Football season is here and along with it comes tailgating. Make it fun with these easy 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. Â Here are the best easy tailgate cocktails to make the event a little extra exciting.
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Grapefruit Beergarita
Beer in the mornings can be seen as a bit rough? So why not up the game blending a little fruit (breakfast food) and a margarita (crazy fun). This make ahead will be a hit with you and your guests.
Ingredients
- 2 cups ruby red grapefruit juice
- 1/2 cup tequila
- 1/4 cupe agave nectuar
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1/4 cup fresh lime uice
- 2 (12-oz each) bottles pale lager beer
- Limes and grapefruit slice for garnish
Create
- Combine grapefruit juice, tequila, agave nectar, and lime zest and juice in an airtight container
- Store mixture in refrigerator or cooler
- To serve, pour mixture into a 2-quart pitcher
- Add beer; stir until well combined
- Serve in ice-filled glasses
- Garnish with lime and/or grapefruit, if desired
Breakfast Sangria
If yo are going to start tailgating in the morning with brunch – why not make a classic breakfast mashup? The breakfast sangria brings the fresh, fruity taste to the event and provides fresh fruit for the morning.
Ingredients
- 1 Pink Grapefruit
- 1 Navel Orange
- 1 Lime
- 1 Cup Cointreau
- 750 ML Bottle Prosecco
- 12-24 Oz Plain or Grapefruit Sparkling Water
Create
- Slice the citrus fruit into half moons
- Add the fruit to a large pitcher with the Cointreau and the Prosecco
- Squeeze in the juice of one lime
- Cover the pitcher tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight
- 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. Â 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
Instructions
- Combine pineapple juice, orange juice, spiced rum, coconut rum, and grenadine in container
- Shake/stire vigorously
- Strain into a ice filled glass
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Madras
Bring a little exotic, warm fun to with this drink! This drink, named after the former name of Tamil Nadu in India (where the clothing print was developed) created in the 70s was a popular drink among the jet set and party crowd. When not add it to your tailgating fun?
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz vodka
- 3 oz cranberry
- 1 oz orange juice
- orange slice for garnish
Create
- Fill glass with ice and pour over vodka
- Add cranberry juice and stir well
- Top with orange juice, stir briefly
- Garnish with orange peel
