Here are a few cocktails and drinks you should to try while relaxing this memorial day.
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Memorial Day is upon us and while you grill your heart out we’ve got your drink guide to keep the guest pre-occupied and out of your way. There is something for everyone even those who really drink and those who claim to hate the taste of alcohol.
Watermelon Hennyrita
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz. Hennessy
1 1/2 oz. Watermelon Pucker
1 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Lime Juice
Method
Add ice, Hennessy, watermelon pucker, triple sec, and lime juice to the glass and shake well.
Strain mix over ice and garnish with a watermelon slice.
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King Meets Queen
Ingredients
1.5 oz Bombay Sapphire gin
0.5 oz Real Pineapple Puree
0.5 oz Lemon juice
0.5 oz Honey syrup 1:1
5 oz Fever-Tree Indian Tonic
METHOD: Build ingredients in a balloon glass with fresh cold draft ice. Garnish with two pineapple top leaves and a few slices of jalapeno in the drink.
Source: D’usse / D’usse
The Code
Ingredients
1 1/2 oz D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac
1 oz Amaretto Liqueur
3 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice
Method: Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass
Source: Grey Goose / Grey Goose
Strawberry Fields
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass
4 ½ oz Soda Water
+ Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth
+ Lemon Wheel
Method: Rinse wine glass with Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth. Build in a wine glass over cubed ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Source: DeLeon Tequila / DeLeon
DeLeón Añejo Old Fashioned De Miel
Ingredients
1 ½ oz DeLeón Añejo
Tequila
¾ oz Orange Blossom
Honey Syrup
3 Dashes Smoked Apricot
Bitters
Method
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir vigorously until cold. Strain over a large ice cube in a glass. Twist an orange peel over the drink to release the oils. Garnish with an orange peel and a brandied cherry. Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Large Format, Ice Cube, Orange Peel, Brandied Cherry
Source: DeLeon Tequila / Deleon Tequila
DeLeón Blanco Peach Mango Margarita
Ingredients
1 ½ oz – DeLeón Blanco Tequila
1 oz – Peach Puree
½ oz – Mango Puree
½ oz – Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz – Fresh Lemon Juice
¾ oz – Agave Nectar Syrup
Method
Rimrocks glass and fill with ice. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into ice-filled rimmed glass. Garnish with a lime wheel and fresh peach slice.
Garnish
Tajin & Salt Rim, Lime & Peach Slices
Source: D’ussé / D’usse
Southern Charmer Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 ½ Parts D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac
2 Parts Sweet Tea
1 Part Lemonade
Method
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and pour into a highball glass. Add more ice. Empty into a Highball glass with a Lemon Wheel.
Source: D’ussé / D’usse
D’USSÉ That’s My Jam
Ingredients:
2 parts D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac
1 tbsp apricot jam
1⁄2 part fresh lemon juice
1⁄2 part pineapple shrub
1 thyme sprig
top sparkling soda
Method
Muddle thyme, lemon juice and pineapple in a shaker. Add apricot jam, D’USSÉ and ice. Shake well and strain into a crushed-ice-filled rocks glass. Top with sparkling soda.
Source: Reserve Bar / Reserve Bar
HH Bespoke Greyhound
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 oz. HH Bespoke Vodka
3 1/2 oz. Grapefruit juice
RECIPE
Shake vodka and grapefruit juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a highball glass. Enjoy!
Source: Sky Vodka / Sky Vodka
Hazelnut Espresso Martini
Ingredients
½ part Frangelico
1 part Skyy Vodka
1 ½ part Cold Brew or Espresso
¼ part Simple Syrup
Method
Pour over ice, shake, and strain into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with 3 whole espresso beans (optional).
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