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There's no better way to kick off the summer than with a bright, refreshing, easy-sipping cocktail. From twists on the classic margarita to delicious ways to use that fresh summer fruit and of course, the perfect pool-friendly thirst quenchers, we've got all of the recipes you need to make this holiday one to remember.

The Ginger Mint Margarita




Ingredients
1 oz Cointreau
2 oz blanco tequila
.75 oz fresh lime juice
2 slices fresh ginger root
5 mint leaves
Instructions
Muddle the ginger and mint in the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Add Cointreau, tequila, lime juice, and ice into cocktail shaker. Shake and fine strain over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Blackberry Mint Julep




Ingredients
2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
.5 oz Chambord
.75 oz fresh lime juice
.5 oz simple syrup
5 muddled blackberries
6 mint leaves
Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a shaker and pour over crushed ice. Garnish with a sprig of mint and a blackberry.

 Watch Me Matcha

Ingredients
1 oz Four Pillars Gin
.75 oz Mizu Lemongrass Shochu
.5 oz Italicus
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz simple syrup
Half barspoon matcha
3 cucumber slices
1 egg white
2 dashes orange bitters
Instructions
Add egg white, lemon juice, simple syrup, matcha, and cucumber to a shaker tin and dry shake. Add gin, shochu, and Italicus with ice and shake again. Fine strain into a coupe glass.


 The Tully Fizz

Instructions
1.5 parts Tullamore D.E.W. Original or Triology Irish Whiskey
.5 part Grahams LBV Port
.5 part lemon juice
.75 tsp sugar
.5 part egg white
2 dashes olive oil
Top off with soda
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a small fizz glass. Serve.
 Backyard Lemonade

Ingredients
1.5 oz The Botanist Gin
.75 oz fresh lemon juice
.75 oz fino sherry
.5 oz simple syrup
2-5 halved strawberries
5-7 mint leaves
Instructions
Combine gin, lemon juice, sherry, and simple syrup into cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with mint leaves and halved strawberry.
 Day at the Beach

Ingredients
1 oz gin
.5 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz simple syrup
.25 oz St. Germain
3 fresh strawberries
Sparkling rosé
Instructions
Muddle strawberries. Add other ingredients, shake with ice. Strain into a coupe and top with sparkling rosé. Garnish with fresh strawberry and pineapple leaves.
 Blueberry Batida

Ingredients
2 oz Novo Fogo Silver or Chameleon Cachaça
1 oz lime juice
1 oz sweetened condensed milk
.5 oz agave nectar
7 blueberries
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a blender with half a cup of ice and blend until smooth. Garnish with berries and freshly grated cinnamon.
 The Fighter

Ingredients
1.5 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
1 oz fresh lemon juice
.5 oz agave nectar
.25 oz ginger juice
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Club soda to top
Instructions
Combine all ingredients except cayenne pepper and soda in a shaker over ice. Shake and strain over new ice into a rocks glass. Top with club soda and garnish with pinch of cayenne pepper.
 One in Vermilion

Ingredients
3 oz Eroica Riesling from Chateau Ste. Michelle
1 oz Cocchi Americano Rosa
.25 oz lemon juice
.25 oz grapefruit juice
2 dash grapefruit bitters
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a wine glass with ice; submerge grapefruit wheel.
 Pacific Coast

Ingredients
2 oz Flor de Caña 4 or 7
1 oz fresh lime juice
.5 oz simple syrup
.5 oz banana liqueur
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake well. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel on the side of the glass.
 The American Dream

Ingredients
2 oz Bache-Gabrielsen American Oak
2 tsp Cherry Heering
2 tsp dry vermouth
Instructions
Stir all ingredients together, pour in a stemless snifter, and add 4 ice cubes. Garnish with a Cognac-marinated cherry bits and caramel cracker.
 Prairie Daisies

Ingredients
1.5 oz Prairie Organic Vodka
.5 oz elderflower liqueur
.25 oz lemon juice
1 bar spoon apricot preserves
Directions
Add all ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake until chilled and double-strain into a cold mason jar glass.
 Red, White, and Blue Nectar

Ingredients
1.5 oz Blue Nectar Reposado Extra Blend
1 oz simple syrup
1 oz cranberry juice
.75 oz orange liqueur
4 lime quarters and 1 lime wheel
Instructions
Muddle the lime quarters with the simple syrup in a shaking tin. Add tequila, orange liqueur, and cranberry juice. Top with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.

