From the editors of MyGourmetConnection: Easy cocktail recipes, cooking with spirits, wine information and tasting notes, food pairing suggestions and reviews.

Ingredients ~

1-1/2 ounces Herradura Blanco
1/2 ounce Chambord
1/4 ounce triple sec
3 ounces sweet & sour mix
Lime wedge for garnish

Directions ~

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a salt-rimmed, ice-filled martini or margarita glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Ingredients ~

1-1/2 ounces Camarena Reposado Tequila
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
4 ounces dark Mexican beer
2 ounces tomato juice
Lime wheel for garnish

Directions ~

Pour all ingredients, except beer, into a tall glass. Add ice, top with beer and stir. Garnish with lime.

Ingredients ~

1-1/2 ounces Southern Comfort
1-1/2 ounces Sweet and Sour Mix
1-1/2 ounces Orange Juice
1-1/2 ounces Pineapple Juice
Splash of Grenadine

Directions ~

Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice and garnish with cherry and orange.

Ingredients ~

1-1/2 parts Canadian Club Classic 12
3/4 part Watermelon Pucker
3 parts sour mix
Juice of 1/2 lime

Directions ~

Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a watermelon wedge or lime wheel.

Ingredients ~

2 ounces Belvedere Vodka
4 fresh cherries
3/4 ounce lemon juice
Dash amaretto liqueur
3 dashes Angostura bitters

Directions ~

Add all ingredients to a rocks glass. Add crushed ice and stir. Top with more crushed ice and serve.

Ingredients ~

4 ounces of lime wedges
8 mint leaves
2 ounce Bacardi Torched Cherry Rum
1/2 ounce PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
2 ounces POM Pomegranate Juice
1/4 ounce Rose's Grenadine Syrup

Directions ~

Muddle the lime wedges and mint in a shaker glass. Add the remaining ingredients, shake, pour and garnish with a lime wedge and mint sprig.

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Ingredients ~

2 ounces Russian Standard Vodka
2 ounces coconut water
1 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce agave nectar
8 grapes

Directions ~

Shake Russian Standard Vodka, coconut water, lemon juice and agave nectar with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and drape grapes over the rim.

This is a low-cal cocktail at just 180 calories!

Ingredients ~

2 ounces Mandarine Napoléon
1 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce fresh egg white
3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Directions ~

Thoroughly shake all ingredients and pour into an Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with a cherry.