillery No. 209 in this second part of our tour. Arne and Flighty visit the legendary botanical room, a climate controlled vault where the spices are stored.
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The Belmar Cocktail | its a couple of exits before Manhattan
The Belmar Cocktail pays homage to the iconic whiskey drink of that island at the center of the world, NY, NY.
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A Visit to Gin Distillery No. 209: San Francisco Part 1
A Visit to Distillery No. 209: Handcrafted Gin from San Francisco – Part 1
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Spicy Hot Ginger Syrup Recipe with Cardamom, Chilies, & Allspice
Not your usual Ginger Syrup recipe–bold ginger flavor, enhanced with a pinch of red peppers, and a hint of floral from green cardamom pods, this cocktail sweetener pairs with gin, whiskey, rum, and vodka.
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How to Stir a Cocktail Like a Bartending Bad-Ass
How to properly stir a cocktail, its a little tricky at first but super fun, and it makes you look like you know what you are doing.
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Square One Organic Lemon-drop | Rejuvenate Tired Bar Staples with Top Notch Ingredients
The Lemondrop is a drink that customers ask for no matter how fancy your cocktail list. Scoff if you like but when its made with premium fresh ingredients like Square One Organic Vodka, Cointreau, and locally sourced lemon, its easy to see why the drink is still popular. Its simple, easy to make, and wont send you backpacking across Siberia trying to locate component of its recipe.
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Pear Necessity Cocktail | Plymouth Gin & Pimm’s with Fresh Pear, Mint, & Ginger
Miss Flighty gets back to basics with the Pear Necessity, a flavorful gin drink with Pimm’s #1, Luxardo, mint, lemon, ginger, and fresh pear. Take it from Baloo, the jolly dancing bear from the Jungle book, its the simple bare necessities like a good cocktail and friends that are truly important.
Continue ReadingMaker’s Mark Boubon Julep with Georgia Peach & Ginger
A “Alberta” Peach of a julep made with Maker’s Mark bourbon, mint, and Miss Flighty’s Ginger Cardamom syrup.
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