 Hampden Cup

Ingredients
2 oz Hampden Estates Jamaican Rum
.75 oz fresh lime juice
.75 oz simple syrup
3-4 cucumber slices
1 large or 2 small strawberry (cut into small pieces)
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin, muddle & shake vigorously with ice. Double strain into goblet or highball over cracked ice. Garnish with cucumber slices & strawberry.
 American Smash

Ingredients
50 ml Auchentoshan American Oak
20 ml Fresh lemon juice
15 ml Honey syrup (1 part honey, 2 parts water)
4–5 mint leaves
Instructions
Combine the ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a Mason jar filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig.
 Tiger Cub

Ingredients
2 oz Sauza Silver Tequila
2.5 oz Mango-Turmeric Agua Fresca*
.5 oz lime juice
Instructions
Shake ingredients, strain into an ice-filled rocks glass, garnish with mint.
*Mango-Turmeric Agua Fresca: Blend 3 cups ripe mango (or 18 oz frozen mango) with 4 cups water, 2 cups granulated sugar, and 2 tsp turmeric. Strain.
 The Inside Scoop

Ingredients2 oz Jägermeister
4 oz root beer
1 spray or 1 drop orange blossom water
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
InstructionsMix the Jägermeister, root beer, and orange blossom water. Top with ice cream and serve.
 Endless Summer

Ingredients
1 oz Patrón Añejo
1 oz sparkling water
.75 oz fresh grapefruit juice
.75 oz Martini Bianco Vermouth
.75 oz apricot brandy
Grapefruit slice for garnish
Instructions
Combine first 4 ingredients in a mixing glass and shake with ice to chill. Strain onto fresh ice in a highball glass and top with sparkling water. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.
 Blue Havaiyee

Ingredients
1.5 oz El Dorado white rum
1 oz blue curaçao
.5 oz pineapple juice
1 oz coconut cream
1 strawberry
InstructionsPlace all ingredients in a mixing glass , add ice and shake vigorously. Pour into highball glass over crushed iced. Float heavy cream and add 1 sliced strawberry for garnish.
 Fields of Linen

Ingredients
1 oz gin
1 oz Suntory Whisky Toki
.25 oz Italicus Rosolio Bergamot Liqueur
.5 oz honey syrup*
.75 oz fresh lemon juice
1 dash lavender bitters
1 dash orange flower water
Instructions
Shake, double strain into a coupe and serve up. Garnish with a dried lavender sprig.
*Honey Syrup: Combine 2 parts honey with 1 part hot water. Stir to combine.

Leaving The Quarter





Ingredients
2 oz Jägermeister
1 oz fresh lemon
.5 oz simple syrup
1 whole strawberry
Mint, basil or sage
Instructions
Muddle strawberry with simple syrup, then add herb and muddle lightly. Combine remaining ingredients in shaker. Ice and shake vigorously and strain over crushed ice.

When celebrating Cinco de Mayo is there really any other choice than a tequila cocktail? This year, whether you opt for the traditional margarita or shake things up with a smokey Mezcal drink, avoid the crowded and pricey Mexican restaurants and mix up these tasty cocktails instead. We've rounded up the very best cocktails to help you celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a fun fiesta at home. Here are the best drinks for Cinco de Mayo:

 Classic Margarita

Ingredients:
2 oz tequila
1 oz triple sec
1 oz lime juice
1 lime cut into wedges
Instructions:
Salt the glasses rim by dipping wet glass rim into salt dish and rotating. Combine all ingredients into a shaker, shake well and strain into the rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a lime wedge.
 Margarita Al Pastor

Ingredients:
1 cilantro sprig
.75 oz lime
1 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz agave
.25 oz Ferrand Curacao
.5 oz Ancho Reyes Verde
.5 oz St. George Green Chile
1 oz Espolon Blanco
Instructions:
Add ingredients to a shaker and shake. Strain into a glass over ice and garnish with a pineapple frond, pineapple wedge, and cilantro.

 The Luxe Margarita

Ingredients:
1 oz blanco tequila
1 oz Cointreau
.5 oz fresh lime juice
1 champagne float
3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions:
Add Cointreau, tequila and lime juice into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled champagne coup. Top with champagne and bitters. Garnish with a rose petal.
 The Night Market

Ingredients:
1 spanked shiso
1 serrano pepper, muddled
.75 oz pineapple syrup
.75 oz yuzu juice
2 0z tequila
Instructions:
Add shiso and muddled serrano pepper to shaker. Then add pineapple syrup, yuzu juice, and tequila. Shake and strain into glass over ice. Garnish with a sliced pineapple and cherries.
 Colsa Martini

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Don Julio 70 tequila
.5 oz white vermouth
2 dashes of grapefruit bitters
1 grapefruit twist
Instructions:
Combine tequila, vermouth, and grapefruit bitters into a mixing glass with ice. Stir well. Strain contents into a coupe glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
 Strawberry Rhubarb Margarita

Ingredients
1.5 oz strawberry, blended until smooth
1.5 oz Heimat New York Rhubarb liqueur
1 Tbsp lime juice
1 oz silver tequila
1-2 tsp agave nectar (optional)
Instructions
Apply a salt or sugar rim to your glass. Add the blended strawberry to a cocktail shaker, along with rhubarb liqueur, lime juice, tequila, agave nectar and a handful of ice. Shake vigorously to combine. Taste and adjust sweetness and acidity as needed.

