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Drink Me: Grammys-Inspired Cocktail Recipes To Try During Your Viewing Party

Rock n’ Roll Refresher

Jan. 28 2015, Updated 2:09 p.m. ET

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The nominations are in, and you've been picked to host a Grammys viewing bash at your humble abode. Give your guests something to talk about (besides Queen Bey's stage costumes) with a libation inspired by the artists themselves.

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Rock n’ Roll Refresher

Rock n’ Roll Refresher

Rock n’ Roll Refresher

Ingredients:

2 parts Sauza Blue Reposado Tequila

2 parts orange juice

2 dashes grenadine

Lemon wedge for garnish

Directions: In a glass filled with ice, stir together orange juice and tequila. Pour the two dashes of grenadine down the side so that it settles to the bottom of the glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge.

Get Lucky Margarita

Get Lucky Margarita

Get Lucky Margarita

Ingredients:

2 oz. Avión Silver

3/4 oz. Jalapeño-Infused Elderflower Liqueur

1/2 oz. Orange Juice

1/4 oz. Lemon Juice

1/2 oz. Lime Juice

3/4 oz. Simple Syrup

3 Sage Leaves

1 Sage Leaf and Salt for garnish

Directions: Muddle sage in a shaker. Add all ingredients. Shake. Double strain. Pour over ice in salt-rimmed glass. Garnish with sage leaf.

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Sveda's Blurred Lines

Sveda cocktail

Sveda's "Blurred Lines"

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 parts SVEDKA Strawberry Colada

1 part sour mix

6 Thai basil leaves pulled

soda water

Directions: Lightly muddle basil leaves in a cocktail shaker. Combine remaining ingredients, except the soda. Add ice and shake well. Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with soda and stir lightly to mix. Garnish with lime wedge and straw. As an alternative to sour mix, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in 1/2 part fresh lime juice before muddling. Garnish with an orange slice and skewered cherry.

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Cruzan I'd Like To Thank Sparkler

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Cruzan's I'd Like To Thank Sparkler

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 parts Cruzan Key Lime Rum

1/2 parts John DeKuyper & Sons O3 Premium Orange Liqueur

2 dashes Bitters

1 part Sparkling Wine

Orange Twist

Directions: Combine Key Lime Rum, John DeKuyper & Sons O3 Premium Orange Liqueur, and Bitters over ice and stir for 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe and add sparkling wine. Garnish with a wide twist of orange peel.

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Basil Hayden's Platinum Hit, Created by Marie Zahn, Louisville, KY

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Basil Hayden's Platinum Hit, Created by Marie Zahn, Louisville, KY

Ingredients:

2 parts Basil Hayden's Bourbon

1 teaspoon Honey Syrup

1 teaspoon Raspberry Vinegar

Grapefruit Soda

Directions: Add Basil Hayden’s Bourbon, honey syrup, and raspberry vinegar over ice in a Collins glass and stir. Top with grapefruit soda. Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

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Owl's Brew Royal-tea

Royal tea

Owl's Brew Royal-tea

Ingredients:

1 part Owl's Brew Pink & Black

1 part white wine

Directions: Float in a pitcher—strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and orange slices

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The Perfect Gentleman from Pergola, inspired by "Suit & Tie"

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The Perfect Gentleman from Pergola, inspired by "Suit & Tie" — created by Mixologist Scott Fitzgerald

Ingredients:

2 oz. Buffalo Trace Bourbon

.5 oz. Carpanta Antica Sweet Vermouth

.5 oz. Cucumber-Rose Infused Dry Vermouth

1 dash Orange Bitters

Directions: Stir all ingredients in mixing glass. Strain into coupe. Garnish with Orange Rind Twist.

To Make Infused-Vermouth: Macerate 1/4 of a Cucumber with 2 barspoons of Rose Water in a quart of Martini Dry Vermouth. Let infuse for 36-48 hours. Strain back into Dry Vermouth bottle. This keeps for 12 weeks.

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The Smoking Gramtini From Andrea Correale, Celebrity Caterer and Founder & President of Elegant Affairs

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The Smoking Gramtini From Andrea Correale, Celebrity Caterer and Founder & President of Elegant Affairs

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 oz. Absolut Citron

3/4 oz. Cointreau

1/2 oz. White cranberry juice

1/2 oz. Pomegranate syrup

Directions: Muddle two limes in a shaker, add absolute, cointreau, white cranberry juice, and pomegranate syrup over ice and shake well. Strain into a martini glass. Add a cube of dry ice (about the size of a grape) to garnish and watch martini smoke. Let dry ice dissolve completely before consuming cocktail.

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