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It is officially cocktail season! The kind that you pour over a mountain of ice by the pool before you top it off with an umbrella. The best Cocktails knock you off your feet when you take that first sip, causing you to look down at your glass and think to yourself “Damn, is this real life? This is SO good!”. It’s the little moments in life, right?
I’m going to share my favorite cocktail recipes that I’ve been lucky to have crossed paths with via the internet. These cocktails will impress your friends, causing them to stand up and make an extravagant toast to your newly found mixing skills. A toast that would make Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga’s toast in the GIF below look weak. (and that is saying something because that toast was nothing short of amazing).
Okay, here are the cocktails recipes I have hyped up – you won’t be disappointed!
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Tip: It will make your life so much easier if you have a cocktail mixing set! You can get the one pictured below, which also comes with a cocktail recipe book, here on Amazon: Mixology Bartender Kit
1. Cherry Lime Mojito
For me, the “Mojito” is a hard cocktail to beat because of that minty, lime masterpiece of a duo being so unbelievably delicious. 💚 Sometimes when I am at a restaurant, I’ll see uniquely flavored mojitos and I get super excited because it is fun to try new twists on your favorite things. All I can say is that this cherry lime mojito will impress even the harshest of mojito critics.
Recipe: Cooking LSL – Cherry Lime Mojito Recipe
2. Shark Bite Cocktail
I am a big fan of cocktails with a theme, so you can see why this is a favorite of mine just by looking at the name. It is fun to imagine the blue as being ocean water and the red being blood from a shark bite! 🦈
Warning: I will not be held responsible if you end up getting the “Baby Shark” song stuck in your head as your pounding these down. 🤣
Recipe: Mix that Drink – Shark Bite Recipe
If you want to be awesomely extra, you can serve them in these shark glasses seen below! You can get them on Amazon, here: Shark Glasses
3. Pink Starburst Cocktail
Tickle your senses pink with this pink starburst flavored cocktail, made with delicious kiwi-strawberry juice, orange juice and sprite!
Recipe: My Incredible Recipes – Pink Starburst Cocktail
Don’t forget to serve with pink starbursts for an added effect! Get a bag of pink-only starbursts, here on Amazon: Pink-Only Starburst
4. SVEDKA Red, White & Boom
This is one of the best cocktails for when you are feeling patriotic af. Layered with all the colors that represent the great U S of A. The special thing about this cocktail is the watermelon schnapps. 😍
Recipe: Chilled – Red, White & Boom
You can also be extra with this drink by serving them in these patriotic disco ball glasses. HOW. