By Leslie Marin

Have your favorite bartender whip up one of these concoctions…or try making them for your friends at your first pool party of the year!

The Bride of Frankenstein

1 oz. Cognac
1 oz. Grand Marnier
1 oz. Hypnotiq
1/4 oz. Blue Curacao
1/4 oz. Midori
A splash of lime juice
Shake ingredients together and serve in a chilled martini glass garnished with a lime slice.

Da Bartender

1/2 oz. Hennessy
1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
1 oz. Sour Mix
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz. Grenadine
Shake well with ice, strain, and then serve in a cognac glass…Very pink, very sexy!

Slap Yo’ Self Silly

1 1/2 oz. vodka
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1 1/2 oz. triple sec
2 oz. sour mix
2 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. orange juice
A dash of grenadine
Put the dash of grenadine in the bottom of a Collins glass. Place the remaining ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake. Pour into the prepared Collins. Garnish with a cherry and an orange slice.

Love Juice

Place 1/4 oz. Blue Curacao at the bottom of a martini glass rimmed with sugar.
Shake together and then pour over the Curacao:

1/4 oz. Absolut Vodka
1/4 oz. Bombay Sapphire Gin
1/4 oz. Malibu Rum
1/4 oz. Jose Cuervo 1800
1/4 oz. Cointreau
1/2 oz. Cranberry Juice
1 1/2 oz. Pineapple Juice

Garnish with three gummi bears on a pick.

The Monkey Gland

1/4 oz. Grenadine
2 oz. Gin
1 oz. Orange Juice
1 dash Pernod

Shake the ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Chin chin and bottoms up…here’s to a long, fun summer!