Favorite cocktail recipes?

[luvmy3jewels]

Thank goodness it is finally Friday!!! I would like to chill on my deck tonight and maybe enjoy a cocktail or two. Would anyone like to share their favorite mixed drink recipe? The fruitier the better (gotta keep it healthy) .

 

[AshleyW]

Thank goodness it is finally Friday!!! I would like to chill on my deck tonight and maybe enjoy a cocktail or two. Would anyone like to share their favorite mixed drink recipe? The fruitier the better (gotta keep it healthy) .

I normally don't like fruity drinks, but I loooove a good Malibu Bay Breeze.

2oz Malibu rum
2oz pineapple juice
2oz cranberry juice

Mix & serve over ice.

 

[snapppyd]

Happy Friday! We used to just put fresh strawberries in the blender with ice, vodka and powdered sugar. You could add a little lemon if you like.

These days I stick to light beer or white zinfandel wine. The wine is refreshing with frozen blueberries in it.

 

[luvmy3jewels]

Ooh, both of those ideas sound great and I already have the ingredients in my pantry (except the cranberry juice). Thanks for the recipes!!

 

[tomthebarncat]

I love cosmopolitans, yes, the very drink of the sex and the city hags!!

 

[BillSears]

I really like a Peach Schnapps Sour. It's basically a Whiskey Sour but instead of whiskey you use peach schnapps. You can buy sour mix at almost any liquor store.

 

[disneydee6]

My favorite summer drink has got to be Sangria. We do equal parts (about 2oz each) White Zinfandel, Peach Snapps, Sprite, and Pineapple Juice. Throw some fruit in and you got yourself a YUMMY sangria.

 

[Katieinwonderland]

I like Peach margaritas!

Just put equal parts tequila, triple sec, sweet and sour mix and peach schnapps in a blender with ice - they're sweet and fruity and really good!

 

[mamajoan]

Gin... Like Hendricks or Tanqueray...
diet tonic
ice....
2 chunks of lime... LOL that is as fruity as I get...

and a big chilled glass!

Michael Buble, James Taylor, and Bruce Springsteen playing loud and proud!

 

[KimR]

My favorit summertime drink is a Lemon Drop martini:

2 parts fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1 part water, 1 part Grey Goose citron vodka. Shake and pour into a martini glass rimmed with sugar. Also, you can put it in the freezer for about an hour or so and you'll think you're in EPCOT drinking a Grey Goose slushie!

 

[mkymouse1928]

2 parts pomegranate liquer and 1 part chilled champagne....bubbly and refreshing!

 

[JessicaR]

I love a Mai Tai made right! Fruity with a huge kick...

Mai Tai recipe
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz creme de almond
1/2 oz triple sec
sweet and sour mix
pineapple juice
1/2 oz Myer's® dark rum

 

[Handbag Lady]

Tang and Vodka.


We call them Tang Drivers.

 

[wdwmom2]

Nuts and Berries, my favorite!!!!

The expensive way
Frangelico
Chambord
milk

The cheap way
Hazelnut liquor
Razzmatazz
milk

Either way, milk, it does the body good!!!

 

[Sorsha]

Malibu Coconut Rum mixed with whatever Orange juice is in my fridge. I also add a splash of cranberry or cranapple juice if I have some.

Right now its Simply Orange with maximum pulp.

Also good mixed with the Malibu are any of the Dole Orange/Pineapple combos - especially the Orange/Peach one.

 

[TinkerBean]

Don't know if sangria counts as a cocktail but it's fruity

1 inexpensive bottle of red wine
1 can pine-orange-banana frozen concentrate + 1 can of water
1 orange sliced
1 lemon sliced (you can use any fruit that you love)

serve over a glass full of ice

This is by *far* the best sangria ever

 

[TriMom]

My favorite summer drink has got to be Sangria. We do equal parts (about 2oz each) White Zinfandel, Peach Snapps, Sprite, and Pineapple Juice. Throw some fruit in and you got yourself a YUMMY sangria.

Ohhh... Let's swap Sangria recipes! Sangria is my favorite summer drink too! I make mine by putting a bottle of Merlot in a pitcher with 1/4 cup of Raspberry Liquor, 1 sliced orange, & 1 sliced lemon. Chill well. To serve mix 1/2 and 1/2 with Sprite.

 

[JessicaR]

Sangria, I love! This recipe is so so good! I am copying the others that have been posted. Noting better than a chilled glass of Sangia by the pool!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sangria-Sangria/Detail.aspx

Sangria! Sangria!

Ingredients
1/2 cup brandy
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup frozen lemonade concentrate
1/3 cup orange juice
1 (750 milliliter) bottle dry red wine
1/2 cup triple sec
1 lemon, sliced into rounds
1 orange, sliced into rounds
1 lime, sliced into rounds
1/4 cup white sugar (optional)
8 maraschino cherries
2 cups carbonated water (optional)
Directions
1.In a large pitcher or bowl, mix together the brandy, lemon juice, lemonade concentrate, orange juice, red wine, triple sec, and sugar. Float slices of lemon, orange and lime, and maraschino cherries in the mixture. Refrigerate overnight for best flavor. For a fizzy sangria, add club soda just before serving.

 

[TinkerBean]

I too am copying these sangria recipies - can't wait to taste test all