Signature Cocktails – White Sangria, Margarita, Poinsettia, Bellini and Mimosa

Cheap Drinks for a Party!

Don’t blow your party budget on beverages!

Serve a signature cocktail in lieu of assorted beer, wine, liquor and mixers!

The other secret of a signature cocktail…you can use cheap wine or cheap champagne and nobody will know!
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poinsettia Punch Recipe – Ideal for a Christmas party!

• Mix together:
• 1 bottle cran-raspberry juice
• 1 bottle Champagne, chilled (cheap is fine!)
• 1 liter Sprite (store brand is fine!)
• Optional: frozen raspberries to float in the glass
• Non-alcoholic version: eliminate the Champange and  use 2 liters of Sprite

 
Warm Sangria – A winter favorite! The spices will give your home a wonderful aroma for your Christmas party!

• 12 cups cranberry-raspberry juice
• 4 cups orange juice
• 1 bottle red wine (cheap is fine!)
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves wrapped in a cheesecloth bag
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 oranges, sliced
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 cup craisins
• Heat all ingredients together in a large saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
• Serve warm.

Bellini Recipe – Perfect for Bunco or Brunch!

• Mix together:
• 1, 16 oz. bottle peach nectar, chilled
• 1 bottle Prosecco sparkling wine, chilled
• Note: elegant served in a champagne flute!

 
Mimosa Recipe – Another Brunch favorite!

• Mix together:
• Equal parts of chilled Champagne and orange juice
• Serve in a Champagne flute

 
White Sangria Recipe – A light and refreshing drink for a summer party!

• Combine in a large pitcher and chill 3 hours:
• 2 bottles Pinot Grigio or Moscato, room temperature (cheap is fine!)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 firm peaches, chopped
• 2 lemons, sliced
• 2 limes, sliced
• Just before serving add:
• 2 liters lemon-lime sparkling water
• 1 cup frozen green grapes

 
Margarita Recipe – FIESTA! (recipe from: St. Laurence Ladies Guild cookbook)

• Mix together in a blender:
• 1, 6oz. can frozen limeade, thawed
• 1/2 cup Tequila
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup Cointreau
• 1 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• Top off blender with ice

 
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