Cucumber-Shiso Mule

Ingredients:

3 slices of cucumber
2 shiso leaves
1.5 ounce gin
3 ounces ginger beer

Directions:

Muddle 3 slices of cucumber and one shiso leaf in gin.  Add ice and top off with 3 ounces ginger beer.  Garnish with remaining shiso leaf and a paper umbrella, or perhaps a slice of candied ginger on glass.

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Vodka Smoothie

6 fluid ounces Vodka
12 fluid ounces Orange Juice
4 scoops Orange Sherbet
1 cup crushed ice
1 cup frozen strawberries

In a blender, mix the vodka, orange juice, sherbet, strawberries and ice.
Blend until smooth.

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June Sparkle

Ingredients:

3 1/4 oz. Champagne
1/2 oz. Strawberry Liqueur
1 oz. Pineapple Juice


Pour into a champagne flute.
Garnish with a sugar dipped strawberry, and serve.


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Memorial Day

Norwegian Iceberg

The Lookout Mint Julep

Inspired by the winner of the Kentucky Derby in 1893, Lookout, the new premium soda from Pepsi is a delish mixer for your race day cocktail.  See below for the recipe.

Ingredients
4 oz. 1893 Ginger
1 1/4 oz. Rye Whiskey
Mint, muddled

Directions
Muddle mint and whiskey in a rocks glass.  Add crushed ice and top with cola.  Stir and garnish with additional mint.

Go on get mixing and enjoy the perfect drink while you watch -- because who knows, we might have yet another Triple Crown this year.  And if that happens, you do not want to miss the first race.

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Purple Rain

RIP Prince

Purple Rain shot recipe

1 1/4 oz. vodka

3/4 oz. Blue Curacao liqueur

1 splash Cranberry juice

Shake with ice and strain into chilled shot glass.   (drinksmixer)

Raspberry Beret

Raspberry Beret recipe

1 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
1 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream
1 splash grenadine syrup

Blend all the ingredients with ice (like a mudslide). Pour in a mug rimmed with red-coloured sugar, top with whipped cream and  sprinkle with red colored sugar.

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Casino Royale

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Casino Royale Cocktail Recipe

2 ounces Gin
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1 tsp. Maraschino Liqueur
Dash of orange bitters
1 egg yolk

Fill a shaker halfway with ice cubes.  Pour in all the ingredients and shake until chilled.  Strain the mixture into a sour glass.  Garnish with a cherry and a slice of lemon.

Originally published December 12, 2012
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Madtini Easter Blue Cottontail

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 1/2 ounce triple sec
• 1/4 ounce blue Curaçao
• Flamed orange peel (for garnish)

Preparation
Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Flame an orange peel over the glass and add to the drink.


Happy Easter!