Now that the cocktail & all retro things are back, the formulas for my old cocktails are too old fashioned. Here are a few new ones for your parties & some innovative appetizers:

Colorado Dirty Red Martini:

3 oz Colorado Premium Vodka
dash Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz. Olive juice
Paprika

Chill all ingredients and strain into martini glass, garnish with tomolive or cocktail olive
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Colorado Caprese

Buffalo mozzarella cubes, grape tomatoes, marinated in mint, basil, olive oil and Tabasco Jalapeno Sauce on bamboo picks
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Mountain Mary

Colorado Premium Vodka, tomato juice, roasted red pepper puree, lemon juice, squeeze of lime, black pepper, celery salt, dash of each: Worcestershire, Tabasco Chipotle Sauce and Original Tabasco Red Sauce.
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Homemade Lemonade

6-7 Lemons
Boiling Water
Sugar or other sweetener

Halve lemons and juice. Strain out pulp and seeds. Refrigerate in serving pitcher.

Place lemon rinds in a glass, stainless steel or ceramic bowl.

Pour boiling water over the lemon rinds. If you are using a glass container, place in the sun lightly covered. When cool strain rind mixture into pitcher with lemon juice.

Sweeten to taste with sugar or other sweetener like honey.
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Colorado Sunrise

Colorado Premium Vodka, homemade lemonade (see recipe above)**, grapefruit juice, orange juice, cranberry juice, orange wheel for garnish.
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Snow Cappuccino

1-3/4 oz. Colorado Premium Vodka
2 oz. Kahlua
1/4 oz. vanilla syrup
2 oz. espresso

Put whipped cream in bottom of martini glass. Combine ingredients above in shaker glass with ice. Shake and strain into martini glass around a dollop of whipped cream. The dollop should float.
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Colorado Kir

3 oz. Colorado Premium Vodka, dash of pomegranate juice or raspberry infused Colorado Premium Vodka*. Garnish with lemon twist.
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Chocolate Mountain Martini

2 oz. Colorado Premium Vodka
2 oz. Godiva Chocolate Liqueur or Dark Creme de Cacao
Cocoa powder the rim of martini glass.

Pour chilled mixture into glass, garnish with Hershey's Hug or Kiss.
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Colorado Caprese

8 oz. Fresh mozzarella
1 pint/10 oz. Grape tomatoes

Marinade
3/4 cup Olive oil
1 Tbs. Mint, dried
2 Tbs. Basil
2-3 tsp. Tabasco, Jalapeno
Salt & Pepper, to taste.

Cut mozzarella into bite size pieces. Marinate Mozzarella and tomatoes. Refrigerate overnight. Put mozzarella & tomatoes alternatively on skewers. Drizzle marinade on top & serve.
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Dipping Sauces

Lemon Tarragon Aioli

1 cup Mayonnaise
1/4 cup Olive oil
Juice of one lemon
2 tsp. Tarragon
Salt & Pepper, to taste.

Mix and chill.


Creamy Horseradish and Cracked Pepper Sauce

1 recipe Jalapeno lime sour Cream
1 Tbs. prepared horseradish
Cracked Pepper, to taste

Mix and chill.
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