Sunday, July 5, 2009

Summer Cocktails


Aloha everybody and you know, I love me some Summer Cocktails. A nice Gin & Juice served in a mayonnaise jar and sittin on the roof in a rainstorm with a nine iron. Here's a couple of fine summer cocktails for ya'll -nine iron optional:


Key Lime Freeze

1 oz. Licor 43 1 oz. Absolut Vanilla
1/2 muddled fresh limeSplash of simple syrup ½ oz. half-and-half
Finish with Cream Soda
Muddle ½ lime in Collins glass -add ice, vodka, Licor 43, simple syrup, half/half
Finish with Cream soda and give a little stir
Garnish with plastic monkey


Grapefruit Rum Cooler
1.5 oz Maui light rum 1/3 cup fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice 1 oz. fresh lemon juice 1 oz. simple syrup 4 mint sprigs3 dash Angostura bitters
In a cocktail shaker, muddle mint, simple syrup, lemon juice and grapefruit juice. Add 1-1/2 oz. rum and ice. Shake and strain into a highball or Collins glass over new ice. Top with club soda and a splash of bitters. Stir and garnish with grapefruit and mint.


Sangre de Fresa
1 oz Cachaca
½ oz Cointreau
4 to 5 leaves basil, plus 1 for garnish
2 strawberries, quartered and tops removed, plus 1 for garnish1/2 oz. balsamic syrup 1/4 oz. fresh lime juice Soda water
In a mixing glass, muddle the strawberries and basil with the balsamic syrup into a pulp. Top with ice and remaining ingredients, and shake until cold. Strain into an ice-filled Pilsner or Collins glass and top with soda water. Garnish with a strawberry and basil leaf.

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