If you’re ready for a change in your cocktail repertoire, whip up this refreshing drink.
1 part Ciroc vodka
1/2 part Blue Curacao
1 part fresh lime juice (or sour mix)
1 part Sprite
Mix all the ingredients and shake in a stirrer with ice; serve over ice in a rocks glass and garnish with lime.
McCainarita
Reform your standard margarita with a unique twist: the addition of pomegranate juice.
1 part Siembra Azul Reposado tequila
1/2 part Grand Marnier
1 part fresh lime juice (or sour mix)
1 part pomegranate juice
Mix all the ingredients and shake in a stirrer with ice; serve over ice.
The O’Bomber
Named after Barack Obama’s high school basketball nickname, this cocktail is a fitting tribute.
1/2 ounce coconut rum
1/2 ounce Blue Curacao
San Pellegrino
Pour the coconut rum and Blue Curacao into a single shot glass, fill a highball glass halfway with San Pellegrino, and drop the shot glass into the highball glass.
The White Tornado
This cocktail is inspired by John McCain’s Congressional-insider nickname.
2 ounces vodka
1 ounce Kahlua
Light cream
Creme de Cassis
Pour vodka and Kahlua over ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass and fill with light cream; swirl Creme de Cassis over the top.
Miss Independent
If you’ve got some nonpartisan types in the crowd, serve this colorful, spunky drink.
2 parts Stoli Raz vodka
1 part Cointreau
Splash of cranberry
Splash of lime juice
Mix all the ingredients and shake in a stirrer with ice; serve in a martini glass with a lemon garnish.
Keep it strictly stylish!
