"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com – brought to you by Stoli Vodka, Altos Tequila, Fireball, OR-G, Jim Beam, Plymouth Gin and 2 Gingers – is back for another round! The whole month of February, we're serving up intoxicatingly fun articles on bars and clubs – including guides, the latest trends, bar reviews, the results of our Best of Bars poll and more. Grab a designated driver and dive in!

Doctors are very clear with their warnings that alcohol will not warm you up in the dead of winter. So, obviously, unless you have a Saint Bernard with a little flask of brandy, you should not drink to thaw yourself out during these subzero temperatures in Milwaukee right now.

You may, however, drink to take your mind off winter. And it being Bar Month, we tracked down some excellent cocktail recipes from our sponsor brands.

Try not to drink all of these in one sitting, OK?

1. Paloma Brava (from seriouseats.com)

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• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 ounces Altos tequila
• 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice, from 1 lime
• 2 ounces fresh orange juice, from 1 small orange
• 6 ounces fresh grapefruit juice, from 1 small pink grapefruit
• 4 ounces grapefruit soda
• Agave nectar to taste
• Garnish: Lime wheel

Fill a large glass mug with ice. Add salt, tequila, lime, orange, and grapefruit juice. Stir gently. Top off with grapefruit soda, add agave nectar to taste and garnish with lime wheel.

2. The Black & Orange Old Fashioned (from refinery29.com)

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• 1 1/2 ounces of 2 Gingers
• 3 ounces ginger beer, or to taste
• A couple of dashes of orange bitters
• Enough ice to fill your glass

Add ice to glass, combine all ingredients, stir.

3. Spring Smash (from jimbeam.com)

• 1 part Jim Beam Honey
• 2-3 Fresh Pitted Bing Cherries
• 6-8 Fresh Mint Leaves
• .50 ounces Simple Syrup
• Juice of 1 Lemon

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass and pour over ice in a collins glass. Garnish with mixed berries or mint and a lemon.

4. Fireball Float (from bevmothirstytimes.com)

• 2 large scoops vanilla ice cream
• 2 ounces Fireball Whiskey
• 3 ounces root beer (more if needed depending on the glass size)

5. Parisian Punch (from Palm Bay International)

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• 2 ounces Roscato Rosso
• 1 ounce Or-G
• Lime Wedge
• Lemon Wedge
• 2 ounces Soda Water

In a pint glass squeeze both the lemon and lime wedges and drop in, add Roscato and Or-G to the combination and add ice. Quick shake to combine. Top with soda water and stir to balance. Garnish with berries and fruits of your choice.

6. Ginger Smash (from liquor.com)

• 2 thin slices Fresh ginger
• 9 to 10 Fresh whole cranberries
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 1.5 ounces Plymouth Gin
• 1.5 ounces Apple cider
• .75 ounces Fresh lemon juice
• Garnish: Grated cinnamon
• Glass: Rocks

In a shaker, muddle the ginger, cranberries and sugar. Add the remaining ingredients and enough ice to fill a rocks glass. Shake hard but briefly and pour (unstrained) into a rocks glass. Garnish with grated cinnamon.

7. Key Lime Pie Martini (from foodnetwork.com)

• Graham cracker crumbs, for rimming the glass
• 2 lime wedges
• 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) Stoli Vanil
• 1/4 cup (2 ounces) key lime liqueur
• 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• Ice cubes

Pour the graham cracker crumbs in a shallow dish. Rub a lime wedge around the edge of a martini glass and roll the edge in the graham cracker crumbs. Chill the glass for 30 minutes or until ready to serve.

Combine the vanilla vodka, key lime liqueur, pineapple juice, and cream in a shaker. Fill the shaker half full with ice and shake until well blended. Pour into prepared martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge and serve immediately.