Alizé Liqueur Halloween Cocktails is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

Devil’s Punch

Devil's Punch

• 2 parts Alizé Gold Passion
• 2 parts Bacardi Limon
• Splash of Canton Ginger Liqueur
• Splash of Cranberry juice
• Splash of Lime juice
• Splash of Ginger ale

Passion & ‘Pagne

Passion and 'Pagne

• 3 parts Alizé Red Passion
• 3 parts Taittinger Champagne

Serve chilled in a champagne glass.

Mad Scientist Sangria

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  Halloween Sangria

  1 part Alizé Red Passion

• 1 part red wine

Chill Alizé Red Passion and red wine. Just before serving add 1 part ginger ale. Serve in a wine glass and garnish with a slice of apple or orange.

Vampire Kiss Martini

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  Vampire Kiss Martini

  1 ½ part Alizé Red Passion

• 1 part Alizé Gold Passion
• 1 part premium vodka

Top with lemonade and serve in a martini glass.
To find out more about Alizé and for additional recipes, visit their website.

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Champagne Margarita is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

This post is part of the “Summer of Margaritas” series.

Champagne Rita

I discovered the champagne rita last summer while trying out different tequila recipes. A blend of everything that’s in a typical margarita with a top off of champagne, this cocktail is light and perfect for summer or a special celebration

The Champagne Rita

• 1 oz tequila
• 1 oz triple sec
• 1 oz limeade/lime juice
• champagne

Mix tequila, triple sec, and limeade together in shaker filled with ice. Pour into chilled champagne glass; top off with champagne.

You can make limeade by combining equal parts lime juice and water with 1/2 tsp sugar.

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Rouge Noir Cocktail is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

Another champagne cocktail has come my way, this one with Combier Rouge. The Rouge Noir cocktail, created by New York’s Junior Merino, is the perfect celebratory Valentine’s Day drink, but it’s also one of those elegant drinks that can help you unwind after a long day – the Rouge Noir, a bubble bath, and relaxing music sounds great right about now…

Rouge Noir Cocktail:

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  Rouge Noir Cocktail

  1.5 oz Combier Rouge

• .5 oz Combier Orange Liqueur
• 4 oz brut
• 1 Orange zest

Pour Combier Rouge and Orange Liqueur in champagne flute. Top with champagne. Garnish with 1 orange zest.

About Combier Rouge
Made with Combier Rouge, it is light and fruity with hints of pepper and licorice, is comprised of a blend of guignes and Morello cherries for their aroma and spiciness and black cherries for their deep color. The result is a gentle and sweet cherry-flavored liqueur with a rich ruby appearance. Made entirely with 100% natural ingredients, Rouge?contains no added sugar and is sweetened entirely from the fruits themselves.

The original composition for Rouge was first conceived in 1632 by the Reverend Mother Gautron of the Benedictine Abbey of Samur, and became so popular that it delighted the court of King Louis XIV. True to tradition, it is still produced much like it was nearly 400 years ago. Through this technique, Rouge continues to be considered one of the finest cherry liqueurs available on the market.

Debuting in November 2009, Combier Rouge will be served exclusively in top bars, restaurants and retailers in New York, California, and Atlanta before being offered nationwide. Rouge, 17% alcohol, is available in 750 ml bottles and retails for $25. For more information or recipes, please visit?www.combierusa.com.

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Champagne Cocktail: Pop Rock Passion is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

A champagne and candy cocktail, the Pop Rock Passion is the creation of Scot Parish, bartender at Two Boots Brooklyn. Perfect as a celebratory cocktail, girl’s night in punch, or Valentine’s Day drink.

Pop Rock’s Cocktail:

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  Champagne cocktails: Pop Rock Passion

  Champagne Flute

• Pink (watermelon/strawberry) Pop Rocks
• Svedka Vodka
• Red Hook Raspberry Soda
• Pink Lemonade

Run lemon wedge around rim of glass.?Drop Pop Rocks around rim. Mix 1 park vodka with two parts pink lemonade and top with drop of?raspberry soda.

Image and recipe courtesy of Two Boots Brooklyn

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W Hotels: Girly Drink Cocktails is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

Ah, hotel cocktails. If I didn’t have to work, I would travel from hotel to hotel, sipping on speciality cocktails. But, alas, I do have to work, so instead, I write about these speciality hotel cocktails.

