On its own Crown Royal pours a rich and golden amber with a rich and multifaceted nose that is dominated by smooth oak notes with hints of vanilla and sweet fruit. Crown Royal’s palate is perfectly represented by the first hits of the nose; it is smooth and easy to drink yet deep and flavorful with aapects of vanilla that end in an extremely satisfying and filling finish which stay on the tongue for a long time.

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The Royal Cherry is an easy cocktail to make that will surely satisfy even the most picky of your Super Bowl guests, so be sure to have a enough ingredients on hand since once they try it everyone will want one. Start by filling a cocktail glass with ice; add 1.5 ounces of Crown Royal, 3 ounces of pure cherry juice (NOT a sugar filled cocktail blend) and top with soda water, a splash of grenadine, and maraschino cherry garnish. The resulting cocktail is a well balanced yet extremely satisfying and multifaceted experience that can be enjoyed on its own or with a variety of Super Bowl staples. The subtle sweetness, base of oaky whisky and ultimately refreshing nature of the Royal Cherry is reminiscent of its inspiration; the classic Old Fashioned, a truly great favorite.

Up your Super Bowl hosting game with the Royal Cherry cocktail that has the ultimately smooth Crown Royal Canadian Whisky beating at its heart; it will by loved by all those who try it.

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For the Atlanta Falcons, I had to concoct something that represented the inner ethos of a team that is the underdog by default and striving to defeat the looming colossus before them. They are feisty and hungry yet never cocky or overbearing like the Patriots; they have no superstars other than Julio Jones yet their line up of average yet driven players have been propelled by superb coaching and a ravenous fan base. At their core the Falcons are a long shot and a risky bet yet everyone seems to be rooting for the spunky and engaging little guy.

Just like the Falcon’s coaching strategy and their season as a whole this Grilled Grapefruit Paloma takes a bit of effort but you will be rewarded with a top-tier cocktail in the end. You will need: 2 parts Hornitos Plata Tequila, 1 part fresh lime juice, ¾ part ginger sage syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, grapefruit beer to top the drink plus Grapefruit Sage sprigs.

Combine equal parts sugar and water with 1 ginger slice and 4 sage sprigs and bring to a boil to create ginger sage syrup. Allow the mixture to cool, combine all ingredients except grapefruit beer in a shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain the mixture into a highball glass filled with ice and top with grapefruit beer. Garnish with a grilled grapefruit slice.

For the Patriots I decided to not focus on the team as a whole for the inspiration of my cocktail but instead use the enigmatic leader Bill Belichick for the source of this creative endeavor. How do you create a crafted cocktail for a man who cuts off the sleeves of his hoodies AND wears it in front of a national audience? How do you fashion a custom creation after a leader who is not on “Instachat” or “Snapface”?

The answer is simple: A plain ole rum and coke. Belichick is a simple man with simple taste, yet he demands nothing short of excellence. Since Belichick accepts only the best of everything around him delivered in simple elegance I used the superb Cannon Beach Distillery Rum as the base of this simple yet brilliant cocktail. Cannon Beach Rum is amazing and if you want to try something a bit different make sure you give their un-aged and award winning White Rum a chance. If you are not near the distillery go to Crafted Life to get it delivered to your door.

For this Super Bowl game go for the unorthodox and create a custom cocktail for your favorite team, and if you need help serve up one of my hand crafted options.

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[nextpage title=”1″ ]Ginger Blitz

• 2 parts Hornitos® Plata Tequila
• ¾ part honey
• ¼ part allspice
• 1 part lemon
• 1 ½ parts ginger beer

Preparation: Mix together allspice and honey. Add all ingredients into a mixing glass, excluding ginger beer. Shake well for approximately 3 seconds. Add ginger beer and strain into a Collins glass. Add ice and a mint sprig for garnish.

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[nextpage title=”1″ ]Touchdown Spike

• ½ cup Hornitos® Plata Tequila
• 4 12-oz bottles lager
• ¼ cup orange juice
• ¼ cup DeKuyper® Triple Sec

Preparation: Fill pitcher with Orange Juice, DeKuyper® Triple Sec, and Hornitos® Plata. Slowly pour lager into a pitcher. Stir to mix. Fill pint glass halfway with ice and add the Signal Caller. Makes 4 – 6 servings.

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[nextpage title=”1″ ]Seattle Scramble

• 3 parts Hornitos® Plata Tequila
• 1 ½ parts lime juice
• 1 part agave nectar
• 3 pineapple chunks
• 5 sprigs of cilantro
• 2 thin Habanero pepper slices

Preparation: Muddle all ingredients together, add ice, shake well and strain into an old fashioned glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a Habanero slice.

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[nextpage title=”1″ ]Foxboro Sangrita

• 6 parts Hornitos® Plata Tequila
• 5 parts tomato juice
• 5 parts pineapple juice
• 1 part fresh-squeezed lime juice
• Teaspoon of hot sauce
• 1 pinch of salt
• 4 dashes of Mexican Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon crushed garlic

Preparation: Mix ingredients 2-8 well; chill in the fridge. Serve in a tall shot glass. For best flavor, make a day before serving. Serve your freshly-made Sangrita with a smooth shot of Hornitos® Plata Tequila. Sip alternately.

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Being in the heart of the madness for Super Bowl XLVIII my festivities kicked off early Thursday night, by late Thursday night I’d opened my first RESQWATER. The first thing you’ll notice is it smells and tastes terrible, but you shouldn’t let this phase you. After all, how many times have you found yourself praying to the porcelain God promising your first born to make the pain stop? If you’re willing to part with a child I think you can stomach pounding the 8 oz. concoction. I should be clear, when I say it smells/tastes bad it’s all-natural ingredients and vitamins that are causing this which are both things that my body isn’t particularly familiar.

Onto the big question: does it work? After night one which consisted of a lot of wine and couple scotch night caps I found myself feeling pretty good the next day after consuming one RESQWATER before bed and one early the next morning. A little headache, but I wasn’t bed ridden and was able to have a fresh drink in hand by early afternoon. I’ll take it. Night two was sake heavy, but with the same RESQWATER intake I found the same positive results. For science I decided to commit my body again to a 12 hour bender on Saturday and into Saturday night and achieved the same results Sunday morning.

All in all, my experience with RESQWATER was positive. Did it work? I can’t say a hundred percent it was why I felt decent after all my drinking, but it didn’t not work. Definitely worth a shot thought because we all know we have far weirder feel good remedies after drinking than water and vitamins.

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