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Martini (Prohibition Era)

Martini (Prohibition Era)

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:
2 oz Dry Gin
1/4 oz Dry Vermouth
Olive Garnish

Directions:
Stir ingredients in a large bar glass with large, unbroken ice cubes (about 30 seconds). Pour into a chilled cocktail glass and add an olive garnish.

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 oz Bacardi White Rum
2 oz Pineapple Juice
2 tsp Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
1 tsp Grenadine
Luxardo Maraschino Cherries (garnish)

1. Shake ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and strain into a large coupe glass. Garnish with cherries.

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Mix It Yourself:

1 1/4 ounces cognac
1 ounce chai-infused sweet vermouth*
3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 ounce pomegranate juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Garnish: dried organic rosebuds

Add the cognac, chai-infused sweet vermouth, lemon juice, pomegranate juice and simple syrup into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Garnish with three dried organic rosebuds.

*Chai-infused sweet vermouth: Add 4 green cardamom pods, 4 cloves, 1 cinnamon stick and 1 half-inch piece of ginger to a small saucepan, and toast, stirring, over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Add 1 tbsp chai or black tea and 2 cups Cinzano rosso vermouth removed from 1 liter bottle. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely. Add the remaining vermouth from the bottle, and strain the mixture through cheesecloth. Bottle and store at room temperature.

Recipe and image from liquor.com

Matcha Margarita

Matcha Margarita

Mix It Yourself:

1 oz Cointreau
2 oz Tequila
0.75 oz Lime Juice
0.5 Bar Spoon Matcha Green Tea Powder

Combine all ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake and strain into rocks glass. Garnish with lime wheel.

Matcha Mule

Matcha Mule

Mix It Yourself:

2 oz Matcha-Infused Ice Pik Vodka
¼ oz Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz Regal Rose Cardamom and Clove Simple Syrup
Urban Farms Gingerroot Kombucha

Fill copper cup with ice.
In shaker combine vodka, lime juice and cardamom/clove syrup.
Shake vigorously with light ice.
Strain liquid into copper cup.
Add gingerroot kombucha. Garnish with lime wedge.

Recipe by Megan Kaarto at Nonantum Resort.

McClane's Manhattan

McClane's Manhattan

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 oz Rye Whiskey

1.5 oz Sweet Vermouth

.5 oz Grand Marnier

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

1 Maraschino Cherry

 

Mix all ingredients into shaker. Strain, garnish and enjoy!

 

strawberry mint cocktail

Me!jito

Me!jito

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:

2 oz White Rum
.5 oz Grenadine
1 oz Lime Juice
(to top) Club Soda
2 Strawberries
6 Mint

Directions:

  1. Combine rum, grenadine, strawberries, and mint in a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Shake to chill and combine.
  3. Pour entire contents into a Collins glass.
  4. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig and strawberry.
  5. Enjoy

 

Mediterranean Mule

Mediterranean Mule

Mix It Yourself:

2 oz Black Fig

½ oz Limoncello

Splash of Ginger Beer

Splash of Lime Juice

Lime Twist

 

Combine the vodka, limoncello, and lime juice in a shaker with ice and gently shake. Strain into a rocks glass, add ginger beer and garnish with a lime. 

 

Melon Ball

Melon Ball

Mix It Yourself:

2 Parts Midori® Melon Liqueur
1 Part Pinnacle® Original Vodka
Top with Orange Juice

Pour ingredients over ice into a glass and gently stir.

Melon Berry Mist

Melon Berry Mist

Melon Berry Mist

Mix It Yourself:

1 Part Midori® Melon Liqueur
1 Part Pinnacle® Original Vodka
1 Part Cranberry Juice
3 - 4 Strawberries
1 Cucumber

Muddle a few strawberries and two thick round slices of cucumber well, add the remaining ingredients and shake with ice. Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry and cucumber wheel.

Melon Bowl

Melon Bowl

Melon Bowl

Mix It Yourself:

1 Part SVEDKA Vodka
1 Part Irish Cream
0.5 Part Melon Liqueur
Dash Simple Syrup
Dash Lemon Juice

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake well. Strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice and garnish with chocolate shaving and a straw. For a festive touch use a half melon instead of a rocks glass.

