Let’s have a Happy Hour cocktail and then walk down the street for hot dogs. I mean it… let’s get outta here.
Before we hit the streets in search of a hot dog dinner adventure, let’s talk about a home Happy Hour situation.
This bright orange cocktail is electric! There are two stars of this Home Happy Hour Show: fresh carrot juice and tasty tasty bourbon.
I know. You might think that carrot juice has no place in a cocktail. But! We’re making this at home, and we can turn our trendy juice cleanse into a re-tox cocktail if we wanna (and we definitely wanna). Duh.
Carrot juice has a wonderful sweetness that actually blends very well with tangy fresh orange juice and bubbly ginger-ale. Bourbon is always and forever the way to go, though vodka or champagne would also be quite nice in this cocktail.
I understand that you might be suspicious about the carrot juice. Maybe you’re like me and your dad made you drink carrot juice every day for months, until the doctor told him to chill on the carrot juice because he was turning his daughter orange… literally… true story. I was suspicious too, but this neon orange cocktail is sweet and totally gulp-able (such good word).
I get a bit claustrophobic after a day of working at the computer and in front of the sink washing dishes. Happy Hour, hot dogs, and french fries out on the town heal like you wouldn’t believe. One of my favorite Los Angeles treats (that I can totally walk to after home Happy Hour) is Wurstkuche.
I’ve been taking my Canon EOS Rebel T5i with me everywhere. I’m trying to push myself to see what I can see outside of my kitchen. Of course my eye always looks for food, but I also love strangers on dates, pretty lights, and just all the little details of what it’s like living in the world together.
Don’t forget your pre-hot dog cocktail! This orange gemstone is still staring you in the face! I love that this cocktail is sweet, bubbly, unexpected, and bourbon-filled. It’s all the way in and all the way out of my comfort zone. Weird an cool and worth a shot, for sure.
Carrot Orange Ginger Bourbon Cocktail
makes 2 cocktails
2 to 4 ounces bourbon (depending how strong you want your drink)
1/2 cup fresh carrot juice
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 can cold ginger-ale
a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime
Fill two tall glasses with ice cubes. Add bourbon. Divide carrot juice between the two glasses. Divide orange juice between the two glasses. Top with ginger-ale and a squeeze of lemon or lime. Serve immediately.
kristonlion
I just LOVE that you love bourbon as much as I do! can’t wait to try this!
Stephanie
I made one last night. Pretty good! Would probably work with other types of booze for insane people who don’t like bourbon ;)
Lynne Favreau
That is a beautiful cocktail, sounds perfect for a brunch.
Casey Evans
What type of lenses do you shoot food with? I have a Cannon Rebel T4i and am looking into getting another lense, and I love how your shots come out!
joythebaker
for this post i used a 50mm 1.8.
Carina
Yum!! Lovely photos!
Carina xx
http://www.foodfortwo.net/
elise
ermergerrrrddd gimme cocktail!
Jamie @lifelovelemon
Love everythign about this post! amazing photos!
Andrea
You totally planted the hotdog seed. Luckily Ithaca has a bar with great cocktails AND a Friday hotdog special. I didn’t have a carrot juice cocktail, but I did have a rhubarb martini at the bar, and a cocktail with watermelon juice at home!
MANDY@WAITINGONMARTHA
Love the addition of fresh fruit and vegetable juices to a cocktail! It means it’s okay to drink more than one, right??
Shannon P
Wow, these sound delicious!
Shannah
That birch bark straw is darling! And the cocktail sounds amazing too. :)
Mallory @forkvsspoon
This looks delsih (love love love bourbon and carrots!!) and kuddos for taking your camera out and about…
I once turned myself orange eating carrots when I was in college….who knew?!?
Meg Jones | The Spatularettes
How did you get to be so smart about these things? Re-toxing. I like it! Photos are beautiful as always :)
Marie Roberts
This looks like a super cool cocktail. I’ll be sure to give this a try when I go to Spain later this week :)
Miss Kim @ behgopa
I want some!! The bright orange color just screams, “drink me!”
