Happy Friday, everyone! Today, I’m so excited to be sharing this tasty, refreshing cocktail with you! I’m also so excited to be teaming up with 8 other super talented bloggers in a fun blog hop called Drinks with the Girls – Spring Edition. My super awesome bloggy friend Melissa (A Prudent Life) and I have decided to it would be fun to put together a seasonal blog hop featuring our love of delicious cocktails.
My recipe of choice for the spring edition is called the Hustler cocktail. I first learned of this tasty drink last summer when we were at a get together with my best friend and her family. They had gotten this recipe off of the TV show Bar Rescue on Spike. Have you ever watched it? It’s so fun to watch struggling bars get completely transformed. One of the episodes was a comedy bar in Scottsdale that we had actually been to pre-transformation. Believe me, it definitely needed to be on that show!
This recipe was on an episode for a bar called Solids and Stripes. Obviously from the name, I’m sure you can tell it’s a billiards bar. This cocktail is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy, and the cucumber and lime make it so refreshing. This recipe calls for vodka, but I’ve also used tequila and it’s equally as delicious. You can find the printable recipe at the end of my post. After you check out the recipe (and maybe make yourself a noontime cocktail), stop by and visit these other talented ladies and their incredibly delicious concoctions.
1. Strawberry Coconut Margarita by Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body
2. Soho Sangria by SohoSonnet
3. Grasshopper by Life in Velvet
4. Hustler Cocktail by Addicted 2 DIY
5. Pomegranate Ginger Cocktail by View From the Fridge
6. Not So Classic Sidecar by A Prudent Life
7. Rosemary Hard Lemonade by Dolen Diaries
8. Elderflower Cocktail by My Cooking Spot
9. Detroit Cooler by Sypsie Designs
- 1.5 oz vodka (or tequila)
- .75 oz lime juice
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 2 slices jalapeno
- 2 slices cucumber
- Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled glass and enjoy!
Would you like to be a part of our Drinks with the Girls – Summer Edition blog hop? If so, contact myself or Melissa and we would love to have you join us! We are limiting the blog hop to 12 bloggers total, so contact us soon! If you don’t make it in time for the next round, we will have more opportunities to join our fun, seasonal blog hop later this year! You can email us at katie@addicted2diy.com or melissa@aprudentlife.com for details.
~Katie
Linking up at these parties:
Tatertots and Jello, Play. Party. Pin., Whipperberry, The Pin Junkie, 3 Little Greenwoods, View from the Fridge
We love Bar Rescue! Your drink looks awesome – my husband is going to LOVE jalapeno’s in a drink. And thanks for calling me super awesome 🙂 Back at you!
Melissa @ aprudentlife recently posted…Not So Classic Sidecar Recipe: Drinks With The Girls Spring Edition
This drink is the only drink I’ve ever had jalapenos in and it definitely makes the drink!
Holy Moly! I can’t wait to try this drink! Our garden is going jalapeño plants right now. Hopefully we can make fresh from the garden drinks come summertime!
Pinning!
I would love for you to share your creativity on my Show-Licious Craft & Recipe Party! Join us each Saturday morning at 8:00 am EST!
Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods recently posted…Adorable Little Girl’s Bedroom
That would be awesome! I am itching to get my garden planted too! Too bad there isn’t such a thing as vodka trees. Then I could always have everything I need to make one;) I will link up tomorrow morning! Thanks for the invite and have a wonderful weekend.
I had to stop over to see this recipe when I saw that jalapeno in there. I love spicy! Yum … this sounds delicious! Thanks so much for including me in the Spring edition of ‘Drink with the Girls’! What a fun idea!
Katie recently posted…Pomegranate Ginger Cocktail {and Mocktail}: Drinks With the Girls Spring Edition
It’s so good! You definitely need one once your little guy makes his grand entrance! Thanks for joining us! It’s so fun to do things like this:)
Well…My poolside cocktail list is growing with each of your blogs! Awesome series! I’ve never tried a cocktail with jalapeno, so I cannot wait to try this one!
~Ariean
Ariean @OneKriegerChick recently posted…Decorating my way…
My cocktail list grew with this series too! This was the first cocktail I’d ever had with jalapeno as well and it gives it an awesome kick!
Oh yum!! This looks so amazing!! I saw that episode too 🙂 Please plan to down lots of these in Atl!!
Angela (Life in Velvet) recently posted…Angela’s Grasshopper – Drinks with the Girls Spring Edition
I certainly won’t complain! Can’t wait!
My husband will go nuts for this! Thanks SO much for including me in this fabulous series!!
Shelly recently posted…Rosemary Vodka Lemonade – Blogger Signature Cocktails {Spring Edition}
THESE look AMAZING! I seriously can’t wait to give these a try. I think my hubby will love them, too!
Tasha @ Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body recently posted…West Elm Knock Off ~ DIY Bentwood Pendant Tutorial
Thanks Tasha! It is so good and really easy to make!
What a fun blog hop! Thanks so much for linking up to Cook it! Craft it! Share it! We hope to see you back next week!
Kelley @ miss information recently posted…Cook It! Craft It! Share It! Link Party
Definitely fun! So many new drinks that I can’t wait to try! Thanks for hosting the link party:)
Okay I am a jalapeño addict. In fact, just earlier today I burned my face when I touched it after eating some jalapeños at lunch. Ummmm please tell me I’m not the only one that does this? Hahaha. It seems like only the super spicy ones do that and I should know better by now, and yet it doesn’t keep me away from them. I’m gonna have to try this! Pinned 🙂
Katie @ Upcycled TreasurES recently posted…How to Make Wood Slice Thumbtacks
Lol! I’ve accidentally rubbed my eyes and paid the price for it! I hate when I forget that I was handling them.