Even if Labor Day technically represents the end of summer (teardrop), it doesn’t mean the weather is great, outdoor parties and sunsets over cocktails with friends must end immediately. There are still a couple of weekends to enjoy the outdoor entertainment (including Labor Day) so we’ve put together some refreshing libations to get the party started.
Whether you are a vodka lover, tequila drinker, gin lover or rum lover, there is a tasty drink for every palate. Enjoy this best cocktail recipes for Labor Day parties, Thanks very much!
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Summer cocktail recipes for Labor Day parties
Fresh repo house
Casamigos always bring the party, so on this Labor Day, put the fall blues on a break and have your guests sip a refreshing libation instead. This fresh grapefruit tequila tip hits just the right notes on a hot summer day.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Casamigos Reposado Tequila
- 1.5 ounces of fresh grapefruit juice
- 0.5 ounces of fresh lime juice
- 0.5 ounces agave nectar
- 3 cucumber slices
- 8-10 mint leaves
- Mineral water
- Sprigs of mint and cucumber slices for garnish
Directions:
- Put all ingredients except the soda water in a pewter shaker.
- Mix the fruit / herbs. Add ice. Shake vigorously. Strain finely in a Collins glass.
- Add fresh ice. Top up with soda water.
- Garnish with a sprig of mint through the cucumber slice and place on the glass.
Greylag goose east breeze
One of the most popular cocktails at hotspot The Surf Lodge in Montauk is the East Breeze, an upscale (and healthier) variant of the summer favorite – vodka lemonade. Made with Gray Goose, fresh lemon juice, fresh blackberry puree, and St-Germain, it’s just sweet enough without being syrupy.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz Gray Goose Vodka
- 1 oz St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- ¾ ounces of fresh lemon juice
- ½ oz of fresh blackberry puree
- Mint sprig for garnish
Directions:
- Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and strain into a coupe or martini glass.
- Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Woodford Reserve Orange Mule
Autumn is just around the corner and that means the season for brown liquors is approaching. Fall and bourbon go hand in hand, so enjoy Labor Day – and the days after – with an orange mule.
Ingredients:
Directions:
- Fill a mule tumbler with ice, pour Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select, Gents Mule Mix, and Bitters over ice.
- Top up with Ale-8-One Ginger Ale.
- Squeeze and add both the orange and lime wedges.
- Line the glass with orange and lime spirals and then hang both spirals on the edge of the glass. HAVE FUN!
Gin Mare Mediterranean gin & tonic
Gin Mare is not your average gin. Enriched with four main botanicals: Arbequina olive from Spain, rosemary from Greece, thyme from Turkey and Italian sweet basil, this Mediterranean-inspired gin & tonic will be your new favorite. And with four parts tonic to one part gin, it’s a low-alcohol cocktail.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz gin mare
- 4 oz 1724 Tonic Water
- Rosemary sprig for garnish
Directions:
It is made of a special glass called the copa de balon, which has a balloon-like shape. The copa de balon is filled with ice before the gin is added. Then the tonic is added by slowly pouring it over a bartender’s spoon so that it soaks in slowly and completely. After pouring, stir the drink with the spoon, garnish and enjoy!
Casa Noble pineapple punch
Name two things better than tequila and pineapple. If this delicious combo doesn’t say summer in a glass, we don’t know what it means. Pro tip: char your pineapple on a grill before adding the juice to the drink for a smoky finish.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz Casa Noble Crystal Tequila
- ½ oz lime juice
- 1 ounce pineapple juice
- ¾ ounces of simple syrup
- Mineral water
- Splash of bitter
- Pineapple wedge for garnish
Directions:
- Put Casa Noble, lime juice, pineapple juice and sugar syrup in a shaker with ice.
- Shake until it cools.
- Strain in glass; top up with soda and bitters.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge.
Craven RumHaven Colada
RumHaven is an uncomplicated spirit made from real ingredients like coconut water and pure cane sugar that blends seamlessly with summer cocktails like this cooling piña colada.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz RumHaven
- 2 ounces pineapple juice
- 1 ounce coconut cream
- ½ oz of fresh lime juice
- Pineapple and cherry for garnish
Directions:
- Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously.
- Strain the cocktail into a collins glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with pineapple and cherry.
Ketel One Botanical Spicy Lady
This summer-ready cocktail recipe gets a taste kick from a serrano or jalapeño pepper, which is balanced with refreshing flavors boiler One Botanical Cucumber & Mint, a dash of agave for the sweetness and topped with club soda and sliced cucumber.
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces boiler One Botanical cucumber & mint
- 1 ounce lime juice
- 1 teaspoon agave
- 2 slices of cucumber
- 6 mint leaves
- 1 slice of serrano or jalapeño
- 1 ½ oz club soda top
Directions:
- Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice, color in a stemmed glass.
- Garnish with sliced cucumber and mint leaves.
Stella Artois Apple Cider Hibiscus Frosé
Stella Artois Cidre is a perfectly balanced apple cider – not too sweet, not too dry – and when you add it to a hibiscus frosé, you have a delicious (and insta-worthy) cocktail to serve at any vacation get-together.
ingredients:
- 4 oz raspberry hibiscus infusion *
- 6 oz Stella Artois apple cider
*Instructions for infusing raspberry hibiscus tea:
- Bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
- Remove from heat and add 4 hibiscus tea bags.
- Leave on for 5 minutes, then remove the tea bag.
- Add 1 cup of raspberries and cook for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add ¾ cup of sugar, stir and strain.
- Let cool down for about 10 minutes.
Directions:
- Put the raspberry and hibiscus infusion, Stella Artois cider and ice in the blender.
- Mix for 20 seconds and pour into the Stella Artois cider glass.
LIQS pre-mixed cocktail shots
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Tired of creating your own cocktail? Try LIQS– the world’s first pre-mixed cocktail shot, which this autumn will also be available in liter bottles with margaritas and mojitos. The Vodka Lemon Drop uses real lemon juice and sugar cane for the classic shot, while the Vodka Lychee Grapefruit contains the citrus fruits of the grapefruit to offset the sweetness of the lychee.
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