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Cosmic Crisp® Frosé

A delicious and refreshing summertime frosé recipe made with Cosmic Crisp® apples.

Spiced Summer Strawberry Spritz

Tequila Colada

A floral-y, tequila-y twist on the classic Piña Colada using Exotico Tequila Blanco. And also a chicken frolicking in a field of flowers. #sponsored

Pepper Jelly Paloma

A perfectly simple and festive Paloma made with Exotico tequila blanco, bright citrus, unexpected pepper jelly, and fizzy ginger ale. Perfect for drinking while chickens peck your ankles. #sponsored

Lost Grasshopper

A festive St. Paddy’s Grasshopper variation featuring the new Lost Irish Whiskey. And some other good stuff. No actual grasshoppers were harmed in the making of this beverage.

Boozy Brown Sugar Spiced Nog

A boozy, rum-filled egg nog recipe made with cinnamon, brown sugar, cream, lots of fresh eggs, and did we mention rum? A most pleasing and decadent holiday libation.

Smoke and Maple Cocktail

A tasty fall cocktail inspired by all the lovely autumn foliage and an actual change of seasons at my mom’s house in the local mountains.

Mulled Maple Apple Daiquiri

A perfect summer-fall segue cocktail: The Mulled Maple Apple Daiquiri. Fall is nigh, so we’re definitely going to apple. Then we’re going to add some mulling spiced maple syrup. But we’re going to cling to summer with our rum, ok? | Drinking with Chickens

Scarlet Fruit Tequila Sour

A delightfully refreshing cocktail recipe made with Vita Frute Blood Orange Vodka Soda, Exotico Tequila Reposado, lime juice, egg whites, and a Scarlet Fruit Syrup made from red plums, cherries, blood orange, honey, and cinnamon | Drinking with Chickens #sponsored #justaddbubbles #makeitexotico

Boozy and Non-Boozy Dole Whip Fizz

A rum-tastic Boozy Dole Whip Fizz cocktail (plus also a mocktail version) in honor of National Dole Whip Day!

The Rainbow-jito

A tropical, refreshing mojito cocktail recipe in honor of Pride Month, and our good friend Dan Magro who created the annual #pridepour campaign. This festive drink features boozy rum-soaked melon and pineapple, melon liqueur, mint, lime, and sparkling water. | Drinking with Chickens

Mexican Street Corn Margarita

An unexpectedly refreshing summer margarita recipe made with corn milk, lime, orange liqueur, and Exotico Blanco tequila | Drinking with Chickens #AD

Carrot Cake Eggnog

Boozy Carrot Cake Eggnog cocktail recipe | YES WE SHOULD DRINK EGGNOG IN THE SPRING | Drinking with Chickens

Springtime Spritz

A springtime floral twist on a Campari Spritz cocktail recipe.

Blood Orange + Lavender Margarita

A tart and tasty blood orange margarita with a hint of lavender.

Spiced Cranberry Spritz

A refreshing twist on a classic Aperol Spritz recipe for the holidays featuring a homemade Spiced Cranberry Syrup | Drinking with Chickens

Boozy Pistachio Egg Nog

A boozy, from-scratch pistachio holiday eggnog recipe made with fresh eggs, homemade pistachio milk, and rum | Drinking with Chickens.

Crimson Corpse Reviver Cocktail

A bloody good Halloween-inspired twist on the classic Corpse Reviver No. 2 cocktail recipe.

Spun Sugar Flower Margarita

AD | Spun Sugar Flower Margarita cocktail recipe made with Exotico Tequila Blanco, creme de violette, and homemade floral cotton candy garnish | Drinking with Chickens

Stone Fruit Sangarita

AD | A super fun summer cocktail recipe mash-up of a margarita and sangria: The Stone Fruit Sangarita featuring Exotico Tequila Reposado, all the fresh summer stone fruit, orange liqueur, and a little rosé wine for good measure.

Coconut + Lemon Zest Tequila Popsicles

AD | A fun Tequila Popsicle recipe made with Exotico Tequila Blanco, coconut, and lemon zest. | Drinking with Chickens

Pride Garden Granita

A pretty little garden drink in honor of Pride 2020.

Passion Fruit Margarita

AD | We are so passionate about this Passionfruit Margarita cocktail recipe featuring Exotico Tequila Reposado | Drinking with Chickens

Frozen Raspberry Paloma

A frozy, summertime twist on the classic Paloma, with a little help from Exotico Tequila. And my chickens.

