Cool down with a transfusion cocktail, a popular golf-course drink.

Amimosafor early tee times, perhaps.

It’s fizzy, reddish-purple in color, and looks appropriately iced-down for a sweaty afternoon of sporting.

Southern Living Transfusion Cocktail in glasses to serve

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“A Transwhat?”

As for its origins, the Transfusion drink is largely a mystery.

Others will use cranberry juice in lieu of grape juice, which we can’t recommend on good will.

Southern Living Transfusion Cocktail ingredients

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However, to each their own.

There’s no rule that says it’s crucial that you be on the golf course to enjoy it.

Thank goodness, because it’s too refreshing to pass up.

Southern Living Transfusion Cocktail filling the glass with ice

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Here’s our simple recipe for a classic Transfusion cocktail.

Add ingredients:

Add vodka, grape juice, and lime juice.

Finish with ginger ale and garnish:

Top with ginger ale to finish.

Southern Living Transfusion Cocktail juices and vodka in the glass

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Garnish with frozen grapes and lime wheels, if desired.

Southern Living Transfusion Cocktail after adding the soda

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