I hate that it's only August 18th and I feel like it's time to "round up" the summer cocktails. I'm a firm believe that summer continues through the end of September. Why? Because I live in Southern California and it's too hot for pumpkin spiced lattes until the beginning of November. September is the best beach month and also why anyone would want to end Summer any earlier is a psycho. I'm sorry, I said it. Don't come for me. I'll still be mixing up summer inspired beverages but I felt like if I didn't collect some of these recipes now, this post would be a chapter book long and we all know you probably quit reading this paragraph 2 sentences in..... So. Here's my favorite Sprig drinks of the summer!
Spicy Spritz- The sassiest of sassy drinks. I love this one because it doesn't require a shaker and who doesn't love an easy clean up?
To a glass filled to the brim with ice add: 2 oz 21 Seeds Cucumber Jalepno infused Tequila 1 oz aperol 1/2 oz lime juice Top with Prosecco
Tajin Watermelon Margarita
2 1/2 oz tequila
1 oz watermelon juice
1 oz mango juice
1/2 tajin snack sauce
Shake it up with lots of ice
Line rim with tajin snack sauce and pink Himalayan salt
Pour over ice and enjoy!
Raspberry Watermelon Cooler
1/2 oz raspberry simple syrup
1 oz watermelon juice
2 oz vodka
Stir or shake
Top with topo Chico
Berry Cocktail
1 oz berry simple syrup
1/2 oz vodka
Top with sparkling wine of choice
Berry Syrup
Over low/ medium heat combine:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Juice from half a lemon
A few sprigs of mint
1 cup of mixed berries
Strain and let cool
Kiwi Mojito
Muddle 1/2 a kiwi and a handful of mint leaves
Add 1/2 oz simple syrup
2 oz white rum
Stir with ice
Pour into glass with fresh ice
Top with Topo Chico
Rainer Cherry Smash
2 oz whiskey
1 oz Rainer cherry simple syrup
Mint
Muddle
Stir
Serve over ice
Top with DRY sparkling cherry soda
Rainer cherry syrup:
8-10 Rainer cherries de pitted and mashed
Add a few tbsp of water
1/4 cup sugar
Combine over heat until you get a syrup consistency adding gin more water or sugar as needed.
Strain.
Cool.
Blood Orange Negroni
1 oz campari
1 1/2 oz gin
Handful of muddled mint
Shake it up!
Top with blood orange soda
Grown up lemonade
2 oz vodka
1/2 oz cointreau
1 1/2 oz lemon juice
Shake it up!
Serve over ice
Strawberry Ginger Jewel
1/2 oz lime juice
Muddled strawberries
Honey
2 oz whiskey
Shake it up!
Top with ginger soda
Boozy Cherry Limeade
2 oz vodka
1 oz lombardo cherry syrup
1/2 oz lime juice
Shake it up!
Pour over ice and top with DRY Cherry Soda