6 Fourth of July Cocktails That Are Beyond Delicious

Red, white, and blue doesn’t always make for a great cocktail — but these delicious drinks will make you rethink giving up on them. Here, some amazing cocktails to kick off Independence Day — and truly any summer day — right? Red, white, and blue are optional but festivities are not.

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Red, White, and Blue Vodka Lemonade

Ingredients:

9 cups of ice

1 cup of grenadine

1 cup of blue curaçao

1 cup of vodka

1 cup of lemonade

Directions:

Separately crush 3 cups of ice and grenadine, then 3 cups of ice and blue curaçao, then ice, vodka, and lemonade. Layer in that order and cheers.

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Bourbon Slush

Ingredients:

2 parts Tres Agaves Blanco Tequila

1 part Tres Agaves Agave Nectar

12-15 blueberries

1 lime squeezed

1-2 parts filtered water

A couple of sprigs of basil

Directions:

Muddle blueberries and basil with Tres Agaves Tequila. Add remaining ingredients. Shake with ice and serve over fresh ice–do not strain. Garnish with basil leaf float.

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Bourbon Slush

Ingredients:

6 cups of water

2 cups strong tea

2 cups Four Roses Bourbon

1 cup of sugar

one 6-oz. container frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

one 12-oz. Container frozen lemon juice concentrate

Garnish: Mint sprigs or lemon slices

Directions:

Combine the water, tea, bourbon, sugar, orange, and lemon juice concentrate in a large container or bowl and mix until sugar dissolves. Pour into two gallon-size freezer bags. Freeze until an hour before serving. Place the frozen punch in a large bowl and let thaw, breaking up every 15 minutes. When the punch is melted, add more ice or water as desired. Serve in punch cups. Garnish, if desired. 

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Americana Frozen Cocktail

Blue Ingredients:

2 cups ice

2 oz. Blue Curacao

1 cup lemonade

 

White Ingredients:

2 cups ice

2 oz. Smirnoff Red, White & Berry

1 cup lemonade

 

Red Ingredients:

1 oz. grenadine

2 oz. Smirnoff Red, White & Berry vodka

1 cup lemonade

 

Directions:

Blend each layer separately in a blender until you get the right consistency. Store in freezer until ready to build your cocktail. Pour each layer into a mason jar and serve right away with a straw.

Recipe by celebrity caterer Andrea Correale, the Founder and President of Elegant Affairs.

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Red, White, & Rosé

Ingredients:

1 Part Three Olives Rosé Vodka

2 Dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters

Club Soda

Grapefruit Twist

Directions:

 Pour vodka into a glass with ice, top with club soda and two dashes of bitters. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

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Fireworks in Kentucky

Ingredients:

2 parts Maker’s Mark Bourbon

3 large blackberries

½ part raspberry Schnapps liqueur

2 parts ginger ale

Directions:

Muddle 3 large blackberries in an Old Fashioned glass with raspberry Schnapps liqueur. Add in equal parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon and ginger ale. Stir gently. Top off with ice.