Cookouts, sunsets and a cool drink in hand — is there a better way to celebrate the Fourth of July?
The summer’s biggest holiday is just a few days away, and while on the hunt for what to sip and serve at our celebrations, we took some inspiration from the pros at Colonial Wines & Spirits.
Add these recipes to your roster for a taste of the season this weekend and beyond.
Firecracker Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 4 oz. Ketel One Botanical Cucumber Mint Vodka
- 4 1-inch cubes seedless watermelon
- 2 limes, diced
- 2 oz. simple syrup
- Garnish options:
- watermelon slices
- cucumber slices
- small mint sprigs
Directions:
Combine vodka, watermelon and lime in a cocktail shaker. Muddle all ingredients together. Add simple syrup, fill with ice, cover and shake until ice cold. For a lime rim, prepare using equal parts of salt and sugar and combine with freshly grated lime. Rim rocks glasses with a cut lime and dip in the lime rim mixture. Fill glasses with ice and pour the ingredients from the shaker into the glasses. Garnish with watermelon, cucumber and a mint sprig.
Pineapple Colibri
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. orange juice
- 1 oz. pineapple juice
- 1 oz. Bacardi White Rum
- 1 oz. Bacardi Dark Rum
- 1 dash Angostura Bitters
- orange wedge for garnish
Directions:
Fill a shaker with crushed ice. Pour in all ingredients and shake until chilled. Fill a highball glass with ice and strain the mixture into the glass. Garnish with an orange wedge.
Sea Breeze
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Reyka Vodka
- 3 oz. cranberry juice
- 1 oz. grapefruit juice
- lime wedge
Directions:
Combine ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake well. Pour into a glass with fresh ice and enjoy.
Find more seasonal recipes and recommendations on the Colonial Wines & Spirits website.