It’s time to make the most of these remaining summer days. And what better way than with refreshing and crowd-pleasing cocktail recipes made with gin, vodka, tequila, and whisk(e)y.
The outstanding options from the William Grant & Sons portfolio are perfect for long weekend gatherings – whether you’re hosting a backyard BBQ, enjoying a beach day, or soaking up the sun poolside.
Especially with the start of football season, we’ve got easy recipes that score for tailgates and at-home watch parties.
Check below and make it a Labor Day Weekend to remember.
| GLENFIDDICH SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY |
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The Glenfiddich Highland Cooler
Ingredients:
Method:
This might be one of the simplest, and most delicious, drinks you can make on the 4th of July.
- Simply cool the juice (pureed fruit) of a ripe, seedless watermelon, and mix it five to one with Glenfiddich 14 Year Bourbon Barrel Reserve.
- Pour into a highball or rocks glass and garnish with a small watermelon wedge and some mint.
- For extra credit, stick the 5:1 mixture in the freezer. Once it’s set, scrape it out with a fork to create a delicious watermelon Glenfiddich snow cone.
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Trans-Fiddich Fusion
Ingredients
Method:
Combine all ingredients and ice within a shaker tin and shake for 30 seconds or until the shaker feels cold to the touch. Add a few drops of foamer and top with ginger ale. |
| THE BALVENIE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY |
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The Balvenie Poolside Cooler
Created By The Balvenie’s West Coast Ambassador Brett Bayly
Ingredients:
Method:
- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and clap mint before adding it in.
- Add ice and shake hard for 7 seconds, then strain into glass over fresh ice.
- Top with soda water as desired for a spritz, garnish with fresh mint sprig, lemon slice & edible flowers as desired.
** For group serve, quadruple ingredients, add to a large pitcher with ice and stir. Top with soda as desired and gently pull it through to mix. |
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| REYKA VODKA |
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Viking Woo Woo
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Reyka Vodka
- ½ part Crème de Peche
- 4 parts Cranberry Juice
- Squeeze of Lime
Method:
- Build over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with an orange wheel & star anise.
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| HENDRICK’S GIN |
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OASIUM SPRITZ
Created by Erik Andersson, Hendrick’s East Coast Ambassador
“Hendrick’s Oasium Spritz is the perfect refreshing cocktail for summer brunches and parties on the patio” – Erik Andersson
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ parts Hendrick’s OASIUM
- ½ part Aperol
- ¾ part lime juice
- ¾ part simple syrup
- 1 part sparkling wine
- 1 part club soda
- Cucumber ribbon, orange slice and mint sprig for garnish
Method:
Build in a wine glass with ice, garnish with cucumber, orange and mint. Sip and savor as it perfectly complements the tangy citrus and lush herbaceous profile of Hendrick’s OASIUM. |
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Good Luck Babe
*Created by Sarah Berardi, Hendrick’s Gin West Coast Ambassador
Ingredients:
- 1 part Hendrick’s Gin
- ¼ part lemon juice
- ¼ part tangerine juice
- ¼ part simple syrup
- Teaspoon ball of orange and tangerine sorbet*
- *Combine 1 cup frozen fruit (peeled orange/tropical fruit recommended) with 1 cup water, 0.5 cup sugar, 1 part apple cider vinegar in a blender and blend, adding more water if needed. Pour mixture into a container and leave in the freezer to harden for at least 2 hours. Then take out and ball for serving.
- If you aren’t wanting to make anything, you can use frozen orange juice from the store.
Method:
- Combine gin, lemon juice, tangerine juice, and simple syrup in a shaker and shake. Double strain into a coupe glass or champagne flute. Add 1 scoop of sorbet into the glass, top with prosecco, and garnish with cucumber wheel and frozen citrus zest**. Bright, refreshing and bursting with citrus notes that compliment the cucumber and rose essence of Hendrick’s Gin, this is the ultimate refreshing serve.
- **Zest one tangerine and one orange. Place into a container and put in the freezer for ice cold zest.
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| MILAGRO TEQUILA |
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Sparkling Cristalino
Ingredients:
Method:
- Pour all ingredients into a champagne flute to combine. Garnish with grapefruit peel.
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Piña Asada
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ parts Milagro Reposado
- 3 chunks grilled pineapple
- ¾ part fresh lime juice
- ½ part fresh pineapple juice
- ¾ part agave nectar
- 1-2 dashes mole bitters
- 1 lime wheel and 1 pineapple quarter for garnish
Method:
- Muddle grilled pineapple in a cocktail shaker. Add remaining ingredients and ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with grilled pineapple quarter and lime wheel.
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| TULLAMORE D.E.W. IRISH WHISKEY |
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D.E.W. & a Brew – TAILGATE FAVORITE
By Clodagh Mai O’Callaghan, Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey U.S. Ambassador
Ingredients:
Method:
- Combine all ingredients. Stir and pour.
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| MONKEY SHOULDER WHISKY |
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Guava Lemonade
By Kevin Haxho, Monkey Shoulder Whisky Ambassador
Ingredients:
Method:
- Combine all ingredients except soda water.
- Shake and strain into glass over ice.
- Top with soda, garnish with edible flower and lemon.
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