Whether you’re celebrating a holiday like the Fourth of July or looking for un cóctel to drink at your next asado, nothing beats a very refrescante beverage as the temperatures rise. Regardless of what you’re celebrating or munching on, a cocktail is a great way to toast to life.

From the light and fruity to the smooth and sultry, the below ten cocktail recipes will be a hit at all of your family parties this season.

Casa Del Sol Blanco cocktail
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Blueberry Lemon Sol Fresca

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients: 

  • 8 oz. Casa Del Sol Blanco 
  • 1 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 cup Blueberries
  • 3 tablespoons agave nectar
  • Garnish: Lemon slices and Blueberries 

Directions:

  1. In a mixing glass, muddle all the ingredients. 
  2. Strain into a glass over ice.
  3. Top with sparkling water or soda water. 
  4. Garnish with lemon slices and blueberries.
Frangelico cocktail
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Chocolate Cake Shot

Ingredients: 

  • 1 part Frangelico
  • 1 part SKYY Citrus Vodka
  • Lemon Wedge
  • Sugar

Directions: 

  1. Run the slice of lemon around the edge of a shot glass. 
  2. Dip the edge of the glass and lemon in sugar. 
  3. Combine Frangelico and vodka in a shot glass. 
  4. Take the shot and chase with the sugar-coated lemon wedge.
Campari cocktail
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Campari Spritz

Ingredients:

  • Ice
  • 3 parts Cinzano Prosecco 
  • 2 parts Campari
  • 1 part Soda Water
  • Slice of Orange
  • Glassware: Wine Glass

Directions:

  1. Fill the glass with ice. 
  2. Add Prosecco, Campari, and soda water to the glass.
  3. Garnish with an orange slice.
NOLET’S Silver Gin cocktail
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Firecracker G + T

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
  • 1 Bomb Pop (or other popsicle)
  • Frozen raspberries & blueberries
  • 4 oz. Tonic Water

Directions: 

  1. Fill a Balloon glass with ice and frozen fruit. 
  2. Add NOLET’S Silver, tonic water, and a popsicle.
Argonaut Saloon Strength Brandy cocktail
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California Gold Rush

Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz. Argonaut Saloon Strength Brandy
  • ¾ oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
  • ¾ oz. Honey Simple Syrup
  • Garnish: expressed lemon peel with a brandied cherry
  • Glassware: Rocks glass

Directions: 

  1. Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. 
  2. Shake together to combine and chill. 
  3. Double strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. 
  4. Garnish with an expressed lemon peel and brandied cherry.
Revivalist Garden Gin cocktail
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Fragaria Martini

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Revivalist Garden Gin 
  • ½ oz. Strawberry liqueur 
  • ¾  oz. Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp (5g) Strawberry jam
  • Glass: Coupe/stemmed glass 
  • Garnish: Fresh strawberry slice

Directions: 

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice to the top. 
  2. Shake hard for ten seconds. 
  3. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Woodford Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey cocktail
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Woodford Porch Swing

Ingredients:

  • 1½ oz. Woodford Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey
  • ¾  oz. Lemon Juice
  • ½  oz. Honey
  • 6 oz. Peach Tea

Directions: 

  1. Combine ingredients into a tall glass and stir. 
  2. Garnish with a slice of peach or lemon wheel.
Sunshine Punch cocktail
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The Sunburn

Ingredients:

  • 2 parts Sunshine Punch 
  • 2 parts Pineapple Juice 
  • ½ part Coconut Rum

Directions:

  1. Combine Sunshine Punch, pineapple juice, and coconut rum in an ice-filled shaker and shake for 20 seconds. 
  2. Pour into a rocks glass over fresh ice. 
  3. Garnish with an orange wedge.
Desolas Mezcal cocktail
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Papito

Ingredients: 

  • 2 oz. Desolas Mezcal
  • 1 oz. Lime juice
  • ½ oz. Hagave Spiced Nectar
  • Top of red wine (~1 oz)

Directions: 

  1. In a shaker we pour Desolas Mezcal, Hagave and fresh lime juice. 
  2. Add ice and shake until chilled. 
  3. Once shaking is completed we pour over ice in a rocks glass. 
  4. Garnish with red wine float.
Fior Scotch cocktail
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Delaney

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 oz Fior Scotch
  • 1 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • 1 oz Campari
  • 1 Orange Twist (for garnish)

Directions:

  1. Add the Fior, Vermouth, and Campari to a cocktail shaker with ice. 
  2. Gently shake until chilled. 
  3. Strain into a chilled glass. 
  4. Garnish with an orange twist.