Spec’sology Blog - Drink Recipes

Today marks the celebration of #NationalCocoaDay! Hot cocoa is the warm, and velvety holiday drink that you’re never too old for. If you’re craving your winter cocoa fix, we have some perfect hot cocoa cocktail recipes to satiate your sweet tooth. Mix up one of these confectionary concoctions or mix up your own cup of hot cocoa and tag it with #NationalCocoaDay on social media. If you want to experiment with a boozy cocoa cocktail of your own, here are some other delicious hot cocoa brands at Spec’s. Try one out, then spice it up with your favorite brandy, rum

With the cold starting to creep in, it’s time to start unpacking sweaters and stockpiling firewood—and nothing is better than a hot and boozy beverage to warm you from the inside out. Warm adult drinks seem to fall into three different camps: drinks that resemble tea or a hot toddy, drinks that are sweet and creamy, and drinks that are mulled or spiced. This season is the reason we’ve collected 9 surefire recipes for warmth. Hot Honey Lemon with Vodka Ingredients Vodka, to taste ½ cup honey or agave 4 cups water 1 lemon, zested and sliced 1-2 cinnamon sticks

It’s officially fall and you know what that means – pumpkin spice everything! It’s the same seasonal madness that draws us toward shiny red hearts in February or rocket pops at the Fourth of July: for a few months out of every year, we collectively crave the very particular, very peculiar flavor of pumpkin, wherever we can get it. We tend to lean toward the, generally least intrusive, pumpkin delivery system of a fall cocktail. You’ll see it most often with bourbon or whiskey, or one of those creamy pumpkin pie kind of drinks, but we know not everyone is

Time flies when you’re having rum! September 20th is National Rum Punch Day. But celebrating solo is no way to honor a holiday like this. So here are a few punch recipes you can mix up into a pitcher and enjoy with your rum-loving pals. For more rummy recommendations, ask the Specs-perts at your local Spec’s store. ‘Make A Mango Crazy’ Punch (Pitcher) Ingredients 16 oz Bacardi Rum, Light 8 oz orange juice 8 oz mango nectar 4 oz pineapple 80 mint leaves, torn or thinly sliced 8 pineapple wedges Directions In a pitcher, combine all of the ingredients except

A hot Texas summer is the perfect time to pump the brakes and get out of the fast lane, and there’s no better reason to do so than National Rum Day. It’s time to raise a chilled glass of a pirate’s favorite pastime and kick back with a delicious rum drink. This year, why not stray from the herd and mix up something a little different. Rum’s versatile flavors allow it to be mixed into just about anything you want. Check out some of these rum recipes that’ll keep your cocktail umbrella in good spirits. Rum Old Fashioned Give the