Memorial Day Drinks for 2024
Memorial Day Weekend is here, and the focus is on patriotism, parades, picnics and more. Here are a few cocktails to celebrate the holiday and the kickoff to the summer season, and here’s a look back at our cocktail roundup from 2023.
All-American Rum Limeade
Ingredients
Pinch of Blue spirulinaBarspoon of water1 ½ oz. Kōloa Kaua’i White Rum1 oz. Campari¼ oz. Grenadine2-3 oz. LimeadeStrawberries and blueberries for garnishGlitter-coated apple slices cut into stars for garnish
Instructions
In a cocktail stirring glass, dissolve the blue spirulina in a barspoon of water.
Add the rum, stir, and set it aside.
Add the Campari and grenadine to the bottom of a tall serving glass.
Stir to mix, then fill the serving glass with ice.
Gently pour the limeade into the serving glass, being careful to minimize the mixing between the limeade layer and the Campari layer.
Fill the glass with limeade to about an inch below the rim.
Gently float the blue rum on top, pouring through a fine-mesh strainer to remove any undissolved bits of blue spirulina.
Garnish with strawberries and blueberries; for extra flair, garnish with apple slices cut into star shapes and decorated with edible glitter.
Serve with a straw for mixing the layers.
Notes
Mixologist Lee Corbett (@TheRogueBrusselSprout) created this recipe.
The Eden Runner
Ingredients
1 oz. Light rum1 oz. Dark rum¼ oz. 151 rum1 oz. Blackberry brandy1 oz. Banana liqueur1 oz. Orange juice1 oz. Pineapple juice
Instructions
Blend all ingredients in a blender with ice.
Pour into glass.
Garnish with a fresh orange slice.
Notes
The mixologists at Eden House in Key West, FL, created this recipe.
Elderflower Spritz
Ingredients
1 ½ parts Gray Whale gin½ part Carpano Bianco½ part Elderflower liqueur2 parts Prosecco or cavaClub soda
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a wine glass and top with ice.
Garnish with lemon twist.
Notes
The mixologists at Gray Whale created this recipe.
Patriotic Margarita
Ingredients
1 oz. Hpnotiq blue liqueur1 oz. Dark rum1 oz. Coconut milk1 oz. Lime juice1 oz. Pineapple juice1 oz. Strawberry puree
Instructions
Combine rum, coconut milk, juices and puree in a blender.
Add ½ cup crushed ice and blend.
Pour Hpnotiq into a Margarita glass and layer blended mix on top.
Garnish with coconut flakes or use a salt-rimmed glass as a variation.
Notes
The mixologists at Hpnotiq created this recipe.
Whiskey Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
1 bottle Sagamore rye whiskey24 oz. Fresh lemon juice18 oz. Strawberry simple syrupFresh mint
Instructions
Combine rye, lemon juice and strawberry simple syrup in a shaker with ice.
Shake to combine.
Pour into highball glass.
Garnish with lemon wheel, strawberry and serve.
Notes
Yields about 12 servings; the mixologists at X created this recipe.
Poolside Passion Fruit
Ingredients
1 oz. Angel’s Envy bourbon½ oz. Vanilla vodka1 oz. Passion fruit liqueur½ oz. Lime juice½ oz. Simple syrup
Instructions
Add all ingredients to tin and shake with ice.
Strain into a wine glass over fresh ice.
Top with prosecco.
Notes
Mixologist Nicole Ruwell at the Prezzo Boca Raton in Florida created this recipe.
Berry Fiddich Fizz
Ingredients
1 ½ parts Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Scotch1 part Blueberry juice½ part Simple syrup3 parts Italian lemon soda
Instructions
Serve in highball glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a lemon twist.
Notes
Glenfiddich West Coast Ambassador David Allardice created this recipe.
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