There’s nothing like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail in my case) on a hot summer day! But it can be hard to find the perfect recipe or ready-to-drink beverage. Whether you’re at the beach, pool, tennis or golf course… here are a few of our favorites from local restaurants and brands. Enjoy!
Bartaco Paloma Fresca
Ingredients:
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- 1 1/2 oz well tequila (Libelula)
- 1 oz red grapefruit juice
- 1 oz Club soda
- 3/4 oz simple syrup
- 1/2 oz Lime juice
- 1 dash of grapefruit bitters*
- 3 dashes of peychauds
- 1/2 salt rim (thick stripe)
Recipe
1. In a cocktail shaker, add everything but the Club Soda. (If you are using Bittermens hopped grapefruit bitters, 1/3 of a dasher is = 1 dash).
2. Prepare a highball glass with a 1/2 rim of salt, thick stripe and 4 ice cubes.
3. Add ice to shaker, shake and strain into a highball glass.
4. Top with Club Soda
Photo by: Tom McGovern
Flinders Lane El Diablo
Ingredients:
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Pineapple Habenero infused Tequila – 2L of tequila, 1 pineapple & 3 habanero chilis
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1/2 oz Mango puree
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3/4 oz Triple Sec or Cointreau
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3/4 oz Fresh Lime juice
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Hibiscus salt
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Recipe
1. Infuse 2L tequila with 1 pineapple & 3 habanero chilis for 24 hours
2. Strain the mixture
3. Combine Pineapple Habanero infused Tequila, Mango puree, Triple Sec or Cointreau & Fresh Lime juice in a shaker & shake well
4. Strain over ice into a rocks glass rimmed with hibiscus salt
Links Drinks
Ingredients:
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1-2 oz. vodka
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1 oz grape juice
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The rest Ginger Ale
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Recipe
1. Put ice in a glass
2. Pour in a can of Links Drinks
For years golfers have looked forward to this cocktail at the turn or in the clubhouse. Now, Links Drinks has created a ready to drink Transfusion cocktail in a can! On the course, beach, boat, BBQ, or at home you can enjoy this golf tradition anywhere!
Available at Fairway Stamford Wine & Spirits, Wagon Wheel Wine & Spirits, Rockrimmon Country Club, Stew Leonard’s Wine & Spirits, Norwalk, The Bling Rhino, Norwalk, Burning Tree Country Club & Innis Arden Golf Club.
‘MERICAN MULE
Ingredients:
‘Merican Mule has 3 flavors:
The Moscow Style
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Vodka
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Ginger
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Lime
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The Mexican Style
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Tequila
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Ginger
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Lime
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The Tropical Style
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Rum
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Ginger
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Pineapple
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Unlike malt-based ready-to-drink beverages, and hard seltzer’s, made with alcohol from cane sugar, ‘Merican Mule takes pride in providing real cocktails, made with real ingredients.
Recipe
1. Put ice in a glass
2. Pour in a can of ‘Merican Mule
‘Merican Mule is a premium, brand of Moscow Mule Canned Cocktails. They deliver the same quality that the cocktail provides in a copper mug at a bar or restaurant, made with real spirits, and hand constructed from the ground up with real ginger, and fresh fruits. At 7% Alc / Vol, these Mule canned cocktails pack a punch, as a great grab and go option for the beach, the golf course or the boat!
Available at Wagon Wheel Wine & Spirits, Fairway Stamford Wine & Spirits, Brickhouse, Bevmax on East Main Street, RPM Raceway, Greenwich Wine & Spirits, Rowayton Wine Shop, Val’s Putnam Wines & Liquors, Norwalk Wine & Spirits, Old Post Wine Shop, Banner Wines & Liquors, The Wine Basket, Total Wine & More, Norwalk & Warehouse Wine & Spirits, Norwalk.
Photo by: Natasha Moustache
Please drink responsibly!
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