Mix up these refreshing recipes for guests
PURCHASE, N.Y., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Beer might be the drink of choice for football enthusiasts, but cocktails can help to show where loyalties stand. Change the party up this year by adding these quenching cocktails so that guests can cheer on their favorite contenders. Gold-colored drinks for charged-up, West Coast fans and green cocktails for cheeseheads; red and blue for patriotic New Englanders; straight blue for the Big Blue, and a perfectly football-colored drink for toasting great plays on either side, no matter where your loyalties lie.
Go for Gold
1 part Stoli Vodka
4 dashes Hiram Walker Peach Schnapps
Perrier Jouet Champagne
Chill a champagne glass with ice or in the freezer. Empty the champagne glass from ice and water. Pour Stoli vodka and Hiram Walker Schnapps into the champagne glass. Top up with champagne.
San Diego Ale
1 part Stoli Vanil
1 dash Lime Juice
1 dash simple syrup
Ginger Beer
Lime
Fill a highball glass to the rim with ice cubes. Pour Stoli Vanil over the ice with simple syrup and lime juice. Top up with ginger beer. Garnish with a lime (wedge).
Pack Punch
1 part Hiram Walker Melon Liqueur
1 part Malibu Tropical Banana
4 parts Pineapple juice
Pour ingredients over ice in a tall glass.
Apple Tackle
1 part Stolichnaya vodka
1 part Hiram Walker Sour Apple schnapps
Shake and strain into martini glass, garnish with lemon wedge.
Stoli Minute Man
2 parts Stoli Blueberi
1 part Blueberry Syrup
Raspberry Soda
Fresh blueberries and raspberries
Fill a highball glass to the rim with ice cubes. Pour Stoli Blueberi and blueberry syrup over the ice. Top with raspberry soda. Garnish with a blueberries and raspberries alternating on a stirrer.
New England Blue
2 part Hiram Walker Blue Curacao
3 parts Seagram's Gin
2 dashes Bitters
Maraschino Cherry
Chill a cocktail glass with ice or in the freezer. Pour Hiram Walker Blue Curacao and Seagram's Gin into a mixing glass. Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain the drink into the cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
New York Favorite
2 parts Stoli Blueberi
1 part Hiram Walker Blue Curacao
1 dash Lemon Juice
Lemon-lime Soda
Lemon peel
Fill a highball glass to the rim with ice cubes. Pour Stoli Blueberi and Hiram Walker over the ice. Top up with lemon-lime soda. Garnish with a lemon peel.
The Big Blue
2 parts Stoli Ohranj
2 parts Hiram Walker Blue Curacao
1 part Tonic Water
Orange
Chill a tall glass with ice or in the freezer. Pour Stoli Ohranj, Hiram Walker Blue Curacao and tonic water into a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain the drink into the tall glass. Garnish with an orange (peel).
Game Winning Toast
1 part Kahlua
3 parts club soda
Pour Kahlua into an ice-filled highball glass. Top off with club soda.
About Pernod Ricard USA
Pernod Ricard USA, based in Purchase, N.Y., is a leading producer, importer and marketer of prized spirits and wine brands in the United States and is one of the fastest growing subsidiaries of the world's #2 spirits company and #4 wine company, Paris, France-based Pernod Ricard, S.A. The completion of Pernod Ricard's acquisition of Allied Domecq in 2005 vaulted Pernod Ricard USA to the forefront of the U.S. spirits market, doubling the company's sales value and market share. The company is now the third largest in the U.S. spirits industry by sales value and the fifth largest by sales volume in the U.S.
Pernod Ricard USA's leading brands include Kahlua(R) Liqueur, Chivas Regal(R) Scotch Whisky, Seagram's Extra Dry Gin(R), Malibu(R) flavored Rum, Stolichnaya(R) Vodkas, Jameson(R) Irish Whiskey, The Glenlivet(R) Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Wild Turkey(R) Bourbon, Beefeater(R) Gin, Hiram Walker(TM) Liqueurs and Martell(TM) Cognac, as well as Jacob's Creek(R) and Brancott Estate(R) wines, Perrier Jouet(R) Champagne, Mumm(R) Champagne and Mumm Napa(TM) wines, and Pernod(R) and Ricard(R) Liquors. Pernod Ricard USA urges all adults to accept responsibility when considering consuming alcoholic beverages. For more information, please visit: www.AcceptResponsibility.org. SOURCE Pernod Ricard USA
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