campaign cocktails

is all this election crap getting you down? did you survive the Palin-Biden showdown, but you are wondering how to cope with the upcoming debates? this may help:


(courtesy of VanityFair.com)

Baked Alaska
1 1/2 oz. Don Julio Reposado tequila
3/4 oz. Godiva Caramel liqueur
2 scoops vanilla ice cream
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 rum

Mix first three ingredients in a blender or milk-shake machine. Pour into a tall glass. Float rum on top and light on fire.

Obama Mama
1 1/2 oz. pineapple-infused vodka
1/2 oz. blue curaçao
Club soda

Serve over ice in a double rocks glass. Top with club soda. Garnish with pineapple wedge, rind on.

McCandy Cane
1 1/2 oz. peppermint schnapps
1/2 oz. white crème de cacao
1/2 oz. grenadine
Half-and-half

Add first three ingredients to a shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass. Swirl half-and-half on top, and garnish with a candy cane.

Pom Pom Palin
2 oz. vodka
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. Pom pomegranate juice
Champagne

Add first three ingredients to a shaker filled with ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass rimmed with red sugar “lipstick.” Top with champagne.

Cuppa Joe Biden
1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. Baileys
1 oz. Irish whiskey
6 oz. hot coffee
Whipped cream

Combine first four ingredients. Pour into a brown-sugar-rimmed glass and top with whipped cream.

On the Baracks
2 oz. citrus-flavored vodka
1 oz. blue curaçao
Lime juice
Sprite

Add ingredients to a shaker filled with ice and shake. Pour cocktail and ice into a highball glass.