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3 Memorial Day Cocktail Recipes: Let's Get This Summer Started!
Fire up the grill, and stir up these fresh & tasty sips to accompany your holiday weekend BBQs. Summer Lemonade or Jalisco Mule, anyone?
CALIFORNIA — Memorial Day — the unofficial kick-off to summer — lands this year on Monday, May 31. If you plan to host friends and family for BBQs and get-togethers over the holiday weekend, check out these three, new cocktails to keep the libation station fun and refreshing.
NOTE: While the recipes may call for specific brands of alcohol, any substitute brand may be used.
And have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend, from Patch!
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Jalisco Mule
Image courtesy of Volcan Blanco
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Jalisco Mule
Recipe:
- 2 oz Volcan Tequila Blanco
- 3 oz Ginger Beer
- ½ Fresh Lime Juice
Method: Combine Volcan Blanco and fresh lime juice in a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Top with ginger beer and stir. Garnish with candied ginger and dehydrated lime wheel.
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Summer Lemonade
Image courtesy of Belvedere Vodka
Summer Lemonade
Recipe:
- 2 oz Belvedere Vodka
- 3/4 oz. Lemon Juice
- 3/4 oz. Simple Syrup
- 5 Raspberries
- Ginger Beer
Method: Place all ingredients into shaker except for ginger beer and shake with ice. Strain and strain over fresh ice. Top off with ginger beer garnish with mint and raspberry.
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The Highball
Image courtesy of Glenmorangie Original
The Highball
Recipe:
- 1 ¾ oz Glenmorangie Original
- 3 ½ oz Tonic Water
- ½ oz Elderflower Cordial
- 1 Orange twist (garnish)
Method: Pour Glenmorangie Original over cubed ice into a glass, add elderflower cordial and top with tonic water. Garnish with an orange twist.
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