Martini Recipes
Choco-Tini
2 oz (vodka, rum or brandy)
1/2 oz chocolate liqueur
1/2 oz white creme de cacao
Chocolate syrup to swirl in glass
Swirl syrup in martini glass. Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and strain into your LipLidz® Martini glass.
Sundown Tini
1/4 cup Raspberry Vodka
5 tbsp orange juice
1 1/2 tsp cranberry juice
1 or 2 splashes Grenadine
Shake vodka and orange juice. Strain into glass, add cranberry juice and grenadine. Snap on your lid, sit outside and pretend you are in the islands.
The J Bone
1 oz Citroen Lemon Kettle One
2-3 oz St Germain Elderflower liqueur
Prosecco
1 lemon wedge
Honey
Lemon slice for garnish
Pour vodka and liqueur in a Martini glass over ice. Finish off with prosecco. Squeeze a little bit of honey and lemon. Add a lemon slice to the side of your glass!
Margarita Recipes
Rockin' Rita
1 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup Orange Curacao
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups of your favorite tequila
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
2 tsps lime zest
Heat water and sugar. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, forming a syrup. Let the syrup cool. Once cooled, add the syrup to the remaining ingredients and shake or stir. Make the Rockin' Rita ahead of time and let it chill for 3 to 6 hours for the best flavor. Then pour your Rita over ice into your LipLidz® Margarita glass.
Cadillac Rita
3 Tbsp tequila
2 Tbsp GrandMarnier
1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Shake your favorite tequila with Grand Marnier and lime juice, and strain into your LipLidz® Margarita glass, snap on your favorite colored lid.
Strawberry Rita
1 Tbsp strawberry schnapps
2 Tbsp tequila
1 Tbsp triple sec
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 Tbsp strawberries
Shake schnapps, tequila, triple sec, lemon juice, and strawberries with ice, strain into your LipLidz® Margarita glass.
Wine Recipes
Red Sangria
1 gallon burgundy wine
1 quart orange juice
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brandy
1/4 cup Cointreau
1 quart club soda
2 oranges, thinly sliced
1 lemon, thinly sliced
Mix wine, orange juice, sugar, brandy and Cointreau. Chill. Add chilled soda and pour into a punch bowl over an ice ring. Float orange and lemon slices on top.
Makes just over 1-1/2 gallons. Ideal to pour into your LipLidz® wine glass.
White Sangria
1 gallon white wine
2 cups Triple Sec orange liqueur with cognac brandy
1-1/2 cups frozen orange juice concentrate (12 oz)
1 cup fresh lemon juice
2 oranges, thinly sliced
2 lemons, thinly sliced
one or two bottles of champagne or club soda
Mix all ingredients except champagne or club soda. Chill well. Add champagne or club soda just before serving. Makes about 20 servings. Perfect for that outdoor LipLidz® party!
Note: For the wine, choose a nice neutral (not dry) white, such as Chenin Blanc, Chablis, Viognier or even a Piesporter.
Wine & Cheese Pairings
Good wine deserves good cheese! Complement the wine in your LipLidz® glass with the right cheese on your plate.
Zinfandel
Muenster, Asiago or Pecorino
Sauvignon Blanc
Derby, Havarti, Goat Cheese, Fresh Mozarella or Blue Castello
Merlot
Jarlsberg, Gouda, Gorgonzola or Camembert
Chardonnay
Mild Cheddar, Provolone or Gruyere
Cabernet
Sharp Cheddar, Bleu Cheese or Parmigiano