welcome back from the holiday excitement! hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. today i'm sharing a cocktail with you that i mixed up myself. i may not be a mixologist, but i think i have a winner here.

as a frequent entertainer. i like to make something special and specific for each occasion. usually, it's something super simple. so when sierra mist asked me to mix up a yummy cocktail, i thought i would step it up... for me at least:)

i created a "raspberry mist"! kind of a spin off of a margarita using similar ingredients. adding the sierra mist in gave it a more crisp and refreshing taste though. here's what you'll need:

[ sierra mist]

[tequila, i used this, a tequila liqueur, so tasty]

[cointreau]

[triple sec]

[lime juice]

[frozen raspberries]

muddle about 5 frozen raspberries with 1 1/2 oz. tequila

add 1 oz. triple sec, 1 oz. cointreau, 1 oz. lime juice, shake it up...

before you pour, mix up some sugar and salt and dip the rim of your glass in it. i loved the sweet and salty flavor this added.

and finally...

top with about 3 oz. of sierra mist natural, drink and enjoy

what's that you say? you don't have a fancy shaker, glasses, etc? well you're in the right place! sierra mist has generously put together this amazing HOLIDAY GIFT PACK that you can win!

if you win, you will receive your own shaker, drink garnish/sugars, party glasses AND a $50 AMEX gift card! to enter, leave a comment sharing your most creative cocktail or mocktail recipe!

so easy:)

You have until next Sunday night to enter! I will pick a winner, at random, on Monday, January 2nd.

Happy Holidays!

Can't wait to hear your creative recipes!

[ sierra mist provided product for use in recipes, all images and opinions are mine, mine, mine:)]

remember, you can check out sierra mist on facebook, they have an entire page just for sharing and finding recipes. i also shared a few last week, check them out here!