Ice Teas

Ice Teas with alcohol
Different variations

Long Beach Ice Tea recipe

1 oz triple sec
1/2 oz rum
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz gin
fill with cranberry juice
1 splash 7-Up® soda
ice cubes

Garnish with fresh lime cuts. (Or lemons)
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4885.html#ixzz2b4a0zU4v

Carolina Iced Tea recipe

1 1/2 oz Southern Comfort® peach liqueur
1 oz Captain Morgan® Original spiced rum
1 oz peach schnapps
1/2 oz vodka
5 oz sweet iced tea

Add alcohol and stir lightly. Pour in iced tea. Stir a few more times
and serve.

Note: Add a splash of lemon and garnish with a twist for a classy drink
or serve in a mason jar for a real down-home feel.

Read more: Carolina Iced Tea recipe
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink219.html#ixzz2b4agUye9

Alcoholic Sweet Tea

This tangy and sweet drink packs a real punch, with all the comforts of
down home.

Ingredients
1 cup sweet tea
1/2 cup lemonade
1/2 cup vodka

Directions
1.Pour all of the ingredients over ice, stir well and serve immediately.

Recipe created by SheKnows on Nov 30, -1
http://www.sheknows.com/recipes/alcoholic-sweet-tea

Lipton
http://alcohol-drinks-recipes.com/category/coffee-and-tea/tea/lipton-brisk-iced-tea

Long Island Iced Tea

 Long Island Iced Tea recipe

1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash Coca-Cola®

Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.

Read more: 

Long Island Iced Tea recipe http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink590.html#ixzz2b84cgjP9

 

Heat wave

Myer’s Heatwave

INGREDIENTS:

¾ oz. dark Rum

½ oz. Peach Schnapps

6 oz. Pineapple Juice

Splash of Grenadine

INSTRUCTIONS:

Pour rum and schnapps over ice in a tall glass.  Fill with juice and a splash of grenadine. 

Stir.  Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a maraschino cherry.

Source: cocktail.uk

Red, White and Blueberry Smoothie

This is a non-alcoholic beverage.

Red, White and Blueberry Smoothie

This frosty and patriotic delight is an effortless treat. Enjoy the sweet summer berries and try something unique for dessert.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup whipped cream
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1 dash of lemon juice
Sugar, to taste
A few small, fresh strawberries, to garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1.      Mix together all ingredients in a blender and blend until desired thickness.

2.      Wash fresh strawberries and slit at the bottom to use as garnish for individual glasses.

From Homemadesimple

 

 

Tangerini

Tangerini 

2 oz. vodka
2 oz. simple Tangerini mixer
1 cup ice

In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, simple Tangerini mixer (available in many wine and spirit stores) and ice.   Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.


(There are different versions of a tangerini.  This one uses vodka and a mixer.)

Summer Songs

A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy ('64)
A Warm Summer Night - Chic ('79)
All Summer Long - The Beach Boys ('64)

Beach Baby – The First Class ('74)
Bummer in the Summer - Love ('67)
California Nights – Leslie Gore ('67)

Circle in the Sand - Belinda Carlisle ('88)

Cruel Summer - Bananarama ('84)

(cover by Ace of Base in '98)

Dancing Days – Led Zeppelin ('73)

Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas ('64)
(Cover by Mick Jagger & David Bowie (1984)

Endless Summer - Oceana ('12)

Evening in June - Van Morrison ('03)

Farewell My Summer Love - Michael Jackson

Here Comes Summer - Jerry Keller ('59)

Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone ('69)

I love it - Icono Pop ('13)

In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry ('70)

In the Sun - Blondie ('76)

Indian Summer - The Doors ('66)

It's Summer - The Temptations ('71)

It's Summertime - The Flaming Lips ('02)

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Bryan Hyland ('60)

(covered by Sha Na Na)

Long Hot Summer Days - Sara Watkins ('09)

Long Hot Summer Night - Jimi Hendrix ('68)

Magic - The Cars ('84)

Me And You and a Dog Named Boo - Lobo ('71)

My Summer Love - Ruby & The Romantics ('63)

Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Stevie Wonder ('71)

Night Moves - Bob Seger ('76)

One Summer Dream - Electric Light Orchestra ('75)

One Summer Night - The Danleers ('58)

Our Last Summer - Abba ('80)
People Say - The Dixie Cups ('64)

Remember Walking In The Sand - The Shangri-Las ('64)

Rockaway Beach - The Ramones ('77)
Save Your Heart For Me - Gary Lewis & The Playboys ('65)

Saturday in the Park - Chicago ('72)

School's Out - Alice Cooper ('72)

