Friday, February 17, 2012 - Classic Bloody Mary

Ingredients:

• 1-2 teaspoons of Demitri's All-Naturay Bloody Mary Seasoning
• 6-8 oz. tomato juice, V8, or Clamato (we used Clamato)
• 1-2 oz. quality vodka (gin & tequila also make great cocktails!)
• Ice
• Demitri's RimShot Rim Salt
• Good-sized lime wedge
• Celery sticks or pickled beans or asparagus or a tasty prawn or all of the above!

Mixing Instructions:

Gently moisten the rim of a 12-16 ounce glass with the lime wedge, then press into a saucer of Demitri's RimShot Rim Salt.  Combine Demitri's Bloody Mary Seasonings with tomato juice, vodka and ice in a shaker and shake.  Pour the mixture into the glass and garnish with celery, asparagus, bean, bacon or pepperoni or all of the above!  Squeeze the lime wedge onto the top of the drink and serve.

A unanimous swallow!

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Friday, February 10, 2012 - Prohibition Punch

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Appelton Estate Rum V/X
• 3/4 oz. Grand Marnier
• 2.5 oz passion fruit juice
• Splash of cranberry juice
• Splash of fresh lemon juice
• 1 oz. Moet et Chandon Champagne

Mixing Instructions:

Combine the run, Grand Marnier, and fruit juices with ice in a brandy snifter, stir gently.  Top with champagne.

Unanimous Swallow!

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Friday, January 6, 2012 - Cheerleader

Ingredients:

• 3 oz Club Soda
• 0.5 oz Galliano
• 1 oz gin
• 0.5 oz grenadine
• 0.5 oz lemon juice

Mixing Instructions:

Shake grenadine, Gin, Galliano, Lemon Juice, strain into rocks glass, top with club soda.  Garnish if you wish with lemon or orange slice.

3 swallows.  Dean spit because he couldn’t stir his…

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Friday, December 16, 2011 - Crimson Christmas Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Grand Marnier
• 1.5 oz cranberry juice
• 0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
• 0.5 oz simple syrup
• Fresh rosemary

Mixing Instructions:

In a rocks glass of ice, pour all ingredients, and stir with sprig or rosemary garnish

This gained a unanimous "Swallow"!

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Friday, December 2, 2011 - White Chocolate-Peppermint Marshmallow Martini

Ingredients:

• Marshmallow Sundae topping
• 2 peppermint candies, crushed
• Ice
• 1/2 cup vanilla vodka
• 1 Tbs Peppermint Schnapps
• 1/4 cup white chocolate liqueur

Mixing Instructions:

Dip the rim of a martini glass in marshmallow topping then crushed peppermint candies. Drizzle some marshmallow topping on the inside of the glass; place glass in the freezer.

In shaker with ice, add vodka, schnapps and the liqueur. Shake until mixed, pour into prepared glass. Sprinkle with crushed peppermint.

Suzi was the only one who swallowed this drink, meaning she got to finish all 4!

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Friday, November 18, 2011 - Turkey Trot

Producer Mark presents the "Turkey Trot", in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. 

Ingredients:

• 1 part Wild Turkey
• 2 parts Lemon-lime soda (Sprite, 7Up, etc.)
• 2 parts Cranberry juice

Mixing Instructions:

Mix by stirring ina  pitcher, pour over ice into glasses.  A thanksgiving tradition for the truly dysfunctional family!

Unanimous Swallow!

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Friday, November 4, 2011 - Axl Rose

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Tequila Rose
• 1 oz Creme de Cacao dark
• 1 oz Irish Cream

Mixing Instructions:

Shake ingredients together in a cocktail shaker with ice, strain into a rocks glass over ice.  Garnish with a rose!

Unanimous Swallow!

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Friday, October 28, 2011 - XXX Martini

Ingredients:

• 1 dash squid ink
• 1/2 tsp water
• Ice
• 2 Shots vodka
• 3 cocktail olives, plus 1 teaspoon brine from the jar

Mixing Instructions:

In a cocktail shaker, stir the squid ink with the water. Add ice, the vodka and olive brine and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Rub ½ lemon on the rim…Garnish with the olives.

This gained a unanimous SPIT!

