It's time to take a break from the hot summer heat with a cool refreshing drink. Complement your favorite fruit-infused smoothies with just the right amount of liquid spirits. As you indulge yourself in the good times and enjoyable weather, top off your evening with a tasty smoothie with a twist. - jamana jamison

2 cups peeled, pitted sliced peaches
2 tbsp. lemon
2 tbsp. Bacardi
5 ice cubes

Blend peaches, lemon juice, rum and ice until smooth. Serve immediately.

1 ripe banana, sliced thin
1/2 cup of strawberries, sliced thin
1/4 cup two-percent milk
1 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 cup of strawberry banana yogurt
1 1/2 oz. Appleton Dark Jamaican rum
1 oz. banana brandy

Freeze bananas and strawberries. Place frozen fruit in a blender with skim milk, yogurt, orange peel and sugar. Blend at medium speed until thick. Add rum and brandy. Pour into a chilled champagne saucer. Arrange strawberries, banana slices and mint on long toothpicks. Rotate into drink and serve.

3 cups of crushed ice
1 cup passion fruit nectar
1/4 cup Smirnoff vodka
1/4 cup of Half & Half Creamer
1 tb. CointreauOrange juice
Coconut cream
Passion fruit seeds for garnish

Blend ice, passion-fruit nectar, vodka, half-and-half, Cointreau, a splash of orange juice and a splash of coconut cream until smooth. Adjust consistency by adding more ice or juice as needed. Garnish with passion-fruit seeds and serve immediately.

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