Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Shake It: Citrus Cocktails & Smoothies

 Citrus Twist, Citrus Smoothie and Greyhound Cocktail

Grab a glass of one our favorite citrus concoctions and enjoy the delicious mix of fruit fusion! 

Citrus Twist
Ingredients:
1 oz lemon vodka
1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz triple sec
4 oz pink grapefruit juice
1 oz tangerine juice

Steps:
1. Pour the lemon vodka, peach schnapps and triple sec into a highball glass filled with ice cubes.

2. Add the juices, and stir vigorously. Add ice and top with a wedge of orange garnish.

Greyhound
Ingredients:
2 oz. Vodka
¾ cup of grapefruit juice, preferably freshly squeezed
Ice
Grapefruit garnish

Steps:
1. Pour vodka into a lowball glass.

2. Add grapefruit juice about ¾ of the way up the glass.

3. Add ice and stir. Garnish with a wedge of fresh grapefruit.


Citrus Smoothie
Ingredients:
6 oz. Frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup of milk
1 cup of water
1 tsp. Vanilla
¼ cup of sugar

Steps:
1. Add the frozen orange juice concentrate to a blender.

2. Add milk, water, vanilla, and sugar.

3. Blend in the blender.

4. Add 8 cubes of ice, one at a time. Adding the ice cubes one at a time will add more air to the smoothie and make it light and frothy.

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