Pirate's Last Call

Whether it's 8 p.m. or 2 a.m., this potent rum-cola cocktail can make it last call for anyone, pirate or no....!!!!....

Ingredients:
 4 maraschino cherries
 2 teaspoons white sugar
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum (dark or light)
 1 cup ice cubes
 1 cup cherry vanilla carbonated cola

Directions:
Place the cherries and sugar in the bottom of a 12 ounce glass, and mash with a spoon or muddler. Add the rum and ice. Pour in the soda, stir, and serve.

Caramel Liqueur

A smooth, delicious caramel liqueur - great for after dinner sipping, mixed into coffee, or served over the rocks! Put it in a pretty bottle and give as gifts! Liqueur should last for 2-3 months in refrigerator.

Ingredients:
 2 (14 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
 1 1/4 cups spiced rum

Directions:
Remove the labels from the cans of milk. Place the cans into a large saucepan, and cover with a few inches of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 4 hours. Keep an eye on the water level, and add water as needed to keep at least an inch of water above the cans. After the cans have boiled for 4 hours, remove from the boiling water and set aside to cool for 35 minutes.
Open the cans and scrape the browned milk into a bowl, whisk in the spiced rum until smooth, then pour into a bottle with a top. The liqueur will keep for several months in the refrigerator.

Sweet Seduction

Ladies if you're into sweet cocktails, this is the one for you!

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce Malibu rum
 1 fluid ounce banana liqueur
 1/2 cup pineapple juice
 ice cubes
 1 tablespoon grenadine

Directions:
Measure the rum, banana liqueur and pineapple juice into a cocktail shaker. Add a generous scoop of ice. Cover and shake until the outside is frosty, about 30 seconds. Strain into a glass filled with ice and gently pour the grenadine on top. It should float.

Coquito

This a traditional Puerto Rican eggnog...Enjoy....!!!!....

Ingredients:
 6 egg yolks
 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 4 tablespoons vanilla extract
 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
 5 (12 fluid ounce) cans evaporated milk
 1 (10 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk
 1 (14 ounce) can cream of coconut
 4 1/4 cups light rum

Directions:
In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks until smooth. Whisk in cinnamon and vanilla Stir in coconut milk, cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and rum. Taste and adjust cinnamon and vanilla if desired. Blend well and strain through a fine sieve or cheesecloth. Pour into clean bottles. Serve chilled.

Cherry Bomb

This is a wonderful rum drink with lime and grenadine. It's great for any occasion. If this recipe seems too easy, well it is, but the drink is incredibly enjoyable and worth the lack of trouble!

Ingredients:
 4 fluid ounces rum
 1 liter lime soda
 4 fluid ounces grenadine syrup
 1 lime, juiced
 1 lime, sliced
 4 maraschino cherries

Directions:
In a mixing glass combine rum, lime soda, grenadine and lime juice. Mix well and pour into chilled glasses. Garnish with lime slices and cherries.

Cranberry Rum Punch

There's rum in this wonderful, sparkling cranberry punch with lemon and lime slices. With bright red, yellow and green colors, this punch makes an attractive accompaniment to your party's food.

Ingredients:
 1 (32 fluid ounce) bottle cranberry juice
 1/4 cup white sugar
 2 cups ginger ale
 2 1/4 cups rum
 8 slices lemon

Directions:
In a medium-size punchbowl, stir cranberry juice and sugar together until the sugar dissolves. Mix in ginger ale, rum, and lemon and lime slices. Serve over ice.

Strawberry Slush Delight

Cool and refreshing, this summertime drink is perfect for weddings and showers. Everyone I make this for just loves the taste.

