• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) citrus-flavored vodka
• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) raspberry-flavored vodka
• 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) Chambord
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 tablespoon Simple Syrup
• 2 tablespoons cranberry juice
• Raspberries, for garnish

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add vodkas, Chambord, lime juice, simple syrup, and cranberry juice. Shake or stir until well chilled. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with raspberries; serve.  Repeat as needed.

As Valentine’s Day approaches (and I can drink again) I figured a new cocktail recipe was in order.  Something red and sexy.  Raspberries and booze? Yes, please!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart

• 1 1/2 parts Absolut Vodka
• 1 part Hiram Walker Gingerbread Liquer
• 1/2 part Kahlua
• 1 /2 part Milk
• Garnish: whipped cream, nutmeg

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with whipped cream and a shake of nutmeg.

Recipe and photo courtesy of one of our favorite cocktail sites, CocktailTimes.com

• 2 1/5 oz Remy Martin V.S.O.P
• 2 oz pear juice
• Ice
• 1/4 oz Cointreau (optional)
• Garnish: Pear Slice

Simply add pear juice to Cognac. Shake both ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a pear slice or float pear strings on top. Add Cointreau for sweeter result.

Cocktail created by: Alex Ott. Photo and recipe courtesy of CocktailTimes.com

• 1 oz. pineapple rum
• Champagne
• 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
• Dash of grenadine syrup
• 1 oz. pineapple juice
• strawberry slice for garnish

Shake rum, Grand Marnier, pineapple juice and grenadine with ice. Strain into a champagne glass and fill up with champagne. Garnish with a strawberry slice on the rim.

We’re usually vodka girls here at Moxie Design Studios—that’s pretty common knowledge, but in the Summertime, rum can make for a tasty cocktail.  Yesterday was National Rum Day, so we thought we’d share a recipe since we haven’t in a while.  This one I chose especially for Kathy, who is at home breastfeeding and dreaming of the day she can have an adult beverage.

Photo and recipe courtesy of CocktailTimes.com, one of our favorite cocktail sites!

• 1.5 oz. Bulleit Bourbon
• .25 oz. sweet vermouth
• 1.5 oz. Stirrings Blood Orange Mixer
• 1 dash Stirrings Blood Orange Bitters
• 1 piece cherry

In a shaker with ice, mix all ingredients. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry (optional).

We’re vodka girls here, but we realize that not everyone drinks vodka. Some people (like Dads!) drink bourbon, so we thought we’d bring you a drink perfect for a special Father’s Day.  If Dad complains about the vibrant color, remind him it’s the same red as his “mid-life crisis” convertible.

Recipe & photo courtesy of the newly-redesigned thebar.com, one of our favorite cocktail resources!

• 3 large ripe white nectarines, pitted and cut into chunks
• 1/2 cup peach liqueur
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 bottle (750 ml) champagne

Place the nectarines, peach liqueur, and lemon juice in a blender and process until completely smooth. Strain through a fine mesh strainer and transfer the puree to a large glass pitcher. Refrigerate until completely chilled.

To serve, carefully add the champagne to the pitcher, stirring gently to blend. Alternately, pour 2 tablespoons of puree into individual champagne flutes and top with sparkling wine.  Serves 8.  (Or serves just Kathy because she would kick a puppy to drink 8 of these right about now)

If I could I’d rename this the Kathy Is Over Being Pregnant and Wishes She Could Have This Cocktail.  I’m annoyingly reminding Joelle that I am really into white nectarines right now for no known reason other than they have them at the store at the moment and I can’t resist them.  I’ve been eating two a day.  What better use for white nectarines than to mash them up and douse them with my other favorite thing, champagne.  I might as well die and go to heaven. 

Recipe found on EarthBound Farms website: EarthBound Farms

• 1 1/2 oz Skyy Infusions Cherry Vodka

• 1 oz cranberry juice
• 1 oz orange juice
• 1 oz pineapple juice
• 1/2 oz grenadine
• Seltzer

Combine the vodka and juices in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and pour contents into pint or tall glass. Top with grenadine and seltzer.

This arrived in my inbox this morning via Cocktail Times. It looks so simple and refreshing… and pink!  I want one right now. I think it totally qualifies as a brunch cocktail, no?

recipe and photo courtesy of CocktailTimes.com, one of our favorite cocktail resources!

• 1 oz. Chocolate Godiva liqueur
• 1 oz. raspberry liqueur
• 4 oz. club soda
• Garnish: raspberry

Pour Chocolate Godiva liqueur and raspberry liqueur over ice in a tall glass, top off with club soda and garnish with a fresh raspberry (or a raspberry truffle!).

For Moxie AnniversaValentine’s Day, I thought this recipe for a dessert cocktail from our friends at TheBar.com would be a fitting choice.  Refreshing, pink and chocolate? Can’t get much better than that if you ask me.

Photo and recipe courtesy of TheBar.com, one of our fave mixology websites!

• 1 1/2 oz Remy Martin VSOP cognac
• 1/2 oz Vanilla Syrup
• 2 Strawberries halved in mixing glass
• Champagne
• Garnish: strawberry

Muddle ingredients and shake over ice. Strain into champagne flute and top with champagne. Garnish with Strawberry.

I thought this might make a nice Valentine's cocktail, if you're looking for something frou-frou for the upcoming holiday. This looked like one Kathy would like and since she's currently in a cocktail-free family way, I'll have to test it out for her. Being an auntie is hard.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Cocktail Times, our current fave mixology website!

• 2 cups red wine
• 1 cup vodka
• 1/4 cup spiced rum
• 1/2 cup Ocean Spray Ruby Tangerine Grapefruit Juice Drink, chilled
• 2 cups Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry Raspberry Cranberry Juice Drink, chilled
• 1/2 cup green or red grapes, sliced in half
• 1/4 cup fresh cranberries
• 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 lime, sliced
• 1 orange, sliced
• 1 apple, sliced
• 1 cup sparkling water or club soda

Combine wine, vodka, spiced rum and juices in a punch bowl. Add fruit and chill. Add sparking water just before serving. Makes approximately 10 5-ounce servings.

I know everyone is preparing for their holiday traditions and office parties so a bowl full of cranberry punch might ease everyones holiday stress.  Especially if they aren’t done shopping!  I like to freeze juice in ice cube trays to keep this kind of concoction cold longer and the spirits higher.  Enjoy your holidays everyone!  Cheers!  *spikes*

(Recipe & photo courtesy of Cocktail Times, our favorite mixology website!)