Serves 4

• 5 Persian cucumbers 
• 1 cup Triple Eight Blueberry vodka
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/2 cup limeade
• 1/4 cup blueberries

Peel and cut up 4 of the Persian cucumbers.  Slice the other cucumber for garnish anyway you want.

Put the peeled cucumbers in a blender along with the Blueberry vodka, lime juice and limeade. Blend till smooth.

Fill a cocktail shaker or ball jar with ice, pour the sneeky mixture over and shake, shake shake.  I like my Sneeky’s cold. 

Pour over a glass filled with ice and garnish.

Enjoy!!

Just an idea: Make the Sneeky ahead and put in a pitcher or recycled wine bottle. Put the remaining blueberries on a toothpick and put in freezer.  They are always great to garnish your drink with andthey help keep it cold.

Note: No blueberry vodka. Use 1 cup of vodkato 1 cup of blueberries.

Serves 2

• 4 ounces gin
• 2 basil leaves
• 1 splash St. Germain
• 1 ounce fresh lemon juice (from about ¼ lemon) Tonic, to finish

Fill a shaker halfway with ice. Add gin, basil leaves, St. Germain, and lemon juice. Shake-shake-shake, then strain into two glasses over large ice cubes. Top each with a splash of tonic and serve.

Serves 2

Cranberry Chutney
4 cups fresh cranberries
2 pears, chopped
2 peeled oranges, chopped
2 apples, chopped
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 cup crystallized ginger, thinly sliced
One 12-ounce can limeade
Juice and zest of 1 fresh lime
½ cup orange liqueur
2 cinnamon sticks

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks and let the chutney cool.

Basil–Lime Rim
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh basil
¼ cup fresh cranberries
1 tablespoon lime zest
Pinch of kosher salt

Pulse sugar, basil, and cranberries in a food processor. Stir in the lime zest and salt.

To make the cocktail, fill a shaker halfway with ice. Add 3 ounces cranberry chutney, 2 ounces tequila, 1 ounce lime juice, and 1 ounce orange liqueur. Shake-shake-shake, then strain into two glasses rimmed with basil–lime sugar. Add a few frozen cranberries for garnish.

Serves 2

4 ounces Ketel One Citron vodka
2 ounces sour apple liqueur (apple pucker)
Juice of 1 lemon
½ Granny Smith apple, shaved or thinly sliced
Ice

Holiday Rim
1 tablespoon coarse sparkling sugar (white or gold)
1 teaspoon finely crushed dried cranberries
Optional: tiny pinch of edible glitter
Lemon juice, for rimming

To prepare the rim, mix the sugar and crushed cranberries on a small plate and add glitter if desired. Rub the rim of each glass with a lemon wedge, then dip into the mixture and shake off any excess. Fill a shaker halfway with ice. Add the shaved apple, lemon juice, vodka, and sour apple liqueur. Shake-shake-shake, then strain into two glasses filled with ice. Garnish with thin apple slices.