Ingredients:
 3 cups sugar
 6 cups water
 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate
 1 quart strawberries (fresh or frozen) pureed in a blender
 2 cups rum, or to taste
 2 (2 liter) bottles chilled lemon-lime soda

Directions:
In a saucepan, dissolve the sugar in the water by bringing it to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn off the heat and allow it to cool.
Combine the sugar water with the pineapple juice, lemonade, orange juice and pureed strawberries in a 6-quart container. Mix in the rum to taste. Put the entire mixture into a large plastic ice cream pail and freeze overnight.
To make the drinks to order, scoop 1/2 cup of the frozen mixture into an 8 oz glass. Fill the glass with lemon-lime soda and serve with a straw. Keeps well in freezer for up to one month.

Hummingbird

An alcoholic drink served in Jamaica. Contains rum cream liqueur, coffee liqueur, strawberry syrup, banana, and milk and ends up having a smoothie consistency.

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce rum cream liqueur
 1 fluid ounce coffee flavored liqueur
 1 fluid ounce milk
 1/2 fluid ounce strawberry flavored syrup
 1/2 banana
 1 cup crushed ice

Directions:
In a blender, combine rum cream liqueur, coffee liqueur, milk and strawberry syrup. Add the banana and crushed ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

Frozen Mojito

Mojito's made cool and easy. Very nice on a hot summer night!!!

Ingredients:
 1 (6 ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate
 8 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers rum
 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
 1 tray ice cubes

Directions:
Place the lime juice concentrate, rum, mint, and ice cubes into the container of a blender. Cover and pulse briefly to get started, then process until smooth. Pour into 4 cocktail glasses.

Hurricane

Super tropical drink that needs to be served in a hurricane glass!

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger amaretto liqueur
 1 fluid ounce light rum
 1 fluid ounce dark rum
 6 fluid ounces orange juice
 6 fluid ounces pineapple juice
 1 teaspoon lemon juice
 1 dash grenadine syrup
 1 orange, sliced into rounds
 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
Fill a 16 ounce glass with ice. Pour in amaretto, light rum and dark rum. Pour in orange juice, pineapple juice, and lemon juice. Stir, then top with a dash of grenadine and garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.

Tanning Bed Drink

A great drink made with coconut rum and pineapple juice, and garnished with a cherry.

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger coconut flavored rum
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger pineapple juice
 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
In a rocks glass, pour coconut rum over ice. Pour pineapple juice to top. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Hot Buttered Rum Batter

This is THE batter to use for absolutely delicious and buttery Hot Buttered Rums! You can keep this in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Ingredients:
 1 pound butter
 1 pound brown sugar
 1 pound confectioners' sugar
 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions:
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Blend in brown sugar and confectioners' sugar. Remove from heat, and whisk in the ice cream, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour mixture into a plastic container, seal, and freeze.
In a coffee mug, measure 1 tablespoon Hot Buttered Rum Batter and 1 fluid ounce of rum, then fill cup with boiling water. Stir, and sprinkle top of drink with nutmeg.

Classic Spanish Sangria

This is an authentic version of the popular wine drink. You can add any fruit that you want, but I find that apples and pears absorb all the rum. This one is not diluted with carbonated beverages. I have much success with red Burgundy wine and white rum, though spiced rum is nice too.

Ingredients:
 1 lemon
 1 lime
 1 orange
 1 1/2 cups rum
 1/2 cup white sugar
 1 (750 milliliter) bottle dry red wine
 1 cup orange juice

Directions:
Have the fruit, rum, wine, and orange juice well chilled. Slice the lemon, lime and orange into thin rounds and place in a large glass pitcher. Pour in the rum and sugar. Chill in refrigerator for 2 hours to develop the flavors.
When ready to serve, crush the fruit lightly with a wooden spoon and stir in the wine and orange juice. Adjust sweetness to taste.

Midnight Special

A smooth, delicate cocktail perfect for relaxing. For extra richness, try adding a drop of chocolate syrup.

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger rum
 2 1/2 fluid ounces coffee flavored liqueur
 4 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage
 1 teaspoon sweetened condensed milk

Directions:
Fill a 10 ounce highball glass with ice. Pour in the rum and coffee liqueur. Swirl gently and fill the glass with cola. Drop in the teaspoon of sweetened condensed milk and stir slowly until the cocktail turns to a milky brown.

