Sharing is caring this Labor Day. What better way to celebrate than passing around these tasty cocktails by the pitcher? From refreshers to adrenaline kicks to hangover havens in a glass, the Weekly has you covered.
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8 Ball
Sammy D at First Food & Bar knows how to keep that fist-pumping endurance going strong. His 8 Ball ($32), is right on the money. “I always say, ‘An 8 Ball is bigger than a gram, and a pitcher is bigger than a glass,’” Sammy says. Bacardi 8 rum sets a full-bodied oak-aged tone while lime and mint keep it fresh. Don’t be fooled, this isn’t your everyday mojito. Adding a final touch of powdered sugar sweetens the deal to make sure it’s bottoms up, bottoms up every single cup.
Ingredients:
6 oz. Bacardi 8 rum
15-20 mint leaves
15 oz. sour mix
Sparkling water
Powdered sugar (garnish)
Method: Combine all ingredients with ice, shake. Add to one scoop of fresh ice in pitcher. Garnish with powdered sugar.
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Strawberry Caipirinha
If last week’s AFAN 26th Annual Black & White Party got you in the philanthropic mood, continue marching to the beat with charitable cocktails from Fogo de Chão. Not just a juicy meat market, the Brazilian steakhouse knows how to dish out Brazil’s national cocktail—authentic caipirinhas. Choose any red caipirinha, such as the strawberry ($13.50), and 20 percent of the proceeds benefits Aid for AIDS of Nevada. Talk about spreading the LDW 2012 love.
Ingredients:
12 medium strawberries
12 tbsp. sugar (to taste)
12 oz. cachaça
ice
Method: Remove the tips of the strawberries and cut each strawberry in half. Muddle strawberries and sugar. Top with ice and add cachaça. Shake and serve.
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The Surfside
Kick back and relax with an icy cold pitcher of the Surfside ($48). Available at Marquee Dayclub, this libation is the work of Tim Keller, TAO Group director of beverage. “The Surfside is a cocktail that makes you think you are in the tropics because of its exotic ingredients,” Keller says. “Las Vegas is landlocked, but our pool parties rival anything a beach party could deliver next to the ocean. Although we are in the middle of the desert, this cocktail is an homage to drinks that one would enjoy on the sand.”
Ingredients:
5 oz. 10 Cane Rum
3 ¾ oz. Malibu rum
1 ¼ oz. Disaronno Amaretto
5 oz. fresh squeezed orange juice
5 oz. pineapple juice
1 ¼ oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
1 ¼ oz. grenadine
Method: Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher full of ice, saving the grenadine for last to float on top of the mixture. Garnish with orange wheels.
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Bloody Sunrise
The Palms Pool & Bungalows gets the party started this Friday when Wiz Khalifa takes the stage for Ditch. Work hard, play hard—it’s not just one of the rapper’s top Billboard songs, it’s Vegas’ mode of operation. When the sun sets and rises again, rest assured the bartenders at the Palms have you covered with the Bloody Sunrise ($60). This hair of the dog cure-all is a sultry, spicy concoction of Absolut Peppar vodka united with horseradish, Tabasco and juicy tomato juice.
Ingredients:
32 oz. tomato juice
6 oz. Absolut Peppar vodka
1 tsp. horseradish
½ tsp. celery salt
Pinch of salt
Couple dashes Tabasco (depending on how spicy you want it)
1 tsp. black pepper
Couple dashes
Worcestershire sauce
5 celery stalks (garnish)
5 lime slices (garnish)
5 green olives (garnish)
Method: Combine tomato juice, horseradish, salt and celery salt, Tabasco, black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Shake well. Add Absolut Peppar vodka. Garnish with celery, lime and green olives.
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