There are days where I don't feel like doing anything other than just kicking my feet up, listening to some smooth jazz, and sipping some coffee. Which is why, this week, I'm doing just that by sampling a Newfoundland Coffee.  All you need is an ounce of dark rum, an ounce of Kahlua, 1/2 ounce of Irish cream, and coffee. And the obligatory maraschino cherries for class of course. For the coffee, I used " Smooth Jazz " by Western Family.  It's a smooth medium roast coffee that's gentle enough for most drinks of this nature- and is quite relaxing and goes well with jazz music. I must confess that I'm biased.  Pretty much any drink involving coffee is going to appeal to me- and this one is no exception.  The black roast coffee flavored rum was a nice contrast to the medium roast of the actual coffee, and the Kahlua added nice tertiary note, as if I'd combine three different flavors of coffee together.  This combination was something I wasn't expecting...

  The sun is shining, the air is brisk, and it's Wednesday- which means it's time to prop my feet up, enjoy a tip and sip, and tell you what I think of this week's beverage... the Colorado Bulldog... This drink, like most of the ones I'll be reviewing, is a super easy drink to make.  Just take an ounce of Kahlua, an ounce of vodka, and mix them in a shaker filled with ice.  Pour it into a glass and fill the rest up with Coca-Cola. Voila! The Colorado Bulldog tasted almost exactly like the Rum and Coke I made to start this series, to be honest.  It tasted like a coffee flavored Rum and Coke . It made me wonder what the point of mixing extra ingredients was, given there was an easier way to get the same result: mix coffee flavored rum with Coca-Cola. Don't get me wrong- it tastes good... and would be a suitable back-up in case you wanted a coffee flavored Rum and Coke ... but lacked the coffee flavored rum. Since coffee flavored rum does exist, this recipe is redunda...

  Welcome back to #CocktailHour!  This week, I check out an easy and tasty drink called a "Peppermint Pattie" This is- like the previous two drinks I've discussed, a really easy drink to make.  All you need is ice, peppermint schnapps, Kahlua, and club soda.  For this particular one, I used McGuinness schnapps- though I must confess that I prefer Dr. McGillicuddy's.  In addition, you can also replace the club soda with Sprite as well to give it a bit of a citrus taste. As with the other two I'd talked about, a Peppermint Pattie is a sipping drink- though you're likely to down them a bit faster.  They're a nice little pub drink, though you may find that two or three are enough before the sweetness becomes a bit too much to handle. The peppermint taste of the schnapps is balanced nicely with the coffee taste of the Kahlua.  The sweetness of the two are cut and diffused a bit by the club soda.  The combination of three give the drink a solid mint cho...