Cranberry, Tangerine, Rosemary, and Cream Soda Mocktails
(or not )

http://blog.lillypulitzer.com/2012/11/20/holiday-mocktails-with-spoon-fork-bacon/

Cranberry, Tangerine, Rosemary, and Cream Soda Mocktails
Makes 4
Ingredients:
rosemary simple syrup:
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
3 rosemary sprigs, lightly bruised
1 cup fresh squeezed tangerine juice
1 1/3 cups cranberry juice
2 cups cream soda
garnish:
rosemary sprigs
1. For Rosemary Simple Syrup: Place sugar and water in a small pot and simmer until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Stir in rosemary, remove from heat, cover, and allow mixture to steep together for 1-2 hours. Discard rosemary sprigs and chill simple syrup in the refrigerator, until ready to use.
2. To assemble: Fill 4 glasses with ice. Pour 2 tablespoons rosemary simple syrup into each glass and top with 1/4 cup of tangerine juice. Add 1/3 cup of cranberry juice into each glass and stir together. Finish each mocktail with cream soda and garnish each with a sprig of rosemary. Serve!
Or add a little bit of Gin to jazz it up!

Grown Up Pink Lemonade

http://spoonforkbacon.com/2011/09/grown-up-pink-lemonade/
Grown Up Pink Lemonade
Makes 1 quart
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups good quality vodka
1 (quart size) packet pink lemonade Crystal Light
2 (12 ounce) cans diet cherry 7UP
1 (12 ounce) can light beer
lots of ice
garnish:
lemon wedges (from 3 lemons)
Directions:
1. Pour the vodka and Crystal light into a large pitcher.
2. Fill the pitcher ½ way with ice.
3. Pour the remaining ingredients into the pitcher and stir.
4. Serve cold with lemon wedges.

Cocktail Time~

Cinnamon Cherry Cocktail
This cherry soda based cocktail is the adult version of a Shirley Temple. And if you’re daring enough to use the licorice as a straw, you may even feel like a kid.

2 ounces Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
1 can cherry cola (or diet)
1 teaspoon Rose’s Grenadine
2 cherry licorice vines

Easy Pitcher Cocktail Recipe:

Strawberry Basil Margaritas

Strawberry Basil Margaritas makes 1 pitcher, or about 8 servings
1 can (12 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate
10 strawberries (or 12 if you're using smaller ones from the farmer's market or your backyard.)
8 basil leaves
2 to 2 1/2 cups tequila (gold or silver)

Empty the limeade concentrate into a pitcher.
Add 2 1/2 cans of water and 1 1/2 (18 ounces, or 2 1/4 cups) cans of tequila (or a bit less, if you don't want your drinks to be quite as strong).
Hull the strawberries, slice lengthwise, and add to the pitcher.

Crumple the basil a little in your hands (this will help the basil flavor release into the drink) and add it to the pitcher, too.
Place the pitcher, covered, in the fridge overnight, or for at least four hours.

When you remove the pitcher from the fridge, your margaritas will be a lovely pale pink color. Now all you have to do is serve them and wait for the compliments to pour in.

http://www.thekitchn.com/pitcher-perfect-supereasy-stra-151952

Cocktails

Barracuda

http://hamptonroadshappyhour.com/barracuda

Ingredients

1 oz. Vodka

1 oz. Southern Comfort

1 oz. Triple Sec

3 oz. 7-Up

Lime wheel, Blackberries, Pomegranate seeds to garnish (or whatever you have)

Directions

Combine the three spirits in an ice filled cocktail shaker. Cover, shake well, and pour into a Rocks glass. Add the 7-Up, gently stir, garnish accordinly, and get ready to feel the bite of your delicious Barracuda! Cheers!

Vodka Thyme Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients
fresh thyme
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. sugar
ice

Fill a cocktail glass with ice and set aside. Muddle 3 or 4 thyme sprigs in a cocktail shaker, then add ice, vodka, lime juice and sugar. Close shaker and shake vigorously. Strain over the ice in the glass and garnish with another thyme sprig.

By http://theframedtable.com/2012/07/vodka-thyme-cocktail/
*Also having other delish cocktails to refer to!

Cucumber-Rosemary Gin and Tonic – Recipe

Ingredients

2 oz of Gin
5 oz of Tonic Water
3 cucumber slices
1 sprig of rosemary
1 wedge of lime
Soda Water

How to make Cucumber-Rosemary Gin and Tonic

Place the cucumber slices at the bottom of the highball glass. Squeeze lime juice into glass and slightly muddle the cucumber. Add sprig of rosemary and fill highball glass with ice. Add Gin, tonic, and finish off with a splash of soda water. If you prefer a less sweet cocktail, add less tonic water and more soda water. Enjoy!

http://bestfoodcooking.com/cucumber-rosemary-gin-and-tonic-recipe/

Mid Night Margarita's

Midnight Margarita

Ingredients:

	For Each Serving
2 oz	Dark Rum
1 oz	Blue Curacao
½oz	Grenadine
4 oz	Lime Mix, see below
	Lime Mix: Blend Together 1 Cup Lime Juice & 1 Cup Sugar Until Sugar Is Dissolved.
	Keep Refrigerated Until Use.

Directions:

Fill a shaker with ice cubes, add all the ingredients and shake until well blended. Strain into a margarita glass filled with fresh crushed ice.

Helpful Tips:

You must use the exact ratios to result in this deliciously dark margarita that is perfect for any celebration...

Michelada

INGREDIENTS

Salt, for rimming the glasses
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (from about 2 medium limes), rinds reserved
Ice
1 1/2 cups light Mexican beer, such as Corona
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons hot sauce, such as Tabasco
1 teaspoon Maggi or soy sauce
Freshly ground black pepper, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

Place enough salt in a wide, shallow dish to cover the bottom. Rub the rims of two glasses with the reserved lime rinds and dip the glasses into the salt. Fill the glasses with ice and set aside.
Place the lime juice, beer, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and Maggi or soy sauce in a pitcher and mix to combine. Pour into the prepared glasses, top with a few grinds of pepper, and serve.