Patriotic Cocktails For Summer 2025

When it’s time to celebrate the summer holidays that honor the USA, such as Fourth of July, a few red or blue cocktails always add a festive touch to a drink menu or at-home gathering. Here are seven we like for this year.

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Sparkling Raspberry Rosé

Course Drinks

Keyword bitters, blanco tequila, lemon, raspberries, Simple syrup, sparkling rosé

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Casamigos Blanco tequila
• ¾ oz. Fresh lemon juice
• ½ oz. Simple syrup
• 4 Raspberries
• 2 dashes Bitters
• Sparkling brut rosé

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients, except sparkling rosé, into a tin shaker.
• Muddle raspberries.
• Add ice and shake vigorously.
• Fine strain into a coupe glass.
• Top off with sparkling brut rosé.
• Garnish with 2-3 edible flowers.

Notes

The mixologists at Casamigos created this recipe.

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Bourbon Renewal

Course Drinks

Keyword Angostura bitters, bourbon, creme de cassis, lemon, Simple syrup

Ingredients

• 2 parts Maker’s Mark bourbon
• 1 part Fresh lemon juice
• ½ part Creme de cassis liqueur
• ½ part Simple syrup
• 1-2 dashes Angostura bitters

Instructions

• Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
• Shake and strain into rocks glass over ice.
• Garnish with a lemon wedge or blackberries.

Notes

The mixologists at Maker’s Mark created this recipe.

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Patriot-arita

Course Drinks

Keyword agave, blanco tequila, Blue Curaçao, coconut, lime, rum

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Blanco Tequila
• ½ oz. Blue Curaçao
• ½ oz. Coconut-infused rum
• 1 oz. Fresh lime juice
• ¼ oz. Agave syrup

Instructions

• Combine ingredients and shake vigorously with ice.
• Strain into stemless wine glass over fresh ice.
• Garnish with one blueberry and one strawberry threaded onto a plastic cocktail skewer.

Notes

Mixologist Jacob Peters created this recipe, available at Water Horse Pool Bar at Omni Fort Worth Hotel.

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Karpouzi (Watermelon) Thyme

Course Drinks

Keyword blanco tequila, lime, mastiha, pink peppercorns, Simple syrup, thyme, watermelon

Ingredients

• 1 part Kleos Mastiha Spirit
• 1 part Silver tequila
• ½ part Fresh lime juice
• ¼ part Simple syrup
• 6 1- inch Watermelon karpouzi cubes
• 4 Pink peppercorns

Instructions

• Muddle pink peppercorns in a shaker tin.
• Add other all ingredients and shake vigorously.
• Double strain over fresh crushed ice into a highball.
• Garnish with watermelon cubes and a thyme sprig.

Notes

The mixologists at Kleos created this recipe.

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Berry Independent Punch

Course Drinks

Keyword blackberries, Chambord, gin, lemonade, Maraschino liqueur, raspberries, Simple syrup, strawberries

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups Nolet’s Silver Gin
• ½ cup Chambord liqueur
• ½ cup Maraschino cherry liqueur
• 2 ½ cups Lemonade
• ¼-½ cup Simple syrup
• 1 cup Blackberries or blueberries
• 1 cup Strawberries
• 1 cup Raspberries

Instructions

• Puree fruit in blender and strain out solids or juice fresh berries in a juicer.
• Mix berry juice with gin, Chambord and maraschino liqueur with lemonade in a large pitcher or punchbowl.
• Taste for sweetness and adjust with simple syrup as needed.
• Add ice to the mixture, and serve in a rocks glass over ice.
• Garnish with fruit or flowers.

Notes

Makes 10-12 cocktails. The mixologists at Nolet’s created this recipe.

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Strawberry Spritz

Course Drinks

Keyword elderflower liqueur, lemon, mint, sparkling rosé, sparkling water, Strawberry syrup

Ingredients

• ¾ oz. Elderflower liqueur
• ¾ oz. Lemon Juice
• ¾ oz. Strawberry-mint simple syrup*
• 3 oz. Korbel brut rosé
• 1 oz. Sparkling water

Instructions

• In a shaker, add all ingredients except sparkling rosé and sparkling water.
• Shake, then double strain into a wine glass with ice.
• Top with sparkling rosé and sparkling water.
• Garnish with a strawberry and mint bouquet.

Notes

The mixologists at Korbel created this recipe.

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Margarita Azul

Course Drinks

Keyword blanco tequila, Blue Curaçao, lime, Simple syrup

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz. Partida blanco tequila
• 1 oz. Bols Blue Curaçao
• ¾ oz. Fresh lime juice
• ⅓ oz. Sugar syrup

Instructions

• Combine ingredients and shake.
• Strain into Margarita glass.
• Garnish with lime wheel.

Notes

The mixologists at Partida created this recipe.