Cocktails/Mocktails

Summer Drinks That Work for Everyone

 

Hot weather needs cool, refreshing drinks. Here are three easy recipes that can be made as cocktails or mocktails, so you don't need to come up with separate drink menus.

Strawberry Vodka Limeade

2 oz limeade

2 oz vodka

2 large strawberries

Club soda

Ice

Lime slice for garnish

Muddle the berries in the bottom of a glass. Add limeade, vodka and ice. Top off with club soda and stir. Garnish with a lime slice.

Mocktail version: Replace the 2 oz of vodka with 2 oz of limeade

Sunrise in Oaxaca

2 oz Dos Hombres Mezcal

4oz. fresh orange juice

Ice

2 tbsp grenadine

Orange slice for garnish

Add Dos Hombres and orange juice with ice into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into Collins glass. Slowly pour in grenadine. Garnish

Mocktail version: Replace the 2 oz of mezcal with 2 oz of orange juice

Mango Rum Iced Tea

2 oz. rum

8 oz. Adagio Mango Iced Tea

Simple syrup

Mango cubes

Ice

Mix tea, rum and simple syrup to taste. Pour over ice and add mango cubes. You can also use frozen mango in place of ice.