As the weather begins to warm up, everyone is feeling cabin fever and ready to get out and spend time with friends and family. In the spirit of Spring I will share the recipes for some of my favorite Spring & Summer cocktails.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces vodka (use a good-quality vodka)
1/2 ounce Triple Sec
1 teaspoon superfine sugar or to taste*
3/4 ounce freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Ice cubes
Superfine sugar for dipping
Twisted peel of lemon
Preparation:
Mix the vodka, Triple Sec, sugar, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice; shake well (supposedly the cocktail is to be shaken 40 times to make sure the sugar is well blended).
Pour strained liquor into sugar-rimmed martini glass and garnish with a twisted peel of lemon.
NOTE: To create a sugar-rimmed glass, take a lemon wedge and rub the drinking surface of the glass so it is barely moist. Dip the edge of the glass into the superfine sugar.
Makes 1 serving.
Jolly Rancher Cocktail
Ingredients:
16 pieces of your favorite flavor of Jolly Rancher hard candy ( I like apple)
1 cup of Vodka
Ice
Preparation:
Place the unwrapped candies and cup of vodka in the blender fill with ice. Blend well until smooth and serve. This is an easy tasty cocktail!
Makes 3-4 servings.
Tropical Fruit Mimosa
Traditionally served with brunch...but as you know by now...I feel like you can do whatever you want, so serve it up at your next cookout...it will be a hit with the ladies!
Ingredients:
1 (12oz) can apricot-mango nectar
1 (12 oz) can pineapple juice
3/4 cup cold water
1 (6oz) can of frozen orange juice concentrate thawed and undiluted
1 (750 milliliter) cold champagne
Preparation:
Stir cans of apricot- mango nectar, pineapple juice water and orange juice concentrate together in pitcher until combined. Pour in chilled champagne just prior to serving.
Makes approx 15 servings
Try these simple cocktail recipes...let me know how they work out for you!
Enjoy!
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