• 2 pounds Louisiana strawberries, hulled and washed
• ​1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• ​1 cup still water or as needed
• ​vanilla simple syrup, to taste 
• sparkling water as needed
• ​vodka, to taste (optional)
• ​lime wedges for serving (optional)

Strawberry Cooler

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• 1 1/2 ounces citrus vodka
• 3/4 ounce creme de violette
• 1 ounce lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon local honey
• large swath of lemon peel

Created by Lu Brow for the 2012 BCS Championship

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• 1 ounce Southern Comfort
• 1 ounce Parma liqueur
• 1 ounce cranberry juice
• 1/2 ounce sweet and sour mix
• 1/2 ounce simple syrup
• 2 drops Fee's orange bitters

Created by Lu Brow for the 2012 BCS Championship

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• 2 ounces vodka
• 2 ounces cranberry juice
• ice, as needed
• 2 ounces ginger ale

Cranberry Ginger Vodka Sparkler

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When white peaches are in season, you may want to make your own peach purée by passing pitted peaches through a food mill, then passing the purée through a sieve. For a true Bellini, never use yellow peaches.

1/4 cup chilled white peach purée
3/4 cup ice-cold prosecco

• 2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
• 1½ oz. gin
• 1 oz. heavy cream
• 1⁄4 teaspoon orange flower water
• 1 egg white
• 1 oz. cold seltzer

Ramos Gin Fizz

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• 4 oz. dry gin
• Dry vermouth
• Large pitted green olives

Martini with Olive

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• 2 tablespoon superfine sugar
• 10 spearmint leaves,plus extra for garnish
• 1–2 tablespoon simple syrup
• 1/2 cup Kentucky bourbon

Mint Julep

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• 2 ounces whiskey, 2 shot glasses full
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2–3 teaspoons sugar
• 3–4 ice cubes
• Orange slice
• Maraschino cherry

Whiskey Sour

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• 2 dashes Herbsaint
• 2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
• 1/4 oz simple syrup
• 2 oz Rye whiskey
• Ice cubes
• Lemon peel

Sazerac Cocktail 

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