We are back at it again, with the drinks. I'm no alcoholic but I have to say I have been loving these cocktail mixers big time! Today we're going to be review another one of Funkin Cocktails' 3 step mixers.

This one is the Hollywood Berry mixer.

I will be honest I hadn't really heard of any cocktails like this before, but there must be some out there right? This mixer is very dark/ red berry based, so if you're into those sorts of drinks you'll probably love this one.

This one is little different from some of the other mixers as the prefer alcohol it says to use is gin or vodka. Now I know you're probably thinking, why between these two? Surely whichever spirit you use they'll taste pretty similar, but they really don't! If you use gin it makes the cocktail even sweeter, which I quite liked however I preferred it with the vodka. The vodka takes the edge off of the sweetness. So you really can tailor these mixers to your personal tastes.

This mixer is actually one of my favourites as it has a really nice depth to it. It is also a bit of a thinner liquid than some of the others, which is a feature I also like (not a fan of thick drinks). Overall this one is definitely one I would recommend trying!

Love Eve xx

Funkin Cocktails!

It's the weekend! So lets talk cocktails, because it's that time have a few!

The cocktail we'll be reviewing today is Funkin Cocktail's Strawberry Daiquiri.

Daiquiri's are a classic & usually appear on every cocktail menu.

With this one I can see why!

This cocktail is super fruity & super sweet, so if that's what you like from a cocktail you will love this! However it isn't that 'sickly sweet' sort of cocktail, so even if you're not a massive strawberry fan I would definitely advise giving it a try. Also if you are finding it tastes a little strong, try it as a mocktail. I have been doing that with all the flavours recently & love it!

Thes mixers in general I am a big fan of, because they are so versatile! How they work is you simply buy the carton which is the cocktail mixer & the complimentary spirit it goes with (most are white rum or vodka). However you can also add different drinks to create different cocktails & as I mentioned before sparkling water or lemonade for mocktails. This specific one I really liked mixed with white wine, trust me try it!

Love Eve xx

Drink seem to be a bit of theme here on my blog. My not an alcoholic I promise!

I just like discovering new drinks.

Cocktails are something I love, but struggle to do at home. For some reason, even with the right ingredients, mine just never taste as good as when I'm out. It's also a bit of a pain because you have to buy so much stuff just to make one type of cocktail!

However there is no need for this anymore!

These are Funkin Cocktails!

They are a company that has been established since 1999 & they focus on making all the ingredients you need to make cocktails in one simple carton. They do have other products too which include glasses, tools & syrups. Basically anything & everything you need to make great cocktails.

For anyone in the drinks trade, they do also have a trade website if you're looking to save some dollar on the cocktail bar.

As part of the lifestyle side of this blog I like to review different brands of food/ drink.

I discovered this new cocktail company called Flare Cocktails.

They are a UK based company & their main product base is canned cocktails with a lower alcohol content. So their range currently only consists of three cocktails, which includes a Mojito, Cosmo & On the Beach (Sex on the Beach, basically). The cans are available from your local Nisa stores & retail for only a £1.

Firstly I think the packaging looks really cool & smart! They're definitely something that would catch my eye in supermarket. The price is also really good too!

The product itself contains only 1 unit of alcohol per can, which is great as you can keep a tab of what you're actually drinking.

So onto the important part, the taste!

They sent me one of each flavour, so I'm going to talk you through my thoughts on each of them.

Firstly though I will say that they all taste quite sweet & sugary. This is due to the low alcohol content, so I imagine they've had to try to recreate the taste of these classic cocktails using sweeteners.

So the Mojito, to me tasted more like a Smirnoff Ice. The overall taste is like alco-pops. It does taste quite nice but not very minty, however I'm not a big fan of mint so this works for me! Overall the Mojito is quite light & easy to drink. You can't taste the vodka much at all in these either.

The Cosmo was very sweet, if you like berry based drinks you'll love it. It didn't really taste much like Cosmo to me other than the cranberry taste. The can does say lime juice etc, but I think with the sweetness it gets a little lost in the drink. Again a very drinkable drink though.

On the Beach, now I think this one was actually my favourite. It had a very peachy fruity taste. This also didn't taste quite so sugary to me. I haven't actually had a Sex on the beach before, so I can't really compare it to that. I do know they are a very fruity cocktail, so based on that I would say it probably does taste somewhat like one.

Overall I would say these aren't a 'drinker's drink, but for someone just getting into drinking alcohol & cocktails these are great. Even if you just fancy a lighter drink these are a great option.

Check out my video review here & taste test:

Love Eve xx