Easy Holiday Whiskey Cocktails

Fall is footballing season, and with football – comes tailgating. For those not in the know, it is a is a social event and cultural tradition involveing gathering around vehicle in or near the game. The timing can be before, during or after the game (or festival or concert). Food, drinks, music and taking a little sports smack is part of the tradition.  Here are the best easy tailgate cocktails to make the event a little extra exciting.

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Grapefruit Beergarita

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Breakfast Sangria

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1. Slice the citrus fruit into half moons
2. Add the fruit to a large pitcher with the Cointreau and the Prosecco
3. Squeeze in the juice of one lime
4. Cover the pitcher tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight
5. When ready to serve, top off the pitcher with sparkling water and serve with lime or orange wedges

Tailgate Mai Tais

The weather doesn’t always cooperate with tailgating.  So why not pour a little tropical sunshine into a glass and warm everyone up?

Victor J. Bergeron, also known as Trader Vic, claims to have invented the Mai Tai in 1944 at his restaurant in Oakland, California. The story goes that he created the drink for his rum-loving friends who didn’t like the taste of raw rum. Bergeron presented the cocktail to two friends from Tahiti, Ham and Carrie Guild, and after the first sip, Carrie is said to have exclaimed, “mai tai-roa aé”, which means “out of this world – the best!”

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Ingredients

• 1 cup ice cubes
• 3 fluid ounces pineapple juice
• 2 fluid ounces orange juice
• 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger spiced rum
• ½ (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger coconut-flavored rum
• 1 teaspoon grenadine syrup

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Ingredients

• 1.5 oz vodka
• 3 oz cranberry
• 1 oz orange juice
• orange slice for garnish

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