Refreshing Cocktails for Memorial Day Weekend
This weekend while you are hanging out with friends at the beach or at a barbeque why not try some new cocktails. No matter if it is just a small get together or you are planning a big bash these drinks will be just the thing to cool you down this Memorial Day weekend.
Captain Morgan Black Wild Ginger
(For a crew of 30)
Ingredients:
1 750 mL bottle Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum
2 750 mL bottles dry white wine
24 oz. pineapple juice
6 oz. sour mix
1 2 L bottle ginger ale
3 oranges, sliced
4 lemons, sliced
1 bunch fresh mint
Preparation: Chill all ingredients. In a large punch bowl, crush the fresh fruit to extract the juices. Add Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum, wine, pineapple juice, sour mix and ginger ale. Add a large block of ice and serve the punch in wine glasses with pieces of fruit and a sprig of mint.
Why it’s perfect for your Memorial Day Weekend: Embrace your wild side, with this refreshing drink. This ginger-inspired punch is perfect for parties and can be made ahead of time.
Maple Collins
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Crown Royal Maple
.5 oz. Lemon Juice
1.5 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 dash Angostura Bitters
.5 Simple Syrup
Preparation: Mix ingredients in a shaker, top with club soda and strain into a Collins glass. Garnish with half an orange slice and a cheery.
Why it’s perfect for your Memorial Day Weekend: One of the most popular drinks since the launch of Crown Royal Maple Finished – make sure you kick Memorial Day off right with the Maple Collins.
Royal Peach
Ingredients:
1 oz. Crown Royal Black
.75 oz. Ciroc Peach
.5 oz. Cranberry, orange, pineapple and Sprite
2 dash Angostura Bitters
.25 Grenadine
Preparation: Mix ingredients, pour into a rocks glass and top off with lemon-lime soda.
Why it’s perfect for your Memorial Day Weekend: All the best summertime ingredients come together in Royal Peach, giving you another reason to wish summer lasted all year long.
BLT
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Bulleit® Bourbon
2 lemon wedges
3 oz. tonic
Preparation: Build in a highball glass, serve over ice
Why it’s perfect for your Memorial Day Weekend: Have a busy weekend planned? Don’t fret, with only 3 simple ingredients the BLT takes no time to mix.
Tennessee Valentine
Ingredients:
1.25 oz. Dickel #8
.75 oz. Cochi Rose
.25 oz. Creme de Cacao
1 dash Lemon Bitters
Preparation: Stir all ingredients. Strain in to a coupe. Garnish with a cheery.
Why it’s perfect for your Memorial Day Weekend: Light on the stomach, the Tennessee Valentine is the perfect drink for Memorial Day pool parties.
Also if you need a few more drink ideas try these one below. They were showcased at the annual Googa Mooga festival in Brooklyn. Despite a rainy backdrop, thousands of adults packed Prospect Park to listen to the likes of Matt & Kim and The Flaming Lips while sipping on some of the best cocktails NYC’s top mixologists have to offer.
Uncle Buck
Ingredients:
1 1/4 ounces Tequila Don Julio Blanco
3/4 ounce Pineapple Juice
1/2 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
1/3 oz Ginger Syrup
1 tsp Green Chartreuse
Preparation: Combine Don Julio Blanco, pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, ginger syrup and green chartreuse in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain contents into Collins cocktail glass over fresh ice.
Quiet Storm
Ingredients:
1 ounce Bulleit Bourbon
¾ ounce lemon juice
1 ounce extra dry vermouth
¼ ounce simple syurp
Top with ginger beer
Preparation: Combine all ingredients into a mixing tin. Strain contents into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with 1 mint sprig and lemon.
One More Chance
Ingredients:
1 ¼ ounce George Dickel Rye
¼ ounce Gran Classico bitters
¼ ounce maple syrup
¾ ounce lemon juice
Preparation: Combine all ingredients into a mixing tin. Strain contents into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with 1 orange half wheel.
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