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Makin' it with Maren: The Summer Fling Cocktail Recipe

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Summer Solstice is days away and so is my excitement for the upcoming season. To celebrate, I went shopping the other day and purchased some gorgeous fruit, including a massive ruby red grapefruit. I had planned on eating it for breakfast, but my creativity got the best of me that afternoon and I decided to make an at home happy hour drink instead. So I sliced it, juiced it and gathered some other cast members from my barsonal to make the perfect summer cocktail concerto: The Summer Fling.

This Gin and grapefruit cocktail is fruity, flirty and delicious and to make it even more appealing I added a Pixy Stix rim to the glass! It's super easy. Before you add the ice and liquid to your drink, simply empty out 5 red Pixy Stix onto a plate. Next, run a grapefruit wedge on the rim of you glass (this will make the Pixy Stix stick) and then twist the rim in the Pixy Stix granules until the entire rim is coated. Make sure to also peel the skins off your ruby red grapefruit before you juice them so you can use them for garnish twists on top of your Summer Fling drink.

Ruby Red Grapefruit: The Summer Fling Cocktail Recipe
Caorunn Gin

Whether your summer fling is with this drink or someone else, I bet this cocktail will be a great bait to making new acquaintances! So get out your bathing suit and your shaker tin and have a fantastic summer. Oh, and check out my video recipe below and subscribe to my You Tube channel for more Makin' it with Maren recipes!

The Summer Fling Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 oz Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice (fresh squeezed)
  • 1 1/4 oz Caorunn Gin
  • 3/4 oz Veev
  • 1/2 oz Grenadine
  • 2 dashes of Orange Bitters
  • Red Pixy Stix
  • Ice

    Directions:

    Rim your glass with Pixy Stix granules (see above). Layer ingredients in your Premium Cocktail Shaker Set - 24 oz Stainless Steel shaker tin. Shake vigorously and strain over fresh ice or into a bucket glass. Garnish with a grapefruit twist. Enjoy.


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    By: Maren Swanson • June 16th, 2014

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