Do you have the perfect recipe that just screams “Summer in a Glass!” Well, here is your opportunity to share it with the world (well at least Jersey) for a chance to be crowned “Spirits Summer Cocktail 2011.” Oh, and we’ll throw in a $300 Beach Cruiser just to sweeten the deal. Jersey Bites has teamed up with Spirits Unlimited and UV Vodka to bring you this exciting month long contest. We want to give you plenty of time to experiment. Whether you’re a professional bartender or an enthusiastic cocktail connoisseur or maybe you just stumbled on a winning taste that makes all your friends smile, you qualify.
We’ll be featuring some of our favorite recipes on the Spirits Unlimited Facebook page throughout the course of the Contest, so be sure to “Like” their page and keep an eye on the competition.
Here’s how to enter:
Step 1: Create an original and unique drink recipe using one of UV Flavored Vodkas.
Step 2: Leave your recipe in the comment section below. Make sure you include your email address or we will not be able to notify you of the winner.
Step 3: Hop over to Spirits Unlimited’s Facebook Page to Follow the Fun and see who we pick as featured entries.
3 Finalist will be chosen by our panel of judges after final entries are submitted August 31, 2011. The three final recipes will be judged on originality, taste, appearance and creative use of UV Vodkas. The “Spirit of Summer Cocktail” winner (one winner only) will be announce Friday, September 2nd. No purchase necessary and all entrants must be 21 years or older. Click Here for the Official Rules.
Good luck everyone. We can’t wait to start tasting.
UV Greyhound
2oz. UV Citruv
60z. fresh squeezed ruby red grapefruit juice
optional: 0.5oz grenadine
Pour into highball glass and garnish with a slice of grapefruit.
UV Blue Lemonade
1 1/2 oz UV Blue Raspberry
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
Lemonade
Pour UV Blue and Curacao into glass filled with ice, fill with lemonade.
Tastes great as a frozen drink too!
Put the Lime in the Coconut
1 part UV Coconut
2 parts coconut water
Squeeze of lime
Agave nectar to taste
Shake with ice, strain and serve in a martini glass with lime as garnish
Summer Creamsicle
UV Vanilla
Fresh squeezed orange juice
Splash of club soda
Serve on ice with an orange slice to garnish
Peachy Keen aka Peach Delight aka “Peach Melba Cooler”
Blend I skinned Peach (pit removed), with 6 ounces of UV 80 and I large scoop of vanilla ice cream, (You can also add 1 heaping tablespoon of raspberry syrup, if desired.
Serve as after dinner desert drink, it’s rich, refined and refresshing.
Arctic Cosmo
1.5 oz uv citruv vodka
.75 oz blue curacao
1 oz white cranberry juice
.25 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
Add all ingredients to shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled, then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with fresh blueberries on a cocktail pick.
Oceantic UV Blue
2 oz. UV blue
Splash of white cranberry juice
Splash of citrus soda (sprite)
.5 oz. Blue Curaçao
.5 0z. dekuyper island punch
Instructions- add uv blue, white cranberry juice , citrus soda (sprite) to shaker with Ice shake vigorously strain in chilled martini glass then sink/layer other two liquers
UV Summer Punch:
You’ll need:
1 2L of Sprite
1 Packet of Tropical Punch Koolaid
1 Bottle of UV Cherry
Take the 2L of sprite and empty enough sprite from the bottle so that the level of sprite is equal to the label. Poor in the koolaid packet and seal. The koolaid will make the bottle fizz. Once it settles, pour UV Cherry into the 2L, filling it back to the top. Serve over ice.
UV RAZE (pronounced RAYS – like the sun get it)
1.5 oz UV Blue
6 oz. Sprite
Twist of Lime
Refreshing, simple and delicious!
UV Blue-Jersey Iced Tea
1 oz. UV Blue
1 oz. UV Sweet Green Tea
1.5oz. White Tea with Blueberry syrup – Recipe below
.5 oz. water to blend
Juice from 1/4 fresh lemon
1/4 fresh lemon for garnish
Prepare Syrup:
2 Lipton White Tea with Blueberry teabags
3/4 cup water
1/4 sugar.
Bring all to boil in small pot, stir and reduce heat then simmer for 15 minutes. Remove tea bags and pour into glass jar with lid when cool. Makes about 1/2 cup. Can be prepared ahead and will keep in fridge for two weeks. Measure amount needed for each cocktail as needed.
Prepare Cocktail
Place all cocktail ingredients in shaker with ice. Shake to mix and pour into tall glass. Serve on the rocks with lemon wedge garnish.
Liquid Summer! Enjoy (responsibly) in NJ
Cheers!
Kerry Brown
Green Apple White Sangria (With a Kick!)
1 750 ml bottle of Pinot Grigio
1 cup UV Green Apple Vodka
1 cup white grape juice
1 green apple, cored, sliced thin with peel left on
1 handful of white or red grapes
Mix all ingredients in a large glass pitcher. Serve this beautiful and tasty cocktail chilled or on-the-rocks at a summer brunch, garden party or bar-b-que and you will be forever loved by your friends.
Cheers!
Pepper White