Oh Wisconsin summers. We love you so much. Green trees and the smell of fresh cut grass, warm summer nights and grilling brats, fireflies lighting up our backyards and citronella candles. There are too many reasons why we love you. That's why we're rounding up our favorite cocktails and mocktails because that's also one of our favorite parts of summer - The Drinks!
Beverage 1 | Cucumber Jalapeño Margarita
- Muddle jalapeño and cucumber syrup in cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice and add vodka, club soda, lime juice and stir. Pour in glass and garnish with cucumber slice.
Beverage 2 | Watermelon Champagne
- Chill watermelon juice. This can be made from scratch or store bought. In a glass, first add watermelon juice 1/3 and then add vodka, triple sec and lime juice to the chilled juice. Pour in flutes, garnish with fresh watermelon.
Beverage 3 | Fizzy Basil Lemonade (mocktail)
- Muddle about 2 tablespoons of torn fresh basil leaves in the bottom of a tall glass. Add ice and fill the glass about halfway with lemonade (homemade or store-bought). Top the glass off with seltzer and stir together. Garnish with fresh slices of lemon and a sprig of fresh basil.
Beverage 4 | Paloma
- Pour a bit of kosher salt on a plate. Rub half of rim of the glass with a grapefruit wedge; dip rim of glass in salt. Combine 1/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice, 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, and 1 teaspoon sugar in glass; stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in tequila, add ice, and top off with 1/4 cup club soda. Garnish with grapefruit wedge.
Beverage 5 | Ginger Beer Mojito (mocktail)
- Put 10 mint leaves in the bottom of the glass. Add ice and pour in 2 ounces of lime juice. Fill to the rim with your favorite ginger beer. Garnish with lime.
Do these five beverage recipes sound delicious or what? Ask us about Style Up Group's beverage service where we can customize menus just for you and nothing puts your personality into an event like a signature drink! What's your favorite summer cocktail or mocktail recipe?
