Mango-Peach Sangria

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Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 cup Grand Marnier
• 1 750 ml bottle white wine they recommend Viognier
• 1 mango chopped
• 2 peaches cut into thin wedges
• 1/4 cup mint

Steps:

• In a saucepan cook the sugar and water until the sugar dissolves; transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until cold
• Stir in the Grand Marnier Viognier mango peaches and mint
• Serve over ice

Pineapple Ginger Beer Floats

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Ingredients:

• 1 pint pineapple sorbet
• 2 cups pineapple juice chilled
• 2 12 ounce bottles ginger beer chilled
• 1 8 ounce can crushed pineapple to top

Steps:

• Scoop 1/2 cup of pineapple sorbet into each of 4 tall glasses
• Add 1/2 cup of pineapple juice to each glass
• Pour 1/2 bottle of ginger beer into each glass
• Top each drink with 1/4 can of crushed pineapple
• Serve immediately with long straws

Sparkling Lime Christmas Punch

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Ingredients:

• 1 12 ounce can welch's frozen white grape juice
• 1 12 ounce can minute maid frozen limeade concentrate
• 1 2 liter bottle Sprite chilled
• ice cube
• frozen cranberries

Steps:

• Mix frozen juices according to directions on the can add 7 cans water
• Add Sprite to taste
• Serve in punch bowl -- adding ice cubes and frozen cranberries

Watermelon Cosmicpolitan

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Ingredients:

• 4 pieces watermelon cubes 1 inch by 1 inch
• 4 cups ice
• 1/4 cup premium vodka
• 3 tablespoons premium vodka
• 1/4 cup Cointreau liqueur
• 3 tablespoons Cointreau liqueur
• 1/4 cup grenadine
• 4 cups watermelon pureed
• 4 skewers
• 4 pieces watermelon small cubes
• 4 small pineapple chunks
• 4 small strawberries or 4 small raspberries

Steps:

• Place the frozen watermelon cube in the bottom of a chilled martini glass
• Place the ice vodka Cointreau grenadine and watermelon puree in a shaker and shake for 30 seconds
• Strain into the glass and garnish with a skewer of watermelon pineapple and strawberry