It's time for our second giveaway. You have until Midnight (PST) on March 3, 2010 to submit your entry. For this contest, there are three prizes and new rules. First, we'll review the rules and then we'll take a look at the prizes.
Rules:
This contest is all about cocktails. So, we're having a creative cocktail party in the comments. There's just one thing: your guest of honor - ME - doesn't drink alcohol. To enter to win one of these lovely prizes, create a mocktail recipe in the comments just for me. If you think I'd like an old school mocktail, like a Shirley Temple, feel free to include that, but I want you to list the ingredients. (You don't have to put how much of each ingredient though.) Remember, no alcohol. Tell me if you want to serve it in a cocktail glass, a highball, a tumbler, etc. Is it on the rocks, frozen, warm? Is there a garnish? Get creative. But also remember who you are dealing with. I've been known to be a little bit picky and there are certain things that I cannot have in my diet... (Although for purposes of this contest, let's pretend that I can have sugar.)
Your comment must include:
1. Your favorite cocktail/mocktail
2. The recipe for the mocktail that you have created for me
3. The name of the mocktail that you have created for me (again, if it is old school, that's fine, just tell me what it is)
At the end of the contest, I will pick my three favorite mocktails and rank them. Then they will be awarded first through third prize.
Prizes:
Let's work our way up. Here's Third Prize:
Third place includes a baby cocktail shaker from Pottery Barn. The larger shaker is from parts unknown and is a little cloudy because it has been run through the dishwasher on the rare occasion that it was used. This includes the Margarita Mix CD from Pottery Barn. The jewel case has some wear. Mr. Boston's has every drink recipe on earth, but it also has a smudged, slightly imperfect cover. There is also a set of four cute modern designed dessert plates from Pier One.
Here's Second Place:
Alrighty. We've got two funky blue cocktail glasses. Two cocktail recipe books. Be warned that Atomic cocktails, while it is awesome, it has a few crinkled pages at the back that got wet. This also includes Pottery Barn's Tiki Rhythms CD. The Cocktail Shaker is yellow glass with a plastic top. It has a few scratches because I used it for display in years gone by. I do not wish to remember the exact amount, but it was not inexpensive. This includes a set of 8 dessert plates by Pottery Barn. Each includes a classic drink recipe. The basic design is pictured. Very cute.
Now for first prize.
I know! First prize kicks ass. Two very lovely cocktail glasses. Four glass stirrers from either Pier One or Pottery Barn. Two cocktail theme books by Shag (Josh Agle) for the art buffs. A copy of I Like You: Hospitality under the Influence by Amy Sedaris. A classic Pottery Barn cocktail Shaker. Welcome to Ultra-Lounge CD complete with fuzzy leopard cover. A set of 8 cocktail-themed dessert plates from pottery barn. Each plate has a small picture representing a specific drink in the center (i.e., a screwdriver, a grasshopper, etc.) and then the ingredients are written around the edge.