Independence Day Celebration: 6 Delicious, Patriotic Cocktails For The 4th Of July

The Fourth of July is the perfect time to whip out the barbeque and enjoy a refreshing drink. Luckily, we compiled a list of tasty cocktail recipes that will quench your thirst and be the perfect addition to any Independence Day celebration.

Pomegranate Ginger Bubbly

Ingredients:

• ½ can Volley Spicy Ginger
• ½ oz. Triple sec
• Juice of ½ lime
• Pomegranate juice

Instructions:

After combining all of the ingredients, add a splash of pomegranate juice. Garnish with an orange and/or lime wheel and pomegranate seeds.

Red, White, and Brut

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. Barefoot Bubbly Brut Cuvee
• ½ oz. Raspberry syrup or ½ oz. Raspberry liqueur
• ¼ oz. Blue Curacao
• 1 Large whole fresh strawberry

Instructions:

Place the raspberry syrup at the bottom of a champagne flute then carefully place a whole strawberry on top of raspberry syrup. Slowly pour Brut Cuvee on top of the strawberry and the fruit will begin to float. Carefully pour blue curacao over the top of the strawberry and enjoy.

Raspberry Tonic

Ingredients:

• 1.5 oz. Recuerdo Joven
• ½ oz. Sweet Vermouth
• 4 Raspberries
• ¼ oz. Cardamom syrup
• ¼ oz. Lime juice
• Tonic water
• Ground cardamom
• Peppermint

Instructions:

Cardamom Syrup: To make the syrup, bring 16 oz. of water to a low boil. Then add in 16 oz. of sugar, and six to eight cardamom pods and allow it to simmer for five minutes. Leave it to cool for one to two hours and then strain.

In an old-fashioned glass gently muddle the raspberries with the lime juice, cardamom syrup, and a dash of ground cardamom. Add ice followed by the mezcal and the sweet vermouth. Stir lightly and top off the cocktail with tonic water. Garnish with peppermint and enjoy!

Woodford Porch Swing

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz. Straight Bourbon Whiskey
• ¾ oz. Lemon juice
• ½ oz. Honey
• 6 oz. Peach tea

Instructions:

Use a tall glass to combine all of the ingredients and stir. Garnish the finished cocktail with a lemon wheel or slice of peach.

BABE Frosé

Ingredients:

• 4 Cans of BABE Rosé or BABE 100 Rosé
• ¼ Cup vodka
• 4 tbsp. Strawberry simple syrup (½ Cup Water, ½ Cup sugar, 1 Cup finely chopped strawberries)

Instructions:

Pour the BABE Rosé into a gallon ziplock bag and place it in a dish to freeze overnight.

Strawberry simple syrup: Add the water and sugar into a bowl and microwave for about 1 ½ minutes until it begins to boil. Continue to stir until the sugar dissolves. Then add the chopped strawberries and chill them in the refrigerator overnight. Strain the contents through a fine-mesh sieve into a different bowl and dispose of the strawberry pieces.

Add the frozen BABE Rosé, vodka, and strawberry simple syrup to a blender then blend until it is smooth. Serve the frozen drink immediately. Makes 4 - 6 servings.

Peach-Cranberry Cooler

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Seagram’s Peach Vodka
• 4 oz. Cranberry juice

Instructions:

Add the Seagram’s Peach Vodka into a glass over ice. Use cranberry juice to top the cocktail. Garnish & Enjoy!