Get Ready for the Memorial Holiday Weekend.. with Great Cocktails!

Get Ready for the Memorial Holiday Weekend.. with Great Cocktails!

Memorial Weekend is coming up FAST!!!

It won’t take long before you are staring at the calendar and it will be Friday!

Here are some great cocktail recipes for you to try. The spirit is E11even Vodka! 

E11even Vodka’s Paradise Awaits

Cocktail recipe is courtesy of Mixology World

Ingredients: 

• 1.5oz E11EVEN Vodka 
• .75oz Umeshu
• .75oz Cream of Coconut
• .75oz Lime Juice
• 2oz Soda Water
• Garnish: Lime wheel

Directions:
Add all ingredients except soda to a shaker and add ice.
Shake for 10-12 seconds.
Add 2oz soda water to the shaker.
Open and pour into a Collins or Pilsner glass.
Garnish with a lime wheel

Sofia Design District’s Appassionata 

Photo Credit: Sofia Design District

 Stevie’s Note: This cocktail definitely has my attention. It looks amazing!

Ingredients: 

• 1 oz Dill-infused Grey Goose One Vodka 
• .5 oz Aperol 
• .5 oz Amaro nonino
• 2 oz Passion fruit
• .5 oz bergamot 
• .75 Rose syrup

Directions:

Add all the ingredients into a shaker.
Fill with ice.
Shake and strain into a martini glass.

Amal’s Guava Slay

Photo Courtesy of Amal!

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Tromba Reposado
• .75 oz. guava purée
• .75 oz. lime juice
• 1 oz. Grapefruit juice
• 1 oz. Fever-tree grapefruit soda 

Directions:
Add all ingredients in a wine glass.
Build over ice,
Top with Fever-tree grapefruit soda and stir.

Sweet Liberty’s Our Pina Colada

Photo Credit: Michael Pisarri

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz House Rum Blend   (50% Cruzan Coconut Rum, 25% Bacardi Cuatro, 25% Stolen Coffee & Cigarette Rum)
• 1 oz Pineapple
• 3 oz Coconut Cream
• 2 Coffee Beans
• 1 Pineapple Chunk
• 1 Large Scoop of Crushed Ice
• Float Pedro Ximenez Sherry

Directions:
Blend ingredients minus Pedro Ximenez Sherry until ice is crushed and desired consistency is reached.
Pour cocktail into  a glass,
Add Pedro Ximenez Sherry float,
Garnish with a mint sprig, red cherry, and parasol

 Stevie’s Note: this is a cocktail I would LOVE to try!

Giselle Miami’s Rendezvous With You

 Photo Credit: Giselle Miami

Ingredients: 

• 1.5 oz E11even Vodka
• 1 oz Peach Syrup
• 1 oz Lemon Juice
• Fresh Basil
• Fever Tree Lemonade Soda

Directions:
Build liquid ingredients in a tin along with a few fresh basil leaves.
Shake and strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
Top with Fever Tree Sicilian Lemonade.
Garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel and basil leaf clipped to the glass rim.

A Head of Lettuce from Warren Delray

A Head of Lettuce Cocktail!

Ingredients:

• 2 oz  Wheatley Vodka 
• 1 oz Fresh Pressed Citrus Juice
• 1 oz Cane Syrup
• 1 Leaf Romaine Lettuce
• 1 Bar Spoon Olive Oil
• Garnish:
  Salt, Pepper & Chili Oil

Directions:
Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin,
Shake for 10 seconds,
Double strain,
Garnish with salt, pepper, and chili oil to taste.
Serve in a chilled coup.

Feels Like Summer from Marion Miami

(Photo Credit: Daniella Mia)

Ingredients:

• 1 oz Flor de Cana 7
• 1 oz Mastiha Skinos
• 0.5 oz orgeat
• 1.5 oz mandarin
• 1 oz lemon

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker.
Shake and strain into a Collins glass over crushed ice.
Garnish with mint spring,  2 mandarin slices, and 3 dashes of Angostura.

 This is a rather lengthy list of cocktails for Memorial Day, but it will make it economical for you when you decide what cocktails
you want to have over  the weekend.  These cocktails  look great in the photos. I can’t wait to try at least one of these
cocktails!