The bar is open !

[shadowrider]

This is where you can share your favorite drink recipes and pics.

Found something new at a club or restaurant? Show us.

Have a drink that we should avoid at all costs due to bad taste or poor decision causing ability? Share those too.

[Guest Snow_Daddy]

I will probably end up drinking moonshine or schnapps. 

[Sloth Fairy]

They had these mango mojitos at one restaurant. So yummy. 

[Andriel_Isilien]

I'm interested in learning to make a mocktail or two. I don't do alcohol except for medicinal.

[shadowrider]

Cranberry Pomegranate Bellinis with Lime
Ingredients:
For the simple syrup:

• ½ cup unsweetened 100% cranberry juice
• ½ cup unsweetened 100% pomegranate juice
• 1 cup sugar

For each Bellini:

• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 3 to 4 ounces Prosecco/champagne, or seltzer for non-alcoholic
• Squeeze of fresh lime juice
• Whole cranberries and slices of lime for garnish, optional

Instructions
To make simple syrup:

• In a small pot, stir together fruit juices and sugar.
• Set pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
• Turn to low and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring until sugar completely dissolves.
• Pour syrup in a jar and cool completely. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.

To make a Bellini:

• Pour 1 ounce of cranberry-pomegranate simple syrup into a champagne flute.
• Top with 3 to 4 ounces of Prosecco.
• Squeeze a wedge of lime into the bellini.
• For a garnish, use a toothpick to skewer a whole cranberry and half slice of lime, if desired.

Notes:

• If your cranberry and/or pomegranate juice is already sweetened, reduce the amount of sugar in the simple syrup to ½ cup.
• To make a pitcher of bellinis, mix 1 cup of cranberry-pomegranate simple syrup with a 750mL bottle of Prosecco. Squeeze in the juice of one lime. Taste and add additional simple syrup, if desired.

[shadowrider]

Sparkling Raspberry Mocktail

Ingredients:

• 1  12 ounce frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate
• 3 cup cold water
• 1 cup frozen raspberries, or fresh work too
• 1 bottle Sparkling Grape Juice

Instructions:

• In a small pitcher mix frozen lemonade concentrate and three cups of water.
• For ice-cubes sprinkle raspberries into an ice cube tray and then slowly pour the raspberry lemonade mix over them. Set the remaining drink mix aside until later.
• When ready to serve add ice cubes to each glass and pour about one tablespoon of the raspberry lemonade in the bottom of each glass.
• Top off the glass with sparkling grape juice and toast!

Notes:

If you are using deep ice cube trays I recommend only filling 1/2 way high so they will fit in champagne flutes.

[shadowrider]

Apple Cider Mocktail

Ingredients:

Cinnamon-Ginger Simple Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1-2 inches ginger root, peeled and thinly sliced

For One Mocktail

• 2 tablespoons cinnamon-ginger simple syrup, chilled
• 1 cup apple cider, chilled
• ice for mixing
• cinnamon sugar, for rimming the glass
• apple slice or cinnamon stick to garnish (optional)

Instructions

For the Simple Syrup:

• Mix sugar, water, cinnamon sticks, and sliced ginger root in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Let cool completely. When cool, strain to remove ginger and cinnamon sticks.

For the Mocktail:

• Pour cinnamon sugar into a shallow bowl or plate. Prepare martini glass by wetting the rim with apple cider and then dipping in cinnamon sugar.
• Add ice to martini shaker. Pour in cider and simple syrup. Shake for 10 to 15 seconds.
• Pour into prepared glass. Garnish with apple slice or cinnamon stick.

Notes

This is a fairly sweet drink. Adjust the amount of simple syrup to your liking.

To make a cocktail, add 1 oz. vodka, bourbon, rum, or spiced rum to shaker.

If preferred, instead of using a shaker, serve mocktail with ice in a short tumbler such as a rocks, low-ball, or old-fashioned glass. Garnish as desired.

[shadowrider]

Slow-Cooker Peppermint Bark Hot Chocolate

Ingredients:

• 8 c. whole milk
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 c. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 c. crème de menthe or vodka (Leave out for a non-alcoholic hot chocolate)
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. peppermint extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• Sweetened whipped cream
• Crushed candy canes

Directions:

• Put the milk, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, crème de menthe (or vodka), vanilla extract, peppermint extract, and salt in a 7-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high 2 hours or until combined, whisking vigorously halfway through to help chocolate melt.
• Switch to warm for serving. Set out whipped cream and crushed candy canes, for topping.

[KayleeAdams]

Thanks for starting this discussion!

[JunleMaster]

Hey, cheers to the open bar! It's awesome to have a place to share favorite drink recipes and pics. Discovering new drinks at clubs and restaurants is always exciting. If I stumble upon a must-try cocktail or mix, I'll be sure to share it here.

[BrassyBabyGirl]

LOW CARB WHISKEY SOUR

• 5 tablespoons whiskey
• 5 tablespoons lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons of sugar free sweetner of your choice

Serve with carb friendly snakcies

• Cheese whisp crackers
• Keto bread toast with salmon and cream cheese spread
•  Cocktail shrimp with low carb sauce