Mediterranean Holiday

• 2 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Sweet and Sour Mix
• 1 oz Pomegranate Juice
• 1/2 oz Black Currant Liqueur (or Creme de Cassis)

Add vodka, sweet and sour mix, pomegranate juice and black currant liqueur into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously until chilly. Serve in a Martini glass. Garnish with orange slice or flamed orange zest, floated on top.

Pomegranate-OJ Soda

• 1 1/2 oz Pomegranate Juice Concentrate
• 2 oz Orange Juice
• 8 oz Club Soda

Add 1 1/2 ounces of pomegranate juice concentrate to a water goblet followed by 2 ounces of orange juice followed by the club soda. Add crushed ice or ice cubes for a delicious chilled drink.

Cranberry Cooler

• 1 oz Amaretto Liqueur (or DiSaronno Originale)
• 1 oz Vodka
• 3 oz Cranberry Juice
• 2 oz Orange Juice

Build the drink in a highball glass over ice cubes. Add vodka, Amaretto (or DiSaronno Originale), cranberry juice and orange juice. Stir to thoroughly mix ingredients.

Pomegranate Daiquiri

• 7 oz Pomegranate Juice
• 3 oz Light Rum
• 2 oz Black Currant Liqueur (or creme de cassis)
• 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice

Mix the pomegranate juice, rum, black currant liqueur and lime juice in a jar (with lid) or bottle and refrigerate until well chilled. Measure out 1 1/2 cups of mixture and add to a blender. Add 1 cup of crushed ice to blender and blend until slushy. Serve immediately in a Martini glass.

Tip: Pre-chill the blender by blending crushed ice and water for a few minutes to ensure you get a slushy drink. If the drink is too watery, then use a little more crushed ice.

The Cosmopolitan

• 1/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 oz Orange Kumquat Liqueur (or Cointreau)
• 1 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Cranberry Juice

Add fresh lime juice, vodka, Orange Kumquat Liqueur (or Cointreau) and cranberry juice into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously until chilly. Serve in a Martini glass. Garnish with a flamed orange zest, floated on top.

The Margarita

• 3/4ths part Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 part Orange Kumquat Liqueur (or Cointreau)
• 1 part 100% Blue Agave Tequila

Add fresh lime juice, Orange Kumquat Liqueur (or Cointreau) and Tequila into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously until chilly. Serve in a salt rimmed Margarita glass (or Martini glass as shown below).

Lemon-Limeade

• 1 Fresh lemon
• 1 Fresh lime
• 16 oz water
• Sweeten to taste with sugar, honey or low-calorie sweeteer

Squeeze fresh lemon and fresh lime juice into a pitcher. Add water and sweetener, then stir thoroughly to mix. Serve over crushed ice or ice cubes. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint if desired.

Homebrew Mai Tai (Light and Dark Rum)

• 1 oz Light Rum
• 1/2 oz Dark Rum (e.g. Meyers’s Dark Rum)
• 1/2 oz Almond Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Triple Sec
• 1 1/2 oz Sweet and Sour Mix

Add Light Rum, Almond Liqueur, Triple Sec and Sweet and Sour Mix to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously. Pour into a double rocks glass over ice. Top off with dark rum to give a layered look. Garnish with cherry and pineapple on a spear.

Homebrew Mai Tai (Light Rum)

• 1 1/2 oz Light Rum
• 1/2 oz Almond Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Triple Sec
• 1 1/2 oz Sweet and Sour Mix

Add Light Rum, Almond Liqueur, Triple Sec and Sweet and Sour Mix to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously. Pour into a double rocks glass over ice. Garnish with cherry and pineapple on a spear.

White Russian

• 2 oz Vodka
• 1 oz Kahlua or Homemade Tropical Coffee Liqueur or Homemade Kahlua
• 1 oz cream (half and half)

Add Vodka and Kahlua into an old fashioned glass with ice cubes. Stir to mix vodka and Kahlua, then pour cream into the glass.