Fun and easy to make cocktail recipes

Here's a fresh take on the margarita. The muddled cherries will add natural color and flavor to your favorite cocktail. You can boost the cherry flavor by replacing triple sec with Bacardi Torched Cherry or Cherry Brandy.

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This recipe uses: Lime Tree Cove Tangy Lime Salt 

Cherry Margarita (Serves 1):

Ingredients needed:

• 2 oz. Tequila
• 1 oz. Triple Sec - Alternatively use Bacardi Torched Cherry or Cherry Brandy for extra Cherry Flavor
• 6 oz. Newman's Own Limeade
• 5 Cherries
• 1 lime cut into wedges
• Ice
• Lime Tree Cove Tangy Lime Salt 

Directions:

1. Remove cherry pits and muddle the cherries with the juice from 1/2 lime in a a cocktail shaker.
2. Strain contents into glass to remove cherry skins.
3. Pour the strained cherry juice back into cocktail shaker after disposing of cherry skins.
4. Fill shaker with ice.
5. Pour tequila, triple sec (or Bacardi Torched Cherry or Cherry Brandy), over the ice in the shaker.
6. Shake
7. Wet the rim of the glass with a lime wedge, and use your Barmaid to rim beverage with Lime Tree Cove Tangy Lime Salt 
8. Enjoy!

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Tim McCaffery is the chief mixologist at Lime Tree Cove. He is responsible for food and cocktail pairing and new cocktail spices.

Make mojitos for Dad this Father's day. Here is an excellent how to video by Lime Tree Cove Chief Mixologist, Tim McCaffery. This cocktail is crisp, fresh, doesn't have any of the junk found in mixes, and is simple to make.

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This recipe uses Lime Tree Cove  Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar.

Step by step guide to making a mojito:

Step 0: Gather Ingredients

• 1.5oz. Bacardi Superior Rum
• 1 lime slice
• 3 sprigs of mint
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 3 tbsp fresh lime juice or 1/2 lime
• Ice
• Club soda
• Lime Tree Cove Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar

Step 1:Add lime juice or lime and mint into the bottom of a tall sturdy glass.

Step 2:Add the simple syrup.

Step 3: Muddle.

Step 4: Add Rum.

Step 5: Wet Rim of Glassware with a Lime.

Step 6: Use your Barmaid to garnish the rim with Lime Tree Cove Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar

Step 7: Add ice, top with club soda

Filed under: Fun Cocktail Recipes, Cocktail Videos.

Tim McCaffery is the chief mixologist at Lime Tree Cove. He is responsible for food and cocktail pairing and new cocktail spices.

Welcome to summer! The start of mojito season is here. We recently had a reader ask us how to make a mojito. After directing the reader to the blog we realized that the classic mojito recipe wasn't up on the blog. Well we decided to correct our mistake! We'll be following this with a video of how to make the mojito so stay tuned.

Whether you are hosting a party or attending one, the Lime Tree Cove Cocktail Blog has you covered for excellent cocktail recipes, tips, and cocktail host / hostess gifts.

This recipe uses Lime Tree Cove  Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar.

Classic Mint Mojito Cocktail Recipe (Serves 1):

Ingredients needed:

• 1.5oz. Bacardi Superior Rum
• 1 lime slice
• 3 sprigs of mint
• 1 ounce simple syrup
• 3 tbsp fresh lime juice or 1/2 lime
• Ice
• Club soda
• Lime Tree Cove Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar

Directions:

1. Add lime juice or lime and mint into the bottom of a tall sturdy glass.
2. Add the simple syrup, and muddle (mash) until the lime is juicy and the mint is soft but not into pieces (about 15 times or so).
3. Add the ice, then the rum.
4. Top with club soda.
5. Wet the rim of the glass with the remaining lime slice, and use your Barmaid to garnish the rim with Lime Tree Cove Sweet Mint Cocktail Sugar
6. Enjoy!

Stay tuned to the blog to receive more summer cocktails. As always you can signup to receive the posts via email. We also post the recipes in Facebook.

Tim McCaffery is the chief mixologist at Lime Tree Cove. He is responsible for food and cocktail pairing and new cocktail spices.