Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade Margatini

Margatini, is this a word? I only know that it is a mix of two of this chic's favorite drinks. I coined it one night and am afraid to google it for fear I will see someone else already has. Who wants to see their inferred genius laid to rest? Not I. haha so if someone else already thought this up...shhhhhh, don't tell me! ***addendum, I just looked. there are so many of us smarties out there. haha. boo.

 Anyhoo, quite frankly one of my favorite things ever is the Simply Raspberry Lemonade. I love that stuff, by itself or paired w/a tasty adult addition. I was in Virginia God's Country visiting family and ran to the store to make a quick drink for everyone and this is what I came up with. I think you will find this refreshing and way somewhat too easy to drink... consider yourself warned.

Ingredients(for 2 glasses)
6 oz raspberry lemonade
1 1/2 oz vodka
1 1/2 silver tequila
2-3 oz champagne/sparkling wine

put all ingredients except champagne into shaker w/ice and shake vigorously. Strain into martini or margarita glass. Top glass w/Champagne/wine. Tip to your mouth...and let the good times roll.
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*I've made this a couple times since and I added cointreau once, good and sprite once. But the kicker was making it frozen, Yes, please! Just add all ingredients into blender and blend to desired consistency and then top off with the champagne/wine. It's also quite tasty with a sugar rimmed glass. 

Sparkling Raspberry 'Sicle

Yes, another adult beverage. True story, I have a slight affinity for yummy, fruity drinks, the kind that looks as good as it tastes...or at least has a delish sounding name.  I can't have bourbon ALL the time(sad faced) I have to be girly every once in a while.

Anyhoo, a while back my friend, Michelle, was having a baby shower and I was asked to come up w/a tasty concoction, only one demand: all PINK. Yep, twin baby girls. I needed to make something that could also easily be adapted into virgin style. I wanted to make it "punchish"(is this a word, no? remind me to care) What makes a typical baby shower punch...well typical? Sherbet. C'mon now, everyone has had it. Or at least everyone in the South has and isn't that what counts;) 

Raspberry lemonade, vanilla ice cream, sparkling raspberry wine and/or sprite. These are what made the cut. The plan was to put half the cartons of sherbet/ice cream in two punch bowls and in one top w/half the sprite and the other the sparkling wine. and I say the plan because...

Lily and Grace had other plans, ones that included being born. over two.months.early. The shower was scheduled for St. Patty's Day. and Lily and Grace decided being identiacal twins wasn't enough...they needed to be Irish twins too. haha 

Due to my overabundance of drink ingredients and meager amounts of  fridge space, I drew upon the conclusion that I should probably make myself three one. They turned out rather good, as in, yes, please, I will have another...just to make sure it wasn't, you know, a fluke. Gotta cover all those bases around here.

Anyways, here is what I came up with...

ingredients:

1 large scoop raspberry sherbet

1 large scoop vanilla ice cream

3 oz raspberry lemonade 

2 oz sparkling wine

1 oz sprite

directions

place sherbet/ice cream in glass, top w/lemonade, then with the sprite. Once the sprite settles top with the wine. Let it sit a few minutes and it will all intermingle w/one another and this my friends is when the goodness happens!

adaptions

you can use all sprite or all sparkling wine if you choose to do so. I also may or may not have...added a smidgen of whip cream vodka the second go round. And if I did do this...it was more than worth it, but don't ask me what a smidgen means.

if you want to make a large version, I would start out by putting half of the sherbet/ice cream in a punch bowl/pitcher and then top as w/half the bottles, to start with.

The summer is upon us, hopefully you guys can get a taste of one of these sooner rather than later.

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