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The post 9 Cat-Themed Cocktail Recipes For Feline Loving Party Guests by Chantelle Fowler appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com. If you’re hosting a cat-themed cocktail party soon, you’ll need some tasty beverage recipes to serve at your gathering. Why not stick with the feline motif and serve your adult party guests some cat-themed drinks? Read on to find nine delicious and memorable cocktails you should absolutely be whipping up for your cat-loving guests. The 9 Cat-Themed Cocktail Recipes 1. Catster Recipe – Strawberry Moscow Mew Print Catster Recipe – Strawberry Moscow Mew The Moscow Mule is a classic cocktail featuring vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice. Despite its name, it actually originated in America in the 1940s and not Russia. It’s traditionally served in a copper mug as copper conducts temperature, taking on the beverage’s temperature as it’s poured into the glass. The mug keeps it cold and frosty while also simultaneously enhancing the flavor of the vodka. Our Moscow Mew recipe takes the traditional cocktail and adds some fresh strawberries for a delicious, fruity twist purr-fect for summertime. Course Drinks Servings 1 EquipmentCopper mugMuddler Ingredients2 ounces vodka4 ounces ginger beer5 fresh strawberries½ pc lime juicedIce InstructionsCut off the stems of your strawberries, and then wash and dry them.Add the berries and the juice from half of a lime to your copper mug.Using your muddler, firmly press and twist the fruit and the juice together.Pour in the vodka.Top with ice and ginger beer. NotesImage Credit: VDB Photos, Shutterstock 2. Tom Cat Old Fashioned Image Credit: Food52 Check Recipe This Tom Cat Old Fashioned recipe is the most complicated (and time-consuming) one on our list, but the end result is a fantastic vintage cocktail. Originally developed in the 1800s, the Old Fashioned is a classic drink all bartenders need to know how to craft. This particular recipe requires you to make house bitters, which is a two-week process, so give yourself plenty of time before your cat-themed party to prepare it. Number of Servings: 2 Difficulty Level: Advanced Ingredients 2 ounces gin 2 ounces mezcal 1 ½ ounces dry sherry 1 ½ ounces sweet vermouth 8 drops of house bitters Dehydrated grapefruit slices 3 orange, 1 lemon, and 2 grapefruit peels 2 ½ cups overproof rum 2 cinnamon sticks 1 star anise pod 4 cardamom pods ¼ tsp nutmeg Ice Equipment Cocktail shaker Coupe glasses Oven Baking sheet Parchment paper Sterilized glass jar Pot Fine-mesh sieve Cheesecloth Funnel Small bottle with an eye dropper Instructions: To make the house bitters: Preheat your oven to 225°F. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange two-thirds of the orange peels and all prepared grapefruit peels onto the sheet. Bake until fully dehydrated, approximately 30 minutes, and allow to cool to room temperature. In your sterilized glass jar, combine the dehydrated peels with the rum, lemon peels, cinnamon sticks, star anise pods, cardamom pods, and fresh nutmeg. Put on a tight lid and shake the mixture vigorously. Store in a warm place near a window for up to 2 ½ weeks (or until the desired flavor is achieved). Transfer the contents of the jar to a pot and simmer over medium heat for five minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature, and then strain the liquid through a sieve with two layers of cheesecloth. Transfer the liquid to a small bottle with an eye dropper and keep it in a cool, dry place. To make the cocktail: Combine the sherry, vermouth, bitters, and gin in your cocktail shake. Fill with enough ice to reach the lip of the shaker and shake vigorously. Put a few ice cubes into your coupe glasses. Strain the shaker contents into the glasses and garnish with grapefruit slices. 3. Meowgarita Image Credit: Victor Moussa, Shutterstock Check Recipe Margaritas—oh, sorry, meowgaritas—are a versatile drink with a history shrouded in mystery. No one knows for sure where the cocktail originated, though it’s most likely to be a product of the United States-Mexico border region. Classic margs are made with tequila, triple sec, and lime juice, so that’s exactly what you’re going to find in this recipe. However, you can jazz up your cocktail by adding some frozen berries to the blender. Number of Servings: 4 Difficulty Level: Easy Ingredients Crushed ice 1 ½ ounces tequila Juice from two limes Splash of Triple-Sec 1 tbsp sugar 5 ounces strawberry puree Equipment Blender Four glasses Instructions: Combine all of your ingredients in the blender and puree until smooth. Divide the drink between four glasses. 4. The Tipsy Cat Image Credit: The Beachhouse Kitchen Check Recipe The Tipsy Cat cocktail may not have the cult-like following of the old-fashioned or the margarita, but this refreshing martini beverage shouldn’t be passed by so quickly. Cathead Honeysuckle vodka adds a sweet and delicate flavor, while the elderflower liqueur adds a fresh, fruity taste with notes of pear, peach, and grapefruit. Number of Servings: 1 Difficulty Level: Easy Ingredients 1 ½ ounces Cathead Honeysuckle vodka ¾ ounce elderflower liqueur 3 slices of fresh cucumbers 2 slices of fresh lemon Club soda Equipment Muddler Cocktail shaker Martini glass Instructions: Add the elderflower liqueur, cucumber, and lemon slices to your cocktail shaker and muddle them together. Pour in the vodka and double-strain the mixture into your martini glass. Splash in some club soda and garnish with a cucumber and lemon slice. 