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

Long Island Iced Tea Recipe

This is a classic mixed drink that should be in everyone's drink repertoire. An easy way to remember how to make a Long Island is to think of a small shot of 5 white spirits (gin, tequila, light rum, vodka, triple sec), shot of sour mix, fill with cola. It's really easy if you break it down, but it is also just as easy to drink too many. The 1970's credit for this potent and alluring concoction could go to Robert Bott, a bartender from Long Island, or to Charles Bishop, a 1930's moonshiner in (then dry) Tennessee. Or was it T.G.I. Friday's? The LIIT has also inspired many variations which are below the recipe.

ingredients
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 oz light rum
1/2 oz gin
1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz tequila
1 oz sour mix cola
lemon wedge for garnish

Method
Pour the spirits and sour mix into a collins glass with ice.
Stir well or shake with tin over top of the glass.
Top the glass off with cola.
Garnish with the lemon wedge.

variations
Long Beach Iced Tea – cranberry juice
Miami Iced Tea – cranberry juice, lemon-lime soda, peach schnapps for tequila
Electric Iced Tea – blue curacao and lemon lime soda
Hawaiian Iced Tea – pineapple juice Raspberry
Long Island Iced Tea – raspberry vodka and rum (possible with any infused spirits)
Texas Tea – add bourbon
Touchdown Tea – Gatorade for sour mix

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Frozen Margarita

Ingredients

• 1 cup of ice
• 1 1/2 oz tequila
• 1/2 oz Triple Sec
• 1/2 oz lime juice
• 3 oz sour mix
• lime wedge for garnish
• salt for rimming glass (optional)

Method

• Pour the ingredients into a blender.
• Blend until smooth.
• If desired, salt the rim of a chilled margarita glass.
• Pour contents into the glass.
• Garnish with the lime wedge.

By Colleen Graham, About.com

Margarita

Everyone knows the Margarita, that refreshing drink that can be made in so many ways, take on many personalities and the must have summer cocktail. The Margarita is one of the most popular cocktails in North America and shows no signs of slowing down. There are a number of variations to the Margarita, so you're sure to find one that is just right for you. There are three basic ways you can serve this cocktail: neat (as in this recipe), on the rocks, or frozen. The next question is, salt, sugar or nothing on the rim of your glass. The possibilities really are endless.

Recipe of Margarita

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz tequila
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• dash of lemon or lime juice
• 3 oz Sour Mix
• lime wedge for garnish
• salt to rim the glass (optional)

Method

• Pour the ingredients into a shaker with ice cubes.
• Shake well.
• If desired, salt the rim of a chilled margarita glass.
• Pour contents, with ice, into the glass.
• Garnish with the lime wedge.

By Colleen Graham, About.com

Gimlet - Gin based Cocktail

Ingredients :

60 ml gin
1 tsp lime juice
Crushed Ice

Method :

Mix Gin and lime juice in a glass with crushed ice.
Strain and serve with twist of orange peel.

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Tom Collins - Gin Based Cocktail

Ingredients :

60 ml gin
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp powdered sugar
carbonated water

Method :

Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon over a teaspoonful of powdered sugar in a 12 ounce glass.
Add gin and several ice cubes.
Fill glass with carbonated water and stir well.
Drop in a cherry and slice of lemon, cut half a slice of orange over the brim of the glass and serve with straws

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Manhattan Cocktail Recipe

One of the finest and oldest cocktails. The Manhattan was the first cocktail that used vermouth as a modifier. As with a Martini, there are slight variations of the drink that are a matter of preference (see the list below). I had been under the impression for the longest time that a Manhattan used Canadian whiskey (as I'm told many others are) but after a few traditionalist Manhattanite's comments and a couple of drinks I'm convinced that rye whiskey makes the best Manhattan. After all, it was the original whiskey used for the drink.

Ingredients:
2 oz rye whiskey
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:
Pour the ingedients into a mixing glass with ice cubes.
Stir well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with the cherry.

Variations on the Manhattan:
Dry Manhattan- Use a dash of dry vermouth and garnish with a lemon twist.
Perfect Manhattan- Equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Brandy Manhattan- Replace whiskey with brandy.
Scotch Manhattan- Replace whiskey with Scotch.
Southern Comfort Manhattan- Replace whiskey with Southern Comfort.

By Colleen Graham, About.com

The Martinez - Gin based Cocktail

The Martinez is the one of the predecessors to the Martini. This cocktail adds sweetness to the gin-vermouth combination with the use of sweet vermouth and a small amounts of maraschino liqueur, resulting in a smooth and uplifting drink that is perfect anytime of day. Some Martinez recipes use dry vermouth and/or Cointreau (instead of maraschino). The story of the Martinez is that it was created by Professor Jerry Thomas for a patron traveling to Martinez, California.

Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 oz gin
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
1/4 oz maraschino liqueur
1 dash Angostura bitters
lemon twist for garnish

Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice cubes.
Stir well.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Twist the lemon peel over the drink and drop it into the glass.

By Colleen Graham, About.com