COCKTAIL Recipes

Bourbon Slush

Serves: 16 guests

Ingredients

• 2 cups of hot strong tea: 4 packets of PIQUE tea (of your choice) steeped in 2 cups of boiling water

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 six ounce cans of frozen lemonade

• 1 six ounce can of frozen orange juice

• 5 cups of crushed ice

• 2 cups of deluxe bourbon

• 1 quart cold ginger ale (or to taste)

• Fresh mint sprigs

Directions

• At least six hours before serving, combine the tea + sugar in a 1 gallon glass container + stir until dissolved. Add the lemonade + orange juice + stir until thawed.

• In a blender, in batches, blend ice with enough of the ice water to make a slush + add this to the tea mixture. Add the remaining ice water if it wasn't used with the ice. Stir in the bourbon.

• Pour the slush into several shallow plastic containers + place them in the freezer until serving, breaking up the slush + stirring about every 2 hours to freeze the mixture evenly.

• The mixture can be made 3-4 days ahead + frozen in a larger container; stir every 6-8 hours to keep mixture loose + evenly frozen. (Note: use the timer on your phone or Alexa)

• To serve, spoon the slush into tall or stemmed glasses + top off with ginger ale, Garnish each glass with a mint sprig.

Iced Tea Sangria

Serves: 15 - 20 guests

Ingredients

• 16 cups of cold water

• 8 black or fruit flavored PIQUE tea

• 1 cup sugar

• 3 cups of sliced fruit (peaches, strawberries + oranges)

• 4 cups of red wine

Directions

• In a large saucepan, bring 16 cups of cold water to a boil.

• Remove saucepan above from heat; add 8 packets of black or fruit flavored PIQUE tea + let steep 4 minutes.

• Dissolve 1 cup of sugar in tea + chill.

• Place 3 cups of sliced fruit (peaches, strawberries + oranges) in a large serving bowl.

• Pour in tea + 4 cups of red wine into the large serving bowl.

• Serve drinks in iced filled glasses.

Campari Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 part Campari

• 1 part Dry Gin

• 3 parts freshly squeezed orange juice

• Juice of 1 lime

Directions

• Pour ingredients over ice + serve with a slice of lime + a wedge of pineapple

Scotch Sour

Recipe by: Stanley Tucci

Ingredients

• 1 ounce of simple syrup

• 1 ounce of lemon juice

• 3 shots of scotch

• Handful of ice

• Orange to garnish

Directions

• Combine 1 ounce of simple syrup, 1 ounce of lemon juice + three shots of scotch into a metal shaker filled with a handful of ice.

Tucci said that the scotch "doesn't have to be anything fancy." "It just needs to be not too smokey."

Spicy Mango + Strawberry Margarita

Ingredients

• 1-2 ounces of Tequila

• 1 mango

• 1 strawberry

• 1 can of OLIPOP: Ginger Lemon sparkling tonic.

• Muddled strawberries + a few slices of jalapeno

Directions

• Combine muddled strawberries + jalapeno in a cup

• Add crushed ice to above

• Pour in 1-2 ounces of Tequila over ice

• Top with OLIPOP: Ginger Lemon sparkling tonic.

• Garnish with strawberry + jalapeno slice

"I like this cocktail because it's low calorie and barely any sugar!"

Let me know in the comments below if you make any of these delicious cocktails. And....stay tuned for some great "mocktail" non-alcoholic drink recipes!