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So, in the time I've been away from this blog some interesting things have happened.  The biggest being Zac, Joe and I turning 40, school, work, etc.  One fun, new thing is that we bought a boat last summer.  More on that later.  
2020 has been an interesting year for everyone.  There is a world wide pandemic that forced the world into a quarantine to try to contain the virus.  Seems so sci-fi to type that out.  To be honest, I am a bit of a homebody so it wasn't too hard for me.  The hardest part was trying to do homeschooling for my second grader, while keeping my 1 year old occupied and somewhat quiet so that my husband can work from home.  No big deal.  It is fine, everything is fine.  😳

What does all of this have to do with cocktails?  (Besides the obvious of needing a vice with the homeschooling and toddler part.)  Well, in quarantine we didn't always want to go to the store if we didn't have to.  So when wine was running low, I turned to the old liquor cabinet.  I am not much of a hard liquor fan.  I usually stick to wine or beer and Joe pretty much only drinks beer or whiskey so our liquor cabinet was quite dusty.  But that changed during quarantine.  I discovered an appreciation for rum, whiskey and gin drinks.  My favorites are the ones with citrus, herbs and egg white foam.  Here are some of my favorite drink recipes.  

Shipwreck Cocktail (pictured above)

1 oz bourbon
1oz aged rum
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
4 dashes angostura bitters
mint garnish

Shake bourbon, rum, lime juice and simple syrup over ice in a shaker.  Strain into collins glass filled with crushed ice.  Add bitters to top and garnish with mint.  



 Sicilian Rose

1 oz aperol
1 oz gin
1/2 oz gimger simple syrup
2 oz rose wine

Stir in pitcher of ice. Strain into coupe.



World Famous Quarantine Cocktail

2 oz white rum
1/4 oz French vermouth
1/4 oz gin
1 oz fresh orange juice
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1-2 drops absinthe (or sambuca)
sugar to taste
egg white

Shake in shaker filled with ice.  Strain into coupe.

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