It's well known that alcoholic beverages aren't permitted on the campus of the University of Tennessee, so keep that in mind if you're tailgating on school property.

But if your football Saturdays are spent at home entertaining with friends, here's a selection of cocktail recipes worth considering.

September sunrise

2 ounces 1800 Silver Tequila

4 ounces orange juice

3/4 ounce grenadine

Combine tequila and juice into a cocktail shaker. Shake with ice and strain into rocks glass with ice.

Pour grenadine into the glass, it will naturally sink to the bottom.

Source: 1800 Tequila

Mojito blackberry

1 part blackberry cocktail mix

1 part light rum

2 parts club soda

Mix ingredients together. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh mint, lime and blackberries.

Source: Purista

The working-man's margarita

1.5 ounces 1800 Silver Tequila

1/4 ounce pear puree

1/4 ounce fresh lime juice

1/2 ounce triple sec

Combine ingredients and blend with ice, or shake ingredients with ice and serve on the rocks.

Source: 1800 Tequila

Lucky-tini

2 ounces Three-O grape vodka

1 ounce melon liqueur

Splash of pineapple juice

Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an orange slice.

Source: Three Olives Vodka

Tennessee tea

1 part Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey

1 part triple sec

1 part sour mix

2 parts Coca-Cola

Combine ingredients and serve over ice.

Source: jackdaniels.com

Mango Madras

1 1/2 ounces Captain Morgan's Parrot Bay mango-flavored rum

2 ounces cranberry juice

2 ounces orange juice

Mix ingredients together. Shake over ice. Pour into glass.

Source: Captain Morgan's

Irish espresso martini

2 ounces Three-O triple shot espresso vodka

1 ounce Irish cream

1 ounce brewed coffee

Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass

Source: Three Olives Vodka

Vanilla Jack

1 part Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey

1/2 part Tuaca

3 parts ginger ale

Splash of triple sec

In a mixing glass filled with ice, add ingredients. Roll contents, but do not shake. Pour into a highball glass. Add a cherry.

Source: jackdaniels.com

Peach punch

1/3 ounce Captain Morgan original spiced rum

1/2 ounce peach schnapps

2 ounces pina colada mix

4 ounces orange juice

Blend with crushed ice until frozen. Garnish with fresh peach.

Source: captainmorgan.com

Sassy sangria spritzer

1 bottle of reasonably good red or white wine

Fruit such as any citrus, plums, pears, peaches and apples, cut into slices

2 liter bottles of club soda, or citrus-flavored seltzer

A few hours before serving, fill 2 pitchers with sliced fruit. Add half a bottle of wine to each pitcher.

Muddle fruit with a wooden spoon to distribute the fruity flavors all through the wine. Set aside.

Just before serving, top off each pitcher with the club soda. Scoop a little of the sliced fruit into each ice-filled glass before pouring. Yield: 4-6 servings.

Source: rachaelrayshow.com

Mary Constantine may be reached at 865-342-6428.

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