1 oz. Ouzo
1 oz. Vodka
dash Tabasco sauce

½ oz. Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
½ oz. Three Olive Whipped Vodka
2 oz. Blueberry Red Bull

Pour liquor into a shaker; shake well and strain into a 4 oz. rocks glass. Add Red Bull.

Mikey Barrington
Big Texas Spring
Huston, TX

1 shot vodka
1 splash Sour Apple Schnapps
lemon-lime soda
dash salt
2 sprigs fresh basil
1 slice lemon

Fill a large martini glass with ice. Arrange lemon and basil between the ice so basil will be submerged. Add remaining ingredients and stir lightly. For best results allow flavor to develop for a minute before drinking.

Marion De Fazio
Angie’s Pizza
Dickson City, PA

2 parts Applejack
1 part Lemon or lime juice
1/2 part Grenadine

Shake and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an apple slice.

1 oz. gin
1 oz. Campari
1 oz. Rosso (sweet) vermouth

Stir into old fashioned glass over ice, garnish with an orange peel and serve.

¼ oz. Rose Wine
1½ oz. Gin
½ oz. strawberry puree
¼ oz. lemon juice
¼ oz. simple syrup
2 cucumber slices

Muddle cucumber in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and remaining ingredients except wine. Shake and strain into a glass. Top with sparkling wine.

1.5 oz. Cognac
.25 oz. lillet rose
.25 oz. cointreau
.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
.75 oz. simple syrup
.75 oz. cranberry puree
4 dashes absinthe

Served up in a cocktail glass/coupe with a lemon wheel

Daniel Barnes
Ghibellina
Arlington, Washington DC

3 oz. Sparkling wine
1 spoon cherry jam
1/3 oz. lemon juice
1/3 oz. vodka

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a glass.

2 oz. Chardonnay
1 oz. dark rum
½ oz. vanilla bean syrup
½ oz. pineapple juice

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

6 oz. Sierra Nevada
1 oz. Galliano
2 oz. orange juice
Build in an ice-filled collins glass, stir gently, and garnish with a strip of orange peel.