Happy Hour: Chocolate Martini

Ingredients

1 shots Godiva chocolate liqueur
1 shots Crème de Cacao
2 shots of vanilla vodka
2 shots half-and-half

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake, and pour into a chilled cocktail glass.

2. Garnish the glass with swirls of Hershey syrup on the inside or use chocolate shavings on the rim.

Source: Colin Cowie

Happy Hour: Black / White Russians

Black Russian

8 ounces vodka
6 ounces cofee liqueur

Pour 2 ounces of vodka and 1 1/2 ounces of coffee liqueur into each of 4 rocks glasses full of ice, stir, and serve.

White Russian

8 ounces vodka
6 ounces coffee liqueur
4 tablespoons heavy cream

Pour 2 ounces of vodka, 1 1/2 ounces of coffee liqueur, and 1 tablespoon of cream into each of 4 rocks glasses full of ice, sitr, and serve.

Source: Colin Cowie

Happy Hour: Mimosa

Ingredients

3 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice
5 ounces Champagne or sparkling wine

Instructions

Pour the orange juice into a champagne flute. Fill the glass with Champagne or sparkling wine.

An interesting idea is to replace the regular orange juice with blood orange juice when in season.

Source: Colin Cowie

Happy Hour: Ruby Margarita

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces Gran Centenario Reposado tequila
• 1/2 ounce Cointreau
• 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier
• 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice or a couple dozen pomegranate seeds

Instructions

1. Shake all ingredients well with ice and strain into a chilled margarita glass.

2. Garnish with a thin lime wheel.

Source: Colin Cowie

Happy Hour: Madras

Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces 1800 Reposado Tequila
2 ounce cranberry juice
1 ounce orange juice

Instructions

1. Pour the 1800 into a highball glass with ice and then add cranberry, orange, and lime juice. Stir well.

2. If desired, garnish with an orange slice.

Source: Colin Cowie