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Clementine Cosmo

My aunt came to my house with a crate of clementines in tow last week and as much as I love clementines, I just couldn’t eat them all.  So, I found this recipe for a Clementine Cosmo and thought I’d give it a try.  I’m a pretty big orange fan so I figured this cocktail would be to my liking.  Clementine juice is mixed with vodka, triple sec, and a spit of lime juice and shaken with ice.  This is definitely a stiff cocktail that is meant to be sipped and enjoyed slowly.  I sipped on mine last Sunday while I watched some terrible football and put up my Christmas tree.  I’m officially into the holiday spirit!  Clementines, as well as blood oranges, satsuma oranges, tangerines, and other oranges, are coming into season so take advantage of them!  So what if you get one of your daily fruit servings from a cocktail?  I won’t judge.  😉

The ingredients:

Mix the ingredients together in a shaker with ice and serve.

Additions:  None

Omissions:  None

Substitutions:  None

Overall Rating:  Like It

Source:  Food Network

Pear and Sparkling Cider Cocktails

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Yesterday I made special Turkey Day cocktails which celebrated some of autumn’s delicious flavors. These Pear and Sparkling Cider Cocktails contain pear nectar, sparkling apple cider, seltzer water, and a little bit of bourbon. I poured myself one of these early Thanksgiving morning and enjoyed it’s refreshingly light taste. I gave this cocktail to my family who all agreed that this would be ideal for a brunch (we drank the whole pitcher before noon!). I love the flavor of the pear in this drink but if you can’t find pear nectar (I searched three grocery stores before I finally found it tucked away in the international foods section of my local store), this cocktail would also be good with mango or peach nectar. No matter how you make it, this fizzy little beverage is one to try, holiday or not.

If you like this, check out Ginger Apple Bourbon.

The ingredients:

Additions: None

Omissions: None

Substitutions: None

Overall Rating: Love It

Source: MarthaStewart.com

Pomegranate Vodka Punch

I whipped this cocktail together with some ingredients I already had on hand so…ta-da!  My own recipe!  At least as much as a cocktail can be your own recipe.  With cranberry and vodka in mind, I mixed together pomegranate juice, cake-flavored vodka and a splash of diet lemon-lime soda to come up with this cocktail that I’m calling Pomegranate Vodka Punch.  Because pomegranate juice can be pretty tart, the soda adds a much needed sweetness that makes this cocktail go down a little too easy.  If you try this, let me know what you think!

Pomegranate Vodka Punch (makes 2 servings):

  • 2 oz. cake-flavored vodka (like Pinnacle) or regular vodka
  • 3 oz. pomegranate juice
  • Splash of lemon-lime soda (diet or regular)

Mix together juice and vodka in a shaker or bowl.  Pour into a glass with ice and top off with a splash or two of lemon-lime soda.

The ingredients:

Overall Rating:  Love It

Source:  ME!! 🙂

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