Are you ready for some Football?!?!?!

It's about time to officially start the next Packer season and many more rounds of Packer parties. Last football season I was introduced to the old fashion (a Wisconsin classic). It was the sweet version and I'm not really into sweet drinks, but I ended up having a ton of these! I have been drinking them even since.

Mr. Drew's Old Smashin' 

2 sugar cubes
Korbel Brandy
1 maraschino cherry
7-up
Bitters

• Place sugar cubes in a glass
• Cover the cubes in bitters - until the cubes are brown
• Add a splash of 7-up and a maraschino cherry
• Muddle till cubes are disolved
• Fill glass with ice
• Add two shots of brandy
• Fill the rest of the glass with 7-up and stir
• Add two cherries - optional 

Be sure to have these at your next Packer Party and you'll soon realize why these are called an old "smashin' ". :-)

Steph the Bartender Chic

As a follow-up to the Tink Drink, I made a few more drinks.

A Bubbly Dog
1 part Asti champagne
1 part Arizona Rx Stress Herbal Iced Tea
Serve over ice

A Penny
A 50/50 mix of vodka and coconut rum
Diet Dr. Pepper
A splash of ginger ale
A splash of grenadine
Shake over ice and serve on ice

I tested these with the family over the last few days and they have been a HUGE hit! Guys and girls, "young" and "old" :).

Happy Holidays!
-the snack shack and family

It's Martini Time

For a really long time I was never a fan of chocolate martinis. They always sound so good, but I've never ordered one that actually tasted good. A very big let down.

However, over the past few years my friends and I have been able to create a few pretty terrific chocolate martinis at home and we are ready to share them with you :-)

Martini One

Layer Ice, Fudge, and Vodka in a blender.
Blend. Enjoy.

To be a little more specific, we used gourmet ice cubes, homemade fudge, and 3 Olives brand vodka.

Martini Two

Put ice and two shots of the following in a martini shaker: vodka, Irish cream liquor, and creme de cocoa.
Shake. Enjoy.

Tinks and Hooties

For our wedding we wanted a partial cash bar. We knew we wanted free beer for our guests but couldn't decide what to do about the hard liquor. We ended up agreeing on having free specialty drinks. My Husband and I each had one that represented us - they were an absolute hit! Both drinks were pink/red in color and all you saw were pink drinks everywhere, including the photos :-)

Anywho, our two drinks were the Tink Drink and the Crooked Hottie.

Tink Drink:
The Tink Drink is something I’ve concocted while on a sorority camping trip. Everyone seemed to like it, so it has unofficially become the drink of the sorority. Oh, it got its name because my sorority nickname is Tink.

The Recipe:

• Vodka
• Peach schnapps
• Sprite
• Grenadine

Crooked Hootie:
My husband didn't really have a drink of his own so we starting looking around for one online. We came across a drink called a Crooked Golf Cart. We thought this was perfect since our wedding was on a golf course. However, it had to have a name that matched my husband and we decided on Hootie - his nickname in high school.

The Recipe (Webtender.com):

• Cranberry juice
• Amaretto
• Rum
• Lime