Tequila Mockingbird: Other Great Book Ideas for Valentine’s/Palentine’s/Galentine’s Day
Cocktail Recipes Included
My friend Kate recently gave me a copy of Tequila Mockingbird for a Christmas gift. I have spent hours poring over the cool literary references, bar bites, spirit and wine recipes, and even drinking games. It’s an inspiring gift for men or women…perhaps for Valentine’s/Palentine’s/Galentine’s Day for your favorite friend?
Who can resist these recipes titled: “Hand-Mule’s Tale,” “Are you there God? It’s Me Margarita,” “Fahrenheit 151,” “One Flew over the Cosmo’s Nest,” “Little Fireballs Everywhere”, or “The Joy of Sex on the Beach”? Non-alcoholic selections are included: “Charlie and the Chocolate Fake-tini” and “Pear the Wild Things Are.” Such a fun read for $12.75…one of the World’s best-selling cocktail books. Thank you, Kate!
You’ll find other Valentine gift ideas and cocktail recipes below for this season of love and NFL game watching-parties.
“Cocktails with a literary twist….10 years after the first edition was written, what began as a lark, spawned sequels and spinoffs…Don’t worry if you snoozed your way through Comp Lit. Think of this recipe guide as SparkNotes with a liquor license, trading out pop quizzes for popped corks.” – Author, Tim Federle, Tequila Mockingbird
Wine and Spirit Book Ideas for Your Special Friend
Are You There God? It’s Me Margarita: More Cocktails with a Literary Twist (A Tequila Mockingbird book. – Tim Federle and Lauren Mortimer, $10.19
Tim Federle continues his literary puns in this book which includes 49 all-new recipes enhanced by whimsical illustrations.
Martini: More than 40 classic and modern recipes for the iconic cocktail, David T. Smith and Keli Rivers $12.99
A cold, crisp Martini…this guide takes you on a journey through all things “Martini” and the places that this iconic cocktail can take you….includes classics like the Vesper and Appletini along with more experimental choices like the Mezcal Martini.
Vodka Made Me Do It: 60 Vibrant and Versatile Cocktails, -Colleen Graham, $13.49
Vodka is one of the most versatile spirits on the market presenting opportunities for punches, fruity shots, and more sophisticated cocktails like the Cosmo or Jalapeno Vodkarita.
Other Gift Ideas for Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day
Striped Canvas and Leather 6-Bottle Weekender Wine Bag, Wine Enthusiast, $199.
This attractive bag has room for 6 bottles and some personal belongings. Secure and safe from spillage.
Make a Magenta Margarita (see below) and give a stunningly beautiful crystal gift bottle to your special friend.
Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, by Harry Wedeck, $6.75,
A mischievous collection of potions, herbs, and prescriptions for intriguing ways to enrich a relationship with scientific insights.
Cocktail Recipes
“The Sound and the Slurry”
This is a wine cocktail made in Southern style like William Faulkner’s book, “The Sound and the Fury,” 1929. I substituted with a Moscato for a more fragrant cocktail. – Recipe from Tequila Mockingbird.
Ingredients:
2 oz. dry Muscadine wine (I used a dry Moscato.)
1 oz. bourbon (I used Bending Branch Distillery’s ChickenDuck Bourbon.)
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. cranberry juice
.5 oz. fresh lime juice
1 can Root beer
Directions
Shake the wine, bourbon, and juices with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with root beer…or serve on the rocks.
Tequila Mockingbird
The namesake cocktail for Tim Federle’s book, Tequila Mockingbird, this cocktail also riffs on the Southern book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, 1960. It’s a little like an Alabama Dirty Martini.
Ingredients
1.5 oz. reposado tequila
1 oz. dill pickle juice
1 dill pickle
Directions
Pour the tequila into a shot glass, add dill pickle juice and slam it back chasing with a chomp of pickle.
Magenta Margarita
Inspired by 1800 Tequila, this drink would also be perfect for NFL game-watching parties.
Ingredients
1.5 oz. 1800 Cristalino Tequila
1 oz. Prickly Pear Puree
.5 oz. Lime Juice
.5 oz. Simple Syrup
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a mixing shaker, add ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with fresh lime wheels.
Becky, So glad it made you smile today. I love the books. So fun to read and the cocktails are solid. Tricia
Trisha, I am ordering 2 of the books! And as the one titled Vodka Made Me Do It, I made me giggle in memories, have to get it too!