Pina Colada

A simple run-of-the-mill pina colada drink.

Ingredients:
 1 cup coconut milk
 1 cup pineapple juice
 1/2 cup rum
 4 tablespoons white sugar
 8 cubes ice

Directions:
In a blender, combine coconut milk, pineapple juice, rum, sugar and ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses, and serve immediately.

The Real Mojito

This is an authentic recipe for mojito. I sized the recipe for one serving, but you can adjust it accordingly and make a pitcher full. It's a very refreshing drink for hot summer days. Be careful when drinking it, however. If you make a pitcher you might be tempted to drink the whole thing yourself, and you just might find yourself talking Spanish in no time! Tonic water can be substituted instead of the soda water but the taste is different and somewhat bitter.

Ingredients:
 10 fresh mint leaves
 1/2 lime, cut into 4 wedges
 2 tablespoons white sugar, or to taste
 1 cup ice cubes
 1 1/2 fluid ounces white rum
 1/2 cup club soda

Directions:
Place mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a sturdy glass. Use a muddler to crush the mint and lime to release the mint oils and lime juice. Add 2 more lime wedges and the sugar, and muddle again to release the lime juice. Do not strain the mixture. Fill the glass almost to the top with ice. Pour the rum over the ice, and fill the glass with carbonated water. Stir, taste, and add more sugar if desired. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge.

Caribbean Rum Punch

This delicious concoction is the traditional rum punch recipe used in the West Indies, passed down for years. The old rhyme goes, 'One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak.' Any fruit juice can be used. Serve chilled over ice, with fruit garnishes and a sprinkling of grated nutmeg.

Ingredients:
 1 cup fresh lime juice
 2 cups simple syrup
 3 cups amber rum
 4 cups orange juice
 4 dashes bitters
 freshly grated nutmeg

Directions:
In a pitcher, combine lime juice, simple syrup, rum and orange juice. Add a few dashes of bitters and some grated nutmeg to taste. Serve chilled over ice.

Tequila on the House

Cocktails with Tequila -

In this section, I will present some of the famous cocktail recipes that are made from Tequilas.............Have fun.........CHEERS......!!!....... :)

Basic Margarita

The Ultimate Margarita

Margaritas on the Rocks

Pomegranate Margarita

Coconut Margaritas

Watermelon Margaritas

Mangorita

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

Ultimate Frozen Strawberry Margarita

Beer Margaritas

The Best Raspberry Margarita

A Fantastic Margarita

The best Margarita Mix

Strawberry Beer Margaritas

Cowboy Margaritas

Blue Motorcycle

Long Island Iced Tea

Texas Tea

Pangalactic Gargleblaster

Mexican-Style Coffee

Grenadine Half-Mast

Grateful Dead Cocktail

Blue Meanies

Limeshot Mexi-Martini

Tequila Sunrise

Salty Chihuahua

Texatini

Blue Rita

Godfather

This is a pre-dinner drink is also popular as a nightcap. The almond flavor of Amaretto softens the bite of the scotch. A wonderful night summer Australian drink!

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce Scotch whiskey
 1 fluid ounce amaretto liqueur

Directions:
In a rocks glass with ice, combine the scotch and amaretto. Stir.

Whiskey Spritzer

This is a rich and refreshing cocktail made for lovers of whiskey. The soda water makes it a bit lighter than a straight old-fashioned.

Ingredients:
 2 fluid ounces whiskey
 1 fluid ounce amaro liqueur (such as Averno)
 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or to taste
 2 fluid ounces lemon-lime flavored soda

Directions:
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; pour in whiskey, amaro liqueur, and lemon juice. Cover shaker and shake vigorously. Strain drink into a low boy cocktail glass. Top with lemon-lime soda.

Alabama Slammer Cocktail

This potent shooter is best served chilled and slammed all at once, hence it's name.

