Sexy Cocktails

Summer is heating up and so is the blog. This week's featured fruit is the orange, but we're bending the rules a little here, because we're using some more unusual, but still readily available liquors. To compensate, I'm giving you three hot, hot, hot cocktails to choose from. So, shoo the kiddies away from the computer and get ready for some adult fun.

Bahama Mama

You'll need 1 oz. of white or amber rum, 1 oz. of coconut rum (such as Malibu), ½ oz. of Grenadine, 2 oz. of orange juice, and 2 oz. of pineapple juice (President's Choice has an excellent fresh, not from concentrate, example in the refrigerated juice section). Stir together in a hurricane glass half filled with ice and sip through a straw. Or, alternatively, blend with a cup of crushed ice and serve in a large wine glass.

Sex on the Beach

To a tall glass half full of ice, add 1½ oz. vodka, 1 oz. peach schnapps, 2 oz. orange juice, and 2 oz. cranberry juice. Stir with a straw and sip lazily as you sigh with satisfaction.

Sloe Comfortable Screw

You're probably familiar with the Screwdriver, that classic mixture of vodka and orange juice, but did you know you can make a Virgin Screwdriver by leaving out the vodka? If you'd prefer a Sloe Screw, fill a tall glass half full of ice, add 1½ oz. of sloe gin (not really a gin), and top up with 3 or 4 oz. of orange juice. For a Sloe Comfortable Screw, reduce the sloe gin to ½ oz. and add ½ oz. of Southern Comfort and 1 oz. of vodka. Top off with orange juice and give everything a stir.

That's our first six weeks of summer cocktails and so far we've featured strawberries and lemons, raspberries and limes, mangoes, cranberries, and oranges. Just look on the left side of the blog and click on "June" to see the recipes and to find links to last summer's drinks.

There are still six more weeks of summer and lots more fruit we can drink. Stay tuned.