Drink Your Team Colors

Tailgate Recipes

Ann Arbor

Champions of the West

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Maize Haze
  • 6 oz Tonic Water

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime

The Reign of Champions

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Blue Reign
  • 6 oz Italian sparkling limeade

Add ice, stir, and serve

Cheering on the Maize and Blue with maize and blue cocktails is truly the way Champions tailgate!

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Athens

Liquid Kibble

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Dawg Daze
  • 6 oz Sparkling Limeade

Stir and add ice

A few glasses of Liquid Kibble is all the Dawgs need to Daze the other team.

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Auburn

Welcome To the Jungle

Pour into a martini glass

  • 3 oz. Tiger’s Roar
  • 2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 oz. Simple Syrup
  • 1 Egg White
  • Ice
  • Shake aggressively, and pour into a martini glass

Could a tailgate ever be better than GnR blasting, cheering for the Tigers, and drinking a Tiger’s Roar cocktail?

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Austin

Texas Tonic

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Burnt Orange Blitz
  • 6 oz Tonic Water

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime

How many helmet stickers do you deserve for serving Burnt Orange cocktails at the tailgate to cheer on the men in the Burnt Orange jerseys? Drinking your Team Colors never tasted so good.

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Baton Rouge

Mike’s Martini

Add ice, shake vigorously, and pour into a martini glass.

  • Pour into a cocktail shaker
  • 4 oz Bayou Blitz

Shake vigorously, pour into a martini glass, and garnish with a lemon twist

Tiger Eye Tonic

Pour in a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Eye of the Tiger
  • 6 oz Tonic Water
  • Stir and add ice

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime.

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Bloomington

Hoosier Victory-tini

Pour into a martini shaker.

  • 4 oz Hoosier Hootch
  • 1 tsp Chocolate Syrup

Add ice, shake vigorously, and pour into a martini glass.

Toasting victory never tasted so sweet!

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Champaign

The Champaign of Cocktails

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz I FIGHT
  • 6 oz Sparkling Limeade
  • Stir, and add ice

You’ll have to FIGHT the temptation to have another and another and another

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College Park

LIQUID FLAG

Pour the following into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Snapping Turtles
  • 6 oz Sparkling Italian Lemonade

Stir, add ice, and serve.

Drink to the flag. Drink to victory. Drink to Maryland.

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College Station

The 13th Man

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Amazing & Magnificent
  • 6 oz Italian Sparkling Lemonade

Stir and add ice

Serving thirteen The 13th Man at your tailgate is the surest way to guarantee victory!

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Columbia (MO)

Truman’s Tonic

  • 2 oz Tiger Tail
  • 6 oz Tonic Water

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime

A little known fact is that Harry S. made this the official White House drink back in the day.

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Columbia (SC)

Cock-a-Doodle

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Garnet Greatness
  • 6 oz Club Soda
  • Squeeze of fresh lime

Stir, fill with ice, and garnish with lime

Drinking Garnet at the tailgate only makes greatness on the field more likely, so make sure you have enough!

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Columbus

SCARLET FEVER

Pour the following into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Scarlet Letter
  • 6 oz Sparkling Italian Lemonade

Stir, add ice, and serve.

After your first sip, the Scarlet Fever you will feel is a burning desire to have several more of these cocktails as you cheer for victory.

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Eugene

Quack & Quinine

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Duck Do It!
  • 6 oz Tonic Water
  • garnish with slices of lemon and lime.

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lime

Quack & Quinine is the key to soaring to victory

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Evanston

The OG

Mix in a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Purple Passion
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Stir and add ice

This is where it all started. The original. While you’re drinking for the Cats, you’re also drinking history.

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Fayetteville

Hog Hootch

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Go Hog Wild
  • 6 oz Club Soda
  • Squeeze of fresh lime

Stir, fill with ice, and garnish with lime slice

You will absolutely Go Hog Wild when you taste this.

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Gainesville

You have to know what this is called…

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz. Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!
  • 6 oz. Sparkling Lemon-Limeade

Stir, add ice, and serve

If you’re cheering for the Gators, and you’re mixing your Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! with Lemon-Limeade, that drink can only be called one thing, right?

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Happy Valley

The Blue Out

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Lion’s Roar
  • 6 oz Club Soda
  • Squeeze of lemon

Add ice, stir, and serve

serve with a slice of lemon

A Blue Out cocktail before a Blue Out game is Happy Valley Heaven!

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Iowa City

Caitlin’s Cocktail

  • 2 oz Fight! Fight! Fight!
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Stir, and add ice

Wrong sport, but it’s still worth drinking to cheer all things Iowa!

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Knoxville

Tennessee Tonic

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz The Volunteer Spirit
  • 6 oz Tonic Water

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime

Make sure you Volunteer to bring this to the tailgate to help guarantee the victory!