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Friday, October 21, 2011 - Presbyterian

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. Bourbon
• Carbonated Water/Club Soda
• Ginger Ale
• 1 lemon twist

Mixing Instructions:

Add bourbon and a handful of ice to a highball glass.  Fill with equal parts club soda and ginger ale.  Twist lemon twist over the glass to release the oils, spread across rim.  Drop lemon into drink.

This gained a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, October 14, 2011 - Izkali Vampiro

Ingredients:

• 2 parts  IZKALI^® Silver Tequila
• 3 parts Sangrita (Viuda de Sánchez) –  A mix of orange, tomato juice and spices.
• 3 parts grapefruit soda ( Squirt)
• Juice of ½ lime 
• Pinch of  salt

Mixing Instructions:

Mix first three ingredients in a pitcher.  Add to taste lime juice and  salt.   To spice up your Vampiro  even more…….add a dash of  Picante sauce.  
Pour into a tall glass with ice cubes  that has been rimmed with salt.  Add a lime wedge for garnish and ENJOY!

This gained a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, October 7, 2011 - Caramel Cream-tini

Ingredients:

• 2 shots Bailey's Caramel
• 1 shot vanilla vodka
• CREAM Caramel-flavored alcohol-infused whipped cream.

Mixing Instructions:

Shake Bailey's and vodka with ice, pour into chilled martini glass.  Top with whipped cream.

This gained 3 SWALLOWS and 1 SPIT!

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Friday, September 30, 2011 - Mozart Cocktail

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz aged rum
• .5 oz sweet vermouth
• 1 tsp triple sec
• 2 dashes orange bitters

Mixing Instructions:

Combine the rum, vermouth, triple sec and orange bitters in a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes.  Stir well, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve with a lemon twist.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, September 23, 2011 - Peach Pie Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Pinnacle Cake vodka
• 1 oz peach schnapps
• 2 oz peach juice
• 1 splash heavy whipping cream

Mixing Instructions:

Shake ingredients with ice in a shaker, strain into a chilled martini glass.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, September 16, 2011 - Black Forest Cake Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Pinnacle Cake vodka
• 1 oz black raspberry liqueur
• 1 oz chocolate milk

Mixing Instructions:

Shake over ice and strain into a chilled martini glass

This was a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, September 2, 2011 - Toronha Margarita

This recipe is absolutely delicious and will quickly turn into one of your favorite blended cocktails.  Toronha is derived from the Spanish word for grapefruit, toronja, and the h from the word tahona wheel (instrumental in Tequila production).

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Tequila
• 2 oz grapefruit juice
• 1 tbsp grenadine
• 1/2 oz triple sec
• 3/4 cup of ice

Mixing Instructions:

Pour the ingredients into a blender.  Blend well, then strain into a chilled sour glass.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW, and a great way to start the Labor Day weekend!

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Friday, August 26, 2011 - Strawberry-Basil Martini

Ingredients:

• 3 strawberries, plus 1 thin slice
• 3 basil leaves
• 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup
• Ice
• 1 ounce gin
• 1 ounce citrus vodka

Mixing Instructions:

In a cocktail shaker, muddle the strawberries with the basil leaves and simple syrup.  Add ice and the remaining ingredients and shake well.  Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the strawberry slice.

Despite the pink color, the drink tasted great, and this was a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, August 19, 2011 - Bloody Mary Tomatoes

Ingredients:

• Cherry Tomatoes (use ones with stems, or slice a small X on the bottom of each so tomato will soak up liquor
• Vodka
• Assorted Bloody Mary Seasonings (Personalize your own!)  We used:  Lemon juice, celery salt, worcestershire, horseradish, pepper flakes, black pepper, chopped fresh basil, hot sauce, smoked paprika

Mixing Instructions:

In a half gallon baggie, place tomatoes and enough vodka to cover. Then add your favorite bloody Mary seasonings.  Soak overnight.  Serve in a chilled martini glass.  Can be served in a big glass bowl as a salad.  Use the vodka marinade later in a vodka tomato sauce, shots or in a regular bloody Mary.

Unfortunately, this was a unanimous SPIT!

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Friday, August 12, 2011 - Suzi's Spiked Watermelon

Ingredients:

• 1 ripe watermelon
• 1 bottle desired liquor ("Spike" can be vodka, rum, tequila, gin, etc.)