Wireless Lan Modules
Loved this recipe. Ok I admit that maybe I used a bit too much of bourban. Well the recipe says that we can tweak it for the personal taste. ha ha.
Todd Wagner
4 ounces of bourbon please! Thank you for letting me choose. Today has been rough, but this post put a smile on my face.. Thanks Joy..
joythebaker
4 for you! i totally get it!
Caitlin
I hope someone from the stranger date you photographed is a reader and recognizes themselves. Creepy/awesome
Tanya
This looks so refreshing. I can’t wait for the first sip.
sara forte
I mean, look at how well you cocktail. Who has the nerve to send you on a FOUNTAIN tour? :)Always up for a re-tox. Lovely shots.
joythebaker
thank goodness there was champagne on the fountain tour…. DANG though!
nessa
Love the bright colors! And the pictures taken with the new camera are really great!
Katie @ Blonde Ambition
my favorite thing that my mom makes for christmas every year is a carrot ginger soup, and i can’t fathom how this cocktail would taste, but my instincts tell me: amazing! i am a ginger freak too, so i bet it would be even better with some ginger beer. yum.
Katie
All the most important food groups are represented here in one glass – fruit, vegetables, and bourbon. Joy, you have just done more for the food pyramid in 5 minutes than the USDA has been able to do in the last 50 years.
J.S. @ Sun Diego Eats
looks beautiful! I don’t know if it would be too ‘vegetable-y’ but I would love to add some tarragon to this!
Eileen
Hey, carrot juice in a cocktail sounds pretty amazing to me! Definitely perfect for a hot summer afternoon. Hooray! :)
missm0neypenny
*gasp*
I turned orange too!! The doctor told my parents to stop giving me so much carrot baby food and, lo and behold, it cleared right up.
Too bad all that Vitamin A didn’t help with my eyesight.
fatpiginthemarket
I’m psyched about carrot juice in a cocktail and super jealous of the word re-tox…also gulpable.
Manali
I love Wurstkuche! It’s such a hidden gem of downtown LA. And this is such an innovative cocktail idea! This cocktail + happy hour at Wurstkuche = the most perfect day ever!
Rebecca Jeffries-Hyman
I will be trying this out. TO-night!! Love!
Holiday Baker Man
Spiicy & perfectly alcoholic!
Rocky Mountain Woman
Well, I can’t walk anywhere after home happy hour, but that’s ok, I can always just turn home happy hour into dinner and watch the deer!
love me a bourbon cocktail – can’t wait to try this one…
Good
Same here.. Except I watch the rabbits in the fields.
Eva
I had no idea anybody else’s father made them drink carrot juice which turned them orange! I can totally relate.
erin @hooleywithaz
holy cow. you make the best bourbon cocktails. please make a bourbon cookbook…i mean, that would be perfection.
Kayla
I love these Cannon posts and seeing you life through and photographs in a different way. They look great! Have a happy day! :)
Katie
Wurstkuche looks amazing! I will be in LA next week for market & I’ve got to try it!! Is it hard to get a taxi from the restaurant?
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes)
That is a gorgeous cocktail. Beautiful images too!
Amy
Love the color and looks yummy :)
Gwyn M
Yummm…juicing + boozing is such a great life choice! Thanks for sharing!!
Joanne Horsefall
I love the black and white shots, really captured the ambience :)
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
want! this sounds so good joy! Perfect for summer. I want this in a pitcher at the park :)
Amy
I’ve got to say that I really had no interest in carrot juice cocktails, but I clicked on your post because I love to gaze at your photography. And what a treat, to have a mini-photography hint session! Yay! Thanks so much for lifting my spirits and for doing what you do. I do enjoy your blog immensely.
Quinn Cooper
This cocktail sounds super yummy. Love carrot juice.
It’s also pretty and kind of matches my red hair.
xo Quinn
Quinn Cooper Style
Alessandra
Looks gorgeous! i love your photography style :)
Sam
I think carrot juice in a cocktail sounds like a brilliant idea! I think it’s along the same lines as “carrot cake is a vegetable”. If it has carrots, it must be good for you.
leaf (the indolent cook)
Nice one, almost a health drink really.. Cool pics with the new camera, too!