Lynchburg Lemonade Recipe

Lynchburg Lemonade is named after Lynchburg, Tennessee, the hometown of the Jack Daniel's Distillery, and is one of the most popular mixed drinks. This can also be made into a great summer party punch mixing 1 part each whiskey, sweet & sour and triple sec with 4 parts soda in a punch bowl garnished with lemon wedges and maraschino cherries.

Ingredients:
1 oz Jack Daniel's Whiskey
1/2 oz triple sec
1 oz sweet & sour lemon-lime soda

Method:
Pour the whiskey, triple sec and sweet & sour into a collins glass filled with ice.
Top with lemon-lime soda.

Stir well.

Source: By Colleen Graham, About.com

Ward Eight Cocktail

Ward Eight is a classic bourbon sour with a hint of grenadine. Garnish with an orange and cherry flag by skewering both fruits on a cocktail pick. It's assumed that the Ward Eight was created at Locke-Ober in Boston sometime in the year 1898. One of my favorite bourbons for this cocktail is Woodford Reserve as it adds a subtle, smoky sweetness that pairs nicely with the sweet grenadine.

Ingredients:
2 oz bourbon
dash of grenadine
sour mix
orange slice for garnish
maraschino cherry for garnish

Method:
Pour the bourbon and grenadine into a collins glass filled with ice.
Fill with sour mix.
Shake by placing a tin over the glass, giving a couple of good shakes.
Garnish with a cherry and orange slice flag.

By Colleen Graham, About.com

Vodka Mint Cocktail

Ingredients :
6 ounces frozen limeade
6 ounces vodka
17 mint leaves

Method :
1. Combine limeade, vodka, and mint leaves with enough ice to fill blender.
2. Blend at highest speed until slushy. Pour into cocktail glasses.
3. Top with thin slices of lime and mint leaves.

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Peach Mimosa Cocktail

A sweet twist on the classic brunch favorite.

Ingredients :
1 ounce peach schnapps
Orange juice
Champagne

Method :
1. Pour peach schnapps into a champagne flute.
2. Add enough orange juice to fill half of the glass.
3. Top with champagne.

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Pineapple Mai Tai

ingredients:
1 ounce light rum
1/2 ounce triple sec
1/4 ounce lime juice
1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
1 1/2 ounces orange juice
1 dash of Grenadine
1/2 ounce dark rum
maraschino cherry for garnish

method:
Pour all the ingredients except the dark rum into a shaker with ice cubes.
Shake well.
Strain into an old-fashioned glass half filled with ice.
Top with the dark rum.
Garnish with the cherry.

Source: By Colleen Graham, About.com

The Original Mai Tai

Mai Tai translates from Tahitian to mean "Out of this World." A fitting description for this cocktail. The Mai Tai came to light in 1944 in Oakland's Trader Vic's. There Victor Bergron, one of the founders of the tiki bar, put together this great drink that deserves to feature the best rum you can get your hands on. Over the years the recipe has changed greatly, disguising the rum under layers of fruit. The first recipe is Bergron's original recipe, the second, one of the many newer versions.

ingredients:
1 oz light rum
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz orange curacao
1/2 oz orgeat syrup
1 oz dark rum
maraschino cherry for garnish

method:
Pour all the ingredients except the dark rum into a shaker with ice cubes.
Shake well.
Strain into an old-fashioned glass half filled with ice.
Top with the dark rum.
Garnish with the cherry.

Source: By Colleen Graham, About.com