 My Fair Lady

Ingredients:
1.25 oz Herradura Blanco
.75 oz Bols yogurt
.5 oz fresh lemon juice
.25 oz honey syrup
5 slices of cucumber
A pinch of Maldon salt
Garnish with a cucumber ribbon
Instructions:
Place cucumbers into shaker tin. Add honey syrup and muddle. Add the remaining ingredients into the tin and shake hard. Double strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a cucumber ribbon.

 Avión Rosé Marg


Ingredients:
1.5 parts Avión Silver
.5 part fresh lemon
.5 part fresh lime
.5 part agave nectar
Rosé to top
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients, shake vigorously and strain over ice into a collins glass. Top with rosé and garnish with a lime wheel.

 La Piñata

Ingredients
2 oz Blanco Tequila
1 oz pineapple juice
.75 oz lime juice
.5 oz agave
3 sprigs cilantro
Instructions
Tear cilantro and build all ingredients in a shaker tin. Add ice and shake. Double strain over ice in a glass. Garnish with pineapple leaves, a lime wheel, serrano and cilantro.
 Spicy Pineapple Paloma

Ingredients:
2 oz Carralejo Silver
.5 oz grapefruit juice
.5 oz lime juice
half of a serrano pepper, sliced
.75 oz agave syrup
Pineapple soda
Tajín spices (garnish)
Instructions:
Add all ingredients, except pineapple soda to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake hard to chill and combine ingredients. Strain over into a tall glass that's been rimmed with Tajín spices. Top with pineapple soda and garnish with a serrano pepper.

 Oaxaca Sour

Ingredients:
.75 oz Peloton de la Muerte Mezcal
.75 oz Johnnie Walker Black
1 oz simple syrup
.5 oz fresh lemon juice
.5 oz fresh lime juice
.5 oz Malbec
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients except the Malbec in a shaker with ice. Shake. Double strain over fresh ice in a Brandy Snifter. Float Malbec.
 Matcha Margarita

Ingredients:
2 oz tequila
1 oz Cointreau
.75 fresh lime juice
.5 barspoon matcha green tea powder
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
 Prickly Pear Guajillo Margarita

Ingredients:
1.5 oz altos tequila
Guajillo pepper
.5 oz Amaro Del Capo or Amaro Meletti
.75 prickly pear agave
.75 lime
Sassafras salt rim
Instructions for prickly pear agave:
Cook 1 part prickly pear puree, 2 parts agave, and 2 parts water together until it is all incorporated. Strain to remove excess pulp.
Instructions:
Allow guajillo to rest in tequila for up to four or five hours. If you want it extra spicy– let it rest even longer. Salt the glass rim and add all ingredients into a shaker. Shake and pour over ice. Garnish with lime wedge or dried citrus wheel.

 Mex-Mosa

Ingredients:
2 oz tequila
.75 oz simple syrup
.75 oz fresh grapefruit juice
Bottle of prosecco
Instructions:
Add tequila, simple syrup, and grapefruit juice to a shaker. Shake and strain into a champagne flute. Top with prosecco and garnish with a mint leaf, strawberry, or orange wedge.
 Total Tropicalism

Ingredients:
2 oz Tequila
.5 oz ginger
.75 oz lemon juice
.75 oz honey
Instructions:
Add ingredients into a shaker. Shake and strain into an absinthe rinsed rocks glass. Top with Mezcal and garnish with charred lemon wheel, umbrella optional.
 Tequila Julep

Ingredients:
1.5 oz tequila
Crushed ice
.25 oz simple syrup
6 to 7 mint leaves and sprigs
Instructions:
Muddle 6 to 7 mint leaves with simple syrup in the bottom of a chilled julep cup. Add tequila and crushed ice. Top with more crushed ice and garnish with mint sprigs.
Maid to Order


Ingredients:
1.5 oz of the spirit of your choice (tequila, gin, or rum)
.75 oz lime juice
.75 oz simple syrup
.75 oz cucumber juice
5-6 mint leaves
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients into a shaker. Shake and serve over ice in a rock glass. Garnish with a cucumber slice and mint sprig.
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