Alabama Slammer

An Alabama Slammer is a cocktail made with amaretto, Southern Comfort, sloe gin, and orange juice. It is served in a Collins glass and is also known as a Southern Slammer.

Ingredients:
1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
1/2 oz Southern Comfort peach liqueur
1/2 oz sloe gin
1 splash orange juice
1 splash sweet and sour mix

Directions:
Pour above ingredients into a stainless steel shaker over ice and shake until completely cold. Strain into a glass and serve.

Virgin Piña Colada Smoothies

This is the perfect treat for everyone and tastes better than its alcohol-fused namesake!

Ingredients:

1 can (20 ounces) crushed pineapple in juice or very ripe pineapple pulsed in food processor
1 can (13.5 ounces) coconut milk,
3 peeled and frozen bananas

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend on high until smooth. Divide between glasses and serve immediately! Use pineapple slice as a garnish!

S’moretini

Can you spell Y-U-M-M-Y? This is one of my absolute favorite drinks! If you give it a try, you'll find out why!

Ingredients:

32 oz. Vodka
16 oz. Chocolate Liqueur
1 sleeve graham crackers (or more if needed)
1 jar marshmallow creme (Marshmallow Fluff)
1 bag wooden skewers
1bag miniature marshmallows

Directions:

1. Pour vodka and chocolate liqueur into a 64 ounce pitcher and stir.

2. Refrigerate for several hours until very cold.

3. Crush graham crackers and place into a small bowl.

4. Rim 16 martini glasses with marshmallow creme.

5. Dip glasses into graham cracker crumbs and shake gently to remove excess.

6. Place marshmallows on skewers and toast over fire.

7. Pour 3 ounces of cold drink mixture into each prepared glass and garnish with toasted marshmallows.

Vodka Snow Cone

To begin, if you have a snow cone or shaved-ice machine you should use it, as the "snow cone" comes out best when using these but, if you don't, you can also use a food processor or blender with ice-crushing capabilities to crush your ice as fine as possible. Crushed ice from a freezer ice-maker can also do the trick.

Ingredients:

7 cups boiling water
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups boiling water and 3 regular size tea bags (combine and let cool) *try it with decaf green tea
12 ounce can frozen lemonade
12 ounce can frozen orange juice
2-1/2 cups vodka
Food coloring of choice

Directions:

1.  Stir together boiling water with the sugar and let cool.

2.  Then mix all of the ingredients together.

3.  Freeze for 24 hours, stirring well every few hours so that the ice crystals will not freeze around the edge, making it as smooth.

4.  Scoop frozen mixture into a glass, adding enough 7-Up, Sprite, Ginger-Ale or other clear soft drink to make it thin enough to drink

5.  Use food coloring of choice and serve

Cuban Mojito

Like many great drinks, there are many different ways to make a mojito (pronounced mo-he-toe), but his recipe, by far, is my very favorite on a warm sunny day!

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon powdered sugar
2 ounces lime juice
4 mint leaves
1 sprig of mint
2 ounces white rum
2 ounces club soda

Directions:

1. Place mint leaves into a tall mojito/tom collins glass and squeeze the juice from a cut lime over it.
2. Add the powdered sugar and then gently smash the mint into the lime juice and sugar with the back of a fork or spoon if one isn't available. Add ice (I prefer crushed) and then add rum and stir.
3. Top off with the club soda.
4. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Irish Iced Coffee

This is my favorite treat on St. Patrick's Day, but it makes a delicious after dinner dessert drink, for every occasion!

Ingredients:

2 oz. strong cold-brew coffee
2 oz. stout (I prefer Guinness)
1½ oz. Irish whiskey
¾ oz. simple syrup
1/2 ounce heavy cream
Freshly grated cinnamon stick

1.  Mix coffee, stout, whiskey, and simple syrup in a tall glass.

2.  Add ice to fill.

3.  Gently pour in cream so it gradually sinks into coffee

4.  Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Rainbow Shots

This is one of my favorite shots, as they are very impressive; however, pulling off Rainbow Shots successfully, takes planning and a little bit of luck. But, with practice, anyone can become a pro at making them in no time!

Ingredients:

1/2 oz grenadine
6 oz pineapple juice or orange juice
1 oz coconut rum
3/4 oz blue curacao
Crushed ice

Directions:

1.  Pour your grenadine into the bottom of a large glass or cocktail shaker and add a layer of crushed ice.

2.  Layer the coconut rum on the back of a spoon.

3.  Place a strainer on top of the glass with all the layers. Quickly pour the blue curacao around the perimeter of the glass, and then, still using the strainer, pour the shots in succession. If you've done everything correctly, you should have a spectrum of rainbow shots, running from blue to red.

Watermelon Agua Fresca

This drink tastes like summer! If you love watermelon and other fruity beverages, then you'll love this tasty treat!

