Enjoy and please have a safe 4th of July!

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Fireworks: Gaming Style

The Firecracker is sure to set the mood for a great Fourth of July and you’re sure to look cool holding something that looks this good.

The Firecracker

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Three-O Grape Vodka
• ½ oz. Blue Curacao
• a splash of Tonic

Directions:

Shake vodka and blue curacao with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.

Add tonic and garnish with a cherry.

Enjoy!

Image and recipe courtesy of Three Olives Vodka

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The Firecracker

I know you’re going to anyway [especially after I've given you so many yummy drink recipes] but be careful.

Please?

Image|Dano

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Why You Shouldn’t Drink and Play with Fire

This one is named after a classic in the Fourth of July arsenal of fireworks.

The Roman Candle

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. Three-O Berry Vodka
• ½ Oz. Cranberry Juice
• Dash of Grenadine
• ½ oz. Blue Curaçao

Directions:

Shake vodka, cranberry juice and grenadine in a shaker with ice. Strain into martini glass.

Pour Blue Curaçao gently down the side of the glass so it comes to settle on the bottom.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Image and recipe courtesy of Three Olives Vodka

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Roman Candle

The Sparkler

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Three-O Pomegranate Vodka
• 2 oz. Sparkling Wine or champagne
  
• Splash POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice

Directions:

Combine vodka and pomegranate juice in the bottom of a champagne flute.

Top with sparkling wine or champagne.

Garnish with a curl of orange peel.

Image and recipe courtesy of Three Olives Vodka

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Three Olives Sparkler

Each is pretty and is sure to pack that punch that you’re looking for in a holiday weekend drink.

Patriot Martini

Ingredients:

• A martini glass rimmed with blue sugar (Blue Curacao, Sugar & 2 small plates or bowls)
• 1.5 oz Grey Goose le Citron Vodka Shaken and strained over
• 1 Wild Hibiscus Flower in Hibiscus Syrup (from specialty gourmet shops)
• Chilled Fresh Blueberries

Directions:

Start with 2 plates or shallow bowls.  To one dish, add Blue Curacao, to the other the other with sugar.

Dip each martini glass first into the Blue Curacao and then into the sugar. Slowly turning the martini glass on one edge will provide more even coverage of the sugar.

Next, add a single Hibiscus flower to each martini glass and a tablespoon of the hibiscus syrup.

At this point you can refrigerate the martini glasses until you are ready to serve the cocktails.

The final step is to prepare the martini.  Fill a martini shaker with ice. Add 1 ½ oz of Absolute Citron Vodka to the shaker for each martini to be served.

Squeeze fresh lemon and lime juice into the shaker. Shake vigorously.

Strain the martini into each martini glass.  It is best to pour the martini against the side of the glass as not to disturb the hibiscus syrup at the bottom.

Garnish with the chilled fresh blueberries.

Serve and enjoy.

Recipe and Image courtesy of Four Moons

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Patriot Martini

But word has it that while the shoes have already been delivered to Africa and will be distributed to the needy children, Hunter and his players have to cancel the trip due to travel concerns in Nigeria.

Hunter and his players will still travel to Lima, Peru later this month where they will deliver 150,000 pairs of shoes and hold basketball clinics for underprivileged children, and helping others who were hit hard my last year’s devastating earthquake.

According to ESPN.com, a new Muslim law that legislates how women may dress and when they can appear in public, caused Hunter to cancel the trip. He said he still may visit the Continent before the season begins.

It’s very unfortunate that this goodwill trip had to be canceled. It would have been wonderful for the players to visit places where some of their ancestors came from, and gain a valuable learning experience that will last a lifetime.

But not only do you have to applaud Hunter and his efforts to raise awareness and for making such a great donation, but also applaud him for taking a stand for something he sees as unjust and potentially dangerous.

Aren’t you glad we don’t have those kind of problems here?

Happy 4th of July everyone!

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But At Least The Shoes Will Get There