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Have fun while raising awareness this month. Raise a dink drink in toast to all those who have fought, are still fighting and have survived breast cancer.October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The month comes alive each year with pink themed everything from races, laces and t-shirts to pro football players donning pink in support of the cause. Thinking pink helps raise public consciousness about the disease that strikes at the heart of families, friends, and neighbors. We all know someone who has been affected by breast cancer.

Do more than raise awareness this month and every month. Donate to fund research. Volunteer within your community to help those fighting this disease. Get breast exams on a regular basis.

Have fun while raising awareness this month. Raise a dink drink in toast to all those who have fought, are still fighting and have survived breast cancer.

Pink Slippers Cocktail Recipe

Raising a toast to breast cancer awareness with pink drinks: Pink Slippers is fun and fruity with a bit of grapefruit flavor to kick it up a notch.Pink Slippers is fun and fruity with a bit of grapefruit flavor to kick it up a notch.

Pink Slippers – recipe by Cheri Loughlin

4 ounces Barefoot Pink Moscato Still Wine

1-1/2 ounce Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice

1/2 ounce Cranberry Juice

1/4 ounce Lime Juice

1/4 ounce Simple Syrup

Lime Wedge or Frozen Cranberries Garnish

Combine all liquids in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with small lime wedge or floated frozen cranberries.

More Pink Drinks

This Cherry Limeade's secret ingredient is a super easy Maraschino Cherry Infused Rum.
This Cherry Limeade’s secret ingredient is a super easy Maraschino Cherry Infused Rum.

Try the Cherry Limeade with maraschino infused rum. One sip of this and you might start dreaming about burgers and fries from a classic drive-in. Make this Cherry Limeade in pitcher quantity and throw a party for your best girlfriends. The Papa Doble Punch is another recipe that uses maraschino infused rum. Make them both!

Pink Silk Panties from the Fun and sexy cocktail collection inspired by "The Stripper" tune by David Rose
Pink Silk Panties pink cocktail can be sipped as a cocktail or divided into two shots.

Another fun pink cocktail with blush worthy name is Pink Silk Panties. This is a super easy drink to make with only three ingredients. Sip it as a cocktail or change things up a bit and divide the drink between two shot glasses. Sharing with a friend is always better.

Cotton Candy Cocktail with Moscato Wine, Passion Fruit Fusion Liqueur and Pineapple Juice. {recipe and photo credit: Mixologist Cheri Loughlin, The Intoxicologist www.intoxicologist.net}
Cotton Candy Cocktail with Moscato Wine, Passion Fruit Fusion Liqueur and Pineapple Juice.

We all know how much fun it was to eat cotton candy as a kid. Wispy strands of sugar floss brought smiles and happiness along with sticky fingers and face. Yeah, I was a messy eater as a kid. Skip the sugared floss and go straight for the Cotton Candy drink with moscato wine and pink passion fruit liqueur. Of course you could also share the shot of the same name instead. You’re welcome.

Clover Club Classic CocktailDon’t forget pink classic cocktails like the ever famous Cosmo and Bacardi Cocktail. October is also National Applejack Month, so a Jack Rose cocktail serves double duty this month with its pink hue. A Sloe Gin Fizz or Alabama Slammer is sure to bring back memories of youth. And a personal favorite, the classic Clover Club Cocktail. It’s a little more work, but well worth the effort.

If you’re looking for something with darker spirits, try the Dark Cherry Manhattan recipe with rye whiskey. Make it straight up or serve on the rocks. It’s delicious both ways.

Silhouette Low Calorie Cocktail
Silhouette Low Calorie Cocktail

Keep your pink happy hour a little lighter with lower calorie cocktails. Less alcohol doesn’t mean less taste. It means longer happy hour without the guilt! Ocean Breeze is a lower calorie variation of the Sea Breeze long drink. Salted Ruby is a lower calorie variation of a grapefruit margarita. Full Bodied Maven is sure to be a crowd pleaser with three ingredients, full flavor and under 90 calories. Silhouette comes in under 90 calories with fresh raspberries and whiskey.

Discover more pink drinks, spirits and books here.

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Cheri Loughlin is the Omaha writer and photographer behind www.intoxicologist.net and author of Cocktails with a Tryst: An Affair with Mixology and Seduction. You can email Cheri with comments and questions at str8upcocktails@gmail.com.

Pink Slippers

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  • October 21, 2015 at 10:55 am
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    Love this!

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