We had such a pretty spring this year here in South Georgia and Matt and I found ourselves out on the patio almost every evening.  The patio is always more fun with a cocktail so I decided to share a couple of my favorites with you.  These two cocktails require simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand and are quick to mix up for unexpected guests or impromptu porch parties.  I purchased everything I needed at my local package store and my local Piggly Wiggly, definitely no fancy ingredients here!

Another delicious champagne cocktail is the Champagne Julep.  It is a crisp and bubbly alternative to the classic mint julep and is every bit as good! For this drink you will need: simple syrup, champagne, sugar cubes, and fresh mint.  I grew this mint in my little garden which makes it taste extra special to me!

Pictured here in a vintage champagne glass, this drink is traditionally served in a silver julep cup. See the video below for measurements and instructions.

If you love champagne, I hope you will take the time to try one of these delightful concoctions and let me know what you think.  From my porch to yours, cheers to the start of a happy and healthy summer!

If you get excited about fun and unusual cocktails, these two bar books are full of good ideas, and they are available on our website!  The French 75 recipe is from "Southern Cocktails" and I found the Champagne Julep, along with many other tempting libations in "A Spot at the Bar".  

To get all of the details on the tools and ingredients you'll need to make these two cocktails, along with measurements, check out my video below!

The Southern Merc Girls were thrilled to be able to shoot a cooking video with our good friends, Kat and Jordan, over at Clayton Family Kitchen!  It was our first experience with filming something like this (just in case you couldn't tell) so we were a little nervous about watching the finished product!  A huge shout out to Chase and Jordan at Southern Blue for creating this video we can share with you. We are proud to say that we think it turned out fabulous!  (Must be all those years of high school plays and drama class with the fabulous Wendy McFarland!)  In this video we will be showing you how to make our famous peach beehives!  Don't forget, you can join our recipe club and have access to print the beehive recipe as well as many others!  We hope you like what you see, we sure had a lot of fun doing it!  Please share with us on the blog how your beehives turn out at home!