Cool Cocktails

Recipe from: rachealraymag.com

Yield
6 Servings

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
12 sprigs rosemary
3 cups ruby-red grapefruit juice
1-1/2 cups vodka
3/4 teaspoon bitters
Ice cubes

Directions:
In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water, the sugar and 6 rosemary sprigs to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the liquid is clear, about 5 minutes. Let cool; discard the rosemary.

In a pitcher, combine the grapefruit juice, vodka, bitters and 3/4 cup rosemary-sugar syrup. Pour into 6 rocks glasses filled with ice cubes and garnish each with a rosemary sprig.

Recipe from: rachealraymag.com

Yield
6 Servings

Ingredients:
Sugar, for dipping
Ice cubes
1-1/4 cups orange juice
3/4 cup peach schnapps
3/4 cup vodka

Directions:
Directions:
Wet the rim of 6 champagne flutes and dip them in sugar. Fill a pitcher with ice cubes and add 1-1/4 cups orange juice, 3/4 cup peach schnapps and 3/4 cup vodka. Stir until chilled and pour into the sugared flutes.

Recipe from www.find.myrecipes.com

Yield
Makes 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients:
3/4 cup golden or amber rum
1/2 cup coconut rum
1/4 cup apricot brandy
1 cup pineapple juice
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup pink grapefruit juice
Garnish: Limes, sliced

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher. Pour over ice to serve. Garnish with lime slices, if desired.

Recipe from www.find.myrecipes.com

8 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup margarita and 1 lime slice)

Ingredients:
1 cup dried hibiscus blossoms (about 2 ounces)
3 cups water
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups tequila
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/3 cup Triple Sec or other orange-flavored liqueur
8 lime slices

Directions:
Place blossoms in a strainer; rinse under cold water. Combine blossoms, water, and sugar in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Strain; discard blossoms. Cover and chill hibiscus mixture.

Combine hibiscus mixture, tequila, juice, and Triple Sec. Serve over ice. Garnish with lime slices.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 205 (0.0% from fat)
Fat: 0.0g (sat 0.0g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)
Protein: 0.1g
Carbohydrate: 24.7g
Fiber: 0.1g
Cholesterol: 0.0mg
Iron: 0.0mg
Sodium: 3mg
Calcium: 4mg

Recipe from www.rachaelraymag.com

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
3 ounces (1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) vodka
2 ounces (1/4 cup) apple schnapps
1/4 cup apple cider
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes. Add the vodka, schnapps and cider; shake well.
In a shallow bowl, mix the sugar and cinnamon. Moisten the rims of 2 champagne flutes and coat with the cinnamon sugar. Strain the cocktail into the flutes.

Recipe from www.rachaelraymag.com

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 1/2 ounces vodka (3 tablespoons)
1 1/2 ounces Kahlúa (3 tablespoons)
1 1/2 ounces white crème de cacao (3 tablespoons)
1 1/2 ounces Baileys Irish Cream (3 tablespoons)
2 Oreo cookies, for garnish

Directions:
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes. Add the vodka, Kahlúa, crème de cacao and Baileys and shake well. Strain into 2 martini glasses. Slip an Oreo onto the side of each glass.

Recipe from www.rachaelraymag.com

Ingredients:
1/2 cup seltzer
1/4 cup limoncello
2 tablespoons unsweetened cranberry juice
Ice
One 3/4-by-3-inch strip lemon peel, for garnish

Directions:
Stir together the seltzer, limoncello and cranberry juice. Pour into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with the lemon peel.

Recipe from www.rachaelraymag.com

Ingredients:
Vodka
strawberry sorbet
squeeze of lime

Directions:
Pour vodka in a martini glass, squeeze in lime and add a scoop of sorbet.

Recipe from www.rachaelraymag.com

Ingredients:
Four 12-ounce bottles cold light-flavored beer, such as Corona
1 cup (8 ounces) tequila
One 12-ounce can frozen limeade concentrate
Lime wedges
Kosher salt, for rimming glasses

Directions:
Combine the beer, tequila and limeade in a large pitcher. Rub a lime wedge around the rim of each glass and dip it in the salt. Pour the margaritas into the glasses.

Recipe from www.myrecipes.com
Makes 1 drink

Ingredients:
2 1/2 ounces gin
1/2 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice
3/4 ounces liquefied honey or sugar water

Directions:
Shake all ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain and pour straight up or on the rocks. Garnish with a lime slice.

