1. Mojito
3 fresh mint sprigs
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
1 1/2 oz light rum (3 tbsp)
club soda
In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer). Add a lime slice and the remaining mint, and serve.
2. Cosmopolitan
1 oz vodka (2 tbsp)
1/2 oz triple sec (1 tbsp)
1/2 oz Rose's® lime juice (1 tbsp)
1/2 oz cranberry juice (1 tbsp)
Shake vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge on the rim, and serve
3. Strawberry Daiquiri
1/2 oz strawberry schnapps (1 tbsp)
1 oz light rum (2 tbsp)
1 oz lime juice (2 tbsp)
1 tsp powdered sugar
1 oz strawberries (2 tbsp)
Add ingredients with a bit of ice in a blender. Blend and then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish w/ strawberry.
4. Long Island Ice Tea (low calorie)
1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 part fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 parts 7-Up® Diet soda
2 parts Coca-Cola® Diet Coke
Take a long piece of lemon rind and twist it hard to release the oils in an empty glass, rub it around the inside of the glass, and throw it in the bottom. Mix ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into a shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into the glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top.
5. Margarita
1.5oz Tequila (1 tbsp)
1oz Triple Sec (2 tbsp)
1oz Lime Juice (2 tbsp)
Dash of sugar syrup
Put all ingredients into a mixing glass
Shake hard with ice
Strain either over ice in a rocks or straight up into a cocktail glass that has been frosted with salt.
Garnish
lime wheel and salt rim.
6. Pina Colada
3 oz light rum (6 tbsp)
3 tbsp coconut cream
3 tbsp crushed pineapples
Put all ingredients into an electric blender with 2 cups of crushed ice. Blend at a high speed for a short length of time. Strain into a Collins glass and serve with a straw.
7. Sex on the Beach
1 1/2 oz vodka (3 tbsp)
1/2 oz peach schnapps (1 tbsp)
2 oz cranberry juice (4 tbsp)
2 oz orange juice (4 tbsp)
Add vodka and peach schnapps to a highball glass over ice. Fill with equal measures of cranberry juice and orange juice, and stir.
8. Vodka Martini
1 1/2 oz vodka (3 tbsp)
3/4 oz dry vermouth (1 ½ tbsp)
Shake vodka and vermouth together with several ice cubes in a shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with an olive and serve.
9. Mai Tai
1 oz light rum (2 tbsp)
1/2 oz crème de almond (1 tbsp)
1/2 oz triple sec (1 tbsp)
sweet and sour mix
pineapple juice
1/2 oz Myer's® dark rum (1 tbsp)
Pour light rum, crème de almond and triple sec, in order, into a Collins glass. Almost fill with equal parts of sweet and sour mix and pineapple juice. Add dark rum, a large straw, and serve unstirred.
10. Bloody Mary
1 1/2 oz vodka (3 tbsp)
3 oz tomato juice (6 tbsp)
1 dash lemon juice
1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 - 3 drops Tabasco® sauce
1 lime wedge
Shake all ingredients (except lime wedge) with ice and strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add the wedge of lime and serve.