Sealed with a Kiss - Bryan Hyland ('62)

See you in September - The Happenings ('66)

Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels ('83)

Summer's Almost Gone - The Doors ('68)

Summer - Dido ('08)

Summer - War ('76)

Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts ('72)

Summer Breeze - covered by The Isley Brothers ('74)

Summer Fever - Donna Summer ('76)

Summer in the City - Lovin Spoonful ('69)

Summer in Siam - The Pogues ('90)

Summer Moved On - a-ha (2000)

Summer Night City - Abba ('78)

Summer Nights by Olivia Newton John & John Travolta ('78)

Summer Nights - Marianne Faithfull ('65)

Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams ('84)

Summer of Love - Melanie

Summer Rain - Johnny Rivers ('67)

Summer Rain by Belinda Carlysle ('90)

Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra ('66)

Summer Wine - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood ('67)

(Summer Wine covers by Lana Del Rey ('13), The Coors & Bono)

Summerday Sands - Jethro Tull ('75)

Summertime - Billie Holliday ('36) and Janis Joplin ('68) (my favorite versions)

According to Wikipedia there are over 250,000 versions of "Summertime".

Summertime by The Sundays ('97)

Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran ('58)

(Covers by The Who ('67) and the trippy version by Blue Cheer ('68)
Summertime Rolls - Jane's Addiction ('86)
Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey ('12)

Summertime, Summertime - The Jamies ('58)

Summer Snow - Lou Christie ('63)

Summer Soft - Stevie Wonder ('76)

Summer Sunshine - The Corrs ('04)

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks ('66)

Sunshine and Summertime - Faith Hill ('06)

Sweet Summer Lovin' - Dolly Parton ('79)

The Boys of Summer cover by The Ataris ('02)

The Boys of Summer - Don Henley ('84)

The Green Leaves of Summer - Peter & Gordon ('60)

The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell ('76)

The Last Day of Summer - The Cure (2000)

The Other Side of Summer - Elvis Costello ('91)

That Summer - Garth Brooks ('93)

That Sunday, That Summer - Nat King Cole ('63)

Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer - Nat King Cole ('63)

Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters ('64)
Unemployed in Summertime - Emiliana Torrini (2000)

Wipe Out - The Surfaris ('63)

Wonderful Summer - Robin Ward ('63)

Your Summer Dream - The Beach Boys ('63)

Cucumber Cooler

Cucumber Cooler

2-3 fresh cucumber rounds
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce ginger simple syrup
3 - 4 mint leaves
1 ounce Ultimat Vodka
Seltzer or mineral water
In a high ball or Collins glass, muddle cucumber, lime juice, ginger simple syrup, and mint. Add vodka and fill with ice. Top with seltzer and stir well. Garnish with a mint leaf and cucumber rounds.
- Courtesy of Ultimat Vodka

Rum Runner

1 oz. Rum
1/2 oz. Blackberry Brandy
1/2 oz. Banana Cream
Splash of Pineapple
Splash of Orange Juice
Dash of Grenadine
Float a bit of dark rum

Combine all ingredients in blender and pulse to a smooth consistency. Garnish with orange slice and cherry.



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Cherry Blossom Cocktail

1/2 oz. cherry brandy
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. lemon juice
Simple syrup to taste
Mix over ice, garnish with cherry, and serve.

(From Better Homes and Gardens)

It's St. Patrick's Day

The Irish punch-

2 fifths Irish whiskey
1 pint fresh lemon juice
1/2 pint Irish Mist liqueur
2 qts. club soda (or 1 qt. club soda and 1 quart tea)

Mix all ingredients in a large punch bowl. About 30 minutes before serving, add large pieces or a cake of ice. Gently stir immediately before serving.
Garnish the punch with maraschino cherries, orange and lemon slices and pineapple that has been diced or cut into sticks.
This recipe will yield about 30 servings - about 4 oz. per serving. Melting ice will increase the number of servings, but don't let the punch get watery. Actually, it is best to have all the ingredients prechilled before making the punch to retard the melting of ice.


Hot Irish-

(good on cold Winter days)
2 tsp. sugar (preferably brown sugar)
1/2 slice fresh lemon (cut thick)
4 cloves
Pinch of cinammon
1 measure of Irish whiskey

Stud the lemon slice with cloves. Put the lemon, sugar and cinammon into a warmed, stemmed glass. Add boiling water and the whiskey. Stir well and serve.

Kennedy crush-

Fill a tall glass with crushed ice. Add a dash of bitters. Add a teaspoon of sugar for a sweeter drink. Pour in 1 1/2 oz. of Irish whiskey. Squeeze a piece of lemon in glass and fill with 7-Up.