VodkaSpritzerAde?
Never heard of it, but on a warm summer evening, it’d be tough to turn down. Summer = heat = yummy cocktails.
Here are some off-the-charts, like, I-want-one-NOW recipes to blow your boozy mind.
(It’s okay. Zero judgement zone, right here.)
Strawberry Vodka
Lemonade?
Yep, now we ALL have heard of it!
You’re gonna need:
One cup of strawberries (washed and sliced)
One cup sugar
One cup water
One cup vodka
One cup lemon juice
...and a lemon for garnish!
Directions:
Put the water and sugar in a pot, stir til, it’s boiling and sugar is dissolved.
Add those juicy berries and simmer a few more minutes.
Blend until it’s smooth, and give it a few minutes to cool off.
In a pitcher, mix the vodka, lemon juice and that yummy strawberry mixture and stir it up!
Chill in the fridge and garnish with lemon wheels and berries!
Yum. Alicious.
Limoncello? Meet Tom.
Tom Collins.
You’re gonna need:
16 oz of limoncello
12 oz of gin
8 oz of lemon juice
2 oz of club soda
…a lemon and whole mint leaves for garnish!
Directions:
Grab a summer-pitcher.
Combine the limoncello, gin, and lemon juice.
Chill for a couple hours.
Press lemon slices against the inside of your glasses.
Stir that yummy concoction and pour right over.
And a couple ounces of club soda for bubbly effect
And garnish! Mint sprig, lemon peel...or both!
(...how many are “normal” again?…)
Okay. Hold on to your Birkenstocks.
This one is a game-changer.
The Manhattan
Ice Cream Float.
Yep, you read it right. The Milkshake Manhattan.
You’re gonna need:
2 pints vanilla ice cream
3 oz bourbon
½ pint heavy cream
¾ oz sweet vermouth
1tbsp sugar
Dash of bitters
I liter cherry soda(chilled)
And maraschino cherries for garnish!
Directions:
In a food processor, mix the ice cream and bourbon
Spread mixture in a large shallow plastic container and freeze until scoopable(20 minutes or so)
Whip the heavy cream with the vermouth, sugar and bitters until soft peaks form.
(I could literally eat that whole bowl with a spoon)
Refrigerate until chilled.
Pour the cherry soda into 4 tall glasses, about ⅔ full.
Scoop the ice cream into each glass and top off with the heavenly whipped cream
yumminess. Garnish with cherries if you haven’t already downed it.
Are. You. Kidding. Me. Bourbon, ice cream, cherry soda… heaven.
Margarita fan? How about a…
Tamarind-Pineapple
Margarita
You’re gonna need:
Cinnamon sugar, for rimming
2 ounces tequila
1 1/2 ounces tamarind nectar
1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
1 splash freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cup ice
Directions:
Wet the rim a cocktail or margarita glass with lime juice, then dip in cinnamon/sugar.
In a blender, pour 2oz tequila, 1 ½ oz tamarind nectar, 1 ½ oz pineapple juice, a splash of lime juice and ice!
Blend until you are salivating.
Pour into the glass…
and let your cares deliciously melt away.
And last, but not nearly least
The Sandy Bottom
Yes, I love the name, but the combo of these ingredients will have you planning get-togethers around this gorgeous libation.
You’re gonna need:
Cinnamon sugar, for rimming
2 ounces tequila
1 1/2 ounces tamarind nectar
1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
1 splash freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cup ice
Directions:
Grab a pitcher and pour in all the ingredients...and Stir!!
How easy is that?
Pour over ice and garnish with mint sprig, watermelon slice, lime wheel...who cares?
Deliciousness doesn’t require decoration.
But it does make them look really pretty.
So - to all of us - who have navigated an Unprecedented Year of Uncertain Times…
Cheers.You have earned this.
Like, SO earned this. I think you’ve earned a re-fill, too.
Salut!
Slainté!
Skol!
