Celebrating Baby Cocktail @MaddieDayAuthor #giveaway

MADDIE DAY here, getting super excited for next week's release of Scone Cold Dead. 

It's no secret that Robbie Jordan gives birth at the end of the book. Don't worry, I spare you graphic details of her labor and birth.

Robbie's in-laws host Thanksgiving dinner the following week, and her mother-in-law Freddy makes a special drink to celebrate the arrival of Robbie and Abe's newborn daughter. Here's a snippet of the scene:

Freddy approached carrying two Manhattan glasses. “I invented a Celebrating Baby cocktail, which also works for Thanksgiving.” She handed me one of the glasses and sat at the other end of the couch.

I thanked her and took a sip, rolling the flavors on my tongue. “Mmm. Cranberry, orange, bitters, and what, rum? Plus bubbly.”

“You got it. The orange is from the Grand Marnier.”

“It’s a delicious combination, but I need to take it slow.”

“You haven’t been drinking for most of a year.” She sipped hers.

“Right. More important, the last thing I want is alcohol getting into my milk.” I’d done my research and knew sipping a single drink right after I’d nursed wouldn’t harm my little one. “I won’t feed the baby for another couple of hours, so a few sips will be okay.”

Without further ado, here's the admittedly simple recipe. 

Celebrating Baby Cocktail

For one drink:

2 ounces cranberry juice

2 ounces rum

1/2 ounce Cointreau or Grand Marnier

A few drops orange bitters

Prosecco

Directions 

Pour juice, rum, and Grand Marnier over ice in a Manhattan glass. Add bitters and stir, then top up with bubbly. Adjust ingredients to taste

Cheers!

Readers: What's your favorite celebratory drink, whether alcoholic or not? I'll send a lucky commenter a copy of the new book - as soon as my copies arrive.

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 A Case for the Ladies,

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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.