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Fresh Mint Liqueur recipe

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Fresh Mint Liqueur, with mint, vodka, granulated sugar, water, glycerine, food coloring and food coloring.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups fresh mint leaves
3 cups vodka
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp glycerine
8 drops green food coloring
2 drops blue food coloring

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Wash leaves in cold water several times. Shake or pat dry gently. Snip each leaf in half or thirds. Discard stems. Measure cut mint leaves, packing lightly. Combine mint leaves and vodka in aging container. Cap and let stand in a cool place for 2 weeks, shaking occasionally.
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After initial aging, strain leaves from liqueur, discard leaves. In a saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Let cool. Add cooled syrup to liqueur base, stirring to combine. Add glycerine and food color, pour into aging container for secondary aging of 1-3 more months.

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Category: Liqueurs / by flavor

Fuzzy Lemon Fizz recipe

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A simple and easy delicious bar drink recipe for Fuzzy Lemon Fizz, with peach nectar and lemon juice.

Ingredients:
6 oz peach nectar
4 oz lemon juice

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Pour over ice, and garnish with a twist of lemon.

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Category: Non-Alcoholic / by flavor

Grand Orange-Cognac Liqueur recipe

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A good and delicious bar mix drink recipe for Grand Orange-Cognac Liqueur, with orange, granulated sugar, cognac and grenadine syrup.

Ingredients:
1/3 cup orange zest
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 cups cognac
1/2 tsp grenadine syrup

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Place zest and sugar in a small bowl. Mash and mix together with the back of a wooden spoon or a pestle. Continue mashing until sugar is absorbed into the orange zest and is no longer distinct. Place into aging container. Add cognac. Stir, cap and let age in a cool dark place 2 to 3 months, shaking monthly.


After initial aging, pour through fine mesh strainer placed over medium bowl. Rinse out aging container. Pour glycerine into aging container and place cloth bag inside strainer. Pour liqueur through cloth bag. Stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Cap and age 3 more months before serving.

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Category: Liqueurs / by flavor

Grapefruit Lemonade recipe

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Grapefruit Lemonade, with grenadine syrup, grapefruit juice and soda water.

Ingredients:
2 cl grenadine syrup
6 cl grapefruit juice
soda water

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Place some ice cubes in a large tumbler, add grenadine syrup and grapefruit juice, top up with soda water. Stir a little and serve with a drinking straw.

Serve in a Old-Fashioned Glass

Category: Non-Alcoholic / by flavor

Great Grapes recipe

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Great Grapes, with grape juice, soda water, honey and lemon juice.

Ingredients:
1 cup grape juice
1 cup soda water
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp lemon juice

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Place all ingredients into a blender jar. Cover, and whiz on medium speed until well blended. Pour into a collins glass, and serve.

Serve in a Collins Glass

Category: Non-Alcoholic / by flavor

Green Leaves recipe

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Green Leaves, with peppermint syrup, mint and tonic water.

Ingredients:
3/4 oz peppermint syrup
2 – 3 mint leaves
5 oz tonic water

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Place mint leaves into a large highball glass, and pour in peppermint syrup. Press with a barspoon. Add a scoop of crushed ice, fill with tonic water, and stir. Serve.

Serve in a Highball Glass

Category: Non-Alcoholic / by flavor

Hot Buttered Cranberry Punch recipe

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A good and delicious bar mix drink recipe for Hot Buttered Cranberry Punch, with cranberry juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, salt, water, pineapple juice and butter.

Ingredients:
16 oz jellied cranberry juice
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp salt
2 cups water
2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
butter

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Crush cranberry sauce with a fork. Mix with sugar, spices and salt. Add water and pineapple juice. Cover and simmer 2 hours. Ladle into mugs and float a pat of butter in each serving.

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Category: Non-Alcoholic / by flavor

Hot Summer Breeze recipe

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Hot Summer Breeze, with vodka, orange juice and ginger ale.

Ingredients:
1 oz vodka
3 oz orange juice
3 oz ginger ale

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Soak several slices of habanero pepper in the bottle of vodka for 3 months before using. It will give you that feeling of a summer hot breeze.

Serve in a Highball Glass

Category: Liqueurs / by flavor

Italian Limoncello recipe

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A simple and easy delicious bar drink recipe for Italian Limoncello, with vodka, sugar, water and lemons.

Ingredients:
2/5 part 100 proof vodka
4 cups sugar
5 cups water
zest of 15 fresh lemons

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
1. Wash the lemons with a vegetable brush and hot water to remove any reside of pesticides or wax. Carefully zest the lemons with a zester or vegetable peeler so there is no white pith on the peel.



In a 1-gallon glass jar, add one fifth vodka and the lemon zest. Cover the jar and let sit at room temperature for at least 10 days, and up to 40 days in a cool dark place.



3. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and water and cook until thickened, appx. 5 to 7 minutes. Let the syrup cool before adding it to the limoncello mixture. Add the additional fifth of vodka. Allow to rest for another 10 to 40 days.



4. After the rest period, strain and bottle, discarding the lemon zest. Keep in the freezer until ready to serve.

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Category: Liqueurs / by flavor

Lemon Cocktail recipe

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A good and delicious bar mix drink recipe for Lemon Cocktail, with orange juice and lemon juice.

Ingredients:
2 cl orange juice
6 cl lemon juice

Mixing instructions/directions/method:
Stir orange juice and lemon juice with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.

Serve in a Cocktail Glass

Category: Non-Alcoholic / by flavor