Blended Mixed Drinks
As the name suggests, blended mixed drinks are a combination of several ingredients and blended together to form a variety of flavors. Some popular blended mixed drinks are mixed with heavy alcoholic beverages, while some are tamed down to a level where it becomes a cocktail drink. Whether you're someone looking for exciting ways to prepare drinks for a party or a casual connoisseur, there are several blended mixed drinks that will surely entice your taste buds. Does this Spark an idea?
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Absolute Monster
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The name of this drink fits the bill, as it combines vanilla flavored vodka, an energy drink and ice cubes into a drink that can give you a real monster punch. Prepare 4 ounces each of vodka, an energy drink of your choice, and ice cubes. Blend them together until you get a slushy mixture, then put it into a highball glass and enjoy. Depending on your preference, you can change the amount of the vodka or the energy drink.
Blue Hawaiian
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This drink is for people who enjoy a fruit taste. Blue Hawaiian combines pineapple juice, cherry, coconut crème liqueur, blue Curacao liqueur, and a light rum into one perfect blended mixed drink. In a blender, combine an ounce of blue Curacao, an ounce of light rum, an ounce of coconut crème and two ounces of pineapple juice together with a cup of ice cubes. Blend the mixture at high speed until the mixture turns to slush. Serve the mixture in a highball glass, adding a slice of pineapple and a cherry on top for garnish.
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Jamaican Banana
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This drink can make you feel you're in a tropical paradise. In a blender, combine two scoops of vanilla ice cream, an ounce of half-and-half, and a half ounce each of light rum, white crème de cacao and crème de banana. Blend them together for a short time at low speed --- just enough to combine all the ingredients. It's best to put this blended mixed drink into a brandy snifter, adding a sliced banana and a sprinkle of nutmeg on top. If you want, you can also add fresh strawberry on top.
Frozen Margarita
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This blended mixed drink is an alternative way of preparing a classic cocktail. In a blender, pour an ounce of lemon juice, an ounce and a half of tequila and half an ounce of triple sec liqueur. Add a cup of crushed ice and blend for about five to seven seconds at low speed, and then turn the blender at high speed until the mixture turns into slush. Serve the mixture in a cocktail glass and add a lemon slice. You can also rim the glass with salt.
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