Fall Cocktail to Try - Honeycrisp Apple Sangria

Wow - is almost November already? We've been crazy busy at Caron's Beach House getting ready for holiday sales and adding a ton of new coastal products to our site.Time to take a break this weekend - and try out some new a new fall themed cocktail before our company arrives for Thanksgiving! 

We have to make sure that we serve the best one, right?  Tom and I love this easy Honeycrisp Apple Sangria! 

Featuring our Pineapple Stemless Glasses!

A wonderful Autumn creations with red wine, my favorite apples and brandy. YUM. Discovered on the very cute blog - Sally's Baking Addiction

Ingredients:

• 3 cinnamon sticks (plus more for garnish)
• 2 honeycrisp apples, chopped (our fave!!)
• 1 orange, thinly sliced
• 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine (don't use expensive wine - no need)
• 1 and 3/4 cups apple cider
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• juice from 1 lemon
• club soda, to taste

1. Place the cinnamon sticks, apples, and orange slices in a large pitcher. Add wine, apple cider, brandy, orange juice, and lemon juice. Allow to sit in the refrigerator for 6 - 24 hours. This melding process is a MUST for good Sangria.
2. If you'd like a cinnamon-sugar rim (Sally highly recommends), simply moisten the rim of your glasses with water, turn the glass upside down and dip it into a mix of cinnamon and sugar. Pour in the sangria with apples and orange slices and add a splash of club soda Garnish with a cinnamon stick or apple slice.

Stemless Wine Glasses would be the perfect way to serve this fall-themed sangria - especially if you are lucky enough to be able to entertain outside in warmer climates.  Less risk of tipping over! 

Just for fun - try a new Flamingo Flock glass!  (notice that one is walking against the flow...)

 School of Fish (always a popular choice!)

P.S. Don't miss our Holiday Gift Guide for ideas for your favorite beachcomber!

Fun Drink Concoctions from Coastal Living Magazine

This is the first time in a very long time that I will not be with my family for the fourth of July... A little weird, but I am kind of excited about being in San Francisco for the holiday.  It will be my first, here in my new city.  We have a great view from our deck of the central part of the San Francisco Bay and the San Mateo bridge - should have a glorious viewing spot for the fireworks in Foster City.
(image courtesy of http://www.alcatraz.us)

Needless to say, I think we will be having our own personal (ah... so romantic!) Independence Day Celebration right on our own lanai.  Need to plan out a fun menu for the two of us.... where to start?

Got to thinking about coming up with some fun new summer drinks to try and stumbled on Coastal Living Magazine's 21 Favorite Cocktails.  Here's a few that I thought might be really fun to try this weekend!

Red ...

Margarita de Sandia - Watermelon


1 cup sugar
1cup of water

3 1/2 cups of cubed, seeded watermelon

3/4 cup tequila

1/2 cup lime juice

crushed ice

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; cool.

Process watermelon in a blender until smooth. Combine all ingredients, and shake well.  Doesn't this just sound refreshing - perfect for a hot July afternoon?

(recipe and photo courtesy of Richard Sandoval, Richard Sandoval, Coastal Living, JANUARY 2006)

White...

(photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Erynn Hedrick Hassinger)

Frozen White Chocolate

• 1/4  cup  (2 ounces) white chocolate liqueur
• 1/4  cup  (2 ounces) Irish cream liqueur
• 2  tablespoons  (1 ounce) clear crème de cacao
• 3  cups  vanilla ice cream

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth


(Recipe courtesy of Julia Rutland, Coastal Living, 2010)

And Blue!

(photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Erynn Hedrick Hassinger)

Blended Blue Hawaiian

1/3  cup  (2 1/2 ounces) pineapple vodka

2  tablespoons  (1 ounce) blue curaçao

• 2  tablespoons  (1 ounce) coconut rum
• 1  tablespoon  (1/2 ounce) amaretto
• 2  tablespoons  (1 ounce) fresh lime juice
• 1/4  cup  agave nectar, simple syrup, or sugar
• 4  cups  ice 

Preparation: Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend until smooth, pour into pretty glasses and serve with a lime or pineapple garnish - yum!

(recipe courtesy of Julia Rutland, Coastal Living, 2010)




Now to plan the appetizers and main dish!  Have a great Wednesday everyone -