Beautiful Beverages

I love when things look beautiful.  I love details.  I notice things that most other people don't.  

A few years back, Kyle and I were at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas and got a drink at the Chandelier Bar.  I noticed right away that the drink I ordered looked amazing.   It was the ice cubes.  They were perfect.  Perfect cube shape, sparklingly clear.  I was so impressed that I googled the Cosmo's ice cubes and found out that they use a special machine that is extremely costly to get those perfect cubes.  

I found these ice cube trays at Bed, Bath, and Beyond so I have the right shape now.  I would love them to be perfectly clear and I tried a technique I found on Pinterest that involved boiling filtered water twice but it did nothing.  I will keep searching for a way to make them perfect but for now I love these new ice cube trays :)

Beer? In a Margarita??

Yep that's right.  Beer is the secret ingredient that makes these margies great :)

In a pitcher, mix:

• 1 can of limeade
• 1 12 oz beer
• 6 oz of 7up
• 6 oz of water
• juice of one lime
• 12 oz of tequila
• lots of ice

I change the amounts of each ingredient depending on taste.  Sometimes I'm in the mood for more sweet and sometimes more tart so work with the ingredients until you get the desired taste :)