Cocktail Recipes for Summer
SUMMER OF SIPS
Summer's here, and it's all about chilling by the pool, hitting the beach, or just unwinding after a long day. So, why not shake things up with some fun cocktails? We've got simple ones and some that might need a bit more effort, but trust us, they're worth it. At Unbooze, we get how crucial it is to stay refreshed in the summer heat. Let's dive into some of these boozy summer sips!
SPICY WATERMELON MARGARITA
What you need:
- 2 oz fresh watermelon juice
- 1 ½ oz Casa Del Sol Tequila,
- ¾ oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz fresh orange juice
- ½ tsp agave nectar or simple syrup, more to taste
- 1 thinly sliced jalapeño round
- Optional garnish: 1 tiny watermelon wedge
- Dress the rim
- Shake all of the ingredients up in your cocktail shaker
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Add ice to your glass and pour it up
SUMMER BEER COCKTAIL
What you need:
- 8 oz Blue Moon® Belgian White Belgian-Style Wheat Ale
- 1 oz Vodka
- 2 oz Lemonade
- Shake the vodka and lemonade with ice and strain into a double old-fashioned glass over ice cubes
- Top with Blue Moon and stir gently, to preserve carbonation
- Serve with an orange wheel
PEACH PASSION MARTINI
What you need:
- 3 oz. Skyy Georgia Peach Vodka
- 1/2 oz. passion fruit puree
- 1 oz. triple sec
- a splash of cranberry juice.
- Shake all of the ingredients up in your cocktail shaker with ice
- Strain into glass
- Garnish with a peach slice
SUMMER GIN COCKTAIL
What you need:
- 12 strawberries, hulled and sliced (1 ¼ cups), plus whole berries for serving
- 12 thin cucumber slices, halved (¾ cup), plus whole rounds for serving
- 2 tbsp superfine sugar
- 3 oz fresh lemon juice
- 9 oz gin, chilled
- 6 oz St-Germain, chilled
- Club soda, chilled; and Peychaud's bitters, for serving
- Muddle sliced strawberries, halved cucumber slices, sugar, and lemon juice in the bottom of a pitcher until fruits break down and release most of their juices and sugar has dissolved.
- Stir in gin and St-Germain to combine.
- Top each with 1 to 2 oz club soda; stir once. Top each with a few dashes of bitters, whole strawberries, and cucumber rounds; serve immediately.
KIWI & PRICKLY PEAR SPRITZ
What you need:
- 1 oz Casa Del Sol Tequila
- ½ oz store-bought prickly pear syrup
- ½ oz kiwi syrup
- 2 oz Prosecco
- Soda water top
- Kiwi for garnish
- Combine ingredients in a shaker.
- Shake to combine, and then strain over clear ice
- Top with Prosecco and soda
- Garnish with sliced kiwi.
CUCUMBER GINGER LIME COCKTAIL
What you need:
- 2 oz. white rum
- 1 oz. homemade ginger lime syrup (made from sugar, lime juice, and grated ginger)
- 2 oz. fresh cucumber juice (made from 2 cucumbers)
- Club soda
- Ice
- Combine sugar, lime juice, and grated ginger in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for a few minutes. Remove from heat, let it cool, and then strain the syrup. Refrigerate the syrup
- Peel and dice two cucumbers, then blend them until smooth. Strain the puree through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl, discard the solids, and refrigerate the juice
- Combine the rum, ginger lime syrup, and cucumber juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well
- Pour into a glass over ice
- Top off with club soda as desired
STAYING REFRESHED THIS SUMMER
The key to a perfect summer: cocktails & Unbooze. With these two things, we know this is the ultimate way to stay refreshed and revitalized this summer. So, don't forget to take Unbooze after indulging in these incredible cocktails. Let us know if you try one of these cocktails, we want to know which one is best! Tag us on Instagram @unsupplements with pictures of your summer cocktails. Cheers to summer sips!