1 inch cube ginger
1 bar spoon of brown sugar in the raw
2 ounces maple syrup
2 bar spoons pumpkin puree
3/4 ounce lemon juice
2 ounces Agua Luca Brazilian Cane Rum Cachaca - muddle the ginger and brown sugar together in a Boston glass
- add rest of ingredients
- shake and strain into martini glass
- garnish with fresh cranberries

- 1 part Grey Goose La Poire flavored vodka
- 1 part pumpkin butter
- 1/2 part triple sec
- 1/2 part simple syrup
- Pinch of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and ginger
- Grated nutmeg and apple chip for garnish In a cocktail shaker filled with ice add all ingredients. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is frosted and beaded with sweat. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with nutmeg and apple chip.
Joelle found this and sent it to me. I MUST HAVE IT.

1 1/2 oz white rum (Bacardi works)
1 oz blackberry brandy
1 oz banana liqueur
1 1/5 oz key lime juice
1/2 oz grenadine syrup
crushed ice I like to crush ice in the blender first to make sure its all broken up evenly... I hate finding large chunks of ice in a frozen drink. Mix in remaining ingredients and give it a few good pulses. Texture should be slushy. We're on a frozen drink kick lately. We're still clinging to summer, which comes a little easier to those of us living in Florida. After a day at the beach, nothing is more wonderful than sitting outside with a frozen drink. Our cocktails have focused on rum lately and we've collected a slew of rum to select from. Here is the first of our rum induced kick.

Ever wonder what to do with all that watermelon you get when you buy the whole thing? Here is an easy recipe to put some of that fruit to good use.

2 shots Pear Vodka (Grey Goose L'Poire)
1 shot pear nectar
4 cold cubes of fresh watermelon
splash of simple sugar (or fine sugar) In a shaker full of ice, add watermelon cubes, vodka, pear nectar and sugar. Close tightly and shake well to muddle the watermelon.
Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a slice of watermelon as shown. I think this would be great with a sprig of mint too.
I used pear vodka with this but it would be excellent with regular good vodka too. Great for summer. Not too sweet.

Cocktail shaker back there courtesy of Cocktail Vibe.

2 ounces Absolut Mandrin
3/4 ounce Campari
1 ounce freshly squeezed honey tangerine juice
Orange peel strip to garnish Shake all ingredients in an ice-filled mixing glass. Strain into chilled martini glasses. Garnish with orange peels. Found this recipe while searching for summer cocktails on Food Network. Sounds refreshing but sweet.