HBO & Belvedere have mixed up some amazing drink recipes based on the hit vamp series True Blood.
The Belve Compton
1.5 oz Belvedere Orange
1/2 oz lime juice
3 oz ginger beer
3 oz Tru Blood Beverage
Add all ingredients to a highball glass filled with cubed ice and garnish with an orange wedge
Faeries’ Nectar
1.5 oz Belvedere Pink Grapefruit
3 oz grapefruit juice
dash lime juice
Shake with ice and strain over cubed ice into a highball glass. Top with 3 oz Tru Blood Beverage.
Garnish with a slice of light fruit (if not available a grapefruit slice will suffice)
Lovin in the Coven
2 oz Belvedere Citrus
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
dash egg white
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Charge with 1/2 oz Tru Blood Beverage.
Belvedere Bloodsucker
1.5oz Belvedere Pink Grapefruit
1/2 Campari
Shake with ice and pour over cubed ice into a rocks glass. Top with 1.5 oz Tru Blood Beverage.
Garnish with a blood orange wedge.
Belvedere After Dark
1.5 oz Belvedere Vodka
1/2 oz ginger syrup
1/2 lemon juice
Pour 2 oz Tru Blood Beverage over ice into a highball glass. Shake the rest of the ingredients and layer over the Tru Blood Beverage. Will cause a two tone effect. Garnish with a slice of ginger and a slice of blood orange.
The blood-orange soda, Tru Blood Beverage is available at www.hbo.com/store and retails for $15.99 for a 6 pack.
