Despite the name, the Naked Lady cocktail is actually quite sophisticated, and an inexpensive Valentine’s date.  It’s  an aperitif with elements of the aromatic (vermouth), the sweet (grenadine, apricot brandy) and the sour (lemon juice).  The result is a well-balanced cocktail with a name that’s sure to up your street cred, like when you tell your friends about your evening at home with five, maybe six naked ladies.

Ingredients:

1 2/5 parts Bacardi Superior Rum

1 2/5 parts Noilly Prat Rouge Vermouth

1/5 part Apricot brandy

1/5 part Pomegranate Grenadine

1/5 part Freshly squeezed lemon juice

Lemon zest

Shake all ingredients until very cold, and double strain that baby into a chilled cocktail glass.  Garnish with the lemon zest.

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Ok, so Monday, is Monday…most of you dislike them. I don’t mind them, but then again, I don’t discriminate against days like you do. Here’s something to brighten your Monday though…and it involves alchohol. Have you heard of Bacardi’s newest flavor or rum, Dragon Berry? It brings together “the classic taste of strawberry and enhances it with the exciting and dynamic flavor of the exotic dragon fruit”. Hmmmmm, pretty slick, hugh? If you haven’t tried it, it’s very tastey…even for you guys out there…don’t worry, it won’t bruise your ego to be seen drinking this stuff. It’s the manliest of manly rum flavors.

Bacardi Dragon Berry Dragon Bite

2 parts Bacardi Dragon Berry Flavored Rum

½ part monin lychee syrup

½ part fresh lime juice

1 part pineapple juice

2 parts cranberry juice

Combine all ingredients into a tin filled halfway with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lemon wdge and 3 fresh raspberries speared.

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