Country Living Cooped Up Cocktails: The Daiquiri

Join me for another round of Cooped Up Cocktails with Country Living Magazine Live—this time, we’re going to make a super simple classic daiquiri, and then we’re going to mess around with it and do some variations BECAUSE WHY LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.

Country Living Cooped Up Cocktails: Butterfly French 75

This week we are making one of my favorite recipes straight from the pages of Drinking with Chickens: Free-Range Cocktails for the Happiest Hour. Join me live on Friday, April 17th, 5pm ET over on Country Living Magazine’s IG stories!

Country Living Cooped Up Cocktails: Grapefruit Tequila Sour

It’s like a margarita. But also not.

Red Rooster Margarita

Campari in a margarita? Sure. Campari umbrellas in the chicken yard? Suresuresuresure.

Chai + Peppercorn White Hot Chocolate

All you need on a cold winter’s night: boozy hot chocolate, a cozy blanket, and a cuddly chicken.

Margarita Estrellita

A festive pomegranate & starfruit margarita made with El Mayor Cristallino Tequila.

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Scarlet Fruit Tequila Sour

Sweet Rose Vesper

For National Martini Day, we do a sweet martini variation. And we balance it on a chicken. Sort of.

Winter Citrus Grove Sparkler

A festive, sparkly cocktail to go with these festive, sparkly limited edition Absolut Vodka bottles.

Spiced Fig Lavender Smash

A fresh, figgy smash cocktail made with an Everclear infusion. Also: chickens stomping on figs.

Honeycrisp Vodka Sour

A crisp little fall-adjacent cocktail made with Prairie Organic Vodka.

Salted Cantaloupe Cucumber Slush

Salted Cantaloupe Cucumber Slush with Prairie Organic Cucumber Vodka. And an interloping chicken.

The Englebert

A little tribute…in cocktail form.

The C. Breeze

My twist on the Seabreeze cocktail. Plus a damned adorable chicken.

The Spicy Green Dog

Like a Salty Dog. Only greener. And spicier.

Pink Poinsettia Cocktail

A festive holiday recipe inspired by a giant, pink, poisonous flower.

Poe's Ink Cocktail

A dark Halloweenie cocktail inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.

Midnight Sangria

How to make the very dark Midnight Sangria. For to cocktail at Halloween time.

Red, White, & Blueberries Wine Slushie

Fresh Lilac Cocktail

Nasturtium Cocktail

How to make the Nasturtium Cocktail.

Glazed Donut Cocktail

How to make a Glazed Donut Cocktail--perfect for National Donut Day.

Grapefruit Lavender Moscow Mule

How to make a Grapefruit Lavender Moscow Mule cocktail.

The Saucy Mutt

How to make this spicy spin on the Salty Dog recipe: The Saucy Mutt cocktail.

cocktails with VODKA

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Lemony Strawberry Gin Fizz

A bright and lemony gin fizz cocktail recipe using fresh egg whites, lemon, strawberries all topped with a splash of sparkling rosé. And a chicken lurking in the background.

Crimson Corpse Reviver Cocktail

A bloody good Halloween-inspired twist on the classic Corpse Reviver No. 2 cocktail recipe.

Pride Garden Granita

A pretty little garden drink in honor of Pride 2020.

Country Living Cooped Up Cocktails: Butterfly French 75

Sweet Rose Vesper

For National Martini Day, we do a sweet martini variation. And we balance it on a chicken. Sort of.

Super Bloom Sour

Instagram broke the poppy fields. So I made my own and a cocktail to go with it.

Hearts + Butterflies Gin + Tonic

I realize it’s a little EXTRA to hand-stamp hundreds of heart-shaped confetti out of rose petals. AND I DON’T CARE.

GINgerbread Man Fizz

A fizzy, gingery holiday drink that is the perfect accompaniment to cold-blooded gingerbread man slaughter.

Petal Pink Gin Fizz with Prairie Organic

A perfectly floral gin fizz made with Prairie Organic Spirits Gin.

A Healthy Happy Hour

Healthy cocktails. With and without booze. Let's do this.

The Garden Twilight Cocktail with Empress1908 Gin

A beautiful garden cocktail made with a beautiful spirit. Also: chickens.

Mulled Rosé & Whimsy

Because sometimes you just want your holiday mulled wine to be pink, mmkay?

Pomp & Frosé

Pink drinks. Pink flowers. A chicken that isn't pink.

Purple Basil + Rhubarb Sour

Alllllllllll the pretty things from the garden in one glass. Plus gin and rosé. Because I love you.

Winter Citrus French 75

A little more festive bubbly for to ring in the New Year.

