Mix Up these Recipes for Tasty Sips This Weekend + Labor Day Holiday!

Labor day is rapidly approaching and that means it’s time for a celebration with these perfect ‘endless summer’ cocktails. Mixing up one or mixing up a pitcher gives you the opportunity to share with friends and keep holding onto warm summer days and nights, filled with friends, family, trips to the lake, beach or pool and just fun times. If you want to make sure your last summer cookout is a hit, you’re definitely going to want to try these out.

FOS Greek Mastiha:

FOS Greek Mastiha liqueur is a clear spirit with a unique sweet taste. The prime ingredient of this spirit derives from resin of the Mastiha Tree, also known as the Crying Tree. The rare and natural tree resin is grown and cultivated exclusively on the small Mediterranean island Chios in Greece, unable to take root anywhere else in the world.

GREEK SANGRIA

Ingredients
1 whole strawberry
3 white grapes
2 oz FOS Mastiha
1/2 oz simple syrup

Method:

Build in a tall wine / sangria glass
Muddle in glass
Fill glass with ice cubes
Top off with Sauvignon Blanc

El Consuelo:

El Consuelo 100% Organic tequila is created with USDA certified blue weber agaves sourced from Jalisco in the Mexican region of Tequila, a region with unique climatic characteristics that yield a larger, fruitier agave – resulting in superior Tequila.

Margarita

Ingredients:
– 2 oz El Consuelo Blanco
– 1/2 oz Orange Curaçao
– 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice Fresh Lemon Juice

Method:
Mix this up straight up on the rocks and stir
OR
PUt all ingredients in to a shaker with ice and shake well,
Pour and strain into rocks glass with ice

Toast Vodka:

Made in the USA and distilled in Florida, Toast has drawn influence from the high-energy and endless summers found in Miami to shape its brand character as well as its unique formula based from coconut water. Not to be confused with a ‘flavored vodka,’ the coconut water used in Toast Vodka’s production is unsweetened and retains all the natural benefits while only subtly influencing the taste profile.

Sailor’s Toast Cocktail

Ingredients:
– 1.25 oz Vodka
– 0.75 St Germain
– 2oz of fresh grape juice

Method:

Mix this up straight up on the rocks and stir
OR
PUt all ingredients in to a shaker with ice and shake well,
Pour and strain into rocks glass with ice

Peony:

Peony is a unique, 5-times distilled vodka, developed from a recipe infused with an array of floral botanicals. Created by Three Meadow Spirits founder Leslie Farhangi, the brand was developed with inspiration taken from the uncomplicated ‘country-living’ lifestyle found in Dutchess County, located one hundred miles north of New York City.

Millbrook Breeze

Ingredients:
– 2 oz. Peony Vodka
– 1 oz. fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
– ¾ oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
– ½ oz. St. Germain liqueur

Method
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain, and pour into a tall ice-filled glass.

Allaire Rum:

Allaire is from Barbados and it is considered by many as the archetype/ reference point for other Barbados (or Caribbean ) rums. The rum is the ultimate expression of excellence from the island. Aged for a minimum of 3 years in oak barrels and filtered with a proprietary method that gives it a beautiful crystal tone and enhances the sensory richness.

Pink Mojito

Ingredients:
– 6 mint leaves plus extra sprigs to decorate
– 1/2 lime, cut into wedges
– 2 tsp sugar (simple) syrup (I used Monin)
– 3 raspberries
– 30ml | 1oz Allaire white rum
– 1tbsp cherry brandy (or Chambord)
– tonic water to top up (or use soda water)

Method:

Muddle mint leaves, limes, simple syrup and raspberries. Remove the lime rinds when done muddling.
Pour muddling mix into shaker with ice, add in Allaire rum, Chambord (or brandy) .
Shake well till there mixture is really well-blended.
Strain and pour into a glass filled with ice,
Top off with soda water or tonic
Stir gently.

There is a distinct range of flavors and mixes in this cocktail collection. Something for every taste – except beer!

I would love to know if you try any of these great sips!!

Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com

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