Fresh Raspberry and Prosecco Lemonade
Ingredients
Serves 6 to 8
16 oz (500 g) fresh raspberries
½ cup (125 ml) granulated sugar
finely grated zest of 1 lemon
¾ cup (175 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup (75 ml) Limoncello
1 bottle (750 ml) Prosecco, well chilled
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine raspberries and sugar. Crush berries with the back of a spoon until mostly liquid, stir, then allow to sit for 15 minutes to dissolve sugar. Using a spatula, force berries through a fine mesh sieve into a small bowl, pressing hard to release as much juice as possible. Discard seeds. Transfer raspberry purée to a large glass pitcher, add lemon zest and juice and limoncello and stir to combine. Top with chilled Prosecco, stir well and serve in chilled glasses over ice.
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Mocha Mudslide
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Absolut Vanilia Vodka
1½ oz (45 ml) Baileys Irish Cream
1 cup (250 ml) chocolate ice cream (about 2 scoops)
4 to 5 cold brew coffee ice cubes
1 pinch sea salt
chocolate syrup, whipped cream and chocolate shavings, for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine vodka, Baileys, ice cream, coffee ice cubes and salt. Blend until smooth. Right before serving, drizzle chocolate syrup into sides and bottom of a milkshake or other tall glass, then pour blender contents in. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
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Cold Shoulder
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Malibu coconut liqueur
1 cup (250 ml) passion fruit sorbet (about 2 scoops)
½ oz (15 ml) fresh lemon juice, strained
1 oz (30 ml) simple syrup (1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using).
5 to 6 ice cubes
mint sprig, for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine Malibu, passion fruit sorbet, lemon juice, simple syrup and ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into a pilsner or other tall glass and garnish with fresh mint.
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Bermuda Storm
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Goslings Black Seal Rum, divided
1 oz (30 ml) Giffard Ginger of the Indies
1½ tsp (7 ml) peeled, freshly grated ginger
1 oz (30 ml) fresh lime juice, strained
1 oz (30 ml) simple syrup (1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using).
5 to 6 ice cubes
lime wedges or fresh mint, for garnish
Instructions
- In a blender, combine 1 oz (30 ml) rum, ginger liqueur, fresh ginger, lime juice, simple syrup and ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into a hurricane or other tall glass, top with remaining 1 oz (30 ml) rum and garnish with lime wedges or fresh mint.
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Albatross
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Don Julio Blanco Tequila
1 oz (30 ml) Campari
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
1 oz (30 ml) fresh grapefruit juice
½ oz (15 ml) simple syrup (1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using).
2 oz (60 ml) Central City Red Racer Pilsner
2 dashes Bittered Sling Clingstone Peach Bitters
a large mint sprig, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except for the pilsner in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Hard shake and fine strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with pilsner and garnish with mint.
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Pynk
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Aperol Aperitivo
¼ oz (7 ml) Odd Society Bittersweet Vermouth (Can substitute Amaro Montenegro for a slightly different take)
¾ oz (22 ml) Honey Syrup
2 dashes orange blossom water (Available at specialty grocery stores)
1 pinch salt
soda water, to top
grapefruit twist, for garnish
Instructions
- To make Honey Syrup, dissolve a 1:1 ratio of liquid honey into boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
- In a Collins glass, add first 5 ingredients and stir to combine. Fill glass with ice and top with soda. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
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Elderflower Spritz
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
3 oz (90 ml) dry Prosecco
1 oz (30 ml) soda water
thinly sliced cucumber, mint sprigs or edible flowers, for garnish
Instructions
- Pour St-Germain into a wine glass filled with ice cubes. Slowly add Prosecco, then top with soda. Stir gently and serve garnished with any combination of cucumber, mint sprigs or edible flowers.
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In the Sun
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Cabo Wabo Reposado Tequila
½ oz (15 ml) Lillet Blanc
¼ oz (7 ml) Giffard Crème de Violette
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
edible flowers, for garnish
Instructions
- To make Simple Syrup, dissolve a 1:1 ratio of sugar into boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with edible flowers.
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See Fernando
Ingredients
Serves 1
½ oz (15 ml) Cachaça 51
¼ oz (7 ml) Grand Marnier
Villa Teresa Rosé Frizzante, to top
orange twist, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with ice, stir first 3 ingredients. Strain into a coupe glass and top with sparkling rosé. Garnish with an orange twist.
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Cherry Spritz
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Averna Amaro Siciliano
3 oz (90 ml) Concerto Lambrusco
1 oz (30 ml) cherry soda, such as Boylan’s Black Cherry
cherries (fresh or maraschino), for garnish
Instructions
- Pour Amaro into a wine glass filled with ice cubes. Slowly add Lambrusco, then top with cherry soda. Stir gently and garnish with cherries.