5. Cheshire Cat Cocktail Image Credit: Our Wabi Sabi Life Check Recipe The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland is one of the most instantly recognizable feline-inspired characters. Mischievous and unpredictable, the Cheshire Cat acts as a guide for young Alice as she adventures through Wonderland. This cocktail takes the fun, stripy color scheme of the Cheshire Cat and adds some adult flair with cherry and strawberry vodka, as well as blue Curaçao. Number of Servings: 1 Difficulty Level: Easy Ingredients 1-ounce cherry vodka ½ ounce strawberry vodka 1-ounce blue Curaçao ½ ounce grenadine 2 ounces Sprite or 7-Up Purple sanding sugar Lemon Ice Equipment Small plate or bowl Large serving spoon Shaker Glass Instructions: Prep your glass by rubbing a lemon wedge along the rim. Pour your sanding sugar onto a small plate or in a bowl, and dip your glass in the sugar. Add your cherry and strawberry vodkas with the grenadine to a bartender shake with a few ice cubes. Shake well. Fill your prepped glass ¾ full with ice, and top with the vodka mixture. Rinse out your shaker. Add the blue Curaçao and Sprite or 7-Up, and shake well to combine. Hold your large serving spoon upside down above your vodka-filled glass and slowly begin pouring your 7-Up/blue Curaçao mix on top. If you do this slowly enough, the two colors will not mix, giving you that Cheshire cat-inspired color scheme. 6. Black Cat Cocktail Image Credit: 5PH, Shutterstock Check Recipe This Black Cat Cocktail offers a sweet and fizzy combination of vodka, lemon-lime soda, blackcurrant juice, and blue Curaçao. It’s super simple to whip up, and its unique and tasty flavor profile is something you have to try yourself to believe. Number of Servings: 1 Difficulty Level: Easy Ingredients 3 ounces 7-Up or Sprite 1 ½ ounces vodka 1-ounce blue Curaçao 1-ounce blackcurrant juice 1 tbsp of fresh lime juice Blackberries or lime wedge Equipment Martini shaker Spoon Martini glass Instructions: Combine soda, vodka, blue Curaçao, and juice into a martini shake. Stir to combine the ingredients. Pour liquid into a martini glass and garnish with a few blackberries or a lime wedge. 7. Tom & Jerry Image Credit: AllRecipes.com Check Recipe The Tom & Jerry is a classic holiday cocktail with origins dating back to the early 1800s. It may not be named after the cartoon cat-and-mouse duo, as it appears as if it is the drink that inspired the name of the cartoon. This cocktail certainly involves some preparation, but the result is a rich, decadent, and comforting beverage, perfect for sipping around the fire on Christmas. Number of Servings: 12 Difficulty Level: Advanced Ingredients 6 eggs, separated into whites and yolks ½ tsp cream of tartar 4 tbsp butter ½ cup powdered sugar ½ tsp ground nutmeg ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract 1-ounce dark rum 1-ounce cognac Hot milk Equipment Stand mixer Bowl Spatula Glass or mug Whisk Instructions: To make the Tom & Jerry batter: Whip the egg whites and cream of tartar in your stand mixer until stiff peaks form. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks and butter until combined. With the spatula, fold the yolk mix into the egg white. Be careful so as not to knock out the air. Add in the vanilla extract, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon, and fold gently to incorporate. Cover and refrigerate the batter until ready to serve. To make the beverage: Place a heaping tablespoon of the batter into each mug. Add in the rum and cognac. Top with hot milk, whisking carefully while pouring. The resulting drink should be foamy and well-combined. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg if desired. 8. The Cat’s Meow Image Credit: Food.com Check Recipe This cocktail is similar to White Russians in ingredients, though the proportions and consistency differ a bit. Not to mention the adorable drawn-on chocolate syrup and cherry cat face, which is what sets The Cat’s Meow apart from a White Russian. Number of Servings: 1 Difficulty Level: Easy Ingredients 1 ½ ounces Kahlua 1 ½ ounces Stolichnaya vodka 3 ounces whipping cream Ice Chocolate syrup ½ maraschino cherry Equipment Blender Martini glass Instructions: Pour the Kahlua, vodka, and ice into your blender and blend until thickened. Pour liquid into your martini glass. Place your half maraschino cherry in the middle of the glass to act as a nose, and draw on the whiskers with your chocolate syrup. Note: If you’re watching your caloric intake, replace the whipping cream with skim milk. 9. Calico Cat Image Credit: Cointreau Check Instructions Here This delicious, creamy, cold brew-containing concoction from Cointreau was apparently inspired by the 2019 film Cats. It comes together quickly, and the bitter and sweet orangey mixture of the Cointreau offers a bright, crisp, and citrusy taste that pairs nicely with the cold brew. Number of Servings: 1 Difficulty Level: Easy Ingredients ¾ ounce Cointreau 4 ounces cold brew ½ ounce heavy cream 5 ounces mezcal ¼ ounce simple syrup 1 dash cinnamon Orange sugar, for rimmer Orange twist Equipment Shaker Highball glass Instructions: Add the liquid ingredients and dash of cinnamon into a shake tin filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into an orange sugar-rimmed highball glass. Top your beverage off with an orange “cat tail” twist. Final Thoughts A cat cocktail party is a fun and memorable theme your party guests will be talking about for a long time. Any (or all) of the nine cat-themed cocktail recipes above will certainly make your soiree an event worth remembering. Also see: Essential Cat Party Supplies for a Kitty-Themed Event Featured Image Credit: Vershinin89, Shutterstock The post 9 Cat-Themed Cocktail Recipes For Feline Loving Party Guests by Chantelle Fowler appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com.

