alcoholic drinks Archives

3 In food/ Recipes

Spicy Pineapple Ranch Water

This post contains affiliate links

This spicy pineapple ranch water is a refreshing twist on the classic ranch water cocktail. It’s so simple, low carb and can easily be made into a mocktail too!

If you’ve never heard of Ranch Water it’s a light, fizzy drink with tequila, soda water and limes. It’s a great sip in the warm summer months and is very low cal too! One of the other great things about Ranch Water is how easily customizable it is! If you prefer to have a mocktail, simply leave out the tequila for a bubbly drink. Or if you like something more spicy, add some jalapenos, like I did last year. You can see my spicy ranch water recipe here.

With Cinco De Mayo approaching and the summer around the corner, I was inspired to try a new twist with sweet pineapple. The end result was so good!!! I’m sharing my recipe below.

Spicy Pineapple Ranch Water

Ingredients:

1 bottle of Topo Chico or other sparkling mineral water
Blanco tequila (I like Casa Amigos and I don’t measure)
Pineapple juice
Fresh pineapple
Sliced jalapenos
Lime
Tajin spice

Directions:

1.) Start by rimming a glass with some Tajin spice. I took a chunk of pineapple and rubbed it along the rim then dipped it into a plate of the spice.

2.) Fill the glass with some fresh pineapple, sliced jalapenos and ice.

3.) Add some pineapple juice, juice of some lime, tequila and top with Topo Chico.

Enjoy!!!!

For more recipes for Cinco De Mayo or for your Taco Tuesday check out

9 best margarita recipes

This Taco Pizza

Pineapple Grapefruit Palmoa

Pin for Later

Sign up below for more recipes and delicious cocktails right to your inbox!

May 1, 2023 By Nicolle

7 In drinks/ Recipes

Blushing Rose Fizz Cocktail/Mocktail

This post contains affiliate links

This is a gorgeous and refreshing fizzy drink that is perfect for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. Bubbly champagne with the effervescent floral notes or rose and elderflower make this the ultimate feminine drink. I’m sharing my recipe for my Blushing Rose Fizz Cocktail or Mocktail below. Scroll down for my recipe 🙂

Blushing Rose Fizz Cocktail

Ingredients:

Fresh raspberries
Champagne (measure with your heart)
Rose water (1 jigger)
Splash of St Germain Elderflower
Rose petals

(makes 1 glass)

Directions:

Start by adding a few fresh raspberries to the bottom of your glass.
Pour a generous amount of champagne (Measure with your heart)
Add about 1 jigger of rose water and a splash of St Germain Elderflower.
Top with fresh rose petals.

To make the non-alcoholic version

Blushing Rose Fizz Mocktail

Ingredients:

Fresh raspberries
Belvoir Farms Elderflower and Rose Presse
Rose petals
Optional – if you want to make it a little sweeter add a splash of elderflower cordial

(makes 1 glass)

Directions:

Start by adding a few fresh raspberries to the bottom of your glass.
Fill the glass with Belvoir Farms Elderflower and Rose Presse.
Optional – add a splash of elderflower cordial to make a little sweeter.
Top with fresh rose petals.

Cheers!!!

And if you want to see another one of my favorite Mother’s Day drinks, check out my recipe for my Strawberry Lemonade Momosa.

If you make this, tag me on Instagram @ourtiny_nest! I love to see when you re-create my recipes!

I’m linking some of the ingredients and some of my favorite cocktail must haves below

For more of my favorite drink recipes check out

My rainbow sangria

Lilac Lemonade

Cucumber elderflower margarita

Pineapple grapefruit paloma

4 Champagne cocktails

Sign up below for more recipes and ideas right to your inbox

Pin for later

February 6, 2023 By Nicolle

1 In Recipes

Spicy Ranch Water

Have you tried Ranch Water? It’s a refreshing, low calorie cocktail. I decided to give it a little kick since I have discovered my love of spicy beverage. Scroll down for my easy spicy ranch water recipe anytime you want a nice cool tequila cocktail with a little punch.

What is Ranch Water?

Ranch Water originally was made in Texas out of Topo Chico mineral water, limes and tequila. It was the cattle ranchers preferred beverage to cool off after a long day of working in the heat. With just a few ingredients, it’s super easy to make and is more of like the casual sibling of the margarita.

Spicy Ranch Water

Ranch water on it’s own is very refreshing but I wanted to give it a little extra kick. I’ve never been a fan of spicy things but last year I fell in love with spicy margaritas. A friend of ours gave us a bunch of jalapenos from their garden and I made this Spicy Watermelon Margarita (click here for the recipe).

The jalapenos add a nice heat and are balanced by the coolness of the bubbly Topo Chico so it’s not too incredibly spicy. Rim your glass with a little Tajin seasoning for some salty spice with each sip.

And you’ve also got to try my Spicy Pineapple Ranch Water which is amazing!!! Click here for the recipe.

Ingredients:

Topo chico mineral water
Blanco tequila (my favorite is Casa Amigos)
Lime sliced into wedges
1 jalapeno sliced.
Tajin seasoning

Directions:

1.) Start by rimming your glass with some Tajin seasoning. (I found this Tajin seasoning rimmer on Amazon)

2.) Fill your glass with ice. I like to use a rocks glass, like this set. Squeeze the juice from a wedge of lime and add the lime wedge and a few slices of jalapenos.

3.) Add your tequila. I don’t measure so use your judgement 😉

4.) Fill to the top with Topo Chico and stir.

5.) Add a few more jalapeno slices to garnish.

Enjoy!!!

I love to see what you create so if you try my recipe, take a photo and tag me on Instagram @ourtiny_nest!

If you love tequila cocktails you may also want to check out

My cucumber elderflower margarita

My pineapple grapefruit paloma

These top margarita recipes

Pin for later

Sign up below for more recipes right to your inbox

August 4, 2022 By Nicolle

4 In Recipes

Shark Week Fish Bowls

This post contains affiliate links

These fish bowls are the perfect drink to kick off Shark Week!

It’s the most wonderful time of year! No not Christmas in July – Shark Week! I have loved Shark Week ever since I was little and I still look forward to it as an adult. And now, my boys love it too! Shark Week starts this Sunday July 24th.

These shark week fish bowls are super fun and festive to sip on while you’re watching Shark Week. Showing you how to make them below!

Shark Week Fish Bowls

Ingredients

Nerd clusters
Blue lemonade (Linking the one I used or you can do regular lemonade and add blue food coloring)
Splash of Lemon-Lime soda or seltzer water
Shark gummies or Sweedish Fish
Lemon Slices
A generous shot of your favorite tequila to make it an adult cocktail 😉