Dia de los Muertos - Marigold Martini

J shares a oldie but a goodie- The Recipe for Pink Gin Cocktails- a British Favorite!

Recipe for Garlic Infused Gin/Vodka - featured in Episode #603 The Stinking Rose!

Butterflies seem to inspire a celebratory mood- and this beverage is fitting for our Life in Bloom Episode about Butterflies!

J shares his version of Peppermint Hot Cocoa- completed by adding Peppermint to the Whipped Cream- J will make the Whipped Cream with Peppermint flavoring- and Cook up his Recipe for Cocoa- that includes butter… of course… Want the Complete Recipe? Here it is…

Colorful and fun, this deconstructed Negroni is inspired by Bob Ross’s popular painting show ‘The Joy of Painting’ (premiered in 1983) and his iconic phrase “Happy Little Clouds.”

GUEST Lisa Rose shares a Cocktail recipe with foraged ingredients. We’ll make a Lavender Collins using Lavender infused Gin – use inexpensive gin and harvest Lavender from garden with Fresh Lime Juice and Maple Syrup – Tapped from Lisa’s own tree!

J Makes a Ginger Rose Fizz- a 0 Proof mocktail in the garden – We could FREEZE Rose Petals into Ice Cubes… to enhance the petal tie in…This 0 Proof Libation is featured in Season 5 of J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom- Episode 510 Petal Pushers!

The Calla Lily Cocktail is a historic classic cocktail- often served on board passenger steamer ships- and it’s a classic- I hope you enjoy this tasty cocktail..,. named after this elegant flower!

The Sidecar is a classic cocktail- and it’s been around for a very longtime- did you ever wonder where it got it’s unique name? … and perhaps how it ties back to the French Culture… let me share some cocktail history!

Blue Butterfly pea flowers are is used for the traditional Thai welcome iced tea drink – just add a teaspoon of honey and squeeze of lemon to your tea and serve over ice. It has an amazing vivid blue color which changes to purple when the lemon is added. The Butterfly Pea Flowers can also be add...

My friend Kim Carson joins me to make lavender bitters the recipe is easy- and takes a little time- so we walk through that process- rather than do it LIVE… the great news is that you NOW have lavender bitters- that are shelf stable- and you can use them to make lots of interesting flower cockta...

J & Anthony are treated to a cocktail created by one of Max’s bartenders… it’s a flower cocktail exploration. Mixologist Austin Forshee creates a cocktail for Anthony and J that includes flowers- and has a special recipe- “Puka Punch”- is a favorite of many of Max’s visitors!

Today I have a very herbal tasting cocktail that a bartender in Cleveland once served that I LOVED and he was kind enough to share the recipe with me…it’s called Flowers Grave!

We’ve gotten lots of requests for 0-Proof cocktails- otherwise known as “Mocktails”… I also realize that the term “Mocktail” is not necessarily perferred by Mixologists- because it doesn’t give the proper credit to their art- and I respect that- a Well Crafted 0-Proof or non-alcoholic Libation- t...

Apple Harvests are a sure sign of Autumn, so what better ingredient than apple Butter for this Flower Cocktail Hour…here’s the recipe for this wonderful Autumn Harvest Flower Cocktail!

My Flower Friend Jenn returns to help me create a Tropical Cocktail- and I’m sporting my Vintage Reyn Spooner Drinking Shirt… it’s a Classic- and I couldn’t resist wearing it for creating the Tropical Hibiscus Bourbon Cocktail. The Recipe for this cocktail is a BATCH recipe- so you can create the...

Troy joins me- for a Cocktail- as we so often do- after a fun project- in the garden and the NEW Potting Bench- doubles brilliantly as a bar… as we enjoy a couple of Cucumber Infused Margaritas… Delicious!

The Recipe for the Hydrangea Cocktail has an Apertif as one of the ingredients which is kind of the twist – it’s what makes it a little bit different. This aperitif is based on an infusion of 20 selected roots and herbs highlighting two types of rhubarb root, honeysuckles, rose petals and vanilla.

Simple Syrup is basically sugar and water combined and then used to sweeten beverages with alcohol, or even just to add flavor to soda water. Additional ingredients can be added to create different flavors. Today I am making a simple syrup flavor with Lavender and Blueberries to create a Mocktai...

There are many Hummingbird Cocktail Recipes- however I chose this one for my Visit with Donna- where she shared tips for photographing hummingbirds! I hope you enjoy this recipe! I think it might leave you “humming” around the garden- looking for sweet flying birds!

Arranging Flowers- is always fun- but when you have a friend over to arrange flowers- it's even more fun to include a Flower Beverage- Like Wine!

Today I’m going to show you how to make the aperitif than originated on Italy’s Amalfi Coast – Limoncello. Then we’ll use the results as an ingredient in a unique sangria!

I prepare and makes Limoncello from an old authentic Italian recipe- he found on Youtube. It’s an Authentic recipe that is created step by step by a wonderful Italian Grandma…. and then I’ll a cocktail recipe- (Italian Sangria- with the Limoncello as an ingredient! It’s Wonderful- I find myself ...