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12 DIY Moonshine Cocktail Recipes for Parties, Holidays, and Homemade Gift

October 18, 2017 by Shellie Wilson

If you love fun mason jar drinks, fruity cocktails, and easy homemade alcohol recipes, this roundup of DIY moonshine cocktail recipes is packed with flavorful ideas worth trying. From apple pie moonshine and pumpkin pie moonshine to bright summer blends like raspberry moonshine and lemon blueberry slush, these recipes are perfect for parties, holiday gatherings, backyard entertaining, and even homemade gift giving.

What makes these homemade moonshine recipes so appealing is that they give you that rustic, country-style cocktail feel without needing to make traditional distilled moonshine from scratch. These moonshine-style drinks can be made in a much more approachable way for home entertaining, making them ideal for serving in mason jars, gifting during the holidays, or mixing up for a themed party.

Whether you’re searching for easy moonshine recipes for beginners, holiday moonshine drink ideas, or fruit-infused cocktails in mason jars, this collection has a little bit of everything. It’s the kind of roundup that works just as well for summer BBQs as it does for cozy fall gatherings and Christmas celebrations.

 Moonshine is perfect for the holiday season. Serve in chilled mason jar glasses with cute straws. Add chopped fruit for extra freshness.

Margarita Moonshine Recipe.

Granny’s Apple Pie Moonshine

Caramel Apple Moonshine

 

Raspberry Moonshine

Lemon Blueberry Slush

Coconut Sunrise Moonshine Recipe

Dreamsicle Moonshine Recipe

Spiced Cranberry Christmas Moonshine

Cherry Pie Moonshine

Lemonade Cherries and Mint Moonshine

Kiwi Fruit Infused Moonshine recipe

Pumpkin Pie Moonshine

 

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Book Review: Knits for Little Ones

If you have a little one in your life, Knits for Little Ones by Lotte Rahbek is full of sweet patterns for kids ages 0-2 inspired by nature and the sea.

Rahbek is a designer of Nordic inspired knits and these projects include lots of simple but nice details like stripes, cables, ruffles and eyelets. 

There are no knitting instructions in the book and one page that includes descriptions of a few techniques like raglan shaping, picking up stitches and German short rows, so it’s good if you have some knitting knowledge under your belt before you pick up this book. There is a little chart that shows some of the skills required in different projects such as I-cord, picking up stitches or cable and lace patterns. 

The skill levels are described as beginner, somewhat experienced and experienced. Of the 22 patterns, 6 are rated for beginners, 7 for somewhat experienced and 9 for experienced knitters. I’m not entirely sure I agree with her ratings, which put anything with cables or lace in the experienced section, including a baby blanket that’s worked flat and mostly garter stitch with easy cabled stripes. 

The patterns for beginners include socks worked on double pointed needles, which I wouldn’t consider a beginner skill. Others are a bottom up raglan worked in garter stitch with stripes, a colorblocked raglan worked from the bottom up,  a pair of shorts with stripes and a drawstring waistband, top down leggings with an elastic waistband and a little knit collar with a ruffle. 

Other projects include that pointed bonnet featured on the cover, a twirly dress, bloomers, a romper, cardigans and a ruffled vest, to name a few.

She leans heavily on ruffles and little cables and embellishments, which feels a little repetitive but does make the collection feel cohesive. I’d have loved to see more colorwork, but that’s clearly not what she was going for. 

The photographs of kids of various ages on the beach are darling and will make you wish you had a baby and a beach to re-create some of these scenes. 

If you like simple designs with a few fun details and have a kiddo under 2 to knit for, this collection is lovely and will result in pieces you are sure to treasure. 

About the book: 176 pages, 22 patterns. Published 2025 by Penguin UK. Suggested retail price $16.99. 

 

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