The folks over at the W Hotel in New York have quite a few speciality cocktails. The Heartbeat at W New York has graciously supplied Girly Drinks with 4 of their popular girly drink cocktail recipes, starting with two purple cocktails – sounds good!

Check out the W Hotels Girly Drink Cocktails:

Purple-Rita

• 1 oz. Purple TM
• 1 oz. Tequila
• 1 oz. Cointreau
• Fresh Lime Juice
• Simple Syrup

Shake in ice. Strain and serve in a martini glass with a rim coated with salt.

Mojo

• 1 oz. Purple TM
• 1 ½ oz. White Rum
• 3 ¾ oz. Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
• 1 oz. Simple Syrup
• Mint Leaves
• Splash of club soda
• 1 Mint sprig for garnish

Muddle the mint leaves in a mixing glass with the lime and sugar syrup. Add the spirits and the Purple TM. Shake with ice. Strain into a 12 oz. rocks glass or highball glass and top with a splash of club soda. Garnish with the mint sprig.

Fizz

• Shot of gin
• Lemon Juice
• Tablespoon of powdered sugar
• Champagne

Shake first three ingredients over ice and strain into an ice filled highball glass. Top off the glasses with the champagne. For an extra kick, drop in a couple of frozen raspberries and serve.

Ocean Breeze

• Shot of coconut rum
• Pineapple Juice
• Splash of Simple Syrup
• Splash of Blue Curacao
• Garnish with Blackberry and Slice of Orange

Shake all ingredients over ice and strain into an ice filled highball glass. Garnish with a slice of orange and blackberry.

*Specialty Girly Drink Cocktails and images courtesy of HeartBeat at W New York.

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Hotel and Bar Drinks from San Fran is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

Level III is a new restaurant and lounge which just opened in San Francisco’s Union Square and offers a fantastic cocktail menu designed by local mixologist H. Joseph Ehrmann.  Level III has one specialty cocktail, The Summer of Love, which is made with Rose Water, Vodka, and Chambord, a nice girly summer drink:

The Summer of Love

• Hangar One Mandarin Blossom Vodka
• Rose Water Syrup
• Lillet Blanc and Chambord
• Stirred and served up with a lemon zest rose

The next drink from San Francisco comes from XYZ Bar at the W.  Some fun girly drinks offered at the bar and restaurant include the Champagnirissima (say that 10 times fast) and the Raspberry Truffle:

CHAMPAGNIRISSIMA

• Oronoco Brazilian Rum
• Fresh Orange
• Lemon
• Lime and a touch of sugar

Shaken and served up with a Champagne Float and a lime twist.

RASPBERY TRUFFLE

• Stolichnaya Razberi Vodka
• DeKuyper Crème de Cacao

Shaken and served up with a Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur Float and a cocoa coated rim.

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National Champagne Day: Champagne Cocktails is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

Happy National Champagne Day! It’s like my birthday – but BETTER! My drink of choice today will be a mixture of champagne and Red Bull – Sugar Free Red Bull, that is. Most of my friends laugh at this recipe, but as a college student (eh, 4 years ago, that is), you mix together whatever you have available. The drink has stuck around as one of my favorites.

In celebration of National Champagne Day, I bring you 20 champagne recipes:

