Raspberry Beer Cocktail

Serve this fruity concoction made with fresh raspberries, raspberry lemonade concentrate, and of course -- beer. Crush the strawberries in the pitcher before serving to release their tasty tart juices.

 

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup fresh raspberries
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• 3 1/2 (12-oz.) bottles beer, chilled  
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• 1 (12-oz.) container frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup vodka  
  
  

Preparation

1. 1. Using the back of a spoon, mash raspberries in a bowl; transfer to a pitcher. Stir in remaining ingredients. Serve over ice.
2. *3/4 cup thawed frozen raspberries may be substituted.

From: Southern Living / Posted by Mags

Raspberry-Lemonade Spritzer

Sparkling water, fresh (or frozen) raspberries, and frozen lemonade concentrate are all you need for this bubbly, festive lemonade delight.

Ingredients

• 1 (12-ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
• 1 pint fresh or frozen raspberries
• 1 (750-milliliter) bottle sparkling water 
  

  Preparation

• Combine lemonade and raspberries in an ice-filled pitcher. Stir in sparkling water.

Note: Mix this refreshing drink just before serving to keep it bubbly.

Posted by Mags/ From: myrecipes.com

Hibiscus Lemonade Cocktail

This cocktail looks fancy, but is so easy to make. Impress your guests this summer with a glass of refreshing hibiscus lemonade!





INGREDIENTS:
1.5 oz. Vodka (we suggest using High Ore Vodka for a cleaner flavor and higher purity)
.75 oz. Vanilla Simple Syrup
.25 oz. Hibiscus Syrup
1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

VANILLA SIMPLE SYRUP RECIPE:
2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Water
2 Whole Vanilla Beans

Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan. Split the vanilla beans lengthwise into halves and place into the boiling syrup. Allow to simmer gently for 30 minutes then strain out the vanilla pods, leaving some of the tiny seeds in the syrup. Can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one month.

COCKTAIL RECIPE:
Combine all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and shake to mix. Strain into a glass with ice. Garnish with a candied hibiscus flower and a twist of lemon. COURTNEY’S TIP: For an extra fancy garnish, zest a whole lemon in one continuous peel and twist it around in half. This gives the drink a splash of color and adds a little extra flavor to the lemonade. Enjoy!

From: www.Ruemagazine.com/ Posted by Mags

Pineapple Sangria

• 1 small pineapple, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
• 2 cups white wine
• 2 ounces simple syrup
• 4 ounces white rum or 2 ounces each of light and aged rum
• 1 cup coconut water
• 2 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 lime, thinly sliced
• 1 cup cold sparkling water
• 1 to 2 ounces Maraschino liqueur (optional) 

In a large pitcher, combine 2 cups pineapple, white wine, simple syrup, and rum. Stir gently then cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. When ready to serve, add the coconut water, lime juice, lime slices, and sparkling water. Add the Maraschino liqueur, if using, then carefully fill the pitcher with ice and stir to combine. Garnish glasses with the remaining pineapple, if desired, or add the fruit to the pitcher.

From:www.epicurious.com/ Posted by Mags

Bourbon Ginger Snap

Ingredients

• 1  cup  fresh lemon juice
• 1  cup  honey
• 1  3-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
• 6  cups  fresh orange juice
• 4  cups  pear nectar
• 1  liter  bourbon
• 2  lemons, thinly sliced
• ice, for serving

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, combine 2 quarts water, the fresh lemon juice, honey, and ginger; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain into a large bowl; let cool.
2. Add the orange juice, pear nectar, bourbon, and lemons to the lemon syrup. Serve over ice.

 

From Realsimple.com/ Posted by Mags

Fresh Strawberry Wine Coolers

To make your own Fresh Strawberry Wine Coolers, all you need are strawberries, lemon lime soda, and red wine. Mix it all together and your done!

Ingredients:

3 cups Fresh Strawberries, Hulled and Pureed

12 ounces Lemon Lime Soda (Such as Sprite)

1 bottle (About 4 cups) Red Wine

Directions:

In a large pitcher, stir together the fresh strawberries, lemon lime soda, and red wine. If needed, add more of each ingredient to enhance the different flavor. 

Serve chilled.

Makes:

About 5 cups

Posted by Mags/ From Celebrations.com

Dark 'N' Stormy Cocktail

Ingredients
Original recipe makes 1 cocktail

Makes servings USMetricAdjust Recipe (Help)

• 2 fluid ounces dark rum
• 4 fluid ounces ginger beer

• 1/2 cupice

Directions

1. Combine rum and ginger beer in an old-fashioned glass. Add ice and stir.

From Allrecipe.com/ Posted by Mags

Coquito

Ingredients

• 2 (15-oz) cans Unsweetened coconut cream
• 2 (15-oz) cans Cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez)
• 1 Vanilla bean (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
• 3 tsp Ground nutmeg
• 8 Cinnamon sticks
• 1 (750-mL) bottle Añejo or spiced rum

Garnish: Cinnamon stick

Glass: Rocks

Preparation

Combine all the ingredients except the rum in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat, let cool and stir in the rum. Transfer to bottles (making sure that at least one cinnamon stick goes into each bottle), seal and store in the refrigerator. Serve over ice in rocks glasses and garnish with cinnamon sticks.


