David and Nicole’s Recipes

• 1 heaping tsp turbinado sugar
• the juice of one lime
• 1 tbsp simple syrup
• 1 oz. gin
• club soda
• ice

1. Pour the sugar in the bottom of one highball glass.  Add the lime juice and the simple syrup.
2. Pour in the gin. Fill glass with ice.
3. Top up with club soda.
4. Stir gently.
5. Serve.

• 2 cups frozen blueberries
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup cranberry juice

1. Combine all the ingredients in the blender.  Pulse until smoothe.  Serve.

• 10 oz. frozen strawberries, in syrup, partially thawed
• 3 cups chilled grapefruit juice
• 1/2 cup vodka

Combine the strawberries, and 1 cup of the juice in the blender.  Blend until smooth.

Pour into a pitcher and stir in the remaining juice and the vodka.

Serve.

• 1 cup chilled peach nectar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 6 0z. peach yogurt

Combine the nectar, milk, and yogurt in a blender with some ice.  Blend well.

Serve.

• 2 oz. vodka
• 2 oz. midori
• 2 oz. peach schnapps
• club soda

Pour 1 oz. of each of the liquors over ice into 2 glasses.  Top up with club soda.

• 4 oz. red wine
• 1 oz. grenadine
• ice
• lemon lime soda

Pour 2 ounces of red wine in each of 2 glasses.  Mix half an ounce of grenadine in each glass.  Add a bit of ice and top up with the soda.

• juice of half a lemon
• juice of half an orange
• 2 tsp icing sugar
• ice red wine

1. Combine the juices and the sugar and then shake in a martini shaker with ice.
2. Pour between 2 glasses.  Fill up with red wine.

• 7 tablespoons water
• 5 tablespoons pomegranate juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons honey
• 1 1/2 cups vodka
• 3/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 18 fresh mint leaves plus 6 sprigs for garnish
• Ice cubes

1. Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cool. Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
2. Combine pomegranate mixture, vodka, grapefruit juice, lime juice, and mint leaves in large pitcher. Fill pitcher with ice. Stir vigorously. Strain drink into Martini glasses. Garnish each glass with mint sprig and serve. Makes 6 cocktails.

• 200 ml Pimms
• 600 ml lemonade
• 1 apple, sliced
• halved strawberries
• fresh mint
• half a lemon, sliced
• half a cucumber, peeled, sliced
• half an orange, sliced

1. Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher with ice.

• 2 oz. vodka
• Champagne

Pour an ounce of vodka in each of 2 glasses.  Top up with champagne.  Serve.