Come Crash my Rhubarb Martini Drop Mini Cocktail Party from the Party Crush Studio!

Get a gander at this ruby rhubarb gem of a sip that I’m serving up at my mini cocktail party at the

Party Crush Studio!

  SLURP :)

It’s rhubarb season!  I can remember my mom making yummy strawberry rhubarb crisp!

I  just had to come up with a rhubarb recipe…

only I was inspired to make a rhubarb martini drop! 

 What can I say…it’s easy on the eyes and tasty to the palate!

Anyway, rhubarb season is the perfect excuse {as if I needed one}  to pull together a mini

ruby red cocktail party for the gals, at my Party Crush studio!

I gussied up the studio a bit with garden flowers and  succulents.

All you need for this easy get together is:

an amazing seasonal cocktail, a mini cheese plate topped with just plucked garden herbs,

an assortment of fresh market fruit in ruby red tones, a few squares of dark chocolate…then

gather the gals and get sipping, noshing & gabbing! 

Here’s the easy HOW-TO on this delish cocktail number.

First the Rhubarb Simple Syrup!

1 nice stalk of rhubarb diced

3/4 th cup vanilla bean sugar

{ I make my own with caster sugar and a vanilla bean pod leftovers from my baking},

1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon orange zest

1 small pod

Simmer and whisk on the stove top until the rhubarb melts into the mixture.

Fish out the vanilla bean pod. Chill. 

You will end up with a gorgeous, thick ruby red simple syrup like mine! 

{BTW, this syrup is dreamy on ice cream!}

Now for the cocktail! 

1.5 shots of good vodka

juice of one small lime

3 tablespoons simple syrup

Place the ingredients in a cool shaker loaded with ice, shake and pour!

About the glass garnishes….

I used a peeler to create pretty rhubarb curls on the glass and

then added a nice fragrant sprig of dill because it’s growing in my kitchen garden right NOW

and I need to find creative ways to use it! 

How pretty is this super easy set up!

Here’s the thing…keeping it simple like this, makes it easy to pull together a last minute 

mini cocktail party for friends. Make the simple syrup in the morning and you are good to go!

Cheers,