A Collection of Cool Summer Cocktails

• 1 1/2 Parts of Flor de Caña 12
• 1/2 Part of fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 Part passion fruit juice
• 2 Tablespoons of sugar
• 1 Basil sprig
• 2 Parts of sparkling water
• 8 Ice cubes 

Glassware: Highball

Preparation:

Straight into the glass, introduce the basil, sugar, lemon and passion fruit, gently mash with a mortar, then add the ice followed by Flor de Caña 12, fill with sparkling water. by Flor de Caña 12, fill with sparkling water.

• 1 1/2 oz. Tequila Herradura Silver
• 1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz. Passionfruit Juice
• 1/2 oz Coconut Syrup
• Ginger Beer
• Edible Flowers (garnish)
• Stick of Lemongrass (garnish)

Preparation:

Add Herradura Silver, lime juice, passionfruit juice and coconut syrup to a shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a tiki glass filled with crushed ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with edible flowers and a stick of lemongrass.

• 1.5 oz Woodford Reserve, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• 2 oz Lemonade
• 1 oz Cranberry Juice

Preparation:

Add ingredients to a mixing glass and stir. Pour over ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.

• ¾ Fever-Tree Sparkling Sicilian Lemonade
• ¼ quality bourbon

Glass: highball

Garnish: Basil & lemon wheel

Preparation:

Gently muddle 5-6 fresh basil leaves in a glass then fill the glass to the brim with ice. Add bourbon and Fever-Tree’s Sparkling Sicilian Lemonade and stir delicately. Garnish with a fresh basil sprig and a lemon wheel.

• 2 parts Makers Mark Bourbon
• 1/2 part fresh lemon juice 
• 2-3 whole strawberries hulled
• 1 dash Angostura Bitters
• Ginger Beer
• Fresh strawberry for garnish

Preparation:

Muddle strawberry in a shaker. Add Makers Mark, lemon, bitters and shake. Strain into an ice-filled glass. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a strawberry.

• 2 ounces  Dillon’s Dry Gin 7
• 0.5 ounce matcha
• 1 ounce simple syrup {1:1}
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 3 dashes Dillon’s Ginger Bitters
• 2 ounces soda water
• Dehydrated lime wheel, for garnish

Preparation:

To make the matcha, whisk together 1 teaspoon of matcha powder and 2 ounces of hot water. Allow to cool.

Add all of the ingredients {sans soda} to your cocktail shaker, add ice and shake for 15-20 seconds.

Strain into a highball or Collins glass, top with soda water & garnish with lime wheel.

• 50ml Altos Tequila Blanco, 100% agave
• 25ml Lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 15ml Agave syrup (you can always adjust to your taste)
• Salt rim (optional)
• Lime wheel to garnish

• 1.5oz Don Julio Blanco tequila
• .75oz Cointreau
• 1 cup watermelon juice
• Ice
• Watermelon wedges for garnish (optional)
• Tajin for garnish (optional)

Preparation:

Fill rocks glass with ice and set aside. In a cocktail shaker add ice, Don Julio tequila, Cointreau, and watermelon juice – shake to combine. Strain into rocks glass. Take watermelon wedges and dip each side in tajin. Place on glass or in beverage as garnish.