This easy homemade Spiced Apple Simple Syrup will bring the taste of fall right to your glass. Full of fall flavors, this recipe mixes delicious fresh apple with sugar and warming baking spices. Perfect to add to your cocktails to give them a fall twist and also tasty drizzled over pancakes! This recipe supports local using organic cane sugar from Florida Crystals. We hope you enjoy this Spiced Apple Simple Syrup Recipe. WHAT INGREDIENTS…
The Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned is the perfect sipper for a fall evening. Mixing bourbon with homemade Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup and finished off with a few dashes of bitters, this cocktail will warm you up as the temperature starts to dip. This recipe supports local Florida businesses by using Florida Bourbon and Florida Cane Sugar in the simple syrup. Help support local and enjoy your Pumpkin Spice Old Fashioned. What Ingredients Do I…
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This easy homemade Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup will give you that Fall feeling. Perfect for a pumpkin spiced latte or a tasty addition cocktails to give them a fall twist. It is also delicious drizzled over pancakes! This recipe supports local using organic cane sugar from Florida Crystals. We hope you enjoy this Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup Recipe. WHAT INGREDIENTS DO I NEED FOR MAKING PUMPKIN SPICE SIMPLE SYRUP? The Sugar We…
2020 has been a good year so far for Tampa Bay sports teams. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup and “Tampa Brady” has even managed to reinvigorated a lackluster Bucs team. Not to be outdone, the Tampa Bay Rays won the AL East Division title for the first time since 2010 and are currently in the postseason. If like us you are sad that you didn’t get a chance to cheer the Rays…
The 2020 college football season may be a little different, but we can still tailgate at home. For all of you Knights fans out there, we’ve made a nitro coffee cocktail in honor of the UCF mascot “Knightro”. The Knightro mixes local nitro coffee, bourbon, orange liqueur, homemade vanilla simple syrup and cream to create a winning combination not witnessed since the Knights undefeated season #nationalchamps. This adult iced coffee is sure to get you…
This recipe gives the classic Salty Dog cocktail a Florida twist by using local Florida gin (or vodka), local Florida grapefruit juice and Florida sea salt for the rim. We’ve renamed this cocktail the Salty “Dolphin”, in honor of our playful aquatic friends, that can be seen throughout Floridian waters. A variation of the Greyhound cocktail, the Salty Dog (or Dolphin) adds a salted rim to the tradition mix of gin and grapefruit juice. More…
This Florida Orange Manhattan recipe gives an orangey twist to the popular classic cocktail to bring the Florida orange groves right to your glass. Mixing spicy rye whiskey with sweet vermouth, orange liqueur and a dash of orange bitters, the Orange Manhattan is the ultimate evening sipper. We give the traditional recipe a Florida spin by using local Floridian rye whiskey and a wonderful orange liqueur called Tippler’s from St. Petersburg Distillery. Help support local…
The 2020 college football season may be a bit different, but you can still tailgate at home. For all you UF fans out there, here’s a cocktail that you’ll only want to put down to do a quick gator chomp before getting right back to the drinking. The Gator mixes Florida Vodka, Orange Gatorade (invented by UF) and Lemon Juice. Finished off with homemade vanilla simple syrup, this drink is basically an adult Creamsicle. Check…
Vanilla Simple Syrup is great to have ready in the refrigerator to add a splash of vanilla sweetness to your cocktails. Matching up particularly well with rum, whiskey and vodka drinks, you can create vanilla spins on all your favorite classic cocktails. As an added bonus it is also delicious drizzled over pancakes! Using organic cane sugar from Florida, this Vanilla Simple Syrup recipe supports local! WHAT INGREDIENTS DO I NEED FOR MAKING VANILLA…
The Margarita strikes the perfect balance between tart citrus, sweet orange liqueur and the distinctive oomph of Tequila. A well-made Margarita with a salted rim, really is difficult to top. We give the classic Margarita a delicious tropical spin by using our homemade pineapple simple syrup, and a splash of pineapple juice. To keep things local, we use an Tequila from an awesome Tampa based company called 813 Tequila , a local alternative to triple…
Extremely easy to make, this Pineapple Simple Syrup is great to have ready in the refrigerator to add a splash of tropical sweetness to your cocktails. Matching up particularly well with rum drinks you can create pineapple spins on classics like Mojitos, Daiquiris or even a rum Old Fashioned. Made with organic Florida cane sugar, this Pineapple Simple Syrup recipe supports local! Making your own simple syrups, as the name reveals, is simple. This easy…
With thanksgiving, and the countdown to the holidays, just around the corner this Cranberry Simple Syrup is a must have cocktail ingredient. Whether you are adding it to a Vodka Soda, or mixing it into your Margarita, it will instantly bring a dash of festivity to your cocktails. Incredibly easy to make, and delicious to boot, this will become a yearly staple for your holiday celebrations. Made with organic Florida cane sugar, this Cranberry Simple…
Even though the 2020 college football season is uncertain, that doesn’t mean that you can’t tailgate at home. For all you FSU fans out there, here’s a version of the classic Tom Collins that you can drink whilst tomahawk chopping to your hearts content. The Tom(ahawk) Collins mixes gin and lemon juice with cranberry juice and cherry syrup to give it a shade of FSU garnet. It uses local Florida Gin so you can help…
The Whiskey Smash (or Bourbon Smash) is an uncomplicated cocktail, with complex flavor. A citrusy spin on a mint julep it combines muddled mint and lemon with bourbon and simple syrup. Served over ice it makes the ultimate refreshing evening sipper. We give this classic recipe a Florida twist by using local bourbon and a homemade orange blossom honey simple syrup made from local Florida honey. Help support local and enjoy your Florida Whiskey Smash.…
Homemade Orange Blossom Honey Simple Syrup is easy to make at home and adds a delicious honey flavor with a subtle hint of orange. Impress your friends by adding this easy to make ingredient into to your cocktails. Once you try this, you will never buy simple syrups from the store again! Made with local Florida orange blossom honey, this simple syrup recipe supports local Florida businesses! WHAT INGREDIENTS DO I NEED? Making…
Combining smooth vodka with tart grapefruit juice, the Grapefruit Martini is the ultimate refreshing happy hour sipper. Incredibly easy to make, and even easier to drink, this recipe will impress your friends. To keep things local, we use fresh Florida Grapefruit, Florida Vodka and a local alternative to triple sec called Tippler’s. Finished off with a splash of our homemade grapefruit simple syrup, this recipe will be sure to put a smile on your face.…
Our version of the Southside cocktail, the “Southbeach” Fizz, is a deliciously refreshing drink that combines Miami gin, mint, homemade mint simple syrup and lime juice. It is then topped off with club soda to give it some sparkle. If you like gin and you like Mojitos, then this is the cocktail for you! The colorful history of the Southside cocktail is subject to debate. Some argue that it is named after a men’s club…