Summer is finally here, and what better way to beat the heat than with a refreshing cocktail in hand? Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue or just lounging by the pool, these fun and easy cocktail recipes are sure to keep you cool all summer long.
1. Watermelon Margarita
Ingredients:
– 2 cups watermelon chunks
– 2 oz tequila
– 1 oz triple sec
– Juice of 1 lime
– Ice
– Salt (for rimming glass)
– Watermelon slices (for garnish)
Instructions:
1. In a blender, blend the watermelon chunks until smooth.
2. In a shaker, combine the watermelon puree, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and ice. Shake well.
3. Rim a glass with salt and fill it with ice.
4. Pour the margarita mixture into the glass and garnish with a watermelon slice.
2. Strawberry Mojito
Ingredients:
– 6 strawberries, hulled and sliced
– 10 mint leaves
– 2 oz rum
– 1 oz simple syrup
– Juice of 1 lime
– Club soda
– Ice
Instructions:
1. In a glass, muddle the strawberries and mint leaves.
2. Add the rum, simple syrup, lime juice, and ice. Stir well.
3. Top off with club soda and garnish with a strawberry and mint sprig.
3. Pineapple Coconut Cooler
Ingredients:
– 1 cup pineapple juice
– 1/2 cup coconut milk
– 2 oz rum
– Ice
– Pineapple slices (for garnish)
– Coconut flakes (for garnish)
Instructions:
1. In a shaker, combine the pineapple juice, coconut milk, rum, and ice. Shake well.
2. Pour the mixture into a glass filled with ice.
3. Garnish with a pineapple slice and coconut flakes.
4. Frozen Peach Bellini
Ingredients:
– 1 cup frozen peaches
– 2 oz peach schnapps
– 4 oz prosecco
– Ice
– Peach slices (for garnish)
Instructions:
1. In a blender, blend the frozen peaches until smooth.
2. Divide the peach puree into two champagne flutes.
3. Add peach schnapps and top off with prosecco.
4. Garnish with a peach slice.
5. Cucumber Mint Gin Fizz
Ingredients:
– 1/2 cucumber, sliced
– 10 mint leaves
– 2 oz gin
– 1 oz simple syrup
– Juice of 1 lime
– Club soda
– Ice
Instructions:
1. In a glass, muddle the cucumber and mint leaves.
2. Add the gin, simple syrup, lime juice, and ice. Stir well.
3. Top off with club soda and garnish with a cucumber slice and mint sprig.
6. Blueberry Smash
Ingredients:
– 1/2 cup blueberries
– 2 oz bourbon
– 1 oz simple syrup
– Juice of 1 lemon
– Mint leaves
– Ice
Instructions:
1. In a glass, muddle the blueberries with mint leaves.
2. Add the bourbon, simple syrup, lemon juice, and ice. Stir well.
3. Garnish with blueberries and a mint sprig.
7. Raspberry Lemonade Vodka Spritzer
Ingredients:
– 1/2 cup raspberries
– 2 oz vodka
– Lemonade
– Club soda
– Ice
– Lemon slices (for garnish)
Instructions:
1. In a glass, muddle the raspberries.
2. Add vodka, lemonade, and ice. Stir well.
3. Top off with club soda and garnish with a lemon slice.
8. Pina Colada
Ingredients:
– 1 cup pineapple chunks
– 1/2 cup coconut milk
– 2 oz rum
– Ice
– Pineapple wedges (for garnish)
– Maraschino cherries (for garnish)
Instructions:
1. In a blender, blend the pineapple chunks, coconut milk, rum, and ice until smooth.
2. Pour the mixture into a glass and garnish with pineapple wedges and maraschino cherries.
These fun and easy cocktail recipes are perfect for sipping on a hot summer day. Whether you prefer fruity, refreshing, or boozy drinks, there’s something for everyone on this list. So gather your friends, mix up a batch of cocktails, and enjoy the sunshine with a delicious drink in hand. Cheers to summer!
