In honor of the Fourth of July, a great time of year to relax on the backyard deck with a nice cold drink in hand, here are a handful of good, patriotic, “American” cocktails to make for friends and family. Enjoy!
Stars and Stripes Forever
The Recipe:
In a tall glass mix:
1 oz. UV Blue Raspberry Vodka
2 oz. sour mix
Fill the glass the rest of the way with lemonade
Top off with a cherry
For a non-alcoholic version of this cocktail, substitute raspberry-flavored fruit juice for vodka.
via Best Vodka Cocktails for a 4th of July Party Celebration – Yahoo! Voices – voices.yahoo.com.
For the Air Force One, if you don’t have Hypnotiqu Liquer on hand, you might be able to use blue curacao instead.
Air Force One
2 oz Hpnotiq Liqueur
1 oz citrus vodka
juice from a lemon wedge
lemon-lime soda
lemon spiral for garnish
Preparation:
Fill tall glass with all ingredients and add ice.
Stir well.
Garnish with a lemon spiral.
via Air Force One Cocktail Recipe – Mixed Drink Recipe for an Air Force One Hpnotiq Cocktail.
The following is a nice way to use a few extra kitchen ingredients in a drink.
Serrano Firecracker
Makes 1 cocktail
Ingredients:
1 lime, quartered
1/2 serrano chile, seeded
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3 ounces tequila
Directions:
Muddle lime with chile and sugar until well combined
Add ice and tequila and shake well
Strain into a highball glass filled with ice
Garnish with a lime slice if desired
Finally, who could forget the American flag? Layer carefully!
Red, White, and Blue Cocktail
1 part grenadine
1 part peach schnapps
1 part blue curacao
Simply pour each part slowly into a shot glass in order: red, white, and blue.
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