Melon Cooler

Melon Cooler

Melon Cooler

Mix It Yourself:

2 Parts EFFEN® Cucumber Vodka
0.5 Part Midori® Melon Liqueur
0.5 Part Lime Juice
0.25 Part Simple Syrup
4 Cucumber Slice, Muddled
Honeydew Melon Balls
Lime Wheel

Muddle cucumbers, lime juice and simple syrup in a mixing tin. Add ice, vodka and Midori® & shake. Strain over ice in a Collins glass. Top with soda water, if desired. Garnish with lime wheel and melon balls.

Melon Sorbet (Mocktail)

Melon Sorbet (Mocktail)

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:
9 Melon Balls (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew)
2 Scoops Fruit Sorbet
Fresh Mint Leaves
Club Soda

Directions:
1. Freeze watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew balls until frozen.
2. Add sorbet, melon balls, then top with mint and club soda to taste.

Melon Splash

Melon Splash

Melon Splash

Mix It Yourself:

1 Part Midori Melon Liqueur
1.5 Parts Maker's Mark® Bourbon
1 Part Lemon-Lime Soda
1 Splash Fresh Lime Juice

Pour ingredients over ice into a glass and gently stir.

Melting Snow

Melting Snow

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:

1 oz Vodka

1 oz Kahlua

0.5 oz Amaretto

1 Coffee Ice Cube (chilled coffee frozen into ice cube mold)

1 oz Half and Half

 

Directions:

Freeze coffee in an ice cube tray for at least 24 hours.

Place a coffee ice cube in a coupe glass. Combine amaretto, vodka and kahlua in a cocktail shaker with regular ice and stir. Strain into a coupe glass and top off with half and half.

Members Only

Members Only

Members Only

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 oz Seagram’s Seven Crown Blended Whisky
3 oz Lemon-Lime Soda
3 Dashes Lavender Bitters
1 Lemon Slice

Pour Seagram’s Seven Crown Blended Whiskey to an ice-filled glass. Add lavender bitters. Top with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Menage A Colada

Menage A Colada

Menage A Colada

Mix It Yourself:

1.5 Parts Strawberry Colada SVEDKA
1.5 Parts Pineapple Juice
Club Soda
Pineapple Wedge

Pour SVEDKA Strawberry Colada and pineapple juice over ice in a tall glass. Top with soda. Garnish with a wedge of fresh pineapple.

Menta Summer Punch

Menta Summer Punch

Menta Summer Punch

Mix It Yourself:

¾ parts Hangar 1 Makrut Lime Vodka
1 part mint tea (steeped, warm)
¼ parts fresh lemon Juice
½ parts raw sugar
10 dashes Angostura bitters
½ parts dry sparkling wine
5 whole mint sprigs

Add the sugar to the warm tea and stir until sugar is dissolved. In a large punch bowl combine vodka, tea, lemon juice and Angostura bitters. Place a large ice cube in the bowl, and gently add the sparkling wine to taste. Layer mint sprigs on top for garnish. Serve with a ladle into small punch cups.

Merry Berry Buck

Merry Berry Buck

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:
1½ parts Maker's Mark Bourbon
¾ part Lemon Juice
1½ parts Cranberry Juice
Ginger Beer
Cranberries
 

Add Maker’s, lemon and cranberry juice to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a highball glass over ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with fresh cranberries and a lemon wheel.

Merry Me

Merry Me

Merry Me

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:

1oz Bourbon
1oz Amaretto
1oz Lemon Juice
.5oz Simple Syrup
.5oz Pomegranate Juice

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin and shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice, and pour the pomegranate juice over the top. Garnish with a cherry.

8 maid a milking cocktail

Merry Milk Punch

Merry Milk Punch

Mix It Yourself:

1 cup Whole milk
1.5 oz Brandy
1 tbs Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 sprig Rosemary
4-5 Cranberries (garnish)

Place the milk, brandy, sugar, and vanilla extract in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Strain and garnish with cranberries and rosemary. Enjoy!

Merry Pear

Merry Pear

Mix It Yourself:

Ingredients:
2 oz Sailor Jerry Rum
1 oz Pom Pomegranate Juice
1 oz Pear Juice
.25 tsp Cinnamon Sugar
.25 tsp Ground Clove
1 Cinnamon Stick
1/2 Pear for Garnish

Build ingredients in a glass with ice and stir with Cinnamon Stick and Pear. Enjoy!

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