Red Bash

I'll keep this short and sweet...............................

YUM!!

Felt like mixing up a little something different so here is what I used...

Look at that happy little family. 

Yes, that is a box of wine. Don't knock it till you try it.  The wine I used was by Bota Box - Old Vine Zinfandel. 

The bottle on the right is Red Stag by Jim Beam.  It is a Kentucky Bourbon whiskey with Black Cherry flavor.  Super yum.  This stuff is great straight up just by itself! Thank you Cas for the introduction and for so generously leaving it here for me to befriend. (Cas - short for Casmino - my brother in law once removed - or something like that - my sister in law Lisa's husband)

Here is what you need:

Red Wine
Red Stag Black Cherry Bourbon Whiskey
Triple Sec or another orange liquor
Orange Juice

Here is what you need to do:

Fill a cocktail shaker 1/2 way with ice.  Add 6 oz red wine.  Any red wine will do.  I used a red zinfandel.  Not to be confused with the pink super sweet zinfandel.  If you don't have a red zin, substitute Merlot, Cabernet, whatever red wine you have on hand.

To the red wine, add 1 oz. Red Stag, 1 oz. Triple Sec and 1 oz orange juice. 

Shake it up.

Strain and pour into a chilled martini glass.

Mike asked me what I call this drink. (you remember Mike - my husband - who needs to have a name for everything.) He came up with "Red Bash", so, that is what we shall call it here on out.  Drink too many and you'll see where the "Bash" part comes in.

Look at that color! It's a beautiful thing!

This will make 1 1/2 good size martinis or 2 small if you are sharing.  Or, if you do the math, 2 4.5 oz martinis.  If you would like to make a pitcher, ahead of time, by all means, go for it - then call me so I can come by and share.  For a pitcher, use 1 full bottle of red wine (750 ml), 6 oz Red Stag, 6 oz. Triple Sec and 6 oz orange juice.  If you don't have the orange juice, substitute some lemon or lime juice.  If you don't want it too sweet, you can always substitute the 6 oz with seltzer.

Cheers my friends!