A Sparkling Tangerine Gin Fizz Cocktail

A Sparkling Tangerine Gin Fizz Cocktail with Sparkling Ice Essence of Tangerine.

Garden Gin Cosmo

The Sunnyside Up Cocktail

A gin cocktail that looks kind of like an egg. BECAUSE:DRINKING WITH CHICKENS.

The Aviation

How to make a classic Aviation cocktail.

The Springtime Lush

How to make the Springtime Lush cocktail.

cocktails with GIN

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Spiced Summer Strawberry Spritz

Triple Melon Mint Frozen Marg

A frozen, layered cocktail recipe with tequila, fresh melon, lime, mint, and cucamelons perfect for summertime cocktail hour. Plus a few pet chickens milling around.

Tequila Colada

A floral-y, tequila-y twist on the classic Piña Colada using Exotico Tequila Blanco. And also a chicken frolicking in a field of flowers. #sponsored

Pepper Jelly Paloma

A perfectly simple and festive Paloma made with Exotico tequila blanco, bright citrus, unexpected pepper jelly, and fizzy ginger ale. Perfect for drinking while chickens peck your ankles. #sponsored

Scarlet Fruit Tequila Sour

Mexican Street Corn Margarita

An unexpectedly refreshing summer margarita recipe made with corn milk, lime, orange liqueur, and Exotico Blanco tequila | Drinking with Chickens #AD

Blood Orange + Lavender Margarita

A tart and tasty blood orange margarita with a hint of lavender.

Spun Sugar Flower Margarita

AD | Spun Sugar Flower Margarita cocktail recipe made with Exotico Tequila Blanco, creme de violette, and homemade floral cotton candy garnish | Drinking with Chickens

Stone Fruit Sangarita

Coconut + Lemon Zest Tequila Popsicles

AD | A fun Tequila Popsicle recipe made with Exotico Tequila Blanco, coconut, and lemon zest. | Drinking with Chickens

Passion Fruit Margarita

AD | We are so passionate about this Passionfruit Margarita cocktail recipe featuring Exotico Tequila Reposado | Drinking with Chickens

The 2nd Annual National Drinking with Chickens Day

And this year we are celebrating with tequila. Responsibly. At home.

Frozen Raspberry Paloma

A frozy, summertime twist on the classic Paloma, with a little help from Exotico Tequila. And my chickens.

Country Living Cooped Up Cocktails: Grapefruit Tequila Sour

It’s like a margarita. But also not.

Chai + Peppercorn White Hot Chocolate

All you need on a cold winter’s night: boozy hot chocolate, a cozy blanket, and a cuddly chicken.

Margarita Estrellita

A festive pomegranate & starfruit margarita made with El Mayor Cristallino Tequila.

Spiced Persimmon Tequila Toddy

It’s getting to be Hot Toddy time—but let’s throw a little Exotico Tequila in there.

Marigold Margarita Sour

Give me all the marigolds and Exotico Tequila, plzzzz.

Strawberry Fields Forever Margarita

A super fresh-from-the-garden margarita made with strawberry mint, strawberries, and Exotico tequila blanco.

Lavender Tequila Sunrise

A Tequila Sunrise twist made with Exotico Tequila and a bit of lavender. Also made with chickens staring at it.

Peppered Rose Paloma

A pretty little floral Paloma brought to you in partnership with Exotico Tequila.

Honey-Vanilla Bean Paloma Floats

It’s hot out. So I put ice cream in my tequila.

Tequila y Tacos

A drink recipe inspired by a taco recipe inspired by a drink recipe. With Exotico Tequila, of course.

Cherry Lime Tequila Spritz

In partnership with Mountain Valley Water and Exotico Tequila. And chickens.

Peppercorn Jammy Beergaritas with Exotico Tequila

Sweet, spice, salt, and fizz, topped off with a healthy dose of smooth tequila. Also: chickens in ponchos.

Marialada with Exotico Tequila

Exotico Tequila + beer + brunch. Nothing else needed. Oh, except chickens. Always chickens.

Charred Lemon Margaritas

All the crispy lemons and tequila.

Pomegranate Hibiscus Margarita

Gorgeous, easy cocktails made with Stirrings Cocktail Mixers.

Sangre de las Flores

A pretty, pretty floral drink for The Day of the Dead. And a chicken in a flower crown.

Water Dragon Margarita

Watermelon and dragonfruit. With Tequila.

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Bourbon Gingerbread Nog

A deliciously boozy egg nog recipe twist…the Gingerbread Nog is a festive, spice-filled bourbon cocktail recipe.

