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World Cup 2010 Cocktails

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The 19th Soccer World Cup is upon us, taking place in South Africa. There is no better way to kick-off this event than by toasting your favorite team with a delicious cocktail perfect for summer merriment. Here are a few cocktail recipes that include such spirits as VeeV, the World's First Açai Spirit, Bombay Sapphire, Xante and Lucid's absinthe.

Take a look at the following slideshow for a few recipes to experiment with--there are recipes for fans of Brazil (above), England, France, England, Mexico and more.

Gallery: World Cup Cocktails

Tags: Acai, bombay sapphire, cocktail recipes, cocktails, Lucid, VeeV, World Cup, World Cup 2010, Xante

Vodka Goes Acai

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Have you tried acai? The acai fruit has hit the U.S. in a big way lately popping up in fruit smoothies and all sorts healthy drinks. The berry is considered a superfood. It grows atop trees in the Amazon rainforest and is very popular in Brazil. Now it gets it first vodka flavor following its fellow it fruit, the popular pomegranate. The latest flavor from the flavor-crazy Van Gogh vodka line is Acai-Blueberry. The overall flavor is blueberry with the acai following in on the finish giving it an exotic berry favor. The purple bottle is decorated with a Vincent Van Gogh-inspired depiction of a rain forest. The 70-proof vodka retails for about $25 per 750-liter bottle.

[via Avenue Vine]

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Tags: acai, blueberry, liquor, van gogh, VanGogh, vodka

Acai

World Cup 2010 Cocktails

Vodka Goes Acai

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