Saturday, August 22, 2026

42 Below Kiwi Breeze


Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Kiwi Vodka
1 oz. Apple Juice
Cranberry Juice
Wedge of lime for garnish

Directions:

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add Kiwi vodka and apple juice, then fill with cranberry juice.
Stir well and garnish with a lime wedge.


completecocktails/Drinks/42BelowKiwiBreeze

Friday, August 21, 2026

Cassis Cooler


Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. Creme de Cassis (Chymos)
2 oz. Grapefruit Juice
Ginger Ale to fill
Slice orange for garnish

Directions:

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add creme de cassis and grapefruit juice, then fill with ginger ale.

completecocktails/Drinks/CassisCooler

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Absolut Big Breezy


Ingredients:

2 parts Absolut New Orleans

1/2 part Simple Syrup

5 chunks watermelon 

1 dash black pepper

1 squirt of lemon

Instructions:

Muddle, watermelon, lemon juice, pepper and simple syrup.  Add Absolut® New Orleans. 

Shake and strain into cocktail glass. 

barnonedrinks/drinks/a/absolut-big-breezy

Credit

Absolut  Vodka

 

Friday, August 14, 2026

Waikiki Beachcomber


Ingredients:

3/4 oz. Triple Sec

3/4 oz. Gin

1 tbsp. Pineapple Juice

Instructions:

Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass.

barnonedrinks/w/waikiki-beachcomber



The Lovin Spoonful - Summer In the City

 


Saturday, August 8, 2026

Sunny Sour


Ingredients:

1 1/4 oz. Dark Rum

1/4 oz. Lemon Juice

1/2 teaspoon superfine sugar

Instructions:

Shake rum and lemon juice and sugar with crushed or shaved ice until frosty.

Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon wedge and cherry.

barnonedrinks/drinks/s/sunny-sour

Friday, August 7, 2026

Summer Fresh


Ingredients:

2 oz. Tuaca Vanilla Citrus Liqueur
3/4 oz. Vodka (Finlandia)
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Simple Syrup
3 chunks watermelon

Directions:

Muddle watermelon chunks in the bottom of a cocktail shaker.
Add ice and the remaining ingredients, and shake vigorously.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a watermelon wedge.

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Sake Breezer

Drink Type- Martini

Ingredients:


2 oz. TY KU Sake 

4 slices Cucumber

Instructions:

Shake Sake and four cucumber slices hard with ice and strain into a cocktail glass over ice. 

Garnish with fresh cucumber slices.


barnonedrinks.com/drinks/s/sake-breezer

CREDIT: TY KU Asian Liqueur


Friday, July 31, 2026

Spiced Rum Punch


Ingredients:

2 oz. Spiced Rum
3 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 oz. Orange Juice
0.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz. Grenadine

Combine all ingredients
Shake well for 10 seconds.
Strain into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice.
Grate nutmeg over top
Garnish with pineapple wedge.


Saturday, July 25, 2026

 Sly and the Family Stone

Hot Fun in the Summertime


Citrus Grove Martini

2 oz. white rum

0.75 oz. dry vermouth

0.25 fresh lime juice

0.25 fresh grapefruit juice

0.25 simple syrup


Serve in a martini glass, garnish with peel twist and thyme sprig.

Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice.

Shake vigorously for 15 seconds

Double strain into a martini glass.

Citrus Grove Martini | MyCocktailz.com

Friday, July 24, 2026

The Flaming Lips - It's Summertime



Honey Deuce

 

Ingredients:

1 1/4 oz. Vodka (Grey Goose), (1 shot)
3 oz. Lemonade, (2 shots)
1/2 oz. Raspberry Liqueur (Chambord)
Ice, preferably crushed
Honeydew melon balls, chilled or frozen

Directions:

Fill a highball glass with ice, add vodka
Top with lemonade and raspberry liqueur
Garnish with honeydew melon balls. (As a substitute, you can garnish with lemon wedges or raspberries).
Serve and enjoy!

Photo Credit: 

Stacy Allen, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle


Saturday, July 18, 2026

Paloma

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Tequila
1/4 cup club soda
1 tbsp. lime juice
1/4 cup grapefruit juice
1 tsp. sugar
Kosher salt

Pour kosher salt on a plate. Rub the rim of a highball glass with a grapefruit wedge and dip the rim in salt. Combine 1/4 cup grapefruit juice, 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice and 1 tsp. sugar in glass. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in 1/4 cup tequila, add ice and top off with 1/4 cup club soda. Garnish with a lime wedge.

From Bon Appetit

Friday, July 17, 2026

Summer on the Cape

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Coconut Rum

Fill Cranberry juice

One lime wedge.

drinksecret/summer-on-the-cape



Saturday, July 11, 2026

Stinger

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. Brandy

5 oz. White Creme de Menthe

Instructions:

In a shaker glass with ice pour in creme de menthe and brandy.

Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

midnightmixologist/recipe/stinger/


Friday, July 10, 2026

Mandrin Summer Crush

Ingredients:

1 oz.  Absolut Mandrin Vodka
1 oz. Absolut Citron Vodka
Triple Sec
Orange Juice (Fresh)
Lime Juice (Fresh)

Instructions:

Mix ingredients together in a shaker with ice.
Serve straight up in a martini glass.


barnonedrinks.com/drinks/m/mandrin-summer-crush

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Happy 4th of July

 Chicago

Saturday in the Park



Fourth of July cocktail


1 oz. blue curacao
1 oz. peach schnapps
1 oz. clear rum
3-4 oz. club soda
1 maraschino cherry

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes to chill it.
In a shaker, combine the blue curacao, peach schnapps, and clear rum.
Shake well to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
Strain the mixture from the shaker into the prepared glass filled with ice.
Gently pour the club soda over the mix to top off the drink.
Stir lightly to combine.
Add a maraschino cherry on top for a festive touch.


Saturday, June 27, 2026

Strawberry Fizz cocktail

 

Ingredients: 
                                                        
60 ml Vodka
15 ml Strawberry Schnapps
Top up Lemonade

Method:

 Add the vodka and strawberry Schnapps to a highball glass with ice.
 Stir for 10 - 15 seconds before topping up with the lemonade.
 Garnish with some strawberries and serve.