Drink Recipes on South Florida Today
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South Florida Today Drink Recipes
Skybar at Shore Club's All Natural Margarita
3/4 oz agave nectar
3/4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz premium silver tequila
Place all ingredients in mixing glass and shake and strain over ice
Skybar Margarita
1/2 oz lime juice
1 oz grand marnier
1 1/2 oz of Don Julio Reposado
1 fresh strawberry
Place all ingredients in mixing glass and shake and strain over ice
Classic Caipirinha
1.5 oz Cachaca
1 whole lime
2 teaspoons Sugar
Method: Cut limes into 8 chunks, place lime in a rocks glass, add sugar and muddle, add cachaca and stir, add ice and shake.
Top with crushed ice and fresh lime wheel.
Strawberry Elderflower Caipirinha
1.5 oz Cachaca
1 oz St. Germain
2 juicy strawberries
half lime juiced.
Method: Muddle strawberries in a mixing glass, squeeze lime juice over muddled strawberries, add St. Germain and Cachaca, add ice and shake. Strain into tall glass over fresh ice, garnish with strawberry.
White Wine Sangria
White Wine Sangria
2 cups New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
3/4 cup St. Germain Elderflower Liqeuer
3/4 cup vodka (Ciroc, Stolichnaya Ohranj, 42 Below Kiwi, Kettle One Citroen or Absolut Pears are recommended)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup apple or pineapple juice
Ice cubes
Assorted light colored fruits such as cantaloupe, pineapple, oranges, lemonws, tangerines, pears
DIRECTIONS
Combine wine, St. Germaine, vodka and juices in a large pitcher. Add one cup of good quality ice and stir thoroughly. Store in the refridgerator over night. Serve the next day over fresh ice. Yields a one gallon pitcher.
Red Wine Sangria
2 cups medium bodied California Cabernet Sauvignon
3/4 cup St. Germain Elderflower Liqeuer
1/2 cup Cognac
1 cup cranberry juice
1 cup apple juice
Ice cubes
Assorted dark colored fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, red grapes, plums, organes, pineapple
DIRECTIONS
Combine wine, St. Germaine, Cognac and juices in a large pitcher. Add one cup of good quality ice and stir thoroughly. Store in the refridgerator over night. Serve the next day over fresh ice. Yields a one gallon pitcher.
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