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Lexington

The Heresy

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz. My Old Wildcat Home
  • 6 oz. Italian Sparkling Lemonade

Stir, add ice, and serve

The Heresy comes when you realize that cheering for the home team with a My Old Wildcat Home cocktail is better than Bourbon…

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Lincoln

Herbie’s Hootch

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz. Go. Bigger. Redder.
  • 6 oz. Italian Sparkling Lemonade

Add ice, stir, and serve.

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Los Angeles

Helen’s Hootch

Pour into a cocktail shaker

  • 2 oz Mighty Men Of Troy
  • 6 oz Italian Sparkling lemonade

Stir, and add ice

Tonic of Troy

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Trojan Triumph
  • 6 oz Tonic Water

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime

Troy could have won the Trojan War if they had been drinking Mighty Men of Troy and Trojan Triumph cocktails…

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Minneapolis

Minnesota Nice Maroon

Pour into a cocktail shaker

  • 2 oz. Mighty Maroon
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Add ice, stir, and serve

Minnesota Nice Gold

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz. Golden Glory
  • 6 oz. Tonic Water

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime.

The Minnesota Nicest way to entertain at your tailgate are to serve Mighty Maroon and Golden Glory cocktails.

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Nashville

The Captain’s Pour

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz. Masters and Commanders
  • 6 oz. Diet 7UP

Add ice, stir, and serve

The more Masters and Commanders you have at your tailgate, the more likely the goalposts will come down…

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Norman

Norman Nectar

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Boomer Blitz
  • 6 oz Italian Sparkling Lemonade

Stir and fill with ice

The Sooner you serve these, the better your tailgate will be!

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Oxford

Rebel Yell

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Rebels With A Cause
  • 6 oz Club Soda
  • Squeeze of fresh lime

Stir, add ice, and garnish with a lime slice.

A little known fact is that Billy Idol is a massive fan of The Grove.

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Piscataway

Round Table
Choco-Ras-Tini

Pour into a martini shaker

  • 4 oz Knight Nation
  • 1 tsp Chocolate Syrup
  • Add ice, shake vigorously, and pour into a martini glass.

The only thing better than a 3-martini lunch is cheering for the Knights at a 3-martini tailgate.

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Seattle

Hair of the Husky

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Howling Husky
  • 6 oz Club Soda
  • Squeeze of fresh lemon

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon slice.

A few Hair of the Husky will make you totally rethink drinking at breakfast…

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South Bend

Irish Mule

Pour into a cocktail glass or copper mug

  • 2 oz Lucky Leprechaun
  • 1/2 oz of lime juice
  • 6 oz Ginger Beer

Fill with ice, stir, garnish with lime slice, and serve

Domer Daze

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Irish Eyes
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Add ice, stir, and serve

The road to the National Championship always starts with cheering on the team with Irish Eyes and Lucky Leprechaun cocktails.

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Starkville

Best In Show

  • 2 oz Bulldog Bite
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Stir and add ice

Drinking a few Best In Shows is the best way to help the Bulldogs win the blue ribbon.

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Tallahassee

The Helmet Sticker

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Tomahawk Triumph
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Fill with ice, stir, and serve

The perfect tailgate starts by practicing the Chop with your right hand and a Tomahawk Triumph cocktail in your left.

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Tempe

The Sun Stroke

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Diablos del Sol
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Fill with ice, and serve

A tailgate full of Sun Strokes is the best way to guarantee a Victory in the Valley!

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Tuscaloosa

CRUSADE-ADE

Pour the following into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Crimson Crusade
  • 6 oz Sparkling Italian Lemonade

Stir, add ice, and serve.

Toast the impending victory of the Crimson Crusaders!

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Tucson

Fever Dream

Pour into a cocktail glass

  • 2 oz Cat Scratch Fever
  • 6 oz Sparkling Limeade
  • Fill with ice

Stir and add ice

Break the Fever by having the whole tailgate drink to a Cat victory!

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West Lafayette

Off The Tracks

  • 2 oz Pete’s Punch
  • 6 oz Tonic Water

Stir, add ice, and garnish with lemon and lime

After a few of these, Pete will definitely get a little punchy…

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Westwood

Joe’s Juice

  • 2 oz Baby Blue Bears (Peaches & Mangoes)
  • 6 oz Diet 7UP

Stir, and add ice.

The Bear Claw

  • 2 oz Baby Blue Bears (Mixed Berry)
  • 6 oz Club Soda
  • Squeeze of lemon

Stir, add ice, and garish with lemon slice

There can be no hibernating when the Baby Blue Bears cocktails are flowing.

DRINK YOUR TEAM COLORS!