For your 4th of July celebrations this year, make sure what you serve in the glass is just as exciting as the pyrotechnics in the sky. Honoring the founding fathers that dutifully pledged their allegiance to the spirit of their choice, here’s 5 Fourth of July Cocktail recipes.
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Malibu American Flag Shooter (in photo)
.75 parts Blue Curacao
.75 parts Malibu Coconut Rum
.75 Campari
In a shot glass layer Blue Curacao, then Malibu and then Campari on the top for a very Patriotic-looking shooter or sipper.
The Yankee Dandy Apple
Courtesy of Rob Floyd, Los Angeles
2 oz Laird’s Applejack
¾ oz lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz Cherry herring
Shake well and pour into a lightly sugared martini rim.
Did you know applejack was our nation’s first licensed alcohol, hailing from New Jersey in 1780? George Washington himself used to ask and receive the “cider spirits” recipe and libation from none other than Robert Laird, a Revolutionary War soldier serving under GW. Robert Laird went onto build a small empire of Laird’s Applejack, once our nation’s most popular drink.
4th of July Cocktail
by Guy Fieri, Food Network
1 oz watermelon schnapps
1 big splash cranberry juice
1 very thin slice jalapeno or serrano pepper
1 slice lemon
1 slice lime
1½ oz tequila
¼ oz blue curacao
½ oz simple syrup
Watermelon wedge, for garnish (optional)
Mix the schnapps and cranberry juice in a shaker; pour into an ice-filled glass. Muddle the jalapeno pepper, lemon and lime, tequila, blue curacao and simple syrup (dissolve sugar in equal parts hot water and chill) in the shaker. Strain into the glass over the red layer. Garnish with watermelon.
Party Like It’s 1776 Sparkler
by Rob Floyd, Los Angeles
2 oz Aperol
2 oz Sparkling wine (preferably American made)
1 oz club soda
Garnish with a flair of lemon twists and blueberries.
If you need a sophisticated drink for a posh patriotic party, a little bubbly always does the trick.
Old Glory
Courtesy of W Hotel South Beach
1 ½ oz. Tito’s Texas Vodka
2 oz. strained watermelon purée
1 oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. simple syrup
¼ oz. Hum Botanical Liquer
2 oz. champagne
In a mixing glass, add all ingredients except champagne and fill with ice. Shake vigorously for roughly 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled, large (6 oz. or more) martini glass and top with champagne. Garnish by floating a red, white and blue rose petal.
Looking for a red, white and blue non-alcoholic Fourth of July drink? Head HERE.
In other patriotic Wanderlust & Lipstick news, check out:
- Cooling down on July 4th with Canadian Wine by WanderFood blogger, Lauren Van Mullem
- Patriotic Popsicle Recipe by Pampers & Pakhlava blogger, Beth Shepherd
- Cute Made in USA Sandals by WanderChic blogger, Nicole Sheets.
Happy Independence day with these festive Fourth of July cocktail recipes!
Drink Well,
Lanee
Headline photo courtesy of Malibu Rum.