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An insurance underwriter, by profession, but an artist & foodie at heart. blynsblends presents personal cocktail recipes along with hints/hacks & tips.

11/05/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE OLD FASHIONED

This may be my husband's favorite new Old Fashioned. I made it a little sweet and you can adjust yours as you like.

2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
3/4 oz brown sugar simple syrup
1/4 oz simple syrup
half a capful of vanilla
dash of butter extract
2 dashes walnut bitters
2 dashes chocolate bitters
Chocolate chip cookie for garnish

Build this in an Old Fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Pour in bourbon, then all of the other ingredients. You can start with the brown sugar syrup and add a little simple syrup to make it sweeter, according to your preference. Sit back, sip and swirl, and enjoy!

10/29/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

HALLOWEEN FIZZ

This is really almost a punch and can be made as such if you've got a crowd.

1.5 oz gin
3 oz fresh orange juice (clementines)
1 oz pomegranate juice
Prosecco to top off
lemon slices
orange slices
rosemary

In a shaker, combine the gin, orange juice, and pomegranate juice. Fill with ice and shake well to chill and combine. Fill a glass with ice and add lemon and orange slices. Strain the cocktail into the glass, top with Prosecco, and garnish with a rosemary sprig.
Very refreshing and festive!

10/22/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

GRAVEYARD ESPRESSO MARTINI

This may be my new favorite. Not only is it fun, it's delicious with a crushed chocolate cookie "dirt" rim.

Oreo cookies for rim
2 oz vodka
1 oz espresso or cold brew5 oz Kahlua5 oz maple syrup

First prepare your rim. Crush a few Oreos in a ziploc baggie with a rolling pin to make "dirt". Put a ring of Karo corn syrup on a plate, dip your glass rim in the Karo, and then put the cookie crumbs on another plate and dip the glass in those. Works like glue.

In a shaker combine the vodka, espresso, coffee liqueur, and maple syrup. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for a minute. Strain carefully into your prepared glass. You can garnish with spooky candy (like a ghost PEEPS or little candy bones) if you want to get all fancy and fun.

10/15/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

THE BLACK DEATH

The Black death combines dark rum, blackberry liqueur and puree, with pomegranate juice and bitters for a rich cocktail with a dark fruit profile. The dark fruit flavors work with the rum instead of masking it and the club soda lifts everything with a light fizz.

2 oz dark rum5 oz blackberry liqueur5 oz blackberry puree
2 oz pomegranate juice
3 dashes Angostura bitters
club soda to top
blackberries to garnish

In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the rum, blackberry liqueur and puree, juice, and bitters. Shake vigorously to combine and chill the ingredients. Fill a rocks glass full of new ice and strain the cocktail into the glass. Top with soda for a refreshing fizz. Garnish with skewered blackberries. This is not really a sweet drink. It’s fruity but tart. If you want it a little sweeter, add a half ounce or more of simple syrup.

10/08/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

TEQUILA, THYME, & ORANGE COCKTAIL

Here's a beautiful and delicious tequila cocktail using clementine or cutie oranges and fresh thyme. The reposado tequila elevates the drink while the thyme adds the complexity of herbaceous notes.

4 oz freshly squeezed sweet orange juice*
2 oz Reposado tequila
3 thyme sprigs (plus another for garnish)
1 oz agave syrup

In a cocktail shaker, add all the ingredients and fill with ice. It's important to use the small sweet oranges, like clementines. Not only do they yield more juice, they are much sweeter and more flavorful than regular navel oranges. They also give you that brilliant bright orange color, perfect for a fall drink. Shake very well. You want to release the oils and flavor of the thyme sprigs into the drink. Strain into a rocks glass with new ice and garnish with another sprig of thyme. If you are worried that this will be too sweet, use a half ounce of agave syrup and then adjust to taste. If you want more of the thyme flavor, clap the thyme sprigs in the palm of your hand before adding it as a garnish. It releases their oils and makes for a fragrant drinking experience!

10/01/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

NEWTON'S LAW

Apple butter is a brilliant shortcut to a great drink for autumn, bringing in apples, spices, and a touch of sweetness. In this cocktail, apple butter meets its match in bourbon, plus lemon juice and maple syrup to bring out both high and low notes. All that's missing is a pumpkin patch!

1 Tablespoon maple syrup
1 Tablespoon apple butter
1.5 oz bourbon5 oz fresh lemon juice
cinnamon and orange zest to garnish

Put maple syrup, apple butter, bourbon, and lemon juice in a shaker and fill with ice. Shake vigorously for 30 to 45 seconds. You want that apple butter completely blended. Strain into a rocks glass filled with new ice. Sprinkle with a touch of cinnamon and garnish with an orange twist. Don't forget the orange. You inhale it as you drink and it really compliments all the flavors.