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Fun and Fizzy New Year's Eve Punch Recipes

No party would be complete without a punch recipe and New Year's Eve is no exception. Since most people tend to invite friends and family over for a glam night in, guests will be mingling around your home and definitely near the dinner table.

Rather than stress and worry behind the bar all night long, set up a bowl full of a refreshing and celebratory punch for everyone to serve themselves and sip on as they wait for the ball to drop. Fizzy, fruity and punch recipes with a kick are a must to welcome in 2013 with a bang! 

You just dealt with holiday hosting madness, so take a break from the job and enjoy your company as much as the celebrations! Check out our tastiest and personally tested New Year's Eve punch recipes that are sure to put all your party guests in the best of spirits for New Year’s Eve - and that includes you!

A Seasonal Punch That Sparkles

When it comes to New Year’s Eve, everything should sparkle. And this punch recipe certainly delivers. Using sparkling pear cider and sparkling wine, this boozy punch will be enjoyed by all the adults at you New Year’s Eve bash. Countdown to midnight with this drink in your hand!

A Slim Sangria for Your New Year Resolutions

With the new year comes new resolutions and weight loss is one many people aim for. If you are looking to skim a little on calories, this slimmed down low calorie sangria is the must have punch recipe for your NYE party.

Using an alternative sweetener, club soda and a blend of delicious natural juices and brandy, this drink will be loved by all the health conscious people at your shindig.

A Sweet and Tart Cocktail/Mocktail That Packs a Punch

Italian soda and peach vodka make up this delicious and refreshing punch recipe. Blending both sweet and tart flavors, this easy drink also includes fresh diced peaches for a sweet sip guests will be just peachy over!

Skip the booze and you'll have a tasty drink the kids can sip on if they're staying up until midnight as well!

A Classy Sherbet Punch

This green drink concoction is a versatile drink we love to mix up for many occasions. With it's pretty green color, we think it makes for an elegant drink that's perfect for a New Year's Eve party. Sherbet may make you think summer, but paired in punch, it's ideal for a special 2013 NYE toast - the dry champagne gives it a celebratory feel to give it some "oomph" too!

From Celebrations.com/ Posted by Mags

Stoli Blueberi Fog

Ingredients

• 1 oz Stoli Blueberi Vodka
• 1 oz Stoli 80 Vodka
• .5 oz Lemon juice
• .5 oz Simple syrup (one part sugar, one part water) or agave nectar

Glass: Martini

Preparation

Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled Martini glass.



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Posted by Smooches

Merry & Bright Cocoa Cocktail Recipe

We call this a Merry and Bright Cocoa recipe because after just one cup, you'll be feeling merry and bright!




Cocoa is a cup of liquid cheer, but add a splash of Coffee Vodka to it and you have a holiday party brimming with merry delight. This grown up version of the traditional winter hot chocolate recipe is a festive drink that's all kinds of sweet, with just a hint of bitterness, thanks to the coffee, to balance it out. All in all, we'd say it's the prefect Christmas drink for a cookie exchange party or a holiday party where cookies are involved!
The recipe is simple to follow and will fill your cup along with five friends' cups.

Cranberry Cocktail

This time of year, it’s pretty hard to avoid cranberries: From baked goods and, of course, sauce to, yes, even cocktails, the tart fruit is everywhere.
Though the Cosmopolitan made the simple berry a year-round favorite, guilty pleasures like the Cape Codder, the Sea Breeze and the Sex on the Beach long ago established it as a bar staple.
And the ingredient is now featured in plenty of inventive autumnal drinks on menus across the country. While most recipes call for store-bought juice, Allen Katz, a Liquor.com advisory board member and co-founder of the New York Distilling Company, makes a delicious and easy cranberry syrup from scratch that he uses in seasonal tipples.
So next Wednesday night, fix a batch, and then on Thanksgiving, while the turkey and stuffing are in the oven, you can serve his tasty Here We Are, which includes the syrup, as well as gin, bourbon, lemon juice and grenadine.
To honor America’s first spirit, rum, during your meal (what could be more appropriate?), try his Colony Records (pictured above). In addition to the liquor and the special syrup, it contains grapefruit juice and bitters. It’s so good, you may want to stock up on cranberries. Cheers!

Here We Are

Contributed by Allen Katz
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 oz Dorothy Parker American Gin
• 1 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
• 1 oz Fresh lemon juice
• .5 oz Cranberry Syrup*
• .25 oz Grenadine
• Glass: Rocks
• Garnish: Orange twist

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a broad orange twist.