• Kir Royale: Katie Lee Joel loves it, as do tourists in Paris, as do I. Crème de Cassis and Champagne. Sweet and simple.
• Five Star Alliance: God, I love this drink. Jasmin syrup, Mirabelle spirit, peach juice, champagne rose. Go to Paris to drink this champagne cocktail, along with the Kir Royale. Just go to Paris if you want a fancy champagne drink.
• Champagne Punch: Fruit juice and champagne. It’s like the adult version of Jungle Juice (ah, college)
• Strawberry Champagne: This stuff just deserves its own mention. Best stuff ever, haven’t found it since my last trip to Canada.
• Pina Colada Champagne: Another concoction I came up with when Champagne was in the fridge and not much else. Mix Champagne with Dole Pina Colada Ready Made Juice. Like a Mimosa but better…
• Black Velvet: Not my favorite, but it does have champagne…and Guinness.
• French Martini: Chambord, Vodka, Pineapple Juice. Rinse. Repeat.
• Flirtini: Sex and the City made it famous, I made it yesterday. A little bit of everything you’d find in a cosmo, top off with champagne.
• Mimosa: From the Fine Living Network, triple sec, orange juice, and champagne combine together to create the Mimosa
• Bellini: From The Food Network, Giada De Laurentiis gives you the recipes to amaze your friends with an awesome Bellini Bar, including a recipe for a Blueberry Bellini, Strawberry Bellini, and Raspberry Bellini
• Red Bull & Champagne: My favorite champagne concoction. Pour champagne in glass. Top off with Red Bull. Stay up the rest of the night.
• Champagne Freeze: Rachael Ray gives you her recipe for a “Champagne, Darling? Freezes” champagne cocktail
• SMAC Me Gorgeous: Combine pomegranate juice and champagne. Sip. Enjoy.
• Green Tea Champagne: Rachael Ray, again, gives you her recipe for a refreshing summer cocktail, the Green Tea Champagne concoction. Yum-Oh!
• Sorbet Champagne: Uh, Emeril’s version of the Champagne Sorbet/Sorbet Champagne is a little bit complicated if you’re not a fan of sitting around waiting for ice cream to freeze (side tracked…favorite quote ever – “Do you think we might die if we don’t get ice cream NOW?” from a text message). So, eh, basically, get champagne and drop in sorbet. Let melt. Drink. Dessert and champagne in one – a perfect meal!
• Caribbean Blue Champagne: Blue Curacao, Hypnotiq, and Champagne mix together to create the Caribbean Blue Champagne Cocktail
• Very Sexy Cocktail: Fine Living Network combines Vodka, Cassis, Champagne and wild berries for a Very Sexy Cocktail
• Emerald Gem Champagne Cocktail: No need to wait for St. Patrick’s Day, or be Irish, to enjoy the Emerald Gem Champagne Cocktail. Green and delicious, just combine champagne and green crème de menthe for a new Irish twist on a champagne cocktail.
• Champagne Cosmo: An updated version of the famous girly drink, the Cosmopolitan. Cointreau, Cranberry juice, champagne…yum.
• Girlie Martini: A girlie martini? Sweet, dude. Dry vermouth, vodka, champagne, and maraschino liqueur make up the Girlie Martini

Check out Food Network for more champagne recipes, from a Strawberry Champagne Soup to Champagne Jello Shooters…

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Katie Lee Joel: Kir Royale, Champagne Delicious-ness and Chic Cocktails from The Comfort Table is a post from: Girly Drinks. Check out more ice wine and martini recipes.

One of my favorite singers is Billy Joel. I’ve seen him in concert, gone to his musicals (Moving Out!), purchased all of his CD’s. I just love his music. I blast Only the Good Die Young and A Matter of Trust on a regular basis from my computer.

What does Billy Joel have to do with Girly Drinks, you ask? Well, Billy Joel is married to the beautiful Katie Lee Joel. Katie is a foodie – she was the host of Top Chef for the first season and is a frequent blogger and writer for food columns in magazines like The Huffington Post and Cosmopolitan. Katie recently came out with a cook book, The Comfort Table. I’m a vegetarian, so I like the fact that she used to be a vegetarian and offers up many veg recipes, or recipes that can easily be turned vegetarian. More so than that, however, she offers up great cocktail recipes!

Here are three of our favorite chic cocktail recipes from Katie Lee Joel’s The Comfort Table:

Kir Royale:

Katie takes this recipe from one of HER favorite places to drink cocktails, the George V. hotel in Paris (sounds great to me!)

Kir Royale Ingredients:

• Crème de Cassis
• Chilled Champagne

Kir Royale Directions:

Pour ½ teaspoon cassis into each Champagne glass. Fill with Champagne and serve immediately.

Peach Fizz:

Peach Fizz Ingredients:

• 6 fresh peaches peeled and roughly chopped
• One 6 ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate
• ¼ cup gin
• ½ cup ice
• Fresh mint sprigs

Peach Fizz Directions:

Combine peaches, lemonade, gin, and ice in a blender. Make in batches. Blend until smooth. Pour into cocktail glasses and garnish with mint sprigs. Yields 4 servings

Ahmad’s Marga-Tini:

Marga-tini Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup white tequila
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons Rose’s lime juice
• ¼ club soda or seltzer
• Lime Wedge

Marga-tini Directions:

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the tequila, lime juice, and Rose’s lime juice. Shake until mixed and chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain over ice in a cocktail glass and top with the club soda. Garnish with a lime wedge.

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