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce amaretto liqueur
 1 fluid ounce Tennessee whiskey (such as Jack Daniels)
 1/2 fluid ounce sloe gin
 1 tablespoon lemon juice
 1 cup ice

Directions:
Combine amaretto, whiskey, sloe gin, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and stir until chilled. Strain into chilled cordial glass.

7 and 7

7UP and whiskey get a color and flavor brightener with Hawaiian Punch.

Ingredients:
 3 ounces 7UP
 3 fluid ounces Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red or Lemon Lime Splash
 1 fluid ounce whiskey

Directions:
Serve over 1 cup ice.

Kahlua Pumpkin Whiskey Cocktail

Toast the crisp autumn weather with a Kahlua Pumpkin Spice cocktail made with Irish whiskey.

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce Kahlua Pumpkin Spice
 1 1/2 fluid ounces Jameson Irish Whiskey

Directions:
Place a large ice cube in an old-fashioned glass. Add Kahlua Pumpkin Spice and Jameson Irish Whiskey. Stir and serve.

Ginger Grant

A good all-around beverage (parties, lounging, whatever). I prefer Maker's Mark Whiskey for this, but if that's not your taste, I also recommend Crown Royal.

Ingredients:
 1 cup ice cubes
 3 fluid ounces whiskey
 1 fluid ounce chilled ginger ale
 1 dash grenadine syrup
 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
Fill a high ball glass with ice. Pour in whiskey and top with ginger ale and a splash of grenadine. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.

Cloud Nine Martini

This is a deliciously dangerous concoction. It's a sweet and smooth dessert in a glass!

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce whiskey (such as Crown Royal®)
 1 fluid ounce amaretto liqueur
 1 fluid ounce pineapple juice
 1 splash grenadine syrup
 1 splash lemon-lime flavored soda
 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker full of ice, combine the whiskey, amaretto, pineapple juice, grenadine, and lemon-lime soda. Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Serve with a maraschino cherry.

Triple Fionn MacCool

A nice smooth Irish lady's drink with Irish cream, Canadian whiskey, milk and a hint of cinnamon.

Ingredients:
 2 fluid ounces Irish cream liqueur
 1 fluid ounce Canadian rye whiskey
 1/4 cup cold milk
 1 pinch cinnamon
 2 cups ice cubes

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, shake together Irish cream liqueur and Canadian rye whiskey with several cubes of ice. Strain into a glass filled with ice cubes. Top off with milk and a dash of cinnamon. Give it a gentle stir and serve.

Cranberry Slush

Ingredients:
 1 cup frozen cranberry juice concentrate
 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
 1 (12 ounce) can chilled lemon-lime soda
 6 fluid ounces bourbon

Directions:
In a medium bowl, stir together the cranberry juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, lemon-lime soda and bourbon. Cover and freeze overnight. It will remain slushy because of the bourbon. Scoop spoonfuls into small glasses to serve as a cocktail.

Lemon Whiskey Slush

Slushy, lemony and deceptively strong, this refreshing whiskey cocktail is great for a summer evening.

Ingredients:
 1/2 cup Irish whiskey
 3 tablespoons white sugar
 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
 4 cups ice cubes

Directions:
In the container of a blender, combine the Irish whiskey, sugar, lemon juice and ice cubes. Cover and blend until slushy, 15 to 30 seconds. Pour into glasses and serve.

Apple Jack

A very simple yet quiet tasty cocktail.

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Tennessee whiskey
 2 fluid ounces apple juice

Directions:
Pour whiskey into a wide shot glass. Top with apple juice.

True Manhattan

A classic drink. Stir, most Manhattan drinkers like it that way. Shake it only when asked to do so. May be served up or on the rocks.

Ingredients:
 2 fluid ounces whiskey
 1/2 fluid ounce sweet vermouth
 1 dash bitters (optional)
 1 cup ice cubes
 1 maraschino cherry for garnish

Directions:
Place ice in a mixing glass. Pour in vermouth, then whiskey, and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass. Add a dash of bitters if desired, and garnish with a cherry.

