Moscow mule

Recipe courtesy wikipedia

A Moscow Mule, also known as a Vodka buck, is a cocktail made with vodka, spicy ginger beer, and lime juice, garnished with a slice or wedge of lime. It is usually served in a copper mug.

Ingredients

• 4 oz Ginger beer, 
• 1 1/2 oz Vodka, 
• 1/6 oz Lime juice

Campari and Orange

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Yield: Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Campari
• 2 ounces fresh-squeezed orange juice (about 1 orange)
• Orange twist
• Ice

Vampiro

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Ingredients

• Juice of 4 limes (3/4 cup), plus more for glasses
• Sea salt, for glasses
• 2 cups pure tomato juice
• 1 cup orange juice
• Juice of 1 pink grapefruit (3/4 cup)
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1/4 cup simple syrup
• 1 cup tequila
• 12 ounces club soda
• Cucumber spears, for garnish
• Lime wedges, for garnish

Lychee Martini

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Yield: Makes 2 drinks

Ingredients

• Ice
• 3 ounces vodka
• 1 ounce dry vermouth
• 1/3 cup lychee juice, reserved from can
• 1 can lychee fruit

Cape Cod and Collins Jiggle Shots

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

Makes thirty-two 2-ounce shots

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups lemonade
• 1 1/2 cups pure cranberry juice (no sugar added)
• 2 envelopes gelatin
• 2 1/4 cups simple syrup, hot
• 2 cups vodka, divided
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 32 (3-ounce) disposable plastic cups

Grapefruit-Thyme Cocktail

Recipe courtesy Martha Stewart

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 bunch fresh thyme, plus more for garnish
• 2 tablespoons black peppercorns, crushed
• 4 grapefruits, juiced
• 2 cups vodka
• Club soda
• Freshly ground black pepper, for garnish (optional)

Limoncello Spritzer

Recipe courtesy Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn

Yield: Makes 1 drink

Ingredients

• Limoncello, chilled
• Dry white wine, chilled
• Seltzer
• Ice
• Lemon wedge

Rum-Ginger Drink

Recipe courtesy Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn

Yield: Serves 2

Ingredients

• Dark rum
• Bitters
• 2 lime wedges
• 1 12-ounce bottle ginger ale

Frangelico Tiramisu

Recipe courtesy Nigella Kitchen, Food Network

Prep: 25 min
Inactive: 6 hr 0 min

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup espresso coffee, or 8 teaspoons espresso powder dissolved in 1 cup boiling water 
• 1 cup Frangelico hazlenut liqueur, plus more for the filling 

For the filling:

• 2 eggs, separated 
• 1/3 cup superfine sugar 
• 1/4 cup Frangelico hazlenut liqueur 
• 1 pound (2 cups) mascarpone 
• 30 Savoiardi biscuits (lady fingers), approx. 14 ounces 
• 3/4 cup chopped roasted hazelnuts 
• 3 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder 
• Special equipment: 8-inch square dish

Cucumber Watermelon Margaritas

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 40 min

Ingredients

• 4 cups seedless watermelon chunks
• 1/2 English cucumber, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 lime, zested, plus juice of 1/2 lime, plus wedge for rimming glasses
• 1/4 cup course kosher salt
• 1-ounce agave syrup or honey
• 3 ounces white tequila

Roasted Pineapple with Thyme-Ginger Ice

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Prep: 25 min
Inactive Prep: 6 hr 0 min
Cook: 30 min
Total: 6 hr 55 min

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves, plus small sprigs for garnish
• 2 bottles, 12 ounces each, ginger beer or all-natural ginger soda
• 1 whole pineapple, peeled, eyes removed, and sliced into 8 even slices
• Vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Kosher salt

Low-Calorie Margarita

Recipe courtesy of Cooking Channel’s Hungry Girl

Prep: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz. (1 shot) tequila
1 oz. (2 tbsp.) lime juice
One 2-serving packet (about 1 tsp.) sugar-free lemonade powdered drink mix (like the kind by Crystal Light)
6 oz. (3/4 cup) diet lemon-lime soda
Optional garnish: lime slice

Red Hot Shot

Recipe courtesy Claire Robinson, Food Network

Ingredients

• 16 whole cinnamon sucking candies, divided
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 lemon wedge
• 1/2 cup cinnamon schnapps
• 1/2 cup silver tequila
• Hot sauce

Southern Comfort Hurricane

1 1/2 oz. Southern Comfort
1 1/2 oz sweet and sour mix
1 1/2 oz orange juice
1 1/2 pineapple juice
Splash of grenadine

Fill a hurricane glass with ice.
Add all ingredients and stir.
Garnish with an orange wedge and cherry.

Peach Bellini

When peaches are in season, there is nothing like a celebration featuring these champagne cocktails. Peel and slice several juicy ripe peaches and puree the flesh. Pour a little peach puree into champagne glasses and fill with champagne. Garnish with fresh slices of peach. For a little extra kick, add a dash of peach schnapps to each glass.

Kir Royale

This simple but elegant champagne cocktail is perfect for intimate celebrations. Any kind of sparkling dry wine will go beautifully with the classic black current liqueur.

Glass of champagne
Splash of cassis
Twist of lemon

Pour a splash of cassis into the bottom of a champagne glass. Gently fill to the top with champagne. Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Bloody Mary

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 cup Tomato Juice
2 dashes hot sauce
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
1/2 oz lemon juice
Pinch of salt
Grind of pepper

Stir everything but the pepper and pour into a highball glass filled with ice cubes. Grind fresh black pepper over the top, and garnish with a stalk of celery, a slice of lemon, and a cherry tomato.

Hot Apple Toddy

2 oz apple brandy
squeeze of fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
boiling apple cider
1 cinnamon stick
a slice of lemon

Pour the whiskey and lemon juice into your favorite mug. Fill with boiling cider and stir in the honey with a cinnamon stick. Garnish with a slice of lemon. Relax and enjoy!

Old Fashioned

2 oz blended whiskey
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Twist of orange
Slice of lemon

Combine with the whiskey, sugar, and bitters in an old fashioned glass filled with ice cubes. Stir and garnish with the orange twist and lemon slice. Add a cherry just for fun.

Watermelon Cooler

Nothing says SUMMER like a watermelon cooler on the patio with good friends after a day on the beach.

2 oz white rum
1 oz lime juice
1 tablespoon grenadine
1/2 cup diced watermelon

Blend all ingredients in a blender with crushed ice. Pour into a cocktail glass filled with ice cubes. Garnish with a slice of lime and sliver of watermelon.