Celebrate this Independence Day with these better-than-fireworks cocktail recipes! Whether you’re hosting or joining the fun, these simple cocktail recipes will be a hit during the warm weather. Put a little fire into your cocktail recipes this holiday!
Firecracker
Ingredients
- 2 1-inch-cubed watermelon chunks
- 1 1/2 ounces aged rum
- 1/2-ounce triple sec
- 1/2-ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/2-ounce simple syrup
- 1/6 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Garnish: lime wedge
Instructions
- In a mixing glass, muddle the watermelon.
- Add remaining ingredients and ice and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Stars & Stripes
Ingredients
- 5 fresh blueberries
- 1 ounce blueberry vodka
- 1/4-ounce absinthe
- 1/4-ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4-ounce simple syrup
- 1 dash raspberry brandy
- Ginger beer, chilled, to top
- Garnish: sugar cube
Ingredients
- In a shaker, muddle the blueberries.
- Add the vodka, absinthe, lemon juice, and simple syrup, plus ice, then shake until well-chilled.
- Pour (unstrained) into a highball glass.
- Drizzle with the raspberry brandy and top with ginger beer.
- Garnish with one sugar cube.
Red, White, & Night
Ingredients
- 2 ounces vodka
- 2 ounces cabernet sauvignon
- 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 ounce simple syrup
- Garnish: 3 blueberries or black raspberries, coated in powdered sugar
Instructions
- Add the vodka, cabernet sauvignon, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice.
- Garnish with three blueberries or black raspberries coated in powdered sugar.
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