The holiday of the summer is finally here! Like most of you we are taking time to celebrate and enjoying the weekend with friends and family. So, we asked our friends from 13th Street Cocktails to share their recommendations for the perfect Styled Sips for July 4th! All of the recipes are below for you to try on your own plus one more to download here.
Originally posted by The Styled Bride
“BACK IN THE SADDLE” – A WATERMELON COCKTAIL
Ingredients
2 oz Vodka
.75 oz Fresh Lime
.75 oz simple syrup
.25 oz Campari
2″ cube of watermelon
2 basil leaves
Directions
Combine all ingredients into a shaker and shake vigorously. Double strain over fresh ice. Garnish with basil.
“FRESH BUCK” – A GINGER COCKTAIL
Ingredients
2 oz Vodka
1 oz ginger cordial
.5 oz fresh lime
Prep Work
Peel and chop ginger into 2 inch sections. Run through Juice extractor. Mix ginger juice to simple syrup in a 1 part ginger to 3 part simple syrup ratio.
Directions
Combine all ingredients and shake and strain into a collins glass. Top with soda. Garnish with mint.
“DEREK SMALLS” – A CUCUMBER COCKTAIL
Ingredients
2 oz Vodka
.75 Fresh lemon
1 oz Simple Syrup 1:1
1 oz Cucumber Juice
1 Barspoon of Absinthe or Sambuca
Prep Work
Peel and juice English cucumbers.
Directions
Combine all ingredients into a shaker and shake vigorously. Double strain over fresh ice. Garnish with a cucumber wheel.