4 Summer Cocktail Recipes (Cool Down and Buzz Up All Season Long)

4 cocktail recipes for the summer

The following 4 cocktail recipes are perfect for warm weather and will excite your senses and those of your guests all season long.

Your summer cocktail concoctions should reflect the season’s light, refreshing ways. But instead of attaining flavor rushes by overdoing the sugar, artificial ingredients, and other not-so-body-friendly additives, opt for cocktail ingredients that showcase the inherent deliciousness and bounty of summer’s true flavors.

4 Summer Cocktail Recipes

1. Orange Peach Mimosa Slush

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 orange
  • 1 cup frozen peach slices
  • 2 cups ice cubes
  • ¼ freshly squeezed orange juice
  • ½ cup Champagne
  • Orange slices for garnish

Directions

Slice the orange in half, remove the seeds, and cut off the peel. Add the orange flesh, frozen peach slices, ice cubes, orange juice, and Champagne to a high-speed blender and mix until slushy and smooth.

Pour the mixture into four wine glasses and garnish with orange slices.

2. Honeydew Basil Margarita

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ½ cup basil leaves, plus extra for garnish
  • 4 cups chopped honeydew melon, frozen
  • ½ cup + 2 tablespoons blanco tequila
  • 1 cup fresh lime juice

Directions

In a high-speed blender, add all the ingredients together and puree until smooth. Pour into glasses and garnish with basil leaves.

3. Summer Punch

Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup bourbon
  • 1 cup white vermouth
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 ½ cups chilled ginger beer

Directions

Combine all ingredients into a punch bowl. Serve over ice.

4. Lemon Drop

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 cup vodka
  • 2 ounces triple sec
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • ½ cup lemon juice

Directions

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until cool and then filter into glasses.

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