Late Summer Cocktails

Labor Day may have come and gone, but there are still a few weeks of summer left. Celebrate what’s left of the season with a few special cocktails. Here are five we like this year.

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Guavabuena

Course Drinks

Keyword club soda, Guava nectar, honey syrup, lime, mint, tequila

Ingredients

• 2 parts Espolón Tequila Reposado
• 2 parts Guava nectar
• ¾ parts Honey syrup
• ¾ parts Lime juice
• 3 parts Club soda
• 5 Fresh mint leaves

Instructions

• Add all ingredients into a shaker except for the club soda.
• Shake vigorously and quickly.
• Open the shaker and add club soda.
• Strain all contents into a highball over fresh ice.
• Garnish with mint bouquet, lime wheel and citrus salt.

Notes

The mixologists at Espolón created this recipe.

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Punch by the Ocean

Course Drinks

Keyword gin, ginger beer, lemon, Lillet rouge, mint, watermelon

Ingredients

• 8 parts Gray Whale gin
• 4 parts Lillet Rouge or Cocchi Rosa vermouth
• 4 parts Watermelon puree
• 4 parts Fresh lemon juice
• 6 parts Ginger beer
• Fresh mint

Instructions

• Combine ingredients except ginger beer into large drink vessel.
• Fill with crushed ice and top with ginger beer.
• Briefly stir to combine.
• Garnish with fresh mint.

Notes

The mixologists at Gray Whale created this recipe.

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Lady Day

Course Drinks

Keyword coconut, mango, rum, Simple syrup

Ingredients

• 2 oz. Rum
• 1 cup Mango chunks
• 1 oz. Coconut shrub*
• 1 oz. Simple syrup adjust to taste
• Coconut flakes

Instructions

• In a blender, combine liquid ingredients with ice.
• Blend until smooth.
• Pour the blended mixture into a chilled glass.
• Garnish with coconut flakes.

Notes

*For Coconut shrub: Combine 1 cup coconut water, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup white wine vinegar in a saucepan. Heat until the sugar is dissolved, let it cool, and then strain into a bottle.

The mixologists at Red Rooster Overtown in Miami created this recipe.

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Bourbon Spritz

Course Drinks

Keyword Aperol, bourbon, lemon, prosecco, Simple syrup

Ingredients

• 1 part Maker’s Mark bourbon
• 1 part Aperol
• ¾ parts Freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Splash of simple syrup
• Prosecco

Instructions

• Fill a wine glass with ice.
• Layer in bourbon, Aperol, juice and syrup.
• Top with prosecco.
• Garnish with an orange peel.

Notes

The mixologists at Maker’s Mark created this recipe.

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Little Death

Course Drinks

Keyword amaro, Champagne, Ginger syrup, lemon, Peach liqueur

Ingredients

• ½ oz. Juliette peach liqueur
• 1 oz. Lo-Fi gentian amaro
• ¼ oz. Ginger syrup
• ¼ oz. Cucumber syrup
• ½ oz. Lemon juice
• Champagne

Instructions

• Fill a wine glass with ice.
• Add liqueur, amaro, lemon juice, cucumber syrup, and ginger syrup.
• Gently stir and top with Champagne of choice.
• Garnish with a cucumber ribbon.

Notes

The mixologists at Daintree Rooftop & Lounge in New York created this recipe.