Lost Grasshopper

A festive St. Paddy’s Grasshopper variation featuring the new Lost Irish Whiskey. And some other good stuff. No actual grasshoppers were harmed in the making of this beverage.

Smoke and Maple Cocktail

A tasty fall cocktail inspired by all the lovely autumn foliage and an actual change of seasons at my mom’s house in the local mountains.

Black Magic Blood & Sand

Again with the chickens in tiny hats!!!

Honey Basil Julep

Gonna put some basil in our mint juleps BECAUSE WHY NOT.

Emerald City Tea

There IS actually tea in it. The green kind. And Irish whiskey. Because: St. Paddy's Day.

Sparkling Citrus Punch + a Sparkling Soirée Giveaway

Bourbon Apple Pie Fizz

The Hops Scotch Cocktail

Mint Rose Petal Julep

Get your derby day on with this twist on a mint julep. Also of note: chicken wearing a garland.

Clover Whiskey Sour

Irish I was drinking this with chickens right now.

Cooking with Cocktails (A Book Report)

A not-at-all biased look at Kristy Gardner's fabulous new cookbook.

SoCal Holiday Punch

A very SoCal Friendsgiving. And some holiday punch, yo.

Bourbon Persimmon Amaretto Sour

A fall cocktail with all the persimmony goodness of the season. Plus egg whites. Because: chickens.

Madeline's Bourbon Mary

The Flint Sazerac

How to make a Flint Sazerac cocktail; inspired by men's cologne.

Rosemary and Grapefruit Bourbon Fizzzz

How to make a festive and bubbly Grapefruit Rosemary Bourbon Fizzzz cocktail.

cocktails with WHISKEY & BOURBON

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Boozy Brown Sugar Spiced Nog

A boozy, rum-filled egg nog recipe made with cinnamon, brown sugar, cream, lots of fresh eggs, and did we mention rum? A most pleasing and decadent holiday libation.

Mulled Maple Apple Daiquiri

Boozy and Non-Boozy Dole Whip Fizz

A rum-tastic Boozy Dole Whip Fizz cocktail (plus also a mocktail version) in honor of National Dole Whip Day!

The Rainbow-jito

Carrot Cake Eggnog

Boozy Carrot Cake Eggnog cocktail recipe | YES WE SHOULD DRINK EGGNOG IN THE SPRING | Drinking with Chickens

Boozy Pistachio Egg Nog

A boozy, from-scratch pistachio holiday eggnog recipe made with fresh eggs, homemade pistachio milk, and rum | Drinking with Chickens.

Country Living Cooped Up Cocktails: The Daiquiri

The Dark n' Foamy

Prob not the best name I’ve ever come up with.

Blackberry Piña Colada

Another #nationalpinacoladaday, another Piña Colada.

Holiday Tiki Party with Havana Club Rum

Reliving the tiki chicken vibes from our holiday tiki party with Havana Club Rum.

Pink Nog

I just wanted my Nog to be pink, okay? IT’S FESTIVE.

Marigold Mai Tai

I make a lot of Mai Tais. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING.

Sparkling Mai Tai

A classic Mai Tai…but with bubbles. And a lurking chicken.

The Suburban Jungle Bird

A twist on the classic Jungle Bird cocktail. And then there are also chickens.

Meyer Lemon Colada

Changing up the Colada because: Meyer Lemons.

Pink Grapefruit Pineapple Planter's Punch

No.005 Spiced Orange Nog

Dreamy orange-spiced nog made with Teroforma's Infusion Kits.

Spiced Pomegranate Mai Tai

Tropical, yet festive.

Sparkling Raspberry-Rose Rum Smash

Give us all the sparkles and no one gets hurt.

Apricot + Lavender Shrub Rum Tea

A shrubby, boozy iced tea for a hot summer day in the chicken garden.

Spicy Pineapple Mojito

A beautiful summer drink that burns on the way in and also on the way out. #refreshing

Baja Sunset Cocktail

Kinda like a tequila sunrise. But also very not.

Piña Colada Fizz

Because all cocktails should have egg white in them.

Carrot Blood Orange Rum Punch

Because nothing says 'Tiki' like carrots. AMIRITE???

The Plum Ernest Daiquiri

A little bit of history with your daiquiris. Or at least some daiquiris with your daiquiris.

REDRUM Mai Tai

Rose Petal Mojito

Coconut-Cantaloupe Mojitos

How to make a Coconut Cantaloupe Mojito.

