Drink Recipe - Tailgating, It's Not Just About Beer!

If you've ever hosted a Super Bowl party or a BBQ for the NBA Finals... or even a tail gate for your Alma Mater, this should help you with planning your menu, including drinks!  Here are a few ideas that always work well when you'll be hosting a lot of people because they can be made in advance, providing your guest with some great drinks, yet freeing you up from playing bartender all night.

Because of our ties to San Francisco, we love famed bartender, Tony Abou-Ganim.  Tony is became famous after stints at Balboa Cafe, Harry Denton's, and the Starlight Room where he created his "specialty drink menu" that included the famous "Cable Car."

Here are a few of his recipe's that would be great for your next outdoor party.  For more of his recipes, visit his website at www.themodernmixologist.com

Bloody Mary 'Classic'

Ingredients :

1½ oz. Finlandia Vodka
4 oz. Campbell’s tomato juice
4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
Pinch of kosher salt
Pinch of coarse ground pepper
Juice of ¼ lemon (freshly squeezed)

Directions: Build in an ice filled mixing glass, roll contents between mixing glass and tin and strain into an ice filled goblet. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Social Couture Tip:  Create a garnish bar so that your guests can customize their Bloody Mary's to their liking.  Pickles, green olives (stuffed with garlic or pimento), asparagus, celery, limes, lemons.  My personal favorite is to rim the glass with celery salt... yum! yum!

Primo Margarita

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. 100% Agave Tequila (Silver, Reposado or Anejo)
.75 oz. Cointreau
2 oz. fresh lemon sour
Juice of a whole lime freshly squeezed with a TAG Citrus Juicer

Directions: Shake, strain into an ice filled Goblet (salt optional) Garnish with a lime wedge.

Enjoy!