Drink Recipe - Think Pink Drinks

The cocktail party is a cultural institution and in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month we would like to take this time to offer some drink recipes that will help you to celebrate our sisters who have fought the fight and those who are continuing to fight the fight. 

Some of these cocktail recipes I am sure you are more than familiar with and some are a bit more abstract.  I hope you will try a couple of them out and decide which one is your favorite.

Absolute Me

2 parts Absolute Kurant

1 part Creme de Bananas

1 part cream

1 dash grenadine

orange juice

Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a highball glass. Decorate with an orange and a maraschino cherry.

Everyone's favorite...The Cosmopolitan.  This drink was made popular by "Sex and the City."  My own favorite iteration of this popular cocktail is actually slightly different although close even by name it is still just as good.  This is a must try and your chance to be different!  A fun way to keep them guessing.

The Metropolitan

1 1/2 oz. vodka

1/2 oz. lime juice

3/4 oz. cranberry juice

1 dash creme de cassis

lime

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a martini glass.  Squeeze lime wedge over drink before dropping into glass.

Pink Lady

2 oz. gin

1 tsp. grenadine

1/2 tsp cherry brandy

1/2 oz. heavy cream

1 egg white

Combine all the ingredients in a shaker half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well. Strain into a martini glass.

This one is my neice's favorite, of course she is 10.  Every good host should always include non-alcoholic beverages for their guests.  Although, many of our favorite cocktails can be made without any spirits.

The Shirley Temple

ginger ale

1 dash grenadine

orange

stemmed cherry

Add grenadine to a highball glass filled with ice; top with ginger ale. Decorate with an orange slice or lime and cherry.

Frozen Rose

30 ml Tequila Rose liquer

30 ml White Tequila

1 dash triple sec

1 dash sour mix

Mix with crushed ice in a blender. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass and decorate with a strawberry and lime wedge.