Mo, Mo, Mo - Mojito!

1.5 oz Light Rum (White or Amber)
12 fresh spearmint leaves
1/2 lime
7 oz club soda
4 tsp. sugar

For this coolest summer cocktail, gently mash the mint leaves and the lime into a cool tall glass. Cover with sugar and fill glass with ice. Add the Rum, Club Soda, and stir well. Garnish with a lime wedge and a sprig of spearmint. Tasty and Freshhhhh!

Enjoy!

Recipe & Photo: Growing Up

Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri - Classic!

Makes 4 to 6 drinks

1 cup white rum
3 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
1/4 cup lime juice, freshly squeezed
Ice cubes, as needed*

In a blender combine the rum, strawberries, fresh squeezed lime juice and one cup of ice.

Pulse to evenly blend.

*Depending how thick you want your frozen daiquiri you can add as much or as little ice as desired. Start with one cup. Then if you prefer it a little more slushy add more ice, a 1/2 cup at a time and pulse to blend to your desired consistency.

Source: theKitchn
Photo by Tumblr

Emerald Isle - the freshness of the green

2 oz. Barrymore Pinot Grigio
4 cucumber chunks
5 mint leaves
¾ oz. lime juice
¾ oz. simple syrup
1 oz. soda water
Garnish: 3 mint sprigs and a cucumber slice

To make simple syrup, mix equal parts hot water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. In a cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber and mint leaves. Fill shaker with ice and add lime juice, simple syrup, and wine. Shake vigorously. Strain into a glass filled with ice and garnish with three mint sprigs and a cucumber slice.

Source: Barrymore Wines
Courtesy Image

Dolphin's Foam - dream for the summer

I like the blu color. Gives me some freshness in hot summer days, even when I am away from the sea...


50 ml pina colada mix
50 ml Blue Curacao liqueur

Shake vigorously in a shaker with lots of ice. Strain into a glass, garnish with a red cherry, and serve.

Beware! - Hurricane!

– 1 oz. vodka
– 1 oz. gin
– 1 oz. light rum
– 1 oz. amaretto almond liqueur
– 1 oz. triple sec
– 1/2-oz. Bacardi 151 rum
– 1/4-oz. grenadine syrup
– grapefruit juice
– pineapple juice

Pour all ingredients but the juices into a hurricane glass filled (halfway to three-quarters) with ice. Add equal amounts of each juice to fill.

Recipe from: http://www.islands.com
Photo by: www.deepsouthdish.com

... and after the cocktail -

Scarry, ha? Better make yourself another drink ;)

Tropical Island

3 shot Mango juice
3 shots Orange juice
2 shot Melon Liqueur
1 shot Cointreaot Bols Blue Curagao
 
Blend ingredients with Crushed ice, pour over ice and garnish with honeydew melon.

White Russian

One of my favourite cocktails, but in my opinion - not suitable for the summer, because of the milk cream. But in a cool day, grab the blanket and this cocktail and go outside. Enjoy!

1.5 oz Vodka
1 oz Kahlúa
1 oz Heavy Milk Cream

Pour all ingredients in an Old Fashioned glass filled with ice cubes.

Cosmopolitan

1 lime wedge
50ml/2fl oz citrus vodka
25ml/1fl oz orange liqueur
25ml/1fl oz cranberry juice
dash lime cordial


Place all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake hard.
Strain the drink into a cocktail glass. Using a lit match or a cigarette lighter, carefully hold the flame against the orange peel and squeeze gently to release the oils. Garnish the drink with a flamed orange zest.

Sex On The Beach

1 shot vodka
1 shot peach schnapps (archers)
200ml orange juice
200ml cranberry juice
2shots raspberry syrup


Add ice to glass pour in shot of vodka add peach shnapps mix with orange, cranberry and raspberry
Serve with an ubrella and a mixer stick and a fancy straw and an orange slice on side of glass.

Bloody, bloody Mary

Recipe: 

2 ice cubes
vodka, double shot
½ lemon, juice only
6 dashes Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes Tabasco sauce
150ml/5fl oz tomato juice
pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper


Place the ice into a tall glass and add the vodka.
Add the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and tomato juice. Stir well.
Adjust the seasoning, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve straightaway.

Vodka Martini

Recipe: 


1 1/2 oz vodka
3/4 oz dry vermouth

Shake vodka and vermouth together with several ice cubes in a shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with an olive and serve.