09/24/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

FIG & JAM COCKTAIL

Autumn is the time when so many wonderful fruits and vegetables are harvested. One thing I get excited about is for figs to come in season. If you ate Fig Newtons as a kid, you know the jam is sweet. The fruit is like jelly in the center and has a sweetness similar to honey but still tastes like a berry. In this drink, we're using fig jam in the drink and a fig to garnish.

2 oz gin
1 oz fresh lemon juice5 oz to 1 oz simple syrup, depending on how sweet you want your drink
heaping teaspoon of Fig jam
Fresh fig to garnish

Add the gin, juice, simple syrup, and jam to a shaker. Fill with ice and shake for as long as you can stand it. You want that jam to be really incorporated and the drink well chilled. Strain or double strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with a fresh fig.
Notes:
You can make this when figs aren't in season since you're using jam. Just garnish with a slice of lemon.
As always, if you're not a fan of gin, make it with vodka.
Another use for that fig spread is on charcuterie boards. My favorite build is a lavosh cracker, spread with fig jam, a slice of sharp cheddar, and a slice of apple or pear. Yummy.

09/10/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

NAPA VALLEY MOJITO

10 mint leaves
1 oz fresh lime juice
10 red and white seedless grapes
1 oz simple syrup
2 oz rum
sparkling w**e

In the bottom of a shaker, muddle the mint leaves and lime juice. You want to really release the oils on those leaves, so smash them up good. Add your grapes and keep smashing. Then the simple syrup and make sure you have everything as liquid as you can get it. Add the rum, fill with ice, and shake well. Strain over a glass with new ice, then top with any sparkling w**e. I'm using prosecco. Garnish with skewered grapes and some mint leaves. So refreshing!

09/03/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

CHERRY PIE OLD FASHIONED

Just in time for the holiday weekend - who wants cherry pie? If you are a fan of specialty Old Fashioneds (I'm looking at you Steven and Stephen!) then you will love this one, which brings the taste of warm bourbon with all the elements of a homemade cherry pie in one glass. There's a lot going on here, but it's soooooo worth it. Trust me.

2 oz bourbon. As always, the better the bourbon, the better the drink.5 oz brown sugar simple syrup*
1 Luxardo cherry
cherry juice from the Luxardo jar
2 dashes each of Fee brothers aromatic bitters and black walnut bitters
dash vanilla
pinch of cinnamon
orange zest
Maple syrup
graham cracker crumbs.

First prepare your old fashioned glass. Put a little maple syrup on a plate and put graham cracker crumbs on another plate. Dip the rim into the syrup, then the crumbs. This will be your "pie crust" and it really adds to the drink.
Drop a big ice cube and a Luxardo cherry in the glass. Add your bourbon, then stir in the brown sugar simple syrup. *If you don't have any, you can substitute a teaspoon of brown sugar or a half ounce of maple syrup. You just need a little sweetener, not much.
Add a spoonful (or two) of the juice from the cherry jar, your dashes of bitters, then add a tiny bit of vanilla and cinnamon and stir well. Finally use the zest of an orange and squeeze it over the drink to release the oils, then drop that in there and swirl.
The more you sip and swirl, the better this one gets.
Cheers!

08/27/2026

Friday Eve Cocktail Hour

BLACKBERRY LEMON SPRITZ

What's better than lemons and blackberries at the end of summer? Here's a refreshing one using sparkling lemonade, which gives it a little lift.

2 oz vodka
1 oz blackberry puree*5 oz simple syrup
4 oz sparkling lemonade
Slice of lemon and blackberries to garnish

Put the vodka, puree, and simple syrup in a shaker full of ice and shake well. Fill a glass with more ice and strain into the glass. Top with the sparkling lemonade and give it a stir. Sparkling lemonade is notoriously less sweet than regular lemonade, so I added the half ounce of simple syrup but you don't have to if you want a more tart drink. Dress it up with a lemon slice and skewered fat blackberries.
*Note: I cannot say enough about these Re'al purees. Look for them online but you can find a nice assortment in some grocery stores and all liquor stores - even found some at Walmart. Monin is another brand of fruit puree. I prefer using them over the flavored vodkas and other liquors, because the taste is superior and you can control the fruit flavor. They give you summer flavors all year long. They are also great in iced tea, sodas, and toppings for ice cream. One 16.9 oz bottle costs about $7 at Total W**e

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