In following the 2012 Presidential Race, you’ve probably chuckled over some of the tongue-in-cheek terms coined in the last few months. The ones that stick certainly have the potential to sway votes and enter the popular lexicon.

The same terms are great fun on cocktail menus and will start conversations at your election season entertaining occasions. Serve the below cocktails to your friends and incite some light-hearted political intrigue. Cheers,

It’s time for honesty! It’s time to bring people together! It’s time to mix things up.

Romney Hood

1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
Fresh mint
2 tablespoons simple syrup muddled with mint
Squeeze juice of two lime wedges
Splash of triple sec

Mix all together and top off with a splash of soda. Serve on the rocks in a tall glass rimmed with sugar. Garnish with a lime wedge

The Obamacare

1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
1/2 part sweet vermouth
1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
1 maraschino cherry

Shake all together for 30 seconds. Strain into chilled Manhattan glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry (served up, no ice)