Mixing Instructions:

Lay the melon on its side and make a circular cut in the rind as big as the diameter of the neck of the liquor bottle.  Remove plug, set aside.  With a swift (and accurate) move, insert the neck of the bottle into the watermelon hole.  Press the bottle into the watermelon as firmly as possible.  The bottle should drain slightly... you will need to let it sit a while, perhaps overnight.  After the watermelon has absorbed as much of the liquor as it can, remove the bottle.  Replace the plug and cover it with duct tape to make sure the flavor can sink in.  Refrigerate or place in a cooler with ice... Serve cold and sliced!

This was a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, August 5, 2011 - Orient Apple Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 shots Smirnoff orient apple vodka
• 1 shot apple juice
• 1/4 shot simple syrup

Mixing Instructions:

Pour all into a shaker of ice, shake until very cold (frost forms on outside of shaker), strain into chilled martini glass rimmed with cinnamon and sugar.

3 SWALLOWS and 1 SPIT.  Producer Mark thought it was a little strong, and wasn't quite sweet enough.

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Friday, July 29, 2011 - French 76 Cocktail

Named because it has the kick of a French 76mm howitzer.

Ingredients:

• 2 parts Absolut Vodka
• 1 part lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon simple syrup
• Brut champagne

Mixing Instructions:

Fill a glass with ice.  Add vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup.  Top with champagne.

This drink was a unanimous SWALLOW from Dean, Rog, Suzi, and Producer Mark.

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Friday, July 22, 2011 - Moonwalk

Created in 1969 by Joe Gilmore, the Head Barman of the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London, to mark the first moon landing. The cocktail was the first drink the astronauts had when they arrived back on Earth. A letter of thanks was later sent from Neil Armstrong to Joe Gilmore

Ingredients:

• 2 parts Grand Marnier
• 2 parts fresh grapefruit juice
• 2 dashes Rosewater
• Brut champagne

Mixing Instructions:

Add Grand Marnier, grapefruit juice and rosewater to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.  Shake well, strain into a champagne flute or martini glass.  Top with champagne.

This drink was a unanimous (though not over-enthusiastic) SWALLOW from Dean, Rog, Suzi, and Producer Mark.

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Friday, July 15, 2011 - Betty Ford

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz Absolute Citron vodka
• 10 oz. Sprite soda
• .5 oz grenadine syrup

Mixing Instructions:

In a glass of ice, add grenadine and then vodka.  Add more ice, then top off with Sprite.  This was Betty Ford's preferred drink.

This drink was a unanimous SWALLOW from Dean, Suzi, Producer Mark and Intern Ben.

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Friday, July 8, 2011 - Royale Martini

Ingredients:

• 2 shots Vodka
• 1/2 shot crème de cassis
• Brut Champagne
• Lemon twist

Mixing Instructions:

Shake Vodka and Crème de Cassis together with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a chilled Martini glass.  Top up with Brut (Dry) Champagne.  Garnish with a lemon twist.

  This drink earned 3 SWALLOWs and 1 SPIT (Dean)

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Friday, July 1, 2011 - Shotsicles (Booze-sicles)

1. Collect your favorite juices: pineapple, guava, raspberry, acai, kiwi, mango, peach, the list goes on.
2. Pick up some flavored alcohol like Bacardi rums in coconut, watermelon, lemon, raspberry or Zone flavored vodkas: banana, melon, peach, lemon and tangerine.
3. Mix the juices with the alcohol using this ratio:
         3 cups of juice
         2 oz. of alcohol

(You don't want to make them much stronger because the alcohol will not freeze.)

For extra credit add frozen chunks of fruit like mango, banana and raspberry. You can even add herbs like chopped mint or basil.

Pour the juice and alcohol mixture into the popsicle molds and freeze.

This drink was a split decision.  Dean & Rog both SPIT, but Producer Mark and Suzi said SWALLOW.

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Friday, June 24, 2011 - The Red Zipper

Ingredients:

• 1 shot Vodka
• 1 shot Galliano
• Cranberry juice
• Lime wedges

Mixing Instructions:

Pour vodka and Galliano into a glass of ice.  Fill with cranberry, garnish with a lime wedge.

