After a scorching few days in NYC and the same once I got back home to SF, the fog rolled in giving me much need relief from the heat. This long summer cocktail can have much the same effect!

ABSOLUT Relief

2 parts Absolut Mandrin
1 part Fresh Blood Orange Juice
1 part Cranberry Juice
1 part Raspberry Liqueur

Mix all ingredients in shaker with ice; shake vigorously.
Strain into cocktail glass and garnish a slice of blood orange

Created at: Byblos
114 S 18th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103

recipe courtesy Absolut Vodka
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Reader Tim invented this treat with his roomies.

Inspired by shark week on the Discovery Channel, this is what my roommates and I pieced together on HOT afternoon. Super sweet, super strong, and sea-foam green.

Shark Attack

1/2 cup White Rum
1/2 cup Southern Comfort
1/2 cup Hurricane Pucker
1/2 cup Ginger Ale
1 cup White Grape Juice
2 cups Crushed Ice

Mix everything in a large pitcher or punch bowl. Serve over ice in a chilled Collins Glass with cocktail umbrellas. Don’t put your feet inthe water!

makes 15 - 20 servings

Thanks Timgenuity!
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Sex and the City isn’t all about the girls. Cinzano made sure that us guys were not forgotten in all the excitement around the fab four.

Mr. Big

4 oz. Cutty Sark
2 oz. Cinzano Rosso
3 dashes of Peach Bitters

Shake with ice and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
Garnish with a peach slice.

courtesy Cinzano
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Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, thus kicking off the Summer Season. Even if Summer doesn’t “officially” begin for another month, it’s time to break out the grill, coolers and other gear for outdoor entertaining. Campari, the shockingly red Italian aperitif, had some of the world’s best mixologist create a series refreshing Summer cocktails. This week I chose a recipe that is perfect for that Summer BBQ Party.

Campari Citrus Infusion

1 Liter (~4 cups) Campari
1 Liter (~4 cups) SKYY Infusions Citrus
1 Gallon Orange or Tangerine Juice
4 Lemons (sliced)
4 Limes (sliced)
4 Oranges (sliced)

Mix everything together in a punch bowl or large pitcher. Serve in a highball or Collins glass over ice.

Yields approximately 20 servings.

courtesy Campari
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Reader Darci share a bit of our childhood in an adult incarnation. Amazing, it does taste like a Mounds Bar. Ad a bit of Amaretto and you’ve got an Almond Joy.

Mounds Bar

2 oz. Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liquor

Pour over ice in a highball or bucket glass and sip!

Thanks Darci
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Memorial Day is right around the corner and our friends at Stoli have made a bunch of refreshing new summer cocktails featuring new Stoli Blakberi. Here’s the first:

B&B ( Blakberi & Basil)

1 part Stoli Blakberi
Top off with Italian sparkling lemonade
Basil to taste
Simply muddle basil with Stoli Blakberi.

Serve on rocks and top off with Italian sparkling lemonade.
Garnish with additional basil leaves.

A great option for warm-weather pitcher drinks.

Stoli Blakberi
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Just in time for the derby, this involved, but oh so worth it Julep Recipe comes to us form the folks at Maker’s Mark. I think they know a bit about Mint Juleps.

The Perfect Mint Julep

1 liter Makers Mark
Lots of fresh spearmint
Distilled water
Granulated sugar
Powdered sugar

This recipe is involved but worth it. If you must skip # 1, mint extract can be purchased at the local grocery.

1. To prepare the mint extract, remove about 40 small mint leaves wash and place in a small mixing bowl. Cover with 3 ounces of Makers Mark. Allow the leaves to soak for 15 minutes. Then gather the leaves in a clean, soap-free piece of cotton cloth and vigorously wring the mint bundle over the bowl of whisky. Dip the bundle again and repeat the process several times. Then set aside.

2. To prepare the simple syrup, mix 1 cup of granulated sugar and one cup of water in a cooking pot. Heat to dissolve the sugar. Stir constantly so the sugar does not burn. Set aside to cool.
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