Memorial Day Cocktails Sun, Dec 04, 22 We’ve almost made it to the “Unofficial” start of summa. So let’s get in the “spirit” with these tasty summer-inspired cocktails! Shark Bite Ingredients 1.5 oz RonDiaz Coconut Rum 3 oz pineapple juice ½ oz Charles Regnier Blue Curaçao Grenadine Directions In a cocktail shaker with ice, pour in coconut rum, pineapple juice, and blue curaçao. Shake for 15-20 seconds until well chilled. Fill a glass with ice, then pour over the cocktail. Give it a squeeze of lime and splash of grenadine. Pink Lemonade Sangria Ingredients 750 mL Louis Perdrier Brut Rosé 1 cup 1941 Vodka 1 can frozen lemonade 1/2 c. club soda 2 c. sliced strawberries 3 lemons, thinly sliced Directions In a large pitcher, combine rosé, vodka, lemonade, club soda, strawberries and lemons. Stir and refrigerate until chilled, 1 hour, or up to overnight. Makes 6 servings. Bourbon Peach Sweet Tea Ingredients 2 ounces Cooper’s Mark Bourbon 2 ounces peach preserves or nectar 1 ounce fresh lemon juice Sweet tea, to top Sprig of thyme, to garnish Lemon round, to garnish Directions Mix the bourbon, peach preserves, and lemon juice over ice and shake. Top with a generous amount of sweet tea and garnish with fresh thyme and a lemon round. Watermelon Margarita Ingredients 2 oz. Los Rijos Sliver Tequila watermelon 1 Tbsp. agave nectar 1 lime, juiced Garnish: watermelon wedge Directions Muddle watermelon in the bottom of a glass. Add ice , tequila, agave nectar, and lime juice. Garnish with a watermelon wedge. Watermelon Cooler Ingredients 2 oz. 1941 Vodka 3 watermelon chunks ¾ oz. lemon juice ½ oz. Elderflower liqueur Directions Muddle watermelon in the bottom of a glass. Add ice and remaining ingredients. Stir and garnish with a watermelon wedge. Blue Hawaiian Ingredients 2 oz RonDiaz Coconut Rum 3⁄4 oz Charles Regnier Blue Curaçao 2 oz Pineapple juice 1⁄2 oz Fresh lemon juice Pineapple wedge Cherry Directions Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a glass over ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry. Blueberry Mojito Ingredients 1 Cup Fresh Blueberries (Set aside a few for garnish if desired) 4 Ounces The Black Dog 3 Year Rum 10 Fresh Mint Leaves 2 Teaspoons White Sugar Juice of 2 Limes 6 Ounces Club Soda Ice Cubes Directions Blend or muddle blueberries until smooth. Set aside. Use a muddler or wooden spoon to blend in mint leaves and sugar. Stir in rum, lime juice, and blueberry mixture. Pour into glasses over club soda & ice. Gently stir. Garnish with extra blueberries, lime, and mint if desired. The Chupacabra Ingredients 3 slices chile 1/2 oz agave nectar 1 1/2 oz. Greenall’s Gin 3/4 oz. Elderflower liqueur 1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice Directions In a cocktail shaker, muddle 2 of the chile slices with the agave nectar. Fill the shaker with ice and add the gin, elderflower, and lemon and lime juices. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with the remaining chile ring and serve immediately. Makes 1 drink.
