Happy 10 year Anniversary Hammer Direct

Today we are celebrating 10 years in business. We will have a company picnic and thank the employees that have made the last 10 years possible. When we started dow this road someone told me, "If have worked for yourself for 5 years  or more....there is no going back"  and I think they may be right.

When we started http://www.postcardbuilder.com/ we had 2 employees. http://www.printz.com/ came 4 years later followed by http://www.directmailtools.com/ 2 years ago and http://www.everydoordirect.com/ 2 months ago.

Thanks to everyone that has helped us get there.

In the spirit of picnics and the upcoming Memorial day Holiday I offer up a sangria recipe and a few other drink delights for my friends and Printz clients at http://www.surdyks.com/ truly the best liquor and cheese shop ever.


Sangria


•1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Rioja, Zinfandel, Shiraz)

 

•1 Lemon cut into wedges

 

•1 Orange cut into wedges

 

•1 Lime cut into wedges

 

•2 Tbsp sugar

 

•Splash of orange juice or lemonade

 

•2 Shots of gin or triple sec (optional)

 

•1 Cup of raspberries or strawberries (may use thawed or frozen)

 

•1 Small can of diced pineapples (with juice)

 

•4 Cups ginger ale

 

Preparation:

 

Pour wine into a large pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon, orange and lime into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and pineapple then add sugar, orange juice and gin. Chill overnight. Add ginger ale, berries and ice just before serving. If you'd like to serve right away, use chilled red wine and serve over lots of ice. However, remember that the best Sangrias are chilled around 24 hours in the frig. - allowing the flavors to really marinate into each other.

 

Summer Frosty Lemon

•  1 oz Grey Goose Le Citron Vodka
• 4 oz fresh squeezed lemonade
• 5 raspberries

 Muddle raspberries in shaker, add other ingredients and shake. Pour into mold or small cup. Freeze for 12-14 hours. Remove from mold and enjoy!

  

Solerno Sunset

•  1 ½ oz Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
•  ½ oz Aperol
•  1 oz fresh orange juice
•  1 ¾ oz Astoria Prosecco

 Pour all ingredients into a cocktail glass filled with ice and stir. Garnish with blood orange slices and enjoy!

 

 Cool Coconut

  

• 2 cups ice
•  ¾ c coconut cream
•  4 ½ oz 1800 Coconut Tequila
•  1 ½ oz Grand Marnier