Blue Ball
How to make the Blue Ball – Pour one part of all three ingredients into a shaker, with Ice. Mix well and serve as double shots.
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2. Cosmopolitan: Made famous by the TV show “Sex and the City,” this cocktail combines vodka, cranberry juice, orange liqueur, and lime juice. It offers a sweet and tart flavor profile.
3. Moscow Mule: A refreshing cocktail that blends vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice. It is typically served in a copper mug with a lime wedge garnish.
4. Bloody Mary: A popular brunch cocktail, the Bloody Mary combines vodka with tomato juice and a variety of savory spices, such as Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and horseradish. It is often garnished with celery, olives, or other pickled vegetables.
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How to make the Blue Ball – Pour one part of all three ingredients into a shaker, with Ice. Mix well and serve as double shots.
How to make the Blue Ghost – Add everything into a shaker and shake vigorously. To make colder and thicker 1 scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream can be substituted for the Cream. This makes about 10 shots (?).
How to make the Blue Bomb – Pour both ingredients into a Beer glass. Drink fast.
How to make the Blue Glider – Pour 1 oz of Green/Sour Apple Vodka into a Shot Glass. Pour 1 oz of Puckers Blueberry Schnapps on top. Shoot.
How to make the Blue Bombsicle – Pour ingredients into a glass over Ice, and stir. Garnish with raspberries, and serve.
How to make the Blue Bong – Combine Absolut, Bombay Sapphire and Kool Aid into a cocktail shaker with Ice. Strain into hurricane glass over Ice, add Blue Bubblegum Soda on top and squeeze in the Lemon. Garnish with a Blueberry in the glass.
How to make the Blue Brain Trasher – Pour both ingredients into a large mug or container and add 4 large Ice Cubes. Stir well, and serve.
How to make the Blue Brew – Blue Brew was invented by Bob Hansen as his signature drink at a restaurant in Cedar Falls, Iowa. One caution, it’s a soothe and potent drink and can quickly become a mind eraser. Fill glass with Ice and add laureate Sweet & Sour to just over half and then finish filling with Lemon Lime Soda. May also be blended slightly to change it up. This recipe can be made as Punch by using a bottle of each and then fill with sweet n Sour to just over half and Lemon Lime Soda.
How to make the Blue Bull – Courtesy of Cary D. Jones, bartender at the Restaurant Kolumbia, 1801 K. Street, Washington DC. Fill glass with Ice, add liquors, fill with red bull, and serve.
How to make the Bloody Navel – Add Orange Juice, Vodka and Peach Schnapps in a glass with Ice. Add splashes of Grenadine Syrup.
How to make the Bloody Navel Screw – Mix Cointreau® Orange Liqueur, Rum, Vodka, and Peach Schnapps in a glass filled with Ice Cubes, and fill with Orange Juice, leaving enough room to top with Grenadine Syrup.
How to make the Bloody Nightmare – Pour the Vodka, Lime Juice and Cranberry Juice into a Collins Glass 3/4 filled with Ice Cubes. Stir, and serve.
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