This drink earned 1 SWALLOW and 3 SPIT's

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Friday, June 17, 2011 - Pudding Shots

Ingredients:

• 1 small pkg. pudding (instant, not the cooking kind)
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2-3/4 cup alcohol
• Cool Whip

Mixing Instructions:

Mix the milk and pudding together with an electric mixer as directed on pudding box.  Add alcohol, make sure it's mixed well.  Mix in the cool whip.  Pour into individual shot cups with lids.  Keep in the freezer overnight, by the time you serve them they should have the consistency of ice cream.

You can add different flavors of pudding and different liqueurs to make your own special blend! 

This one earned a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, June 10, 2011 - Grapefruit Collins

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Gin
• .5 oz. Lemon Juice
• .5 oz. Simple Syrup
• 1 oz. fresh pink or white grapefruit juice
• 2-3 dashes bitters
• Club Soda

Mixing Instructions:

Shake all ingredients except soda with ice, then pour into a highball glass over fresh ice. Top with club soda and garnish with a grapefruit wedge. 

This one earned a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, June 3, 2011 - PB&J

Ingredients:

• 1.75 oz Frangelico
• .75 oz Chambord
• Cranberry juice

Mixing Instructions:

In a rocks glass of ice, combine Frangelico and Chambord.  Top with cranberry juice.  Shake, then serve!  Tastes just like a peanut butter & jelly sandwich.  FUN GAME:  Serve it to your friends without telling them what it is, and see if they can guess the flavor! 

This one earned a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, May 27, 2011 - Honey Peach Sangria 

Ingredients:

• 1 (16-oz) package frozen peaches, thawed
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 cup orange juice
• 750 ml bottle chardonnay, chilled
• 1 cup Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
• Soda water or seltzer, to serve
• Fresh strawberries
• Fresh mint leaves

Mixing Instructions:

In a blender, combine with peaches, honey and orange juice.  Blend until smooth.  Pour into a pitcher, then stir in the chardonnay and ginger liqueur.  Chill.  To serve, fill glasses halfway with soda water or seltzer, then top with the sangria and stir gently.  Garnish with fresh strawberries and mint leaves. 

This drink drew 3 SPITS and 1 SWALLOW

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Friday, May 20, 2011 - Bed & Breakfast

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. vodka
• 1 oz. Kahlua
• 6 oz. milk (fill bowl)
• Breakfast cereal (preferably Cheerios)

Mixing Instructions:

Add vodka and Kahlua to a nice bowl of Cheerios. You got co-co puffs with a kick and have a nice day!

This drink drew 3 SWALLOWS and 1 SPIT

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Friday, May 13, 2011 - Margarita Martini, brought to you by guest bartender Michele Fisher

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz silver tequila
• 1.5 oz fresh lime juice (we used squeeze-bottle lime juice... Don't do that.)
• 1 oz simple syrup (we used agave nectar)
• Salt and mint (optional for garnishes)

Mixing Instructions:

Combine tequila, lime juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice.  (To make a batch of simple syrup, simmer equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves, then cool.)  Shake well, then strain into a chilled martini glass; salt the rim, if desired.  Garnish with mint.

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Friday, May 6, 2011 - A "Bin Laden"

Ingredients:

• 2 shots Cabo Wabo Tequila Blanco (or any kind of tequila)
• 1 oz. light agave nectar
• 1 oz. lime juice (usually half of 1 lime)

Mixing Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in an ice shaker.  Shake well.  Strain into a rocks glass. 

With your friends, clink your glasses, shout "Navy SEALs Team 6!", take a bite of the lime, and while holding the juice in your mouth, shoot the drink.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW, in honor of the Navy SEALs.  Be careful, though, it may go straight to your head!

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Friday, April 29, 2011 - Wedding Cake Martini in honor of the Royal Wedding

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Vanilla vodka
• 0.5 oz. Malibu coconut rum
• 1.5 oz. Pineapple juice
• 1 splash grenadine syrup

Mixing Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in an ice shaker, half-filled with ice cubes.  Shake well.  Strain into CHILLED MARTINI GLASS.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW, except for Rog, who's allergic...

