Cocktail Recipes
LSU Spiked Blueberry Lemonade
Ingredients (Serves 8)
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 ½ cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup granulated sugar
6 cups water
1 ½ cups vodka
¼ teaspoon violet gel food coloring (optional but enhances the purple shade of the drink!)
Ice
Garnish: fresh blueberries, lemon slices, lemon rind twist
Directions
Combine lemon juice, blueberries, sugar, and 1 cup water in a blender and puree until smooth and sugar is dissolved–about 2 minutes. Use a mesh sleeve to strain into a large pitcher or punch bowl. Discard any seeds and solids caught in the pitcher. Stir in the remaining 5 cups water, vodka, and food coloring (if using). Chill until serving time.
http://www.alwaysorderdessert.com/2019/12/lsu-spiked-blueberry-lemonade.html
Purple Tiger Dream Cocktail
Ingredients (Serves 1)
1/2 oz. Blackcurrant vodka (or plain vodka if you don’t have Blackcurrant)
1 oz. Blue Curacao Liqueur
2 oz. Raspberry Liqueur
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
Lemon-Lime Soda
Directions
In a shaker mix vodka and cranberry juice and pour in a glass with ice. Add raspberry liqueur and blue curacao to glass and fill up with lemon-lime soda. If the drink is a little too blue, add extra cranberry juice until a deep purple color is achieved. Inspired by Carla at Haute Cocktail.
https://thekitchenprepblog.com/tailgate-thursday-lsu-edition/
Traditional Hurricane Recipe
Ingredients (Serves 1)
2 oz. light rum
2 oz. dark rum
2 oz. passion fruit juice
1 oz. orange juice
½ oz. fresh lime juice
1 tbsp simple syrup
1 tbsp grenadine
Garnish: orange slice and cherry
Directions
Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into a hurricane glass filled with ice. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.
https://www.neworleans.com/drink/cocktails/hurricane/
Covid-Ninetini
Ingredients (Serves 1)
1.5 oz. Vanilla Vodka (1 shot glass full)
1 oz. Coconut Rum
Splash Pineapple Juice
Directions
Fill a shaker with ice. Add vodka, coconut rum, and pineapple juice to taste. Strain into martini glass.
https://seacoast.momcollective.com/mom/coping-with-the-coronavirus-5-covid-19-inspired-drinks/
The No-School Driver
Ingredients (Serves 1)
4 oz. Vodka
1 tsp Elderberry Syrup
4 oz. Orange Juice
Directions
Fill a glass with ice. Use a shot glass to add vodka or eyeball it. Add elderberry and fill with orange juice. Stir and enjoy!
https://seacoast.momcollective.com/mom/coping-with-the-coronavirus-5-covid-19-inspired-drinks/
Blended Mimosas
Ingredients (Serves 2)
1 cup Orange Juice
1 cup Dry Champagne
10 cubes of ice
Directions
Pour orange juice and half of the champagne in the blender with the ice cubes. Run the blender, breaking down the ice cubes and thoroughly mixing the liquids. When the ice cubes are in small enough pieces, pour the mixture into a glass. Pour the rest of the champagne into the glass.
https://www.thespeckledpalate.com/tailgate-thursday-blended-mimosas/
Cajun Bloody Mary
Ingredients (Makes 2 ½ quarts)
1 (46 oz.) bottle vegetable or tomato juice
½ cup fresh lemon or lime juice
¼ cup liquid from jar of pickled okra or jalapeños
3 tbsp Cajun seasoning blend
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp prepared horseradish
1 tsp celery seeds
1 ½ cups plain or pepper-flavored vodka
Garnish: lemon wedges and pickled okra
Directions
Stir together ingredients in a large pitcher, and chill. Pour into tall glasses. Garnish, if desired.
https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cajun-bloody-mary
Bayou Sidecar Cocktail
Ingredients (Serves 1)
1 oz. Bayou Select Rum
1 oz. Bayou Satsuma Rum
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
½ oz. simple syrup
Ice
Sugar for the rim
Directions
Wet the rim of a glass and dip in sugar. Measure all ingredients into a shaker and add ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass with a sugar rim.
https://www.gretasday.com/louisiana-inspired-cocktails-for-your-pleasure/#_a5y_p=4241410
Dilly Dilly Drink
Ingredients (Serves 1)
1 oz. vodka
4 oz. limeade
1 Bud Light Beer
Garnish: lime wedge
Directions
Add the vodka and limeade to a pint glass. Top with beer, garnish with lime wedge, and serve.
https://www.mantitlement.com/dilly-dilly-drink/
Sweet Tea Cocktail
Ingredients (Serves 1)
2 pieces skinned cucumber, chopped
4 fresh mint leaves
3 raspberries
Ice
3 oz. lemonade
2 oz. sweet tea vodka
Garnish: lemon wheel
Directions
Muddle the cucumber, mint, raspberries, and ice in a shaker. Add the lemonade and sweet tea vodka. Shake well. Pour into a high ball glass or mason jar and garnish with a lemon wheel.
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/sweet-tea-cocktail-recipe-2113017
