10 Unique Cocktails You Need to Try This Summer
Don’t spend your summer drinking the same old stuff from every other year. Beer and sangria are great, but there’s so much more out there to choose from! Putting in just a little extra work in the kitchen is totally worth it when the results are so delicious. Whether you’re making some for yourself or all your friends, these recipes will satisfy anyone’s thirst. They include all kinds of flavors and liquors for every taste palette from sour to sweet. You’ll definitely stand out as having had the best barbecue of the season with a couple of these drinks on the menu. All of these instructions below are for one serving, so just multiply the measurements depending on how many drinks you plan to make. Get out your bartending supplies and get ready for a scrumptious summer.
Ciroc Pomegranate Lemonade
DJ Khaled celebrates with Ciroc, so why shouldn’t we? Shake an ounce and a half of their Red Berry drink with an ounce of lemonade, ice, and half an ounce of pomegranate juice, lemonchelo, and simple syrup. Strain into a cold glass and serve.
The Firecracker
Here’s your chance to finally try cucumber vodka! Dice watermelon into one inch cubes, then mix two of those with two ounces of vodka and a diced lime in a shaker. Add the syrup and some ice, shake it some more, and pour up.
Blackberry Whiskey Lemonade
You can never go wrong putting berries in your drink. Make your own flavored syrup with three ounces of fresh blackberries and an ounce of sugar. Stir it in a saucepan over medium heat until the consistency is right. Strain it and let it cool before adding an ounce and a half of it it to two ounces of whiskey and lemon juice, and a teaspoon of rosemary.
Coconut Margaritas
Who doesn’t love coconut in the summer? Shake up an ounce and a half of lite canned coconut milk and tequila blanca with about a tablespoon of triple sec and four ounces of coconut water.
berry sweet? Whisk four ounces of prosecco and a sixth of a cup of chilled limoncello liquer. Then, just pour it over about an ounce and a half of frozen raspberries and taste!
Queen's Rum Shaker
If rum is your drink of choice, this cocktail is for you. Muddle six mint leaves with an ounce of simply syrup and another of lime juice with a wooden spoon until the leaves are nice and dark. Add two and a half ounces of Denizen rum and a bit of your favorite bitters. Shake with ice and you're good to go.
Watermelon Mojitos
The fruit of the summer is a phenomenal addition to drinks. Crush ten mint leaves and a lime wedge in a glass to get out all the juices. Add two more wedges and two tablespoons of a sweetener of your choice, then muddle it some more. Put some ice into the glass, pour in an ounce and a half of light rum and fill the glass about halfway with club soda. Blend some chunks of watermelon until it's like a puree, and top off your drink with that.
Beach House Cosmos
This cocktail is perfect for those days at the beach. Put three ounces of freshly made limeade, an ounce and a half of vodka of your choice, a little less than an ounce of cranberry juice and half an ounce of triple sec in a glass and mix gently. Refrigerate for a few hours instead of adding ice that'll melt and water down your perfectly pink drink.
Fruit Tingle
Feel like a mermaid while sipping on this drink. Add an ounce of vodka and blue Curacao liqueur each to a glass with ice in it before pouring in three ounces of lemonade. Put in a dash of raspberry cordial last, and you're good to go!
Malibu Sunset
Sure, Malibu is yummy on its own, but why not make it even better? Pour four ounces of fresh pineapple juice and an ounce of Malibu over a couple of ice cubes. Add a bit of grenadine, but pour it on the side of your glass so it sinks to the bottom and creates that neat color. Top it off with a cherry and get to drinking!
