Cookout Cocktails
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We've waited all winter for this--Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer cooking season and we're here for it! When you're busy at the grill you need simple recipes where your friends can serve themselves, so we've put together a great list of recipes that work well in big batches. Check out our 'Memorial Day' mood in our free app for a complete list of ideas--these are just a few of our favorites!
Backyard Tea Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
- 3 parts Iced Tea
- 1 Lemon
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a highball glass with ice.
Use a lemon wedge for garnish.
Fresh Cucumber Punch
Ingredients:
- 8 Parts Simple Syrup
- Half Cucumber
- 8 Parts Lime Juice
- 9 Parts Jose Cuervo Especial Silver
- 8 Parts Aloe Vera Juice
- 8 Parts Lemon Juice
- 4 Parts Orange Juice
Directions:
Combine all and mix.
Garnish with cucumber
Spiked Raspberry Lemonade
Ingredients:
- 1 Part Pinnacle Raspberry Vodka
- 2 Parts Lemonade
- Garnish Raspberries
- Wheel Lemon
Directions:
Mix ingredients and serve over ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and/or raspberries.
Cold River Red White and Blueberry Vodka Tonic
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Cold River Blueberry Vodka
- 3 oz Tonic Water
- 4 Strawberries
- 10 Blueberries
Directions:
1. Combine in a highball glass over ice
Berry White
Ingredients:
- 1.5 Parts Auchentoshan American Oak Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- 0.25 Part Lemon Juice
- 0.25 Part Strawberry Lemon Shrub
- 3.5 Parts Wheat Beer
- 4 Dashes Rhubarb Bitters
Directions:
Gently shake with ice. Strain into a tall glass or beer stein over fresh ice.