Notes:
To make a Dry Manhattan:
Use the same recipe, but substitute dry vermouth for the sweet, and garnish with a twist of lemon peel instead of a cherry.

Whiskey Paralyzer

This cocktail goes down much smoother, so you will not be feeling your legs after a few of these!

Ingredients:
 1 cup ice cubes
 1 fluid ounce Canadian whiskey, such as Crown Royal™
 1 fluid ounce Kahlua or other coffee flavored liqueur
 1/2 cup root beer
 2 fluid ounces milk

Directions:
Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour in the Canadian whiskey, coffee liqueur and root beer. Slowly pour in the milk so it does not curdle. Stir gently and enjoy immediately.

Red Snapper

This is quite a refreshing cocktail.

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger deluxe Canadian whiskey
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger amaretto liqueur
 4 fluid ounces cranberry juice

Directions:
Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour in the whiskey and amaretto, then fill to the top with cranberry juice. Stir and enjoy.

Classic Whiskey Sour

If it's not made from scratch, it ain't a Whiskey Sour. For a cleaner, classier looking drink, strain the lemon juice to remove seeds and pulp.

Ingredients:
 1 fluid ounce simple syrup
 2 fluid ounces fresh lemon juice
 5 fluid ounces whiskey
 ice cubes
 3 maraschino cherries for garnish

Directions:
Combine the simple syrup, lemon juice and whiskey in a shaker. Fill with ice. Cover and shake for about 30 seconds, until the shaker is frosty. Strain into martini glasses and garnish with a maraschino cherry. This can also be served in tumblers full of ice.

Red Apple Martini

It Tastes just like a Washington red apple!

Ingredients:
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger sour apple schnapps
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Canadian whiskey
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger cranberry juice

Directions:
Fill a drink shaker with ice, and pour in the sour apple schnapps, whiskey, and cranberry juice. Shake well, then strain into a martini glass.

Whiskey Slush

Nice for large gatherings, or just to have on hand in warm weather.

Ingredients:
 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
 2 cups strong brewed black tea
 1 cup white sugar
 2 cups whiskey
 7 cups water
 1 liter ginger ale soda
 2 lemons - cut into wedges, for garnish

Directions:
In a large plastic container combine lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, tea, sugar, whiskey and water. Mix well and freeze for 24 hours.
Scoop into a tall glass, 3/4 full, and pour ginger ale to fill the glass. Stir and garnish with lemon wedges.

Mint Juleps

Sit on the front porch in your rocking chair on a sultry afternoon and sip on one or two of these. The proper way to serve a mint julep is in a frozen silver goblet, but you can use glasses instead--just use the most elegant ones you have! You can make the syrup ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator for whenever the julep mood strikes you.

Ingredients:
 2 cups water
 2 cups white sugar
 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves
 32 fluid ounces Kentucky bourbon
 8 sprigs fresh mint leaves for garnish

Directions:
Combine water, sugar and chopped mint leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Allow syrup to cool, approximately 1 hour. Pour syrup through a strainer to remove mint leaves
Fill eight cups or frozen goblets with crushed ice and pour 4 ounces of bourbon and 1/4 cup mint syrup in each. (Proportions can be adjusted depending on each person's sweet tooth). Top each cup with a mint sprig and a straw. Trim straws to just barely protrude from the top of the cups. Serve juleps on a silver platter.

Notes:
If you are using silver goblets, place them in the freezer for at least half an hour before serving. Handle frozen goblets with a clean towel, holding them by their edges, so as not to mar the lovely frosted surface.

Hot Toddy

A great evening relaxer when you need something to help relieve that irritating cold.

Ingredients:
 1 teaspoon honey
 2 fluid ounces boiling water
 1 1/2 fluid ounces whiskey
 3 whole cloves
 1 cinnamon stick
 1 slice lemon
 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Directions:
Pour the honey, boiling water, and whiskey into a mug. Spice it with the cloves and cinnamon, and put in the slice of lemon. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes so the flavors can mingle, then sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg before serving.

