Pride celebrations go throughout the month of June, and it’s a great time to show off your most colorful and vibrant cocktails. When it’s Pride time, we often like to round up a recipe for every color of the rainbow. We’re talking the full Roy G Biv spectrum we learned about in science class! Here is our colorful cocktail selection for Pride 2023.
The Coco Connection
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ oz. Crystal Head vodka
- ¾ oz. Coconut liqueur
- ¾ oz. Lime juice
- ½ Raspberry syrup
- 1 tsp. Grenadine 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 a raspberry skewer.
Notes
The mixologists at Crystal Head created this recipe.
Tiendita Margarita
Ingredients
- 2 oz. 1800 Cristalino tequila
- ¾ oz. Lime juice
- ¾ oz. Agave syrup
- 3 oz. Jarritos Tamarind soda
- Tajín spice to rim
Instructions
- Combine tequila, lime juice, and agave syrup in a mixing tin.
- Add ice and shake.
- Strain into rocks glass (half rimmed with Tajín) over fresh ice.
- Top with Tamarind Jarritos.
- Garnish with a tamarind candy stick.
Notes
The mixologists at 1800 created this recipe.
Smokey and the Bandit
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Lunazul tequila
- 1 oz. Vida mezcal
- ¾ oz. Lime juice
- ½ oz. Tropical habanero syrup
- ½ oz. Velvet Falernum
Instructions
- Rim a rocks glass with smoked salt and add ice to glass.
- Shake all ingredients vigorously.
- Strain into glass.
- Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel.
Notes
Ryan Christensen, bartender at Lucky Rooster Kitchen + Bar in Hilton Head Island, SC, created this recipe.
The Florida Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Bacardi Anejo Cuatro rum
- ¼ oz. Green crème de menthe
- ¼ oz. Lime juice
- 3 dashes of Saline
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a highball/Collins glass, build over 3 ice cubes.
- Fill halfway with fluffy pineapple juice.
- Stir again and top with more pineapple.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
Notes
The mixologists at Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Co. in Miami created this recipe.
Amalfi Coast
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Gin
- ½ oz. Italicus bergamot liqueur
- ½ oz. Simple syrup
- ½ oz. Fresh lemon juice
- Dekuyper Blue Curaçao
- Prosecco
Instructions
- Combine gin, Italicus, syrup and lemon in a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice and shake vigorously.
- Pour into a Champagne flute that’s been rimmed with sugar.
- Top with prosecco and 8 drops of Blue Curaçao.
- Garnish with a lemon ribbon.
Notes
Ashley Bouffard, bar manager at Via Sophia by the Sea in Kennebunk, ME, created this recipe.
Magenta
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Tanqueray 10 gin
- ½ oz. Ginger juice
- ½ oz. Lemon juice
- ¾ oz. Lavender syrup
- 1 bar spoon Butterfly pea powder
- 3 dashes Kensington aromatic bitters
- 1 oz. Fever-Tree sparkling water
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients into a shaker.
- Fill with ice and shake.
- Strain into a coupe glass.
- Garnish with flower.
Notes
The mixologists at Amal Miami created this recipe.
Bang-Bang
Ingredients
- 1 ½ oz. Avion silver tequila
- ¾ oz. Lemon juice
- ½ oz. Bianco vermouth
- ¼ oz. Luxardo maraschino liqueur
- ½ oz. House-made lavender-infused butterfly pea flower syrup
- Pinch of edible glitter
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into shaker.
- Shake and strain into coupe glass.
- Garnish with a lavender flower.
- Top with a sprinkle of rainbow edible glitter.
Notes
The mixologists at Bar Lis in Hollywood, CA, created this recipe.
