(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.
