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COCKTAILS AT HOME:

Frozen Delights [for big kids]

Fall is an excellent time to serve frozen theme cocktails. With the weather transitioning, entertaining is slowly moving inside. Indoor parties make it possible to set up your bar equipped with blenders and ice cream. As with any party, be careful not to offer too many choices if you plan to prepare the drinks yourself. If you hire a bartender for your function, you can offer as many frozen drinks you wish as long as your party area is equipped with a wet bar. Weekend Warrior

Ingredients:
- 3 oz. Premium Vodka
- 1 oz. Blue Curacao
- 1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

Serving Instructions:
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with a lime slice on the rim.


Cosmoplitan

Ingredients:
- 1 (1.5 oz.) Premium Vodka
- 1/2 oz. Cointreau
- 1 teaspoon fresh Lime Juice
- 1-1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
- 1 twist lime zest, garnish

Serving Instructions:
Pour all the ingredients into a shaker with lots of ice. Shake vigorously for several seconds and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime twist.


Watermelon Cocktail

Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Premium White Rum
- 2 oz. Melon Liquor
- 1 oz. Lemon Juice

Serving Instructions:
Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a chilled glass and garnish with a seedless watermelon wedge.


Flirtini Martini

Ingredients:
- 1/2 oz. Stolichnaya Razberi Vodka
- 1/2 oz. Cointreau
- Splash each of lime, pineapple & cranberry juices
- A few raspberries
- Brut Champagne

Serving Instructions:
Muddle raspberries in the bottom of a cocktail glass. Shake the first five ingredients & strain into glass. Top with Brut Champagne. Garnish with sprig of mint.


Bikini Martini

Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Coconut Rum
- 3/4 oz. Premium Vodka
- 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
- 1 dash Grenadine Syrup

Serving Instructions:
Combine Rum, Vodka and pineapple juice in a drink shaker. Shake firmly until frothy. Pour in a martini glass, add a touch of grenadine in the middle. Garnish with an orange wheel.


DHL's - Vodka Summer Martini

Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Stolichnaya Razberi Vodka
- 1 oz. Stolichnaya Vanila Vodka
- 1 oz. Stolichnaya Strasberi Vodka
- 1 oz. Cream of Coconut
- 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
- 3 drops Orange Bitters

Serving Instructions:
Mix ingredients in cocktail shaker, add ice, shake and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with Fresh Strawberry on the rim and drop a few fresh Raspberries in the glass.


Chocolate Martini

Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Chocolate Liqueur
- 1-1/2 oz. Premium Vodka
- 1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate, grated

Serving Instructions:
In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine chocolate liqueur and Vodka. Shake vigorously and strain a chilled martini glass. Garnish with chocolate shavings.


Awesome Apple Martini

Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Apple Schnapps
- 1 oz. Premium Vodka
- 1 oz. Apple Juice

Serving Instructions:
In a cocktail shaker full of ice, combine Apple Schnapps, Vodka and apple juice. Mix well. Pour into glasses and garnish with a slice of Granny Smith apple.


Classic Dry Martini

Ingredients:
- 2.5 oz premium gin
- 0.5 oz premium Extra Dry vermouth

Serving Instructions:
Stir ingredients with crushed ice and pour into a glass. Garnish with either a lemon zest or an olive. If a black olive is used, the drink is called a Buckeye Martini; if an onion is used, it's called a Gibson. A dry Martini with a dash to Shake with crushed ice. Strain into glass. Combine ingredients in glass. Ounce of scotch is a smoky Martini, and one with a splash of olive brine is a dirty Martini. Serve in a cocktail glass.




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