Frozen Melon Madness

The frozen melon madness is a pink drink made from melon schnapps, watermelon schnapps, rum, sour mix and lemon-lime soda, and served in a highball glass.

1/2 oz. Melon Schnapps (DeKuyper)
1/2 oz. Watermelon Pucker
1/2 oz. White Rum (Cruzan)
2 oz. Sour Mix
1/2 cup crushed ice
1 splash Lemon-Lime Soda
1 slice watermelon
Garnish:  Watermelon
Glass: Highball Glass


Directions:

1)  Blend melon schnapps, Watermelon Pucker, white rum, sour mix and ice until smooth.
2)  Pour into a highball glass.
3)  Top with a splash of lemon-lime soda and garnish with a watermelon slice.

Sounds like a refreshing summer/hot weather drink. Also has a pretty color.

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Mojito Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. light rum
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 lime
Mint Sprigs
(For an extra kick add a dash of dark rum)

Method:

Squeeze the lime juice into a large chilled glass, add mint and sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Fill glass with crushed ice and pour in the rum.
Swizzle until the glass goes frosty.
Garnish with mint and serve with straws.
(goodtoknow.co.uk)

OR

Ingredients:
1/2 oz. lime juice (squeezed fresh)
1 tsp. superfine sugar
3 mint leaves
2 oz. white rum
Club soda or seltzer
Collins glass

Directions:
1. In a smallish Collins glass, muddle lime juice with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon superfine sugar.
2. Add the few mint leaves, mushing them against the side of the glass.
3. Fill glass 2/3 with cracked ice and pour in the rum.
4. Pitch in the squeezed-out lime shell and top off with club soda or seltzer.

(esquire.com)

Enjoy!  Happy Friday!!

Total Eclipse

1.5 oz. Tequila
.5 oz. Sombra Mezcal
Ginger Beer
Angostura Bitters
Lemon Wheel
Brandied Cherry

Method:  Stir tequila and mezcal together with ice.  Top with ginger beer and bitters.
Garnish with a lemon wheel and a brandied cherry.

(themanual.com)

Island Breeze Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 1/2 ounces light rum
4 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce cranberry juice
2 ounces Angostura Bitters
Lemon wedge and cherry to garnish


Directions:

Fill a highball cocktail glass with ice and then pour in the light rum, pineapple juice, cranberry juice and bitters.  Garnish the cocktail with the lemon wedge and the cherry and then serve immediately.

(sheknows.com)

Spanish Guitar and Melonball

1 ½ oz. sweet sherry
1 oz. dry vermouth
¼ oz. cherry vodka

Shake with a glassful of broken ice and pour unstrained into an old-fashioned glass.  Add a speared cherry and serve.

(drinkxmixer.com)

Spanish Melonball

1 oz. Midori
1 oz. Malibu Rum
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
3 oz. Orange Juice

Shake Midori, Malibu and pineapple juice and strain into a highball glass.  Then add orange juice.

(drinksmixer.com)

Flower Power Sour

The Flower Power Sour is a well balanced sour drink made from Absolut® Mandrin vodka, Mandarine Napoleon, elderflower liqueur, simple syrup, and lemon juice, and served over ice in a rocks glass.

Ingredients:

1 oz. Orange Vodka (Absolute® Mandrin)
1/2 oz. Elderflower Liqueur
1/4 oz. Mandarine Napoleon
1 oz. Lemon Juice
2 tsp. Simple Syrup
Garnish: Orange
Glass: Rocks

Directions:

Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker
Strain into a rocks glass full of ice.
Garnish with an orange twist.

(completecocktails.com)
(absolutedrinks.com)

Blue Hawaii

Ingredients:

3/4 ounce light rum
3/4 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce blue curacao
3 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce prepared sweet and sour mix

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients and mix well. If using ice, mix the ingredients in a blender. Serve in a tall glass.  Garnish with a slice of pineapple and a cherry.

(food.com)

Woodstock

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. gin
1 oz. lemon juice
1 teaspoon maple syrup
Dash orange bitters

Instructions:

Combine ingredients in a shaker, shake and strain into a chilled martini or cocktail glass.

(the barkeep/ drinkoftheweek.com)

Mango Daquiri

"With its deep, sweet mango flavor offset by coconut rum and bright lime juice, this slushy frozen daiquiri is perfect for any beachside getaway."  Anna Stockwell

Ingredients:  (Makes 2 drinks)

2 cups of ice
1 1/2 cups mango sorbet
3 1/2 oz. coconut rum
3 1/2 oz. rum
4 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 2 limes)

Combine all ingredients in a blender, mix on high until ice is broken down and drink is fully incorporated.

(saveur.com)

Bay Breeze

A variation on the Cape Codder, the Bay Breeze is a fruity, summer favorite. Light and refreshing, this drink can also be made with rum in place of vodka for a twist on the original recipe.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Vodka
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
Fresh Lime Wedge


Tools:  Shaker and Jigger

How to mix:

1. In a highball glass combine vodka and cranberry juice.
2. Next, add the pineapple juice and garnish with a lime wedge

(drizzly.com)

Happy Friday!!

Frozen Pineapple Mango Daquiri

Ingredients

4 oz. White Rum
2 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
1 cup pineapple, cubed
1 cup fresh or frozen mango
1/4 cup water
1 cup crushed ice
pineapple wedges for garnish

Directions

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Divide between cocktail glasses and garnish with pineapple wedges. Serve and enjoy!

Yield: 2 daiquiris; prep time: 5 minutes - (mybakingaddiction.com)

Beach Breeze

Beach Breeze

Here's a great tasting cocktail that will have you longing for sand between your toes.  With three Rums, and several fruit juices, this eye catching treat will definitely have you feeling a little closer to your favorite beach.  Give it a try, our featured cocktail, the Beach Breeze!

Ingredients

1 oz. Parrot Bay Strawberry Rum

1 oz. Parrot Bay Pineapple Rum

1 oz. Malibu Coconut Rum

2 oz. Orange Juice

2 oz. Pineapple Juice

1 oz. Grenadine

Cherry for garnish

Directions

Pour the three Rums into an ice filled Collins glass.  Add the 2 juices, stir, and then add the Grenadine.  You can stir again, or just let the Grenadine settle to the bottom of your glass.  Garnish with a Cherry, add a long straw, and start enjoying your delicious Beach Breeze.  Cheers!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

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