Blonde Bobbie

A rich, smooth and creamy taste! A slight twist on Irish Cream that everyone will enjoy!

Ingredients:
 1/2 cup Ice cubes
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Irish cream liqueur
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger butterscotch schnapps
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger coffee flavored liqueur

Directions:
Place ice in a short glass. Pour the Irish cream, butterscotch schnapps, and coffee liquor over the ice. Stir and serve.

B-52 Bomber

A subtle blend of coffee, orange, and Irish cream create a memorable and festive cordial.

Ingredients:
 1 tablespoon Kahlua or other coffee flavored liqueur
 1 tablespoon brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier)
 1 tablespoon Irish cream liqueur

Directions:
Carefully pour coffee liqueur, Grand Marnier, and Irish cream liqueur into a cordial glass so that they do not mix.

Bourbon Slush

A fruity blend of juices, tea and bourbon whiskey are frozen into a slush, and then served topped off with lemon lime soda. This takes a while, but it's worth it!

Ingredients:
 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
 1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
 1 1/2 cups white sugar
 2 cups strong brewed black tea
 2 cups bourbon whiskey
 1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Directions:
In a large bowl or container, mix together the orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate, pineapple juice, sugar, tea, and whiskey. Transfer to shallow bowls or dishes, and freeze overnight.
Remove the frozen mixture from the freezer and let stand for about 10 minutes. Chop with a wire whisk or potato masher to make a slushy consistency. Place scoops of the frozen slush into glasses, and top off with the lemon-lime flavored soda.

Original Irish Cream

Irish whiskey mixed with cream and sugar with hints of coffee, chocolate, vanilla, and almond. Will keep for 2 months if refrigerated.

Ingredients:
 1 cup heavy cream
 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
 1 2/3 cups Irish whiskey
 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:
In a blender, combine heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, Irish whiskey, instant coffee, chocolate syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Blend on high for 20 to 30 seconds. Store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. Shake well before serving.

Blue Rita

A blue cocktail made with tequila, coconut rum, sour mix and Blue Curacao.

Ingredients:
 1 1/4 fluid ounces tequila
 3/4 fluid ounce Blue Curacao
 1/2 fluid ounce coconut rum
 4 fluid ounces sour mix
 1 slice lime wedge

Directions:
In a cocktail mixer full of ice, combine tequila, Blue Curacao, coconut rum and sour mix. Shake vigorously and strain into glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

Texatini

A unique way to make a margarita. Be careful! These are known to be potent!

Ingredients:
 coarse salt (optional)
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger tequila
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger orange liqueur (Cointreau, Triple Sec or Grand Marnier)
 1/2 cup sweet and sour mix
 1 fluid ounce orange juice
 1 cup crushed ice
 1 jalapeno-stuffed green olive

Directions:
Slightly moisten rim of a large martini glass, and dip in course salt to rim the glass.
Combine tequila, orange liqueur, sweet and sour mix, orange juice, and ice in a shaker. Shake vigorously, and strain into martini glass. Garnish with jalapeno-stuffed green olives.

Pomegranate Margarita

Pomegranate juice and fresh lime make this a keeper, give your keys away before the first one hits...hahaha!

Ingredients:
 1 cup tequila
 1 cup triple sec
 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
 4 cups ice
 1 cup pomegranate juice
 1 cup fresh lime juice

Directions:
Pour the tequila and triple sec into a pitcher. Sprinkle in the confectioners' sugar, and stir to dissolve. Add the ice, and pour in the pomegranate juice and lime juice. Stir to mix, then serve. You can add more tequila to taste if you're a professional.

Coconut Margaritas

Setting out to duplicate the coconut margaritas we had in Costa Rica, my first attempt was awful! I surfed the internet for a good recipe with little luck. I then took what I'd learned from my first nasty try and the ideas I picked up online and after about 5 or 6 attempts I came up with this. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
 2 cups ice
 3/4 cup coconut cream
 4 1/2 fluid ounces tequila
 1 1/2 fluid ounces triple sec
 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Directions:
Fill a blender with ice; add the coconut cream, tequila, and triple sec; blend at high speed until smooth. Scatter the coconut onto a plate. Wet the rims of four glasses. Dip the glass rims in the coconut. Serve the margaritas in the prepared glasses.

