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Las Vegas Cocktail Guide

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Sip the Angry Balls cocktail in a cool orb

Available at the bars of 10 Station Casinos through Aug. 16, this simple drink combines the tastes of apples and cinnamon with a mixture of readily available and very popular ingredients.

How to make Cabo Wabo Cantina’s Hog’s Tale cocktail

Rocker Sammy Hagar collaborated with pop star Adam Levine of Maroon 5 to create a proprietary blend of mezcal and tequila known as Santo Mezquila. Hagar’s Cabo Wabo Cantina combines it with sweet, salty and citrus touches to create this summertime cocktail.

How to make Pizzeria Monzu’s Grape Thymes cocktail

Pizzeria Monzu softens the jet-fuel kick of grappa with the sugar of muddled grapes, a nice dose of citrus and the rose and lavender hints of the aperitivo Italicus. Don’t be deceived, however; the Grape Thymes cocktail packs a serious punch.

Toast the royal wedding with the Royal Crown cocktail

With the royal wedding showing Saturday in its movie theater, Santa Fe Station is offering one free drink to toast the nuptials with each ticket purchased to the showing. In addition to wine, Champagne and shots, they’ve created a collection of custom cocktails that includes the Royal Crown.

How to make Flock and Fowl’s No Tajin in the Machine cocktail

Flock and Fowl mixologist Adam Rains blends the Mexican flavors of tequila and Tajin with a double dose of Italian bitterness provided by Aperol and Vecchio. The name, No Tajin in the Machine, if you were wondering, is a warning to handwash the glasses after use, to prevent the spices on the rim from clogging your dishwasher.

Park MGM’s Juniper Lounge makes a Chartreuse-based cocktail

While Park MGM’s new Juniper Cocktail Lounge takes its name from its selection of more than 75 gins, its signature cocktail program goes much deeper. For proof, witness the No Judging, which blends the high-octane French liqueur Green Chartreuse with citrus and fires up mint for garnish.

How to make Bound’s special Light It Up Blue cocktail

April is National Autism Awareness Month, and in honor of the Light It Up Blue campaign, venues throughout The Cromwell have created blue items that will benefit Autism Speaks. The Light It Up Blue cocktail is available at its bar Bound through the end of the month, with 10 percent of the proceeds going to the cause.

How to make Osteria Costa’s Orange cocktail

Osteria Costa, the new Italian restaurant at The Mirage, aims to transport diners to Italy’s Amalfi Coast with its simple, rustic cuisine. And this light, citrusy Orange cocktail is a perfect beverage for that journey.

 
Eureka’s cocktail has a flower that will shock your taste buds

What makes the Electric Butterfly from downtown’s new Eureka electric isn’t the shocking purple color, which comes courtesy of butterfly pea tea. It’s actually housed in the “buzz button,” an edible Szechuan flower that mixologists use to shock your taste buds, literally changing the way you experience flavors. Make sure to try a few sips before you bite down on it so you can appreciate the difference in taste afterward.