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Cocktails, recipes, and more all in honor of YALSA's Booze for Books fundraising event on April 12, 2012.
Mock Mint Julep: Combine 2 cups cold water, 1-1/2 cups sugar, 3/4 cup lemon juice, and 6 mint sprigs. Let stand for one hour. Strain and discard mint. Place 5 cups of ice cubes in two 2-qt. pitchers; add half of the lemon mixture and 1-1/2 cups of ginger ale to each. Garnish with lemon and additional mint if desired.
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Chocolate for a Cause: Consider hosting an event at a local artisan chocolate café. Think handcrafted truffles, cocoas and drinking chocolates, chocolate shakes, and chocolate fondue. You can have a dark vs. milk chocolate competition. . . a true chocolate war!
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Drink a Ship Wreck in honor of Ship Breaker! Take 2 oz coconut rum 8 oz pineapple juice (sweet) splash cranberry juice Mix over crushed ice! Enjoy :)
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Linda Braun What a great cocktail idea. I'm not a fan of coconut but maybe will have to try this one.
Renee McGrath Need a nice hot day to try it! Sounds yummy.
Inspired by Anne of Green Gables:10 oz Ransom Old Tom Gin. 3 oz Fresh Lemon Juice, 3 oz Sugar ¼ tsp Orange Blossom Water (optional, but yummy), 32 oz Club Soda or other sparkling water, (Stir sugar with gin, lemon, and orange blossom water in large punchbowl until dissolved. Add ice then soda water. Stir. Ladle into cups)
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Inspired by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 2 oz Light Rum, ¾ oz Fresh squeezed Lime Juice, ½ oz Simple Syrup (or Blackberry Habanero Syrup*), Fresh mint, (Add rum, lime, and syrup to your favorite goblet. Add ice and stir. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint) * Blackberry Habanero Syrup: This is delicious, and so totally worth making. Squish 16 blackberries in a saucepan. Add two sliced habaneros, 1 ¼ cup sugar, and ½ cup water. Stir on low heat until it simmers. Turn off heat and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain into clean bottle and store in fridge. Lasts about a month.
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War and Pisco (Inspired by War and Peace): 2 oz Peruvian Pisco, ¾ oz Fresh Lemon Juice, ½ oz Cocchi Americano (or Lillet Blonde), ½ oz Simple Syrup. 2-3 drops Vanilla Extract, (Shake with ice. Strain into cocktail glass)
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Inspired by Hop on Pop: 1 oz Irish Whiskey, 1-2 oz of your favorite beer, ½ oz Simple Syrup (or 3 tsp sugar), ½ oz Fresh Lemon Juice. 1 dash Angostura Bitters, (Shake all except beer with ice. Strain into tall glass. Top with beer. Enjoy)
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Inspired by Catcher in the Rye: 1 ½ oz Rye Whiskey, 1 ½ oz Cynar, 1 oz Sweet Vermouth, 1 dash Orange bitters, (Stir with ice. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with three Luxardo Cherries on a pick)
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Inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird: 2 oz (optionally Jalapeño-infused) Tequila*, ½ oz Cointreau, 1 oz Fresh squeezed Lime Juice, ¼ to ½ oz Agave Nectar, (Shake with ice. Strain into your favorite glass. Garnish with a lime wedge) * To make Jalapeño -infused tequila, slice 2 or 3 jalapeños and put them in a bottle of tequila for 3 hours. Strain into new or original bottle. Lasts indefinitely.
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The official drink of YALSA, the YALSAtini. Here's how you can make it for your own Booze for Books event: 2 parts stoli orange, 1 1/2 parts blue curaçao, 1 part white cranberry
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Linda Braun Love this idea. I know what would win the war in my mind but perhaps my mind could be changed.