The Best Happy Hour In New Orleans Isn’t In The French Quarter
I’m sorry. I love New Orleans, but the French Quarter just isn’t my jam. Also, you can expect to pay an arm and a leg for a cocktail you’re probably not gonna love. For this very reason, a lot of people who visit New Orleans find themselves on Frenchmen Street. A short ride from the French Quarter, Frenchmen Street is home to live music, art markets, and craft cocktails. As lovely as it is, Frenchmen Street is not where I found my new favorite Happy Hour in Nola. That honor goes to The Rum House, a Caribbean Taqueria located on Magazine Street.
Sip Away Your Winter Woes With This Refreshing Citrus Rum Punch
If there’s one thing you should know about me it’s that I’m an absolute rum punch fan. And the great thing about rum punch is there’s sooo many variations on this tropical sip. I actually had a completely different recipe in mind for my rum punch, and I may revisit it at some point, but the rum punch I crafted was my Fresh Citrus Rum Punch. I wanted to create something with ingredients that we all likely have, and I’m pretty sure we’re all stocked up on citrus right about now.
For the Fresh Citrus Rum Punch, I opted for a medley of freshly-squeezed fruit juices: orange, lemon and lime. For my rums, I chose spiced rum and coconut rum. And because this is the Fresh Citrus Rum Punch, I added a little Cointreau (orange liqueur) as well. Although I have a set recipe for the Fresh Citrus Rum Punch, feel free to play around with the ingredients. Add some freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice, swap out spiced rum for an aged rum, etc.
Firecracker Frosé Is Your New Favorite Boozy Slushie, Trust Me
It’s been a minute, but I finally stepped back into the Lushworthy Lab to work on some boozy, new creations this week. First up was my own personal take on the ultra-popular frosé wine cocktail. Although everyone has their own twist on frose’, it typically consists of frozen rosé blended together to make a boozy slushie.
My wine of choice was Little Black Dress Rosé. And I opted to kick things up a notch with the addition of Smirnoff Red White & Berry (a cherry, citrus, and blue raspberry-flavored vodka). That’s how I ended up with the name Firecracker Frosé. Smirnoff Red White & Berry is basically the classic Firecracker popsicle in boozy, liquid form.