Top Ten Tuesday: Party Drinks for Mardi Gras
By: Grace Geiger
Published: March 8, 2011

While Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, includes a wide range of fun and lively activities like dressing up in masks and costumes, throwing beads, dancing, sports competitions, parades, and eating lots of delicious food, there is no denying that one of the main features of Mardi Gras, like it or not, is drinking. To get in the spirit, here’s a list of ten Mardi Gras themed beverages inspired by New Orleans tradition: 1. Hurricane Cocktail 2. Bloody Mary 3. Sazerac 4. Mint Julep 5. Pimms Cup 6. Mardi Gras Mojito 7. Ramos Gin Fizz 8. Bourbon Old Fashioned 9. Pearl Necklace 10. Canal Street Daisy Photos by Flickr users Loren Javier and reater