Bright and Beautiful Cocktails
Summer just screams for fruity, refreshing drinks. These cool, colorful mixes were made just for you by the country's hottest spots to sip.
Photos by Svend Lindbaek |
 | Kerasi (cherry in Greek)
2 oz. peach vodka
1 oz. cherry puree (just blend fresh pitted cherries)
1/2 oz. peach liqueur
1/2 oz. cherry brandy
1/2 oz. lemon juice
Sparkling wine, like Cava Shake all ingredients but the Cava over ice and strain into a flute. Top off with Cava. Garnish with a cherry. Philip Pepperdine, Barbounia, New York | | |
 | Orange Splash 2 oz. Absolut Citron vodka
1 oz. Cointreau or triple sec
Splash of fresh lime juice
Splash of orange juice Pour all ingredients over ice in a shaker or large glass and shake vigorously. Rim a glass with sugar and serve on the rocks. Garnish with an orange slice. Shane Bachelor, Bar Twenty3, Nashville | | |
 | Watermelon Martini 3 oz. Ketel One Citroen
1 oz. Watermelon Pucker
1/2 oz. Cointreau or triple sec
Splash of lemonade
Splash of 7-Up Mix all ingredients together over ice, shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a slice of watermelon. James and Jane Nelson, The Independent, Minneapolis | | |
 | Strawberry Punch 3 fresh strawberries
3 slices canned pineapple
1/2 oz. pineapple syrup from the can
1/4 oz. lime juice
1/4 oz. simple syrup (dissolve one part sugar in one part boiling water; let cool)
2 oz. white rum Muddle fruit. Pour over ice with other ingredients; shake. Garnish with fruit. Fonda Tsironis, Park Blue, New York | | |
 | Periodista (journalist) Juice of 1/2 lime
1 t. sugar
Splash of apricot brandy
1/2 c. apricot puree (blend fresh apricots)
Splash of triple sec
1 1/2 oz. Bacardi light rum
Twist of lime Shake all ingredients over ice, then strain into a glass. Garnish with skewered dried apricots and a slice of lime. Douglas Rodriguez, Ola, Miami | | |
