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Skinny Dipping Skinny Dipping
2 oz. Voli Lemon Vodka
2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1 oz. strawberry puree
1/2 oz. agave nectar
prosecco to top
Shake all ingredients except prosecco and strain into an ice-filled 16 oz. cup. Top with prosecco and garnish with a strawberry.
From ARIA Resort & Casino
Le Bajan Groove
Le Bajan Groove
1 1/2 oz. Grey Goose La Poire
1/2 oz. falernum
1/2 oz. lime juice
2 oz. coconut water
3 cucumber slices
3 mint leaves
1 large basil leaf
Muddle cucumber, basil, and mint in a shaker tin. Add remaining ingredients and fill shaker tin with ice. Shake hard and strain over fresh ice into a Collins glass. Garnish with cucumber.
From Bagatelle Los Angeles
Laid in the ShadeLaid in the Shade
1/2 oz. grenadine
1/2 oz. orange juice
1/2 oz. cranberry juice
1/2 oz. lime juice
1/2 oz. Passoa
1 1/2 oz. Stoli O
2 oz. egg white
2 oz. peachcello
1 oz. peach purée
Shake, strain, and top with peach foam mixture of egg whites, peachcello, and peach puree.
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Frisky FlingFrisky Fling
1 3/4 oz. Hendrick's Gin
1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
3 one-inch cubes watermelon
3 slices cucumber (1/8" thick)
sparkling junmai sake
Muddle watermelon and two slices of cucumber in a shaker. Add ice, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup, and shake vigorously until the shaker is very cold to the touch. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with sparkling sake. Garnish with a slice of cucumber.
From William Ward and Dream Downtown Hotel
Cucumber SmashCucumber Smash
1 1/2 oz. Bombay Sapphire
1 oz. lychee liquor
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
2 wedges of freshly squeezed cucumber
7-10 mint leaves
Mix ingredients together, shake, and serve over ice.
From The Lobby Bar at The Empire Hotel
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven But Nobody Wants to DieEverybody Wants to Go to Heaven But Nobody Wants to Die
1/2 of a white peach
3 basil leaves
3 lime quarters
2 oz. of coconut infused rum
Muddle white peach with basil leaves, agave nectar, and lime. Then, add coconut-infused rum.
From the Library Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
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Basil Watermelon RitaBasil Watermelon Rita
1 1/4 oz. Don Julio Tequila Blanco
1/4 oz. Cointreau Orange Liqueur
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. fresh watermelon
fresh basil leaves
Cube fresh watermelon and freeze for 30 minutes ahead of time. Muddle an ounce of unfrozen, fresh watermelon with three basil leaves. Stir mixture of tequila, Cointreau, and fresh lime juice together, and pour over frozen watermelon cubes in any sugar-rimmed glass. Garnish with a wedge of watermelon rind and basil sprig.
From The Platinum Hotel
Rooftop OasisRooftop Oasis
1 1/2 oz. Jose Cuervo Silver Tequila
3/4 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
6 blueberries
club soda
Muddle the blueberries at the base of a tall glass. Add tequila, lemon juice, and simple syrup and stir very well with a spoon. Top with ice and stir again until some of the ice has melted. Add a splash of club soda and garnish with a lemon wedge.
From The Perry South Beach Hotel
Mint Julep From HellMint Julep From Hell
2 1/2 oz. jalapeno-infused Knob Creek
4 fresh mint leaves
1 mint sprig
2 tablespoons honey water muddled with mint
splash of water
powdered sugar
Muddle four mint leaves. Mix together honey water muddled with mint, Knob Creek Bourbon, and water. Fill glass with crushed ice and pour mixture over top. Sprinkle top of ice with powdered sugar and garnish with a mint sprig.
From the Venetian Las Vegas Casino, Hotel & Resort
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Bramble
2 oz. Veeve
.75 oz. Galliano
5 oz. cranberry juice
5 oz. orange juice
5 oz. lime juice
3 dashes of orange bitters
Sliced strawberries and blueberries
Add all ingredients and ice into a cocktail shaker, and shake for 10 seconds. Pour into an old fashioned glass.
From Trump SoHo New York
White Night White Night
1 oz. Malibu Rum
1/2 oz. Frangelico
1/2 oz Rumplemintz
3 oz. cream
Shake and strain mixture over a glass of fresh ice. Garnish with fresh raspberries and blueberries.
From Tabú Ultra Lounge in the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
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