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Leap Year

Fri, 02/29/2008 - 12:00PM by partysugar 0 Comments - 12 Views
Leap Year From the Wall Street Journal 2 oz. gin ½ oz. sweet vermouth ½ oz. Grand Marnier 1 dash fresh lemon juice Shake with ice and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass. A twist of lemon peel on top. Makes 1.
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Vanilla Rum Colas

Fri, 02/22/2008 - 12:00PM by partysugar 0 Comments - 64 Views
Vanilla Rum Colas From Martha Stewart Small ice cubes 3 cups cola 1 cup plus 2 tbsp. dark rum 3/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract 6 orange wedges or 4 sliced kumquats
  1. For each drink, fill a glass 3/4 full with ice.
  2. Add 1/2 cup cola, 3 tbsp. rum, and 1/8 tsp. vanilla. Squeeze orange or kumquats into drink, and stir.
Serves 6.
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Greyhound

Fri, 02/15/2008 - 12:00PM by partysugar 0 Comments - 20 Views
Greyhound From Epicurious 2 ounces vodka 5 ounces grapefruit juice In a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes, combine the vodka and grapefruit juice. Stir well. Makes 1 cocktail.
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Spiked Pink Lemonade

Thu, 02/14/2008 - 1:30PM by partysugar 1 Comment - 81 Views
Spiked Pink Lemonade From Everyday With Rachael Ray magazine 1 bottle (750 ml) vodka or gin 5 cups lemonade 2 cups cranberry juice 3 cups ginger ale Combine all the ingredients in a big pitcher, stir and serve! Serves 6-8.
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Brownie Cognac

Fri, 02/08/2008 - 12:00PM by partysugar 1 Comment - 24 Views
Brownie Cognac From Fine Living 1 1/2 oz. Courvoisier or other type of cognac 1 oz. amaretto Dash of chocolate syrup
  1. Fill pint glass with ice.
  2. Add the cognac, the amaretto, and a dash of chocolate syrup.
  3. Shake and pour into a chilled martini glass.
Serves 1.
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Lychee Martini

Thu, 02/07/2008 - 1:30PM by partysugar 2 Comments - 50 Views
Lychee Martini From InStyle magazine 1 14 oz. can lychees 2 cups vodka 1/2 cup cranberry juice
  1. Drain the lychees, reserving 1 cup of the lychee syrup.
  2. In a large pitcher combine the reserved lychee syrup, the vodka, and the cranberry juice. Refrigerate until very cold.
  3. Fill cocktail glasses with ice water.
  4. To serve, empty ice water from glasses. Place one lychee in the bottom of each glass, and fill with a cocktail.
Serves 8.
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Pom Lime Vodka Cocktail

Fri, 02/01/2008 - 12:00PM by partysugar 2 Comments - 54 Views
Pom Lime Vodka Cocktail Modified from Cooking Light magazine 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1 cups club soda 1 cup unsweetened pomegranate juice 3/4 cup vodka 3 tbsp. fresh lime juice (about 3 limes) Ice lime slices (optional)
  1. 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.
  2. Combine sugar syrup*, club soda, pomegranate juice, vodka, and lime juice.
  3. Place ice in a martini shaker; add about 3/4 cup pomegranate mixture. Cover and shake. Strain into a glass.
  4. Garnish with lime slice, if desired. Repeat procedure with remaining pomegranate mixture.
Serves 4. *When I doubled the recipe, I kept simple syrup recipe as is. I prefer a less sweet drink.
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Boston Punch

Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:30PM by partysugar 0 Comments - 14 Views
Boston Punch From Virtual Cities 2 cups apple cider 1 cup brandy 1/2 cup dark rum 1/2 cup curacao Juice of 2 lemons One 750-ml bottle of champagne 1 liter seltzer or club soda 1 teaspoon sugar
  1. Chill cider, brandy, rum, curacao, lemon juice, champagne, and seltzer or club soda.
  2. Combine cider, brandy, rum, curacao, and lemon juice with sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  3. Just before serving, pour over a block of ice in a punch bowl and stir in champagne and seltzer.
Serves 6-8.
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Long Island Iced Tea

Thu, 01/31/2008 - 1:30PM by partysugar 0 Comments - 24 Views
Long Island Iced Tea From Taste 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 3 cups ice cubes 1/3 cup chilled vodka 1/3 cup tequila 1/3 cup white rum 1/3 cup gin 1/4 cup Cointreau liqueur 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 cup chilled cola
  1. Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Cook, without stirring, for 3 minutes or until syrup thickens. Remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes to cool.
  2. Divide the ice evenly among serving glasses.
  3. Pour over the vodka, tequila, rum, gin, Cointreau, sugar syrup, lemon juice and cola. Serve immediately.
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Hot Buttered Rum

Fri, 01/25/2008 - 12:00PM by partysugar 1 Comment - 22 Views
Hot Buttered Rum Modified From Sheri Marr at All Recipes For batter: 1/2 lb. butter 1/2 lb. brown sugar 1/2 lb. confectioners' sugar 1/2 qt. vanilla ice cream, softened 1/2 tbsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg For drink: 1 shot rum per drink boiling water
  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
  2. Whisk in brown sugar and confectioners sugar.
  3. Remove from heat, and whisk in the ice cream, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
  4. Pour mixture into a plastic container, seal, and freeze.
  5. To make a drink: in a coffee mug, measure 1 heaping tablespoon hot buttered rum batter. Add the rum, then fill cup with boiling water. Stir, and sprinkle top of drink with nutmeg, if desired.
Makes about 6 cups batter.
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