Independence Day is coming up and it’s time to trot out some patriotic cocktails. You can always reuse some recipes from this past Memorial Day, or even the cocktails we highlighted last year. But of course we have a fresh batch for 2023. Here are seven new recipes for your Fourth.
Cotton Candy Skies
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Sipsmith gin
- ½ oz. Liquid Alchemist blood orange syrup
- ½ oz. Key Lime juice
- 3 oz. Mionetto brut prosecco
Instructions
- Add all ingredients together in a shaker and strain.
- Pour into a stemless flute.
- Garnish with a pillow of blue cotton candy.
Notes
The mixologists at the new Four Flamingos: A Richard Blais Key West Kitchen, created this recipe.
Cosmic Hippo
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Hibiscus-infused El Tesoro blanco tequila*
- ½ oz. Novo Fogo Silver cachaça
- ½ oz. Velvet falernum
- 1 oz. Lime
- ½ oz. Agave
- 2 drops Orange bitters
Instructions
- Rim a double Old Fashioned glass halfway with salt.
- Combine ingredients in a mixing tin and shake.
- Strain into double Old Fashioned glass over large ice cube.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Notes
*For Hibiscus-infused tequila: 20 g dried hibiscus flower per 750 tequila.
Combine, let sit 15 minutes, strain. Trevor Shores of Death & Co Denver, created this recipe.
Combine, let sit 15 minutes, strain. Trevor Shores of Death & Co Denver, created this recipe.
Second Nature
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ oz. Broken Shed Vodka
- 1 oz. Unsweetened lychee purée
- ¾ oz. Coconut syrup
- ½ oz. Fresh lime juice
- Dash lavender bitters
Instructions
- Short shake all the ingredients with 3 ice cubes.
- Strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice.
- Garnish with mint bouquet and serve with a straw.
Notes
The mixologists at Broken Shed created this recipe.
Unite & Delight
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Crystal Head vodka
- ⅔ oz. Blue Curaçao
- ⅓ oz. Yuzu sake
- ½ oz. Lemon juice
- 1 tsp. Simple syrup
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds.
- Double strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.
- Garnish with lemon zest.
Notes
The mixologists at Crystal Head created this recipe.
Bergamotto Blackberry Spritz
Ingredients
- 1½ oz. Italicus bergamot liqueur
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
- 4 Blackberries
- La Marca prosecco
- 1 Thyme sprig
Instructions
- Muddle blackberries and lemon juice.
- Add Italicus and shake with ice.
- Fine strain into an ice-filled white wine glass.
- Top with prosecco.
- Garnish with a blackberry, lemon peel and thyme sprig.
Notes
Jason Hedges, author of The Seasonal Cocktail, and beverage director for LT Hospitality, created this recipe.
Star Spangled Sipper
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. E11EVEN Vodka
- ½ oz. Lime
- ½ oz. Cherry juice
- ¼ oz. Simple syrup
- ¼ oz. Suze gentian liqueur
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into shaker and with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with dehydrated lemon wheel and cherry.
- Place popsicle and straw inside; cover with crushed ice.
Notes
The mixologists at Rosa Sky, Miami, FL, created this recipe.
Baby I’m A Firework
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Half Shell vodka
- 2 Strawberries
- ½ oz. Lemon
- ½ oz. Simple syrup
Instructions
- In a tall glass, add strawberries and muddle
- Then fill glass with ice
- In a shaker, add vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup and shake.
- Strain over glass, then garnish with blueberries.
Notes
The mixologists at Half Shell created this recipe.
