Cocktail: Cosmopolitan Cocktail

Source: https://www.acouplecooks.com/cosmopolitan-cocktail/ 

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Serving Size: 1 drink

Ingredients: 

• 1-ounce vodka or citron vodka
• 1 ounce 100% cranberry juice (unsweetened)
• ½ ounce Cointreau
• ½ ounce lemon juice
• 1 lime wedge
• 1 teaspoon simple syrup
• Lime wheel for garnish (optional)

Instructions: 

• In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
• Shake for 15 seconds until the mixture is cold.
• Strain the liquid into a martini glass.
• Squeeze the lime wedge over the drink.

Garnish: 

• Garnish with a lime wheel if desired.

Notes/Tips: 

• 1 ounce equals 2 tablespoons. If using citron vodka, you may omit the lemon juice. If only sweetened cranberry juice is available, omit the simple syrup.

Cocktail: Lost Upstate

Source: https://cheersonline.com/2023/01/19/viva-magenta-colored-cocktails/ 

Serving Size: 1 drink 

Ingredients: 

• ¾ oz. Lime juice
• ¾ oz. Cranberry-rosemary syrup
• ½ oz. St. George spiced pear liqueur
• 1 ¾ oz. Nosotros blanco tequila
• 1 Rosemary sprig
• 3 Cranberries

Instructions: 

• Combine all ingredients in a shaker.
• Add ice, and shake until cold.
• Strain over fresh ice in a Double Old-Fashioned glass.

Garnish: 

• Garnish with rosemary sprigs and a cranberry sword.

Notes/Tips: 

• For Cranberry-rosemary syrup: Combine cranberries, sugar, water, and rosemary sprig. Cook until sugar dissolves and cranberries break down. Cool, strain, and store in the refrigerator. ;

Creator/Credit: Thomas Mizuno-Moore, senior beverage manager at Aba (Chicago and Austin).

Cocktail: Wild Berry Energy  

Source: https://sugarandcharm.com/wild-berry-energy-cocktail 

Serving Size: 1 drink 

Ingredients: 

• 2 large strawberries
• 2 raspberries
• 2 blackberries
• 1/2-ounce simple syrup
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 2 ounces gin
• 2 ounces sparkling energy seltzer, Hiball

Instructions: 

• Muddle strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries in a cocktail shaker.
• Add in lemon juice, gin, and simple syrup.
• Shake with ice and strain into a glass filled with ice.
• Top with Hiball Wild Berry Energy Seltzer.

Notes/Tips: 

• Top the cocktail with about 2 ounces of water. You can also add blueberries. Recommended gins are Gray Whale or Hendricks.

Mocktail: Magenta Sky 

Source: https://allthebitter.com/blogs/recipes/magenta-sky 

Serving Size: 1 drink

Ingredients: 

• 3/4-ounce Ghia Aperitivo
• 1 1/2 ounces chilled hibiscus tea
• 1-ounce lavender simple syrup
• 1/2-ounce fresh lime juice
• 2 dashes All The Bitter Orange bitters

Instructions: 

• Brew a cup of hibiscus tea and place it in the refrigerator to chill.
• Combine chilled tea, Ghia, lavender simple syrup, lime juice, and Orange bitters in a shaker with ice. Shake until well-chilled.
• Strain into a chilled coupe or martini glass.

Garnish: 

• Lime wheel.

Notes/Tips: 

• Lavender simple syrup can be homemade. Mix 1 cup of water, 1 cup of sugar, and 4 tablespoons of dried lavender. Bring to a light simmer, then steep for 10 minutes—strain and store in the fridge.
• For a purple colour, add blueberries or use food colouring (2 red:1 blue ratio).
• An alcoholic alternative is using Amaro Nonino in place of Ghia.

Mocktail: Hibiscus Sangria

Source: https://www.yummly.com/recipe/Hibiscus-Sangria-Mocktail-9713637 

Serving Size: 4 servings

Ingredients: 

• 12 blackberries
• 12 mandarin orange segments (jarred)
• 6 green grapes (sliced in half)
• 2 cups unsweetened cranberry juice
• 2 cans Italian sparkling orange drink (like SanPellegrino)
• 3 cups white grape juice
• 1/8 cup hibiscus flowers (dried)
• Lemon slices
• Green apple slices

Instructions: 

• Fill each freeze mold with blackberries, orange segments, and grape halves. Add cranberry juice and freeze for 8 hours.
• In a pitcher, mix white grape juice and dried hibiscus flowers. Let it cold brew in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
• Strain the cold brew hibiscus grape juice before assembling.