Author of How to Prep When You’re Broke and Bloom Where You’re Planted online course In one of the most anticipated and shocking days of Congressional testimony, Dr. Anthony Fauci faced off with Congressional critics who grilled Fauci about COVID protocols, the origins of COVID and the truthfulness (or lack thereof) from Fauci and other experts during the pandemic.  The hearing was nothing short of shocking.  During the hearing Fauci admitted that there was no real science behind COVID-era protocols like social distancing, defended vaccine mandates – despite the mountains of evidence of the dangers of these vaccines – and bizarrely claimed he hadn’t ever attempted to suppress the theory that COVID was the result of a lab leak.   At one point, Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) played an audio recording of Dr. Fauci saying, “It’s been proven that when you make it difficult for people in their lives, they lose their ideological bullsh*t, and they get vaccinated.”  Even more shocking, Fauci admitted that U.S. tax dollars made their way to Chinese biolabs and said that, “he was ‘not certain’ that foreign labs that receive U.S. grant money, such as the WIV – which was studying coronaviruses using U.S. taxpayer dollars at the time the pandemic began – operate at the same standards of American labs.”  Never again This shocking testimony by Fauci is yet another reminder for the American public – NEVER AGAIN.  They want us frightened, they want us afraid to ask questions, they want us to unflinchingly follow every dictate from unelected bureaucrats like Fauci, and they will never take responsibility for their actions – even if those actions led to the deaths of countless people worldwide.  I’m outraged by the damage this did to the economy. It makes me so angry to hear about how they used strategies in hospitals that they knew would not make people better. I’m furious when I think of all the people who died alone, like my nephew, without family by their sides. They knew that ivermectin and hydrochoriquine were effective but there was no patent to get on those medications so they disallowed the use of protocols that could have saved a lot of people. That is why, now – more than ever – we need to be prepared.  In my opinion, there was a virus, but it was far more deadly than it needed to be. It concerns me with their gain of function research what will show up next. It’s very important to remember that just because something is created in a lab, it doesn’t mean that there is no threat. Most of the things created in labs are worse than whatever Mother Nature could cook up because they’ve taken great effort to make it so. I never again want to be in the position of having medications withheld that could help me or the people I love. Now is the time to stockpile meds  The first step in making sure the misdeeds of the COVID-era are never repeated is to take responsibility for your own family’s health and to do it now!  Get the prescription drugs you need to keep your family safe from bird flu, COVID, or whatever the globalists throw at us next. The Wellness Company Contagion kit has the effective medications that were restricted during the pandemic, plus a whole lot more. And…now you can get replenishment of the medications in the kits you buy. I love this because I can stock up on items that could become difficult to acquire for my entire family without needing to rebuy the entire kit. For up to two years after getting your original kit, you can order extras of the following meds: Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (875/125mg)  Azithromycin (gen. 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Don’t forget any natural remedies you might use, such as CBD or herbal medications. We know what happened in 2020, and we know they will do whatever they can to maintain power, which makes 2024 a potentially very dangerous year for Americans, what with the election. Whether it’s the bird flu or something else, they gained too much wealth and power at the expense of the rest of us not to try again. If you missed the testimony, here it is in all of its three-hour glory. What are your thoughts on Fauci’s testimony? Was it gratifying to learn you were correct? Enraging? A mixture of both? Were you surprised by anything he said? Let’s discuss it in the comments section. About Daisy Daisy Luther is a coffee-swigging, adventure-seeking, globe-trotting blogger. She is the founder and publisher of three websites.  1) The Organic Prepper, which is about current events, preparedness, self-reliance, and the pursuit of liberty; 2)  The Frugalite, a website with thrifty tips and solutions to help people get a handle on their personal finances without feeling deprived; and 3) PreppersDailyNews.com, an aggregate site where you can find links to all the most important news for those who wish to be prepared. Her work is widely republished across alternative media and she has appeared in many interviews. Daisy is the best-selling author of 5 traditionally published books, 12 self-published books, and runs a small digital publishing company with PDF guides, printables, and courses at SelfRelianceand Survival.com You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Gab, MeWe, Parler, Instagram, and Twitter. The post Fauci’s Congressional Testimony Was a Reminder of All the Lies appeared first on The Organic Prepper.

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