Here they are. Everything you need to know for celebrating summer. Soak up these classic cocktails that are perfect for awarm afternoon or cool summer evening out n the porch or in the backyard. Cheers!
10. Bahama Mama
1/2 ounce rum
1/2 ounce coconut-flavored rum
1/2 ounce grenadine syrup
1 ounce orange juice
1 ounce pineapple juice
1 cup crushed ice
Instructions: Blend all ingredients until slushy and pour into a hurricane glass. Garnish with orange slice.
9. Cosmopolitan
1 oz vodka
1/2 oz triple sec
1/2 oz Rose's lime juice
1/2 oz cranberry juice
Garnish: lime wedge
Instructions: Fill a shaker with ice and add vodka, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice and shake vigorously. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
8. Mai Tai
1 oz. dark rum
1 oz. light rum
1 oz. Triple Sec
1/2 oz. lime juice
1/2 oz. grenadine
splash of sweet & sour mix
Garnish: pineapple, cherry
Instructions: Combine ingedients together in a shaker with ice. Serve on the rocks in an old fashion glass or high ball glass. Garnish with pineapple and top with cherry.
7. Margarita
1 ounce tequila
1/2 ounce triple sec
1 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice
Salt
Garnish: lime wedge
Instructions: Rub the edge of cocktail glass with a lime wedge and dip wet glass edge in salt. Fill a large cup with ice, add remaining ingredients and shake well. Strain into cocktail glass. For a frozen margarita, place all drink ingredients and ice into a blender and process until smooth.
6. Pina Colada
1 oz coconut cream
2 oz pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz white rum
Garnish: pineapple slice. maraschino cherry
Instructions: add all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into a hurricane glass and garnish with pineapple slice and cherry. Serve with a straw.
5. Sex on the Beach
1 1/2 oz. peach schnapps
1 1/2 oz. vodka
2 oz. cranberry Juice
2 oz. orange juice
2 oz. pineapple juice
Garnish: cherry
Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with a cherry.
4. Tequila Sunrise
2 oz tequila
4 oz orange juice
1 oz grenadine
Garnish: lime wedge
Instructions: Fill highball glass with ice and add tequila and orange juice. Tilt glass and quickly add a shot of grenadine so that is sinks to the bottom. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve with straw.
3. Singapore Sling
1 1/2 ounce gin
1/2 ounce Cherry Herring
1/4 ounce Cointreau
1/4 ounce Benedictine
4 ounce pineapple juice
1/2 ounce lime juice
1/3 ounce grenadine
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Garnish: Cherry and slice of pineapple
Instructions: Fill cocktail shaker with ice, add all ingredients. Shake vigorously and strain into an ice filled Collins glass. Garnish with a cherry
2. Mojito
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz light rum
1 tabelspoon superfine sugar
Lime wedges
Club soda
Mint sprigs
Instructions: Muddle mint leaves, superfine sugar and lime in a mixing glass. Add mixture, along with and light rum and ice, in a cocktail shaker and shake. Strain into a tall glass and top with club soda. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.
1. Sangria
This is the classic recipe, but feel free to sweeten it up with chilled apples, cherries, peaches, watermelon or other favorite fruits:
1 lemon
1 lime
1 orange
1 1/2 cups rum
1/2 cup white sugar
1 bottle dry red wine
1 cup chilled orange juice
Instructions: Slice lemon, lime, orange and other fruits into thin slices and place in a large glass pitcher (or punch bowl). Add the rum and sugar and chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Add the wine and orange juice and serve in red wine glasses or punch glasses.
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