#Friday Happy Author Hour! Share a drink with your favorite #Authors! #HappyHour #writing Today with Pelaam

 Whether you're an author or not, you've heard it before: All authors drink. 

But what do they drink? 

 

It's Friday guys!Christmas is around the corner and we could all use a yummy drink, no? Pelaam brings that today...a special kind of Cosmo you'll enjoy!

 

I love a Cosmo cocktail. Elegant, sour, and delicious, it's the perfect cocktail for a summer evening, sitting out in the garden with friends when having a get together.

Here in New Zealand we have our twist on the classic using feijoa vodka. Feijoa is a love it or hate it fruit native to New Zealand with a unique flavour.

Feijoa  Cosmo

FOR 1 SERVING

2 ounces (1/4 cup) feijoa vodka

1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) triple sec

3/4 ounce (1 tablespoon + 1 1/2 teaspoons) cranberry juice

1/4 to 1/2 ounce (1 1/2 teaspoons to 3 teaspoons) fresh lime juice

1 2-inch orange peel/twist

Ice

FOR 1 Serving

1.       Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice and lime juice. I like the extra bite of extra lime juice, so I use 1/2 an ounce in my cosmopolitan cocktails. However, use what is best for your taste.

2.       Shake the cocktail shaker for about 30 seconds until well chilled. Then, strain into a martini glass.

3.       Garnish with orange peel/twist. For an extra burst of flavor, peel the orange twist over the filled cocktail glass. This way, the orange oils spray into the glass.

I would have this cocktail with some elegant finger food. Blinis topped with smoked salmon and a dot of crème frais. A good paté or camembert cheese served with crispy crackers. Olives. Grilled prawns with a lemon aioli dip.

About Pelaam: Living in clean, green New Zealand, Pelaam is a best-selling, multi-published author of M/M romance and erotica across time and space. 

When not writing she can be found indulging in her other passions of cookery and wine appreciation.

 

Book: "The Magic of Christmas" MLR Press releasing 5^th December

Buy link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/books.php

Blurb: On a friends' getaway in a winter wonderland, Jared and Casey discover real Christmas magic.

Jared joins his four best friends on an early Christmas holiday in a beautiful winter wonderland. He's been in love with the talented and extroverted Casey for years, but lacked the courage to say anything.

Casey loves Jared, but despite his gregarious exterior, inside lurks someone shy and insecure and so he's never spoken up.

Both men are about to experience real Christmas magic