Memorial Day Weekend is finally here and we can officially dive into summer. While it’s a great holiday for beer, chilled wines, hard seltzer and other ready-to-drink concoctions, it’s hard to resist an array of patriotic red, white or blue cocktails. Here are a few that appeal to the eye and the palate.

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Panama Dreaming

Course Drinks

Keyword raspberries, rum, taramind

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Ron Abuelo 7 años rum or other aged rum
• 6 Fresh raspberries
• ¾ oz. Honey syrup
• ¾ oz. Tamarind concentrate
• 1 oz. Fresh lime juice

Instructions

• Muddle the raspberries inside the shaker.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and shake.
• Strain into a rocks glass over ice.
• Garnish with a cinnamon stick, mint spring and fresh raspberries.

Notes

Cristóbal Srokowski, Ron Abuelo Global Brand Ambassador, created this recipe.

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Palm Mojito

Course Drinks

Keyword coconut rum, mint, white rum

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Bacardi white rum or other white rum
• ¾ oz. Malibu or other coconut rum
• 1 ½ oz. Coconut cream
• ½ oz. Simple syrup
• ⅓ oz. Lime juice
• 10 Mint leaves

Instructions

• Muddle mint, lime juices and simple syrup in a highball glass.
• Add in crushed ice, rums and coconut cream and shake until mixed.
• Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

Notes

The mixologists at the Baros Maldives resort in the Republic of the Maldives, created this recipe.

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Aquadisiac

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Patrón Silver tequila or other silver tequila
• 1 oz. Blue Curaçao
• ¾ oz. Lime juice
• 3 oz. Tropical Red Bull yellow
• 2 cups of ice

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients into a blender with ice.
• Blend until smooth.
• Garnish with pineapple wedge

Notes

The mixologists at Patrón created this recipe.

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Pom Apple Mule

Course Drinks

Keyword apple, Cognac, ginger beer, pommegranate

Ingredients

• 1 ½ parts D’Ussé VSOP Cognac or other Cognac
• 1 part Apple juice
• ½ part Pom Wonderful pomegranate juice
• ½ part Lime juice
• 1 part Fever-Tree ginger beer

Instructions

• Add Cognac, apple, pomegranate and lime juices into a shaker with ice.
• Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass.
• Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge and pomegranate seeds

Notes

The mixologists at D’Ussé created this recipe.

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Birthday Suit

Course Drinks

Keyword Champagne, lemon sorbet, sparkling wine, tequila

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Teremana Blanco tequila
• Large scoop of lemon sorbet
• Top with Champagne or sparkling wine

Instructions

• Build in coupe or parfait glass.
• Garnish with cracked pink peppercorn or sprinkles and a bi

Notes

The mixologists at Teremana created this recipe.

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Emily’s Garden

Course Drinks

Keyword Bombay Sapphire gin, Creme de Violette liqueur, gin, ginger beer

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Bombay Sapphire gin or other premium gin
• 1 oz. Creme de Violette liqueur
• ½ oz. Lemon juice
• ½ oz. Ginger syrup

Instructions

• Combine ingredients in a shaker.
• Shake well with ice and strain over fresh ice.
• Garnish with 2 drops of rose water and 3 dried rosebuds.

Notes

The mixologists at Fork & Barrel restaurant in Louisville, KY, created this recipe.

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Cherry Smash

Course Drinks

Keyword cherries, coconut water, gin, lime

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Nolet’s Silver gin
• 5-6 Muddled cherries plus more for garnish
• ½ oz. Lime juice
• 2 oz. Coconut water
• ¼ oz. Simple syrup optional
• Jalapeno slices and a dash of salt for garnish

Instructions

• Muddle cherries with lime juice in a cocktail shaker.
• Add coconut water and simple syrup if using and shake with ice.
• Pour over ice in a highball glass.
• Garnish with a cherry, jalapeno and a dash of salt.

Notes

The mixologists at Nolet’s created this recipe.