Friday, August 31, 2012

Summertime Citrus Punch (Mocktail/Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 88 cups lemonade
  • 4 cups pineapple juice
  • 4 cups citrus-flavoured vodka (optional)
  • 4 lemons, sliced
  • 5 limes, sliced
  • 8-10 pineapple rings
  • 6 cups 7-Up or ginger ale
Method: Combine all ingredients except 7-Up/ginger ale in a punch bowl/large jug. Cover and chill for 2 hours. Add 7-Up/ginger ale. 

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Pimm's Cup (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 120ml lemonade
  • 60ml Pimm's No.1
  • 1-3 cucumber slices
  • Orange and lemon slices
  • Ginger ale, as needed
Method: Combine lemonade, Pimm's, cucumber slices and fruits slices; if desired; into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake moderately and pour into large glass. Top with a splash of ginger ale.

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Pacific Blue Sangria (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle dry white wine
  • 1/2 cup Blue Curacao
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar syrup
  • 2 oranges, sliced
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 7-Up, as needed
Method: Combine all ingredients except 7-Up in a large jug and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Add 7-Up.

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Sangria Tropicale (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle dry white wine
  • 1 cup fresh sour
  • 1/2 cup triple sec
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 2 oranges, sliced 
  • 1 mango, sliced
  • 2 cups sparkling wine (if possible, get Ballatore Gran Spumante)
Method: Combine all ingredients, except sparkling wine, in a large jug and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Add sparkling wine.

http://i.yummly.com/Tropical-White-Sangria-Recipezaar-18675.l.png

Frozen Sangria (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 2 cups frozen fruit
  • 1 cup sugar syrup
  • 1/2 cup Cointreau
  • 1/2 cup 7-Up
Method: Combine all ingredients in blender with 1 cup of ice. Blend until smooth. To make it thicker, add more ice and blend again. Pour into glasses.

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Wildberry Sangria (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 3/4 cup strawberries, sliced
  • 3/4 cup blueberries
  • 3/4 cup raspberries
  • 3/4 cup blackberries
  • 3/4 cup boysenberries
  • 3/4 cup sugar syrup
  • 1 bottle red wine
  • 1/2 cup triple sec
  • 1/2 cup berry-flavoured vodka
  • 1 cup orange juice
Method: In saucepan, combine all berries with sugar syrup over low heat. Stir constantly until berries just begin to soften and discolour. Set aside. Combine remaining ingredients into a large jug. Add berry mixture (berries and liquid) and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.

 

Spanish Sangria (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 1 bottle red wine (if possible, get Spanish red wine)
  • 1/4 cup Cognac
  • 1/4 cup orange curacao
  • 1/4 cup sugar syrup
  • 2 oranges, sliced
  • 2 peaches, sliced
  • 2 lemons, sliced
Method: Place all ingredients into large jug and stir well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.

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Mom's Sangria (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 2 bottles red wine (if possible, get Spanish red wine)
  • 360ml Cognac
  • 360ml Cointreau
  • 360ml orange juice
  • 240ml sugar syrup
  • 2 broken cinnamon sticks
  • 3-4 lemons, cut to wedges
  • 3-4 oranges, sliced
  • 12 strawberries, sliced
  • 7-Up, as needed
Method: Place wine, Cognac, Cointreau, orange juice and sugar syrup in large container and stir well. Cover and refrigerate overnight. When ready, pour into ice filled pitcher to 2/3 full. Add fruits, top with 7-Up and stir gently.

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Fresh Sour recipe

Fresh sour is another ingredient that is mostly used in sangria drinks. I'm not sure if you can buy fresh sour in stores, but if you can't then here is the recipe that I found.

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar syrup
Method: In a small bowl, glass, or empty clean wine bottle; combine all the ingredients. Stir, or shake the bottle, cover and keep refrigerated until ready to use.

http://drinks.seriouseats.com/images/021512-193108-diyvsbuy-sourmix.jpg

Vesper (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 45ml vodka
  • 45ml gin
  • 15ml dry vermouth
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into glass.

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Victory Collins (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 45ml vanilla-flavoured vodka
  • 15ml lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 60ml grape juice
Method: Fill glass with crushed ice. Shake the vodka, lemon juice and sugar in a cocktail shaker (to dissolve) without ice. Pour mixture into the glass, add grape juice and stir.

Ab Fab (Cocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 30ml vodka
  • 60ml cranberry and raspberry juice
  • Champagne
Method: Shake the vodka and juice in cocktail shaker with ice, and strain into glass. Top with champagne.
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Witch's Kiss (Mocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 150ml tropical juice
  • Dash lemon juice
  • Dash sugar syrup
  • 15ml grenadine
  • Soda water
Method: Shake all ingredients, except soda water, with ice and pour into glass. Top with the soda water.

Mocquiri (Mocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 60ml apple juice
  • 15ml lemon juice
  • 15ml sugar syrup
Method: Blend all ingredients with ice and strain into glass.
http://www.freedessertrecipe.com/graphics/mocktini-mocktail-recipe.jpg

Chiquitta (Mocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 1 banana
  • 60ml orange juice
  • 15ml cream
  • Dash of grenadine
Method: Blend all ingredients with ice and strain into glass.

 http://www.freedessertrecipe.com/graphics/chiquitta-mocktail-recipe.jpg

Champagne Mocktail (Mocktail)

Ingredients:
  • Sugar cube
  • 30ml apple juice
  • 120ml lemon-lime mineral water
Method: Build over ice.

Candy Bar (Mocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 200ml milk
  • 15ml chocolate topping
  • 30ml caramel topping
  • Whipped cream
Method: Blend all ingredients, except whipped cream, with ice and pour into glass. Top with the whipped cream.

Brazilian Breakdance (Mocktail)

Ingredients:
  • 2 teaspoons instant coffee
  • 1 scoop vanilla ice cream
  • 120ml milk
Method: Blend with ice and pour into glass.

http://www.freedessertrecipe.com/graphics/brazilian-breakdance-mocktail-recipe.jpg