Friday, September 23, 2011

What liquor should i mix with apple juice?

I just turned 22 today, and i am in need of some assistance. I never was really a drinker, but i wan to celebrate today. I don't have a really high tolerance for the burn of alcohol, but i have just about every kind of liquor you could think of from gifts and experimenting over the past year. I LOVE apple juice, and i was wondering if anyone knew of a good drink to mix that included apple juice.|||try this!!... it's simply amazing!!.... ;)





Fall into Navan Punch :





1/2 oz Navan Natural Vanilla Liqueur


1 oz light spiced rum


1 oz apple juice


1/4 oz lemon juice


1 barspoon of freshly extracted ginger juice


1/4 oz maple syrup


2 dashes of Angostura Bitters


pomegranate seeds and grated nutmeg for garnish





how to:


-- Heat the apple juice, rum, NAVAN and lemon juice over low heat.





-- Add the ginger juice, syrup and bitters then pour into a glass mug.





-- Top with pomegranate seeds and grated nutmeg.








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Midori Halloween Harvest Punch :





1 part Midori Melon Liqueur


1 part Dark Rum


1 part Light Rum


2 part White Cranberry Juice


1 part Unfiltered Apple Juice


1 part Simple Syrup


Juice of one lemon


apple slices, blueberries and melon balls for garnish





how to:


** For a Punch Bowl (32 ounces) use this recipe X鈥檚 8.


-- Add the liquid ingredients and mix well.


-- Top with apple slices, blueberries, and melon balls.


*** For an individual cocktail: shake and strain into an old-fashioned glass.





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Warm Potion :





1 quart water


3 orange spice tea bags


1/2 cup light brown sugar


2 cups apple cider


1 1/2 cups Pyrat XO ultra-premium rum


8 cinnamon sticks


3 teaspoons butter





how to:


-- Combine all ingredients in a large pot or kettle.


-- Heat to a simmer on the stove, stirring well at first.


-- Cover and continue simmering for 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.


-- Serve by ladling into heated Irish coffee glasses or mugs.


-- Garnish with a cinnamon stick and orange.





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Homecoming Caipirinha Cocktail :





1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cacha莽a


2 Fuji apple slices


2 lemon slices


1/2 oz cinnamon agave nectar


Unfiltered organic apple juice


Sage leaf





how to:


-- Muddle apples, lemons,cinnamon, agave nectar and sage in a glass.





-- Add ice, cacha莽a and top with apple juice.





-- Roll in a shaker until well blended.





-- Pour into an old-fashioned glass with fresh ice.





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Hot Gold Apple Cider :





1 quart apple cider


1/2 750ml bottle dark rum


1/2 750ml bottle Goldschlager cinnamon schnapps


4 cinnamon sticks


6 whole allspice


10 whole cloves


1 orange, sliced





how to:


-- Combine ingredients in a large saucepan, stir and cover.


-- Heat slowly to a boil, stirring occasionally.


-- Lower heat and allow to simmer for 1-2 hours, stirring occasionally.


-- Transfer to insulated punch bowl and serve in mugs.


(( makes about 15 servings...





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Jack-o-Lantern Punch Cocktail :





2 oz. Flor De Ca帽a 7-year Grand Reserve rum


4 sugar cubes


3 oz. club soda


2 whole cloves


1 pinch of fresh nutmeg


1 oz. lemon juice


2 oz. apple juice


toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)


apple slices, cinnamon sticks and pumpkin seeds for garnish





how to:


-- Dissolve the sugar cubes in 1 oz. of club soda (this generally involves muddling to help process).


-- Muddle the cloves with the sugar cubes.


-- After the sugar cubes and cloves are muddled/dissolved, add the rest of the ingredients one at a time and stir as added.


-- Add ice once all of the ingredients have been added and stirred.


-- Stir the punch until it is chilled.


-- Strain the punch into a glass, punch bowl, or carved out pumpkin depending on the size of the portion.


-- Top with 2 oz. club soda.


-- Garnish with apple slices, cinnamon sticks and pumpkin seeds.


(( makes a single cocktail....





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Ma莽a Martini Cocktail :


(fabulous, fresh and addicting)





2 oz Sagatiba Pura Cachaca


1/2 oz elderflower cordial (both Belvoir and St. Germain are excellent brands!!)


1/2 oz fresh pressed lime juice


2 1/2 oz apple cider


apple disc (slice) for garnish


mint sprig for garnish





how to:


-- Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.


-- Shake well. (...if the apple cider is carbonated, add it after shaking ;)


-- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.


-- Float an apple disc with a mint sprig in the center on top of the martini.





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May Day Cocktail :





2 ripe peaches, pitted and roughly chopped


1 part rum


4 strawberries, cubed


flesh and seeds of 2 passion fruit


4 oz cloudy apple juice


1 Tbsp superfine sugar


2 tsp grated fresh ginger


crushed ice


apple fans for garnish





how to:


-- Blend all the ingredients together with crushed ice.


-- Pour the mix equally into two highball glasses.


-- Garnish with an apple fan.





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Mount Balm Smash Cocktail :





8 Lemon Balm leaves


25ml apple juice


25ml Fig puree


50ml Mount Gay Rum





how to:


-- Muddle the leafs with the fig puree in an old fashioned glass, add the rum, stir and add crushed ice.


** Garnish - with lemon balm leafs... :)





``|||My favorite is one part Cherry Vodka, One part ginger ale, and one part apple juice. Hardly any burn, is great. just mix it together in a shaker or put it on the rocks. Hope you like it!|||Here are some cocktail options http://notecook.com/drinks/cocktails/10-鈥?/a>|||vodka..any flavor of fruity Shnapps ( try a schnapps called PUCKER, its a great mixer), Everclear, any clear vodka types all work with apple juice|||I have a friend who mixes bacardi select with apple juice, I can't do the bacardi thing so I've never tried it, but u could!:-)|||whiskey preferred is jack daniels. its called an apple jack.

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