Tap the Vein - Drink Recipes

[engarde]

Because vampire lovers get thirsty too, this will be a thread to post your favorite beverages. We'll be choosing some to try during book club discussion. And one to get us started:

Vampire Kiss Martini
1½ ounces Finlandia vodka, chilled 

1½ ounces Korbel Champagne 

¾ ounce Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur



Rim a martini glass with red sugar or garnish with raspberry syrup. Pour vodka and half of the Chambord in a martini glass, top with Champagne, and pour the remaining Chambord over the back of a spoon to make it float.

-yum!

[muneca8599]

Oh now this I can post on..heavily.
lemme get out the list

[wonttorit]

I want to post vodka gimlets, but don't have the quantities! I will get them quickly!!

[wildchild1954]

I don't drink alcohol but I can recommend a good ginger ale for mixers for those out on the east coast. Try using Vernor's ginger ale (and tell my kids they're supposed to be sending it to their poor mother)!!

[Syd Gill]

Being 8 months pregnant I could use some virgin drinks as well!!! All this excitement is rubbing off on me, I may have to join you guys on Sunday!

[muneca8599]

Come, Tage! It's a blast.
I'll look up virgin drinks for everyone.

I have TONS!

[eamurray022980]

Here is my fave. It is called a Red Headed Sl@t (don't wanna be bad) it is a shooter

1 oz Peach Schnapps
1 oz Jagermeister
cranberry juice

pour all over ice in shaker and pour into shot glass.

Now for a Dirty Bloody Red Headed Sl@t
1 oz Jager
1/2 oz Kahlua
1/2oz Peach Schnapps
1/2 oz Cranberry Jouice
1/2 oz Tomato Juice

same as before to mix

[muneca8599]

**Here are some that were brought up before on the other site to use b/c the color cranberry was in them (I think for the red theme) ..I have lots more, be patient...

Cranberry Vanilla Martini

Drink Type: Martini
1 oz Van Gogh Vanilla Vodka
1 oz Van Gogh Vodka
1/2 oz Cranberry Juice

Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker and add crushed ice. Let stand for five seconds. Shake vigorously for five seconds. Strain into martini glass.
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Cranberry Martini

Drink Type: Martini

This makes two martinis.
2 oz Van Gogh Vodka
1 oz Godiva White Chocolate liqueur
1 oz cranberry juice
1/2 tsp cranberry sauce *I might leave this out.
2 oz chilled champagne

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Cosmopolitan Grand Martini

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Drink Type: Martini
2 oz Van Gogh Vodka
1/2 oz Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz Grand Marnier

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker. Add crushed ice and let stand for five seconds. Shake vigorously for five seconds. Strain into double martini glass.

Garnish with red maraschino cherry.


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Dirty Shirley Martini

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Drink Type: Martini
2 oz Van Gogh Vodka
1 oz grenadine
1 oz Sprite

Pour ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for five seconds. Strain into chilled martini glass

Garnish with a cherry.
**SORRY I just had to post this for shirl.
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California Cosmopolitan

Drink Type: Martini
1/2 oz Cointreau
1 oz Van Gogh Raspberry Vodka
1 oz Van Gogh Pomegranate Vodka
1 splash White Cranberry Juice

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for five seconds. Strain mixture into chilled martini glass. Garnish with skewered raspberries.
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Pixie Stix

Drink Type: Shooter

A new twist on an old favorite
1/2 oz Van Gogh Oranje Vodka
1/2 oz Van Gogh Pomegranate Vodka
1/2 oz Lemonade
1 splash Cranberry Juice

Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for ten seconds. Strain mixture into a shot glass.

Virgin Strawberry Colada recipe

serve in
Collins Glass

Scale ingredients to servings
7 ripe strawberries
5 oz pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz coconut cream
1 cup crushed ice

Combine the strawberries, pineapple juice, coconut cream and crushed ice in a blender, and blend well at high speed. Pour into a collins glass, garnish with a cherry and pineapple wedge, and serve.

Amaretto Smoothie recipe

The taste of alcohol is masked by the ice cream in this smoothie; note you can get a non-alcoholic version of Amaretto to make the perfect drink for kids.


Scale ingredients to servings
1 1/2 oz non-alcoholic amaretto almond liqueur
1 1/2 oz milk
1 cup vanilla ice cream

Combine ingredients in a blender until smooth, pour into a tall glass with ice if desired.

**Tage: If you tell me your preferences, i.e. flavors, ingredients, fruity/shakes, whatever I can post some for you. I'm taking a shot in the dark here.

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Cranberry Cooler (virgin) recipe

serve in
Hurricane Glass

Scale ingredients to servings
1 1/4 cups cranberry juice chilled
1/2 cup sugar-free ginger ale chilled
1/4 cup unsweetened orange juice

Combine cranberry juice, ginger ale and orange juice in a pitcher. Sweeten to taste and pour over ice.


Cranberry Punch recipe

Scale ingredients to servings
4 cups cranberry juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 cups pineapple juice
1 tbsp almond extract
2 qt ginger ale

Combine first four ingredients. Stir until sugar is dissolved, chill. Then add ginger ale just before serving. Add ice ring to keep punch cold.

[eamurray022980]

holy smokes mun, are you a bar tender or something, I never heard of some of these.

[engarde]

One of my favorite non-alcoholic drinks is a cranberry spritzer...and it is super easy!

1/2 cranberry juice
1/2 Perrier or some other kind of sparkling water
squeeze of lime

Serve over ice with a straw