Colony Records

Contributed by Allen Katz
INGREDIENTS:

• 2 oz Cruzan Single Barrel Rum
• 1.5 oz Fresh grapefruit juice
• .75 oz Cranberry Syrup*
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Glass: Cocktail
• Garnish: Grapefruit twist

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

*Cranberry Syrup:
INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 cups Fresh Cranberries
• 1 cup Water
• .75 cup Sugar

PREPARATION:
Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until the cranberries start to fall apart, about 10 minutes. Fine-strain into a bowl, discarding the solids, and let cool. Cover, and store in the refrigerator.



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Apple Whiskey Mash

Your taste buds will thank you once you have a sip of this sweet apple whiskey mash.

Upgrade spiced hot apple cider with this recipe for a smooth and warm cocktail that tastes like apple pie!

Ingredients

Orange slice to rim glass
Brown sugar to coat rim of glass
1 shot of whiskey
4 ounces of spiced hot apple cider

Directions

Take an orange and rim the top of your glass with it, then place on a plate filled with brown sugar to line the rim of your glass with brown sugar.

Once your glass is adorned with brown sugar, add your hot apple cider and mix with your whiskey before serving.

Posted by Mags/ From Celebrations.com

 

Tequila-Infused Fruit Cocktail on a Stick

You'll want to use higher quality tequila for this cocktail recipe (as we learned) since the tequila is a bit intense. A better quality one will enhance your fruit flavors, a poorer one will overpower it and ruin the treat.

If you're hesitant to use straight tequila for this recipe, consider adding other flavors to the mix. Lime juice and zest are a natural compliment to both the tequila and fruit. Lemons will work just as well, or even oranges. Just think margarita-style - chances are if you'd drink it in there, you'd eat it as naturally in these bites.

Ingredients/Supplies:

Assorted fruit (we used cantaloupe, watermelon, pineapple and honeydew)

1-inch cookie cutters, assorted designs

Skewers, cut in half (like lollipop size)

Tequila

Lime, orange or lemon juice/zest, optional

Container to marinate

Directions:

Slice your fruit so you can easily cut out your shapes. You want the pieces at least an 1/2-inch thick.

Next, using your cookie cutters (and over a cutting board) cut out your fruit shapes. This part is messy! You can reserve the juices that sneak out during the process to add to the tequila marinade later.

Pop your fruit pieces into a container. Pour over your tequila and any additional ingredients you're using.

Cover tightly, shake and place in the fridge for 2 hours.

When ready to serve, skewer the infused fruit and arrange on platters for guests to enjoy.

 

Posted by Mags/ From Celebrations.com

Candy Cane Martini

Calling all adults with a sweet tooth! Take your favorite holiday candy and turn it into an adults-only sip perfect for the holiday season.

Candy Canes aren't just for the children! For big kids with a sweet tooth, incorporate this famous Christmas candy into a cocktail.

We mixed them into our holiday martini and created a festive Christmas drinkrecipe that's sweet, minty  in a glass. The hint of peppermint makes this a great after dinner drink and the perfect way to end a holiday party.

Ingredients:

1 ounce peppermint schnapps

3 ounces of vanilla vodka

Crushed candy cane for garnish

Ice

Directions:

Using a rolling pin or a skillet, hammer the candy cane into rough pieces and add a pinch to each glass. You can also reserve some for rimming your martini glass if you'd like.

Next, add the remaining ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously before straining the contents into the martini glass.

Serves:

1

 

From Celebrations.com/ Posted by Mags

Blushing Mimosa

Ingredients

 

2 cups orange juice

1 cup pineapple juice, chilled

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2 tablespoons grenadine

1 (750-milliliter) bottle Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled*

Preparation

1. 1. Stir together first 3 ingredients.
2. 2. Pour equal parts orange juice mixture and Champagne into Champagne flutes.
3. *2 (12-oz.) cans ginger ale or lemon-lime soda may be substituted.
4. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Simply Orange 100% Orange Juice.

From Southern Living  Posted by Mags

Strawberry Mojitos

Strawberry Mojitos




For each mojito, you will need:
4-5 fresh strawberries, depending on size
Small handful of fresh mint leaves
3 oz simple syrup (even amounts of sugar and water, heated until the sugar melts, and cooled to room temperature)
2 oz rum
1 1/2 tsp fresh lime juice
Club soda
Lime slices

Place strawberries, mint, and some ice (crushed ice works best) in a tall glass. Muddle the ingredients together with the back of a spoon (or a muddler if you have one.) Add simple syrup, rum, and lime juice. Pour in enough club soda to fill the glass. Give the mixture a stir, and garnish with fresh strawberries and lime slices.




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Awesome Fruit Cocktails

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