Watermelon Margaritas

This is the non-frozen version of watermelon margaritas. These are so amazing and refreshing on hot summer days. To make a virgin version, omit the tequila and use a lemon-lime soda.

Ingredients:
 1/2 cup white sugar
 1/2 cup water
 3 strips orange zest
 2 cups cubed seeded watermelon
 3/4 cup white tequila
 1/4 cup lime juice
 salt or sugar for rimming glasses (optional)
 1 lime, cut into wedges
 2 cups crushed ice, or as needed

Directions:
Bring 1/2 cup sugar, water, and orange zest in a small saucepan to boil, stirring constantly. Simmer until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove simple syrup from heat and allow to cool completely.
Place watermelon in a blender or food processor. Pulse until pureed.
Stir watermelon puree into a large pitcher with simple syrup, tequila, and lime juice.
Place a small amount of salt or sugar into a saucer. Rub edge of margarita glasses with a lime wedge to moisten. Lightly dip the rim of the glass into the saucer to rim the glass; tap off excess salt or sugar.
Fill rimmed glasses with crushed ice; pour margarita mixture into glasses and garnish with lime wedges to serve.

Basic Margarita

This is a basic margarita recipe. You can add your favorite fresh fruits to flavor it. Fresh strawberry or mango are good choices. For a little something different, try granulated sugar rims on the glasses instead of margarita salt.

Ingredients:
 5 fluid ounces tequila
 3 fluid ounces triple sec
 2 (6 ounce) cans frozen limeade concentrate
 4 cups ice cubes
 coarse salt

Directions:
Salt the rims of 2 large margarita glasses. To do so, pour salt onto a small plate, moisten the rims of the glasses on a damp towel and press them into the salt.
In a blender combine tequila, triple sec and limeade concentrate. Fill blender with ice cubes. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses, garnish with slice of lime and serve.

Salty Chihuahua

A Salty Chihuahua is a variation on the salty dog, and it's also fun to say.

Ingredients:
 1 wedge lime
 coarse salt
 ice
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger tequila
 5 fluid ounces lemonade

Directions:
Wet the rim of an old fashioned glass with lime juice, then dip in salt. Fill glass with ice. Pour in tequila and lemonade. Squeeze and drop in the lime wedge. Stir.

Mangorita

Authentic south of the border Mango Margaritas.

Ingredients:
 2 (1.5 fluid ounce) jiggers tequila
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger triple sec liqueur
 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger fresh lime juice
 1 mango - peeled, seeded, and sliced
 4 ice cubes
 1/4 cup mango nectar

Directions:
In a blender, combine the tequila, triple sec, lime juice, mango, and ice. Blend until ice is finely crushed. Sweeten with mango nectar to your liking.

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

Ingredients:
 6 fluid ounces tequila
 2 fluid ounces triple sec
 8 ounces frozen strawberries
 4 fluid ounces frozen limeade concentrate
 6 cups ice

Directions:
Place ice in a blender and crush for 15 to 20 seconds. Add frozen strawberries, tequila, triple sec, and limeade. Blend until smooth.

Margaritas on the Rocks

This is the best batch of margaritas you'll ever make. Everybody wants the recipe after consuming one of these.

Ingredients:
 2 cups sweet and sour mix
 1 cup triple sec
 1 1/2 cups gold tequila
 1/3 cup brandy-based orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier)
 2 limes, quartered

Directions:
Salt the rims of 8 glasses. To do so, pour salt onto a small plate, rub the rims of the glasses with lime, and press them into the salt. Fill the glasses with ice.
In a blender, combine sweet and sour mix, triple sec, tequila and Grand Marnier. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses, squeeze a quarter lime into each glass, and serve.