Cocktails for July 4!!
Great recipes that are fun to make and very tasty sips for your holiday weekend!
Here are a few more cocktail recipes for July 4. You have a great weekend of Saturday through Monday to celebrate this great day.
That’s why I am featuring a lot more cocktails because you like variety!
SUNSET ROSE COCKTAIL
Ingredients:
- 3 oz Whispering Angel
- 1.5 oz Belvedere Vodka
- .5 oz Lime Juice
- .25 oz Honey Water
- 3 Blackberries
- Garnish with Mint Sprig
Method:
Place Blackberries into a shaker and muddle.
Add remaining ingredients into the shaker except for the Rosé.
Shake with ice and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Top with Rosé and garnish with mint.
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MEYER LEMON SPRITZ
Ingredients
- 1/2 Bottle Betty Buzz Meyer Lemon Club Soda
- 1.5 oz Vodka (Belvedere would be a good choice)
- Mint Leaves
- Lemon Wheel or Twist
Method:
Bring it all together in a wine glass over ice.
Stir gently and garnish.
Glenmorangie X Blackcurrant
Ingredients:
- 2 oz X by Glenmorangie
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- ½ oz Blackcurrant Cordial
- ⅓ oz Agave Syrup
Method:
Fill a highball glass with crushed ice.
Add X by Glenmorangie, lemon juice, and agave syrup.
Stir, then top with blackcurrant cordial.
Garnish with a lemon wheel and a blackberry.
Backyard Tea
Ingredients:
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2 parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
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3 parts black tea
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1 part fresh lemonade
Method:
Build all ingredients in a rock-filled highball glass.
Garnish with a lemon wedge.
Frozen Cosmo
Ingredients:
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1 part Reyka Vodka
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2 parts Cranberry juice
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1 part fresh lime juice
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1.75 parts simple syrup (1:1)
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1.75 parts water
Method:
Combine all ingredients into an ice cup and place in the freezer
Watermelon Margarita — Created by East Coast Ambassador, Manny Pena
Ingredients:
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2 parts Milagro Silver
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2 parts Watermelon juice
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1 part Lime
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½ part agave nectar
Method:
Shake and strain over fresh ice into a glass with a salted rim.
Add lime wheel, lime wedge, or watermelon triangle to garnish.
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