Saturday, August 29, 2020

Some Girl Groups

The Chiffons
Sweet Talking Guy


The Dixie Cups
People Say



Beach Water


Ingredients:

6 oz. of Hpnotiq  Liqueur
3 oz. Sprite Soda
4 1/2 oz. of Cruzan Coconut Rum

Pour the coconut rum into a Collins glass filled with ice.
Add Hpnotiq until a very pretty light blue (like tropical beach water),
then add some Sprite for a little fizz and some taste.
Mix and enjoy the beach wherever you go.


cocktailbuilder/recipe/beach-water

Friday, August 28, 2020

Nancy Sinatra
These Boots Are Made For Walking



Lime Vodka Soda

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Lime Vodka (Smirnoff Lime)
Club Soda to fill
Garnish:  Lime

Directions:

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add lime vodka and fill with club soda.
Garnish with a lime twist.

completecocktails/Drinks/LimeVodkaSoda

TGIF

Saturday, August 22, 2020

Tainted Love

Soft Cell


Gloria Jones (Original)


Zacapa Summer Soiree

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Zacapa 23 Rum
1/2 oz. Ginger Liqueur
4 dashes orange bitters
2 oz. orange-guava juice

Directions:

Combine Zacapa 23 Rum, ginger liqueur, orange bitters and orange guava juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.  Cover and shake until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a rocks glass.

Courtesy of Zacapa Rum

drinkoftheweek/drink_recipes/summer-soiree/

Friday, August 21, 2020

Traffic - Paper Sun (and a Murmaids cover)



The Murmaids


Midori Sun

Ingredients:

3 cl Midori Melon Liqueur
3 cl Gin
15 cl Orange Juice
15 cl Pineapple Juice
2 dashes Lime Mix

Shake well with ice and pour into a hurricane glass.
Vary Lemon-Lime mix to taste. Garnish with a lime wedge or a cherry, a slice of orange, and serve.

haveacocktail/midori-sun

Sunday, August 16, 2020

The Who - Summertime Blues

Live at Woodstock 1969

Bermuda Rum Swizzle

Ingredients:

1 oz. Goslings Black Seal Rum Ⓡ
1 oz. Goslings Gold Seal Rum Ⓡ
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Orange Juice
Dash Grenadine
Dash Angostura Bitters

Combine all ingredients and shake until frothy.
Serve over ice and garnish with an orange and cherry.

nationaltoday/national-rum-day

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain


Vodka Tonic

Photo: The Spruce/Julia Hartbeck

Ingredients:

2 ounces Vodka
1/4 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
4 to 6 ounces Tonic Water
Garnish: Lime wedge or wheel

Gather the ingredients.  In a highball glass filled with ice, pour the vodka and lime juice.
Fill with tonic and stir. Garnish with a lime wedge.  Stir and enjoy.


thespruceeats/vodka-tonic-recipe-759840

Friday, August 14, 2020

Blue Oyster Cult

This Ain't The Summer of Love


Frozen Lime Daquiri


Ingredients:

Frozen limeade concentrate (12 fl. oz.)
Rum (12 fl. oz.)
Crushed ice (1 cup)
Cherry or lime garnish

Method:

Blend all the ingredients together in a blender until they're smooth.
Pour into glasses and serve immediately with ice.

tastessence/frozen-rum-drinks

Happy Friday! TGIF

Saturday, August 8, 2020

Rachel Goswell - Warm Summer Sun


SKYY Summer Palmer

Drink Type- Martini

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. SKYY Vodka
1/4 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Iced Tea (Sweetened)
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice

Instructions:

Combine SKYY Vodka, Triple Sec, unsweetened iced tea, lemon juice, and ice into a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass with sugar rim as garnish.

CREDIT

Friday, August 7, 2020

Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You


Vodka Sunrise

Ingredients:

2 oz. Vodka
Orange Juice
Splash of Grenadine
Garnish: Cherry

Instructions:

Pour vodka in a glass with ice.
Fill glass with orange juice and add the splash of Grenadine.

Saturday, August 1, 2020

War - Summer


Lemony Summer

Ingredients:

3/4 oz. Ameretto
1 oz. Whiskey
1 oz. Lemon Juice
1oz. Orange Juice

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker half filled with ice cubes. 
Shake well, strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice, and serve.

haveacocktail.com/lemony-summer