I love a good margarita, so I love this festive variation from Bare Organic Mixers:

Spiced Cranberry Pomegranate Margarita

Recipe by Bare Organic Mixers

Ingredients:

For Margaritas

¼ c Spiced Cranberry Simple Syrup
¾ c Bare Mixer’s Pomegranate Cranberry Cosmo
¼ c Bare Mixer’s Margarita
¾ c Silver Tequila
½ c Patron Citronage or Grand Marnier
Cinnamon Sticks
Sugared Cranberries
Green sugar for rimming glasses

For Spiced Cranberry Simple Syrup

3/4 c water
2/3 c agave nectar
2 Tbsp whole allspice
2 Tbsp whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks
One 2″ fresh nob of ginger, peeled and sliced
2 c fresh cranberries, rinsed

Instructions:

For Simple Syrup

Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and stir over low heat until combined. Raise heat and simmer the mixture for about 5-6 minutes or until the cranberries start to split. Once most have split remove the pan from the heat and cover with a lid. Let sit for 2 hours for the flavors to infuse. After the two hours strain the mixture into a jar using a mesh strainer, pressing the mixture against the strainer to extract all of the flavor. Keep in a resealable container and chill completely until ready to use.

For Margaritas

Dip the rim of the glasses in a shallow bowl of the simple syrup and then immediately into a shallow bowl of green dyed sugar. Let dry completely. Once dry fill the glasses with ice. In a cocktail shaker with ice add 4 Tbsp of the spiced cranberry simple syrup, the tequila, orange liqueur, Bare Mixer’s Pomegranate Cranberry Cosmo and Bare Mixer’s Margarita. Cover and shake well then strain into the 4 glasses. Taste and add more simple syrup if desired. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and sugared cranberry skewers.

I love pineapple, so this Mojito recipe from CÎROC sounds lovely to me:

CÎROC Pineapple Mojito

Recipe courtesy CÎROC.

Ingredients:

1.5oz CIROC Pineapple Cider
Muddled Pineapple
3-4 Mint Leaves
. 75oz Simple Syrup
1oz Lime Juice
Top with Crushed Ice
Orange Peel

Directions:

Stir together in a Collins glass.

Christina Milian is a singer, actress, former Social Media Correspondent on The Voice, and now, wine connoisseur and owner of Viva Diva Wines! Check out this fun recipe for Winter White Sangria – do you think this is what Blake Shelton was putting in his “Special lattes”?

Winter White Sangria

Recipe courtesy Viva Diva Wines

Ingredients:

2 Parts Viva Diva Peach Moscato

1 Part Malibu Coconut Rum

.5 Part Triple Sec

1 Splash Peach Orchard Punch

Directions:

Stir Rum and Triple Sec in with Fresh cut Orange, Peach, and Apple Slices. Stir in Tropicana’s Peach Orchard Punch. Finish with Viva Diva Peach Moscato. Add Ice and Serve.

Whether you’re having a picnic, BBQ, or just kicking back on the deck this weekend, Ketel One Vodka has the perfect end-of-summer cocktail for you:

Ketel One Summer Breeze

Ingredients:

1 ½ oz. Ketel One Oranje®

1 ½ oz. fresh orange juice

1 ½ oz. cranberry juice

Directions:

Build in a rocks glass over ice. Stir. Garnish with an orange wedge.