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US Financial's Top 10 Favorite Cocktails for this Summer (in no particular order!)

August 06, 2021

We are hoping you’re enjoying your summer! These are US Financial’s top 10 favorite cocktails to sip on in the summer heat.

1. Malibu Bay Breeze

What You’ll Need

  • Glass with ice
  • Coconut rum
  • Pineapple juice
  • Cranberry Juice

Directions

  • Pour one part coconut rum, one part pineapple juice, and one part cranberry juice into a glass
  • Stir and enjoy

2. Classic Piña Colada

What You’ll Need

  • 1 ½ cup of ice
  • ½ cup diced frozen pineapple
  • 2 ounces pineapple juice
  • 2 ounces coconut cream
  • 1 ½ ounces white rum
  • 1 ounce dark rum

Directions

  • Throw all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth
  • Pour into a glass and enjoy

3. Manhattan

What You’ll Need

  • 2 ounces bourbon or rye
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 dash orange bitters

Directions

  • Add the bourbon or rye, sweet vermouth and both bitters into a cocktail mixing glass with ice in it
  • Strain into a chilled glass
  • Garnish with a branded cherry 

4. Blueberry Vodka Lemonade

What You’ll Need

  • 1 bunch of fresh mint
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1 cup of blueberries
  • ½ cup of lemonade
  • Ice

Directions

  • Place mint leaves, sugar, and blueberries in a cocktail shaker
  • Muddle with the end of a wooden spoon until blueberries are broken
  • Add vodka and ice, shake for 30 seconds
  • Pour into your glass of choice
  • Garnish with blueberries, mint, and lemon slices

5. Vodka Mojito

What You’ll Need

  • 1 ½ cups of Mint Simple Syrup (recipe below)
  • 1 cup of chilled vodka
  • ¼ cup of fresh lime juice (from 2 or 3 large limes)
  • 1 cup of chilled club soda
  • Ice
  • Fresh mint for garnish

Directions

  • In a pitcher, combine the simple syrup vodka, lime juice, and club soda
  • Pour into ice-filled glasses
  • Garnish with Mint

Mint Simple Syrup

What You’ll Need

  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 packed cup of fresh mint

Directions

  • In a saucepan over medium heat, combine ingredients
  • Bring to a boil, then to a simmer for 5 minutes
  • Stir occasionally until the sugar has dissolved
  • Remove the pan from heat and allow the syrup to cool for 2 minutes
  • Strain before using

6.  Aperol Spritz

What You’ll Need

  • Aperol
  • Prosecco
  • Club Soda
  • Slice of fresh orange for garnish

Directions

  • Pour one part Aperol, 1 part Prosecco, and a splash of club soda into a glass
  • Garnish with a slice of fresh orange
  • Stir and enjoy

7. Classic Margarita

What You’ll Need

  • Tequila
  • Freshly-squeezed lime juice
  • Orange liqueur

Directions

  • Salt rim around glass of choice
  • Combine ingredients into a cocktail shaker
  • Shake
  • Strain and serve on the rocks

8. Peach Sangria

What You’ll Need

  • 1 lb fresh yellow peaches
  • ¼ cup of sugar
  • ¾ cup of peach liqueur or peach schnapps
  • 1 bottle of white wine
  • 1 liter of chilled ginger ale

Directions

  • Put sliced peaches into the bottom of a sangria pitcher
  • In a small saucepan, bring ¼ cup of sugar and ½ cup of water to a boil, stir until the sugar completely dissolves, remove from heat, and pour into the pitcher
  • Pour white wine and peach liqueur into the pitcher
  • When you’re ready to serve, top the pitcher off with chilled ginger ale
  • Stir and serve in wine glasses

9. Vodka Cranberry

What You’ll Need

  • 1 ounce of vodka
  • 4 ½ ounces of cranberry juice
  • 1 dash of lime juice
  • 1 dash of orange juice

Directions

  • Fill your glass halfway with ice
  • Pour all ingredients into the glass
  • Stir and enjoy

10. Watermelon Martini

What You’ll Need

  • Watermelon
  • Mint
  • Vodka
  • Cointreau
  • Lime Juice

Directions

  • Muddle watermelon and mint into a glass
  • Add the vodka, Cointreau, and lime juice into a cocktail shaker
  • Shake until chilled
  • Strain into a glass and serve