Pink Lemonade Martini

 

A couple of months ago, I bought a bottle of citrus vodka. I am not a vodka drinker, per se, but I have really warmed up to that citrus vodka. In my opinion, it makes everything taste pretty wonderful, and this martini is one of those things. I sipped on it while I watched an episode of ”Detective #24.” It was a lovely evening.

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Pink Lemonade Martini

2 oz. citrus vodka

½ oz. triple sec

1 oz. fresh Melissa’s pink lemon juice

 ½ oz. simple syrup

Splash of grenadine

If desired, after you have squeezed your lemon, run it around the rim of a martini glass and dip the glass in sugar.

 In a cocktail shaker combine all of the ingredients with ice, shake it until the shaker feels cold, and pour it into a glass. Because I used a large martini glass, I poured mine over ice. This makes one cocktail, but you’re going to want a double.

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Rum Punch

 

Oh. My. Goodness. This is so good! This is one of those drinks that could easily be downed by the pitcher; it is so delicious and refreshing. We had unseasonably warm weather a couple of weeks ago and I was in the mood for a fruity punch. I had to double the recipe in order to fill up this glass, used the rest of my tangerine ice cubes, and this was phenomenal! An added bonus is that, with all of the freshly squeezed fruit juices, it’s good for you. 

Rum Punch

1 oz. light rum
1 oz. dark rum
3 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. freshly squeezed Melissa’s Valencia orange juice
1 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
1 oz. grenadine

Stir the above ingredients together and pour over tangerine juice ice cubes. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then you need to read this blog post, and buy this ice cube tray set. Garnish with citrus slices, add a glass straw,* and cocktail umbrella. You’ll thank me later. You will.

*You can find the glassware, complete with glass straws here.

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