Get your Oscar buzz from these cocktails (Photos)

ZINGo Unchained
(created in honor of Best Picture Nominee Django Unchained)
2 oz ZING® Red Velvet Vodka
2 oz pineapple juice
1/2 oz grenadine

Method:
Shake ingredients and strain into martini glass. Pour grenadine slowly into glass to create layer. Garnish with a pineapple slice and cherry.

A-List Margarita

3 oz Lemon Lime Sparkling ICE
1 ½ oz Tequila
Splash of fresh squeezed orange
Fresh squeezed lime

Calories per 6 oz serving: 100

Directions: Shake and pour into a chilled rocks glass rimmed in salt. Garnish with a lime slice.

Glamorous Golden Sangria

2 Bottles of VOGA Moscato
1 cup peach favored brandy
2 sliced peaches
2 sliced apricots
1 sliced orange
1 sliced Granny Smith apple
½ cup raspberries

Calories per 6 oz serving: 145

Pour VOGA Moscato and brandy in a large pitcher and add sliced peach, apricot, apple, orange, and raspberries. Chill mixture for at least one hour (the longer the better!) and stir before serving.

Cheers to the Oscars!

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