Ingredients:

8 cups cubed seeded watermelon
1 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
4 cups club soda or seltzer water
Lime slices

Directions:

1.  Combine half the watermelon, half the water and half the sugar and puree in a blender.

2.  Pour through a coarse strainer into a large container.

3.  Repeat the same with the remaining watermelon, water and sugar.

4.  Stir in the lime juice.

5.  Refrigerate until well chilled.
6.  To serve, stir in club soda, or seltzer water, and garnish glass with lime slices and sugar.

Lava Lamp

This is a drink created for the hippie at heart! They totally rock!

Ingredients:

1 3-ounce package red and blue colored instant gelatin mix
1 cup boiling water
1 cup vodka
1 750 ML bottle champagne

Directions:

1.  In a medium bowl, stir the gelatin mix and boiling water together, until completely dissolved.
2.  Stir in vodka.
3.  Pour the liquid into small paper or portion cups.
4.  Chill until set (about 2 hours).
5.  Pour champagne into glasses.
6.  Break up the gelatin with a fork, and pour into a glass of champagne. A little stir gives it some 'lava' action.
7.  Serve

Kool-Aid Ice Cubes

This is a fun-filled treat for kids and adults, alike!

Ingredients:

2 envelopes of Kool-Aid unsweetened drink mix
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
Lemon-lime soda

Directions:

1.  Spray plastic ice cube tray lightly with cooking spray and set aside.

2.  Combine drink mix and sugar in glass measuring cup by gradually adding water and then stirring until drink mix is completely dissolved.
3.  Pour evenly into prepared ice cube tray.
4.  Freeze for 4 hours or until firm.

5.  Remove frozen cubes from ice cube tray and place into individual drinking glasses.

6.  Fill glasses with lemon-lime soda.

Drunken Cookie Monster

This is not only one of the tastiest mixed drinks around, but also the cutest!

Ingredients:

1 oz cake vodka
1 oz vanilla vodka
1 oz white chocolate liqueur

2 cup vanilla ice cream
7 chocolate creme cookies, divided

Colored frosting

Chocolate chips

Directions:

Blend vodkas and liqueur (or syrup), ice cream and 5 of the chocolate creme cookies in a blender until smooth. Pour into two daiquiri glasses. Top with frosting until it reaches the top of the glass. Stick the last two cookies at an angle on the tops of the frosting to make mouths. Add chocolate chips for eyes. Serve.

Shark Attack

This is the ideal drink on this hot Labor Day weekend, plus it's so incredible easy to make!

Ingredients:
2 cups ice cubes
1/4 cup lemon slices
1/4 cup pineapple chunks
1/4 cup tequila
1/4 cup Triple Sec
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup rum
Splash grenadine
1/4 cup maraschino cherries, plus more for garnish

Directions:

In a pitcher, add all the ingredients and stir to combine. Garnish with maraschino cherries, if using. Pour into rocks glasses, garnish with maraschino cherries and serve

Black Forest Martini

If you love Black Forest cake, then you will definitely love this! This cocktail takes chocolate and cherry richness to a whole new level!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 oz cherry vodka
3/4 oz chocolate liqueur
1/4 oz black cherry liqueur
2 splashes cream
Whipped cream

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker cup with ice.
2. Strain into a cocktail glass.
3. Top with a dollop of whipped cream and a cherry.

The Scooby Snack

This is one of my favorite drinks! It's absolutely divine!

Ingredients:

1 oz. Melon Liqueur
1 oz. Coconut Rum
1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 1/2 oz. Whipped Cream

Directions:

Pour all ingredient into a stainless steel shaker over ice. Shake until well mixed and sufficiently chilled. Strain into a shot glass.

Watermelon-Lemonade Spritzer

Ingredients (yields 5 servings.):

4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
3/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
2-1/2 cups carbonated water
Lemon slices

Directions:

1. Place watermelon in a blender.
2. Cover and process until blended.
3. Strain and discard pulp and transfer juice to a pitcher.
4. Stir in limeade concentrate.
5. Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight.
6. Just before serving, stir in carbonated water.
7. Garnish servings with lemon slices.

Electric Blue Lemonade

For a cool refreshing drink, with a bright splash of color, try this!

Ingredients:

1 oz vodka
1 oz Blue Curacao liqueur
2 oz sweet and sour mix
2 oz lemon-lime soda

Directions:

Mix with ice and shake. Glow cubes are an optional, but fun touch to add!

Summertime Sangria

Ingredients:

1 Bottle of White Zinfandel wine
1/2 cup Amaretto
1 cup peach nectar
1qt ginger ale
2 fresh peaches, pitted, and sliced into wedges
1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
A handful of fresh (torn) basil leaves

Directions:

Mix everything well in a punch bowl or large pitcher, and then add the fruit and the basil. Chill and serve cold.