Kick start your Madi Gras celebration with a Big Easy cocktail right at home morning, noon or night.
Tart orange juice, bitter lemon juice, sweet grenadine and spicy dark rum mix together to create a vibrant cocktail worthy of any Madi Gras celebration. Great served as a punch or as a single cocktail, the Easy Squeeze is a real crowd pleaser with its bright color and festive taste.
Ingredients:
1 ounce of orange juice
1/2 ounce of lemon juice
2 ounces of dark rum
Dash of grenadine
2 cherries
1 slice of orange
Ice
Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, add the juices, rum and grenadine and mix well.
Strain the contents into a glass filled with ice and garnish with the cherries and orange slices.
If you are making ahead and serving as a punch, pour all the ingredients into a punch bowl, stir and leave to rest in the refrigerator for up to 12 hours before serving.
