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CANDY APPLE-TINI

A fun martini for apple schnapps lovers. It may remind you of those old carnival treats! Ready in 5 mins.
Ingredients
Serves: 1
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce apple schnapps
splash amaretto
splash grenadine
cinnamon-sugar for garnish

Preparation method
Prep Time: : 5 mins
All you need to do is combine the alcohol and grenadine over ice. Serve shaken, not stirred. Garnish glass with cinnamon-sugar if desired. The perfect mate for the perfect party evening it is.

BLOODY MARY

BLOODY MARY

Ingredients

Serves: 1

1 cup of ice

1 ounce vodka

4 drops Worcestershire sauce

2 dashes hot sauce, optional

1/4 teaspoon celery salt

ground black pepper

3/4 Clamato(R) juice

1 beef stick (optional)

2 green olives

Preparation method

Prep time: 5 mins

1. Fill a tall glass with the ice. Pour in the vodka (add and additional shot if you're on a mission). Add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, celery salt, and black pepper, and tomato juice.

2. Take another glass of same size and pour the mix back and forth about 4 times. (It's known as rolling. )

3. Garnish with beef stick and green olives.

CANDY CANE COOLERS

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Ingredients:
2 cups fresh mint leaves, de-stemmed
1 bottle quality vodka

Fusion Preparation:​
Thoroughly wash mint leaves and place in a decanter or jar. Empty vodka into container and muddle slightly to release the essential oils. Store in a cool, dark place for at least 3 days - longer if you want a stronger taste.

Cocktail Ingredients:
1 tbs. crushed candy cane or peppermint candy
1 1/2 oz. mint-infused vodka
1/2 oz. B&B (Benedictine and brandy)
1/2 oz. half-and-half
Ice
Peppermint stick
Mint sprig for garnish

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Cocktail Preparation:​     (Cocktail started with vodka already infused.)
Place crushed candy cane bits into pint glass. Muddle the candy cane slightly, breaking up the bigger pieces. Do not over-muddle into a powder. Add vodka, brandy and half-and-half and stir. Pour into a shaker with ice. Shake lightly to chill and strain into old-fashioned glass full of ice. Add a peppermint stick and stir. Garnish with a mint sprig.
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This is a frozen alcohol after-dinner treat. I'm not to sure how original it is. But I've tended bar for a good part of 15 years and was playing around. And came up with this recipe at a new establishment where I was fortunate to have room to play around with ideas. At that time we had a chef, and I tried it on him (as a real critic) and he was impressed enough that it became a feature summer after dinner drink dessert listed on their menu.

Ingredients

Serves: 1

1/2 ounce Coffee Liquor

1/2 ounce Butterscotch flavovered Schnapps

1/2 ounce Amaretto

1/2 ounce Irish Cream Liquor

1 ounce heavy cream

1 scoop vanilla ice cream

1 banana

dash nutmeg

1 tablespoon whipped cream

Preparation method

Prep: 5 mins

1. In a blender add coffee liquor, butterscotch schnapps, Amaretto, Irish Cream, heavy cream, vanilla ice cream ( scoop maybe two), peeled banana, and a dash of nutmeg, easy on the dash. Of course blend with ice.

2. After you have a slushy product. pour into a hurricane or similar 12 ounce glass. Top with whipped cream and lightly sprinkle nutmeg on top as a garnish.