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Friday, April 22 2011 - K38, Presented by Guest Bartender Alex Gregg of Anvil Bar & Refuge

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Flor de Cana dry White Rum
• 0.5 oz. Del Maguey "Vida" Mezcal
• 0.5 oz. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 0.5 oz. Agave nectar
• 10 drops of Bitterman's Hopped Grapefruit bitters
• 1/2 of a medium tomatillo

Mixing Instructions:

Muddle the tomatillo with the agave.  Add the rest of the ingredients into a shaker, and shake with ice.  Double-strain into a Collins glass.  Fill with crushed ice and garnish with a tomatillo slice.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW!

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Friday, April 8 2011 - Summer Gin Caesar Punch

Ingredients:

• 6 shots Gin
• 36 oz. Clam Tomato Cocktail
• 2 tbsp. pickle juice
• 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp. TABASCO Brand Pepper Sauce
• 1 tbsp. spicy brown or Dijon mustard

Mixing Instructions:

Add all ingredients to pitcher and stir to mix.  Fill glass with ice and pour.  Garnish with pickle.  Makes eight 6-ounce Caesars

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Friday, April 1, 2011 - American Honey Manhattan

Ingredients

• 2 shots American Honey infused Wild Turkey Bourbon
• 1/2 shot sweet vermouth
• 1/2 dry vermouth

Fill a shaker with ice.  Pour ingredients into the shaker.  Shake until a frost forms on outside of the shaker.  Strain into chilled martini glass.

Suzi and Rog said SWALLOW, but Dean and Producer Mark said SPIT.

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Friday, March 11 2011 - Coconut Macaroon

In a rocks glass of ice, pour I shot each
Rumchatta
Kaluha
Malibu Rum
Milk or cream

Stir.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW

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Friday, March 4, 2011 - Oatmeal Cookie Martini

Ingredients

• 2 shots Rumchatta
• 2 shots Goldschlager
• Can add Jagermeister for a raisin flavor.

Pour all ingredients into shaker filled with ice.  Shake until frost begins to form on the outside of the shaker.  Strain into chilled martini glass.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW

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Friday, February 25, 2011 - Booby Flasher (in honor of Mardi Gras)

Ingredients:

• 3/4 oz Myers Dark Rum
• 3/4 oz Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
• Cola

Pour both rums over ice, fill glass with regular or diet cola.  Serve.

This was a unanimous SWALLOW.

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Friday, February 18 2011 - Mint, Jalapeno Margarita

Ingredients:
3 sprigs mint
2 slices jalapeno
½ oz agave syrup
1 oz Patron Citronge
2 oz Tequila
4 oz Margarita mix

In a salted margarita glass, muddle the mint, agave syrup and jalapeno. In a shaker of ice add tequila. Citronge and margarita mix, shake and pour over ice into muddled mint and Jalapeno. Stir.

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Friday, January 28 2011 - Superbowl Punch

Ingredients:
1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
2 1/2 parts lemon-lime Gatorade
1 splash cola for color

Recipe can work for 1 serving, or a whole punch bowl. Fill a glass or punch bowl with ice (cubes melt too fast). Pour the ingredients into the bowl using the ratios given in the recipe. Stir well.

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Friday, January 21 2011 -Guacarita

2 oz. Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila
1/2 Skinned Avocado
1/4 oz. Agave Nectar
1/2 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
4 Cilantro leaves
Preparation:

Place all ingredients and ice into a blender.
Blend on high for 10 seconds and pour into a margarita glass.
Garnish with a short cilantro sprig.

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Friday, January 14th 2011 - Washington Appletini

1 shot Crown Royal
1 shot apple schnapps
1 shot cranberry juice cocktail
1 thin green apple slice for garnish

Fill shaker with ice
Add ingredients to the shaker and close tightly
Shake it all up until a fine icy mist forms on the outside of the shaker
Free the shaker top, pour into frozen martini glass using a strainer

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Friday, January 7th 2011 - Hibiscus Tea Toddy

1 Hibiscus tea Bag
1 cinnamon stick
1 slice orange
2 oz Cabo Wabo Tequila

Brew a cup of Hibiscus tea. Add a cinnamon stick and orange slice.
Then when it has steeped to your liking, add 2 oz Cabo Wabo Tequila.