Lemonade
· 2 tblspn fresh Lemon juice
· 1-1/2 tblspn fresh Lime juice
· 2 tblspn superfine Sugar
· 2 cups cold Water
· 6 - 8 cubes Ice
Pour lemon and lime juice into a pitcher and add sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add water and ice cubes. Stir.
Long Island Iced Tea
· 1/2 oz Vodka
. 1/2 oz Triple Sec
· 1/2 oz Tequila
· 1/2 oz Light rum
· 1/2 oz Gin
· 1 dash Coca-Cola
. 3/4 oz Sour Mix
· Twist of Lemon peel
Mix all ingredients together over ice in a glass. Pour into shaker and give one brisk shake. Pour back into glass and make sure there is a touch of fizz at the top. Garnish with lemon.
Mai Tai
· 1 oz light Rum
· 1/2 oz Orgeat syrup (if you cannot find, almond syrup is good substitute)
· 1/2 oz Triple sec
· 1-1/2 oz Sweet and sour
· 1 Cherry
Shake all ingredients (except cherry) with ice and strain into a Collins glass over several ice cubes. Top with cherry and serve.
Mai Tai #2
· Juice of 1/6 Lime
· 1-1/2 oz very Dark rum
· 1-1/2 oz Light rum
· 3/4 oz Orange liqueur (triple sec)
· Juice of 1/4 Orange
· Juice of 1/4 Lemon
· 2 oz Pineapple juice
· Sugar to taste
Squeeze lime wedge in tall glass with ice. Add other ingredients. Sugar is optional.
Margarita
· 1 1/2 oz Tequila
· 1/2 oz Triple sec
· 1 oz Lime juice
. 1/2 oz Sour mix
. 1/4 oz Water
· Salt
Rub rim of cocktail glass with lime juice, dip rim in salt. Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into the salt-rimmed glass, and serve.
Mohito
· 2/3 oz Rum
· Juice of 1 Lime (1 oz)
· 2 tsp Sugar
. 2 - 4 Mint sprigs
· Soda water
Lightly muddle the mint and sugar with a splash of soda water in a mixing glass until the sugar dissolves and you smell the mint. Squeeze the lime into the glass, add rum and shake with ice. Strain over cracked ice in a highball glass. Top with soda water, garnish with mint sprig and serve.
Sangria
· 1.5 L Red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon)
· 1 cup Sugar
· 3-4 oz plain Brandy
· 1 large Lemon, sliced
· 1 large Orange, sliced
· 1 large Apple, cut into thin sections.
Mix these altogether in a large container, stir, and let sit for 18-24 hours. Yes, I know that's a LONG time, but it's well worth the wait. A much more delightful sangria is produced when the fruit juice blends with the wine by osmosis than by stirring. (By the way, you should let it sit in the refrigerator during this long interim). When you are ready to drink it 18-24 hours later, stir it up again, and add sugar or brandy to taste, it should be fairly strong and fairly sweet, almost syrupy. Then, cut the mixture with some sort of bubbly water, orange or lemon flavored if possibly, but plain bubbly water is fine, until it seems to have a thinner, more wine like consistency. Drink and enjoy.
Sex on the Beach
· 1/2 oz Vodka
· 1/2 oz Chambord
. 1/2 oz Midori
· Cranberry juice
· Pineapple juice
Half fill with cranberry juice and pineapple juice, stir in highball glass.
Water
· Water
You can draw it, pour it, dig for it or simply dig it, you can get it from a well, a tap, a source, a fountain, a stream, you can drink it straight up, out of your hand, from a glass, a bottle, a jar and a container. Soft water may have the disadvantage of containing only minute quantities of magnesium, whereas hard water might be bad for your favourite sweat-shirt... But all in all, NO WATER - NO LIFE. So get a life, care for your water...enjoy it while it lasts.