Rose Mai Tai

How to make a Rose Mai Tai cocktail.

cocktails with RUM

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Cosmic Crisp® Frosé

A delicious and refreshing summertime frosé recipe made with Cosmic Crisp® apples.

Cranberry + Rosehip Cognac Flip

Holiday antioxidants.

The Nog

All about THE NOG.

cocktails with BRANDY

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Lemony Strawberry Gin Fizz

A bright and lemony gin fizz cocktail recipe using fresh egg whites, lemon, strawberries all topped with a splash of sparkling rosé. And a chicken lurking in the background.

Cosmic Crisp® Frosé

A delicious and refreshing summertime frosé recipe made with Cosmic Crisp® apples.

Sparkling Mulled Spice Punch

The Sparkling Mulled Spice Punch cocktail, a fragrant, bubbly holiday cocktail recipe made with sparkling wine and mulling spice syrup. Simply perfect for any winter celebration!

Springtime Spritz

A springtime floral twist on a Campari Spritz cocktail recipe.

Spiced Cranberry Spritz

A refreshing twist on a classic Aperol Spritz recipe for the holidays featuring a homemade Spiced Cranberry Syrup | Drinking with Chickens

Stone Fruit Sangarita

Country Living Cooped Up Cocktails: Butterfly French 75

Black Magic Blood & Sand

Again with the chickens in tiny hats!!!

A Happy Little Hen Party

Let’s have an elegant bridal shower and then throw chickens into the mix, mmmkay?

Winter Citrus Grove Sparkler

A festive, sparkly cocktail to go with these festive, sparkly limited edition Absolut Vodka bottles.

Spiced Chocolate and Orange Mulled Port

A lovely, warm mulled port cocktail featuring Fonseca Bin No. 27 Port, just in time for the holidays.

Four Spice Pumpkin Fizz

A frothy little fall drink made with an Everclear Four Spice Pumpkin Tincture. PUMPKINS AND BABY CHICKENS, PEOPLE.

Sparkling Mai Tai

A classic Mai Tai…but with bubbles. And a lurking chicken.

Froseccos & Fromosas

Frosecco. It’s a thing. That I didn’t make up. Also Fromosas. I might have made that up. I’m not sure. And we’re just gonna go ahead and do them because it’s goddamned hot outside.

Red Plum Frosé

Frosé and flowercrowns. All day long.

Ode to a Classic Champagne Cocktail

My favorite of all my favorites.

Rose + Rosé Hot Chocolate

Everything's coming up rosés.

A Healthy Happy Hour

Healthy cocktails. With and without booze. Let's do this.

Mulled Rosé & Whimsy

Because sometimes you just want your holiday mulled wine to be pink, mmkay?

Spicy Frozen Plum Sangria

I like a frozen wine drink that bites back.

Pomp & Frosé

Pink drinks. Pink flowers. A chicken that isn't pink.

Negroni Popsicle Sbagliato

Booze popsicles FTW. #negroniweek

Purple Basil + Rhubarb Sour

Alllllllllll the pretty things from the garden in one glass. Plus gin and rosé. Because I love you.

Rhubarb Rosewater Frosé

Frosé all day. And a parrot.

Grapefruit Rosé Syllabub

A fresh twist on an old-timey cocktail.

Beet of My Heart Cocktail

Just bring me roses and beets for Valentine's Day. In a cocktail. Duh.

Winter Citrus French 75

A little more festive bubbly for to ring in the New Year.

Pink Poinsettia Cocktail

A festive holiday recipe inspired by a giant, pink, poisonous flower.

SoCal Holiday Punch

A very SoCal Friendsgiving. And some holiday punch, yo.

Death in the Afternoon

A Halloween cocktail courtesy of Ernest Hemingway.

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Mulled Maple Apple Daiquiri

Peppercorn Jammy Beergaritas with Exotico Tequila

Sweet, spice, salt, and fizz, topped off with a healthy dose of smooth tequila. Also: chickens in ponchos.

Marialada with Exotico Tequila

Exotico Tequila + beer + brunch. Nothing else needed. Oh, except chickens. Always chickens.

Poison Apple Margarita

A tart, spicy, spooky cocktail for all your Halloween imbibing needs.

Brûléed Grapefruit Beer Cocktail

Poison Apple Cider Float

All you need to know to make the Poison Apple Float cocktail.

cocktails with BEER & CIDER

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Lost Grasshopper

A festive St. Paddy’s Grasshopper variation featuring the new Lost Irish Whiskey. And some other good stuff. No actual grasshoppers were harmed in the making of this beverage.