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Keep these cocktails in your freezer door!

J.M. Hirsch’s book has the hacks and recipes to have cocktails ready to go. #newdaynw

SEATTLE — Be your own batch-bartender with Milk Street's freezer door cocktail recipes. Source: Christopher Kimball's Milk Street.

Lemon Drop

Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces (360 mL) vodka
  • 4.5 ounces (135 mL) orange liqueur 
  • 3 ounces (90 mL) limoncello
  • 1.5 ounces (45 mL) lemon juice
  • 1.5 ounces (45 mL) water 
  • 1.5 ounces (45 mL) agave or simple syrup
  • Lemon zest strips, to serve

Directions:

In a 750-milliliter bottle, combine the vodka, orange liqueur, limoncello, lemon juice, water and syrup. Cap the bottle securely, then shake to mix. Store in the freezer. To serve, pour into a cocktail glass and add a lemon zest strip.

Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 16 ounces (480 mL) blanco tequila 
  • 4 ounces (120 mL) orange liqueur 
  • 3 ounces (90 mL) lime juice 
  • 1.5 ounces (45 mL) agave or simple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp (6 grams) kosher salt
  • ice cubes, to serve

Directions:

  • In a 750-milliliter bottle, combine the tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, syrup and salt. Cap the bottle securely, then shake well to mix. Store in the freezer. To serve, pour into a rocks glass with 1 large or 2 standard ice cubes.

Piña Colada Martini

Ingredients:

  • 16 ounces (480 mL) white rum
  • 2 ounces (60 mL) coconut oil, melted
  • 8 ounces (240 mL) pineapple rum
  • 1 ounce (30mL) agave syrup or simple syrup
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • Crushed ice, to serve

Directions:

In a liquid measuring cup with at least a 4-cup (1-quart or 1-liter) capacity, stir together the white rum and coconut oil. Let sit at room temperature for 5 minutes, stirring often. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined strainer into a 750-milliliter bottle; discard the solids. Add the pineapple rum, syrup and salt. Cap the bottle securely, then shake well to mix. Store in the freezer. To serve, pour into a coupe filled halfway with crushed ice.

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