Recipe from www.myrecipes.com
8 servings (serving size: about 3/4 cup)

Ingredients:
3 cherimoyas, peeled and halved lengthwise
4 cups ice cubes
3/4 cup white rum
9 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted
Lemon wedges (optional)

Directions:
Cut each cherimoya half into 2 wedges. Remove seeds from cherimoya pulp; discard seeds. Place pulp in a blender. Add ice, rum, and concentrate to blender. Puree until smooth. Divide cherimoya mixture evenly among each of 8 glasses; garnish with lemon wedges, if desired. Serve immediately.

Recipe from www.myrecipes.com
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients:
5 peeled kiwifruit, divided
3 cups ice
1/4 cup light rum
1/4 cup Midori (melon-flavored liqueur)
3 tablespoons Cream of Coconut (such as Coco Lopez)
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, un-drained

Directions:
Cut 4 kiwifruit into quarters, and place in a blender. Set remaining kiwifruit aside. Add ice and remaining ingredients to blender;
process until smooth. Strain mixture through a sieve into a pitcher; discard seeds. Divide evenly among 6 glasses. Cut remaining
kiwifruit into 6 slices; garnish each glass with 1 kiwifruit slice.

Makes 9 1/2 cups

Ingredients:
4 (12-ounce) cans peach nectar
2 cups sugar
1 lemon, halved
1/4 cup firmly packed fresh mint leaves
1 (750-milliliter) bottle Champagne or 2 1/2 cups sparkling water

Garnish: Lemon slices

Directions:
Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil, and cook 20 minutes. Cool. Remove and discard lemon and mint; store mixture in an airtight container in refrigerator until ready to serve. Stir in Champagne before serving. Serve over ice; garnish, if desired.

4 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)

Ingredients:
4 servings (serving size: 3/4 cup)
Ingredients
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 cup club soda
1 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice
1/2 cup vodka
3 tablespoons fresh Key lime juice (about 3 limes)
Crushed ice

Garnish: Key lime slices (optional)

Directions:
Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes or just until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; cool.
Combine sugar syrup, club soda, pomegranate juice, vodka, and lime juice. Place crushed ice in a martini shaker; add about 3/4 cup pomegranate mixture. Cover and shake. Strain into a glass. Garnish with lime slice, if desired. Repeat procedure with remaining pomegranate mixture.

Recipe from myrecipes.com
Makes 5 cups

Ingredients:
1 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup fresh mint sprigs
2 cups lemon-lime soft drink, chilled
1 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup tequila

Garnish: fresh mint sprigs, lime slices

Directions:
Bring 1 cup water and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan. Boil, stirring often, until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; add mint sprigs, and let stand 2 hours or until mixture is completely cool.

Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding mint. Stir in lemon-lime soft drink, lime juice, and tequila. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.

Recipe from myrecipes.com
Makes about 10 servings

Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla-flavor syrup
2 oranges (about 6 oz. each), thinly sliced
1 lime, thinly sliced
1 cup orange juice
2 bottles (750 ml. each) dry red wine
Ice cubes

Directions:
In a pitcher (at least 3-qt. size), combine syrup, orange slices, lime slices, and orange juice.

Add wine to pitcher; mix, and pour into ice-filled glasses.

Recipe from www.williams-sonoma.com

Ingredients:
1.5 oz. chilled vodka
1 oz. cranberry juice
1/2 tsp. raspberry flavored liqueur
3 or 4 black peppercorns
1 oz. soda water
1 small fresh mint sprig

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka, cranberry juice and raspberry liqueur. Shake for 10 seconds. Put the peppercorns in a chilled Champagne glass and pour cocktail in. Top off with soda water and garnish with the mint sprig.

Recipe from www.sheknows.com/articles/804213.htm

Makes 1 serving

Ingredients:
1 bottle of light beer
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons simple syrup
Couple drops of grenadine
One slice of orange or raspberry for garnish

Directions:
Combine beer, orange juice, and simple syrup in a shaker. Pour mixture over ice in a pint glass. Top off with a few drops of grenadine. Garnish with a piece of fruit.

Recipe from cocktailtimes.com

There are many ways to make a chocolate martini. You can pick your favorite spirit such as light rum, vodka or brandy as a base spirit to mix with a chocolate liqueur. If you’re looking for a fruity taste, pick a flavored vodka or rum such as citrus or raspberry. For a sweeter taste, use vanilla flavored vodka or rum. To garnish, coat a rim of martini glass or a swirl a chocolate syrup in a glass. Avoid putting the chunk of chocolate that sits at the bottom of the glass so that you won’t choke on it.

Ingredients:
2 oz base spirit (vodka, light rum or brandy)
1/2 oz chocolate liqueur
1/2 oz white creme de cacao
Chocolate syrup to coat rim of martini glass

Directions:
Coat rim of martini glass with chocolate syrup. Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a martini glass.