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SUMMER COCKTAILS

   
"And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer."
—F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

SUMMER COCKTAILS 

As the weather heats up and we slide into summer, our cocktail thoughts turn to cool, refreshing drinks. The kind of drinks you would enjoy while sitting out on an early summer evening watching the sun go down. Tall drinks with lots of ice and summer juices and fizzes that slide down just a little too easy. Tart, fruity drinks loaded with garden fresh goodness. Frozen, slushy, brain-freezing glasses of chillness.
Drinks made with gin and vodka, maybe a little rum or tequila, or perhaps a wine cooler or punch. Coolers, Mojitos, Sangría, Fizzes, Juleps, Collins, Cobblers, Bucks, Rickeys, Smashes. Yeah, like that.

So I've gathered together some of my favorites for you to enjoy this summer. Sit down, get comfy, this is a long list, I drink a lot in summer.

BASEBALL INSPIRED COCKTAILS

COBBLERS
 BERRY CHERRY SHERRY COBBLER
BLACK EYED SUSAN COBBLER
WHISKEY CHERRY COBBLER

COLADAS
CARROT COLADA
 HIBISCUS COLADA FRAPPÉ
RASPBERRY PINA COLADA
SNEAKY TIKI 
STRAWBERRY PINA COLADA

COOLERS
AN APERITIF TO REMEMBER
JUNGLE JUICE
NEVERLAND COOLER
PALOMA
RAZPIROSKA
SKIP AND GO NAKED
STONED TEQUILA SUNSET
STRAWBERRY BASIL MOSCATO COCKTAIL
WATERMELON ORANGE COOLER

FIZZES
(Collins, Rickeys, Slings)
ABSINTHE MINDED LEPRECHAUN FIZZ
BLACKBERRY BOURBON FIZZ
CHERRY DIAMOND RAMOS FIZZ
CHERRY PEACH WHISKEY RICKEY
GOLDEN RAMOS FIZZ
HIBISCUS HEART FIZZ
PIMM'S BERRY CUP #1
RAMOS GIN FIZZ
SPICED RUM POMEGRANATE FIZZ
STONED TEQUILA SUNSET
TERRI'S CHERRY 75
TIJUANA JACKASS
TWISTED FAIRYTALE FIZZ
THYME for a LEMON CHERRY SLING

FLOATS WITH BOOZE
CHOCOLATE PORTER BEER FLOATS (2)
DECADENT DUTCH FLOAT
FERNET MOCHA FRAPPÉ CHOCOLATE SHAKE
PEACH MELBA BEER FLOAT
REALLY DRUNK BROWN COW
SLIGHTLY BANANAS, DEFINITELY COCONUTS, CHOCOLATE BOOZY SHAKE

FROZEN DRINKS & BOOZESICLES
ALL MY MARGARITAS HERE
ALL MY DAIQUIRIS HERE
RED NOSE SLUSHY
RED, WHITE & BOOZESICLES

JULEPS & SMASHES
ALL MY JULEPS
TEQUILA POMEGRANATE SMASH
WHISKEY PEACH SMASH

MELON COCKTAILS

MOJITOS
BLACKBERRY MOJITO
CHERRY BASIL MOJITO
CHIPOTLE WATERMELON MOJITO
GRAPEFUL DEAD MOJITO
GRILLED PINEAPPLE MOJITO
Mind Your Ps & Qs PEA SHOOT CUCUMBER MOJITO

ALL MY SANGRIAS

SUMMERY SOURS
APPLE GO BRAGH SOUR
APRICOT LAVENDER BOURBON SOUR
BLOOD ORANGE BLACKBERRY BOURBON SOUR
PINEAPPLE PISCO SOUR
SPICED LAVENDER BEES KNEES
TANGELO BOURBON TANGO
TIPSY MISS
WATERMELON ROSEMARY GIN SOUR

TIKI COCKTAILS
BEACH BUM
DRUNKEN BABY DOLE PINEAPPLE WHIPS
LOST MAI TAI
MERINGUE ISLAND PUNCH
TRIPLE RUM PUNCH

TONICS
BUTTERFLY PEAFLOWER & ELDERFLOWER
BLACKBERRY BLACKCURRANT
CUCUMBER
MINT & GREEN TEA
STRAWBERRY BASIL VODKA TONIC
VODKA TONIC BAR
WILD HIBISCUS

And if that's not enough for you, you can use my search bar at top and search for any summer fruit, herb, flavor or booze that you prefer.

"Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August."
—Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty

Have a great cocktail filled summer! 


Updated 6-21-2018
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