Today in this BONUS blog post, I’m bringing you some easy Garnishes you can make for your cocktails and mixed drinks. No special bar tools required!

I like making fun cocktails at home. My general philosophy in life is that I’d rather not pay for what I can do at home. I make exceptions from time to time, but I try to take these as chances for learning something new.

What makes a cocktail a “fun” cocktail? The extras! Sure, you can mix a gin and tonic or martini, but adding that little bit of an extra touch makes it so much better. We’ll talk flavors in a later post (like adding bitters, for example), but today we’re going to talk about garnishes; more specifically garnishes made from oranges. I realize as I’m writing this that I missed the simple orange slice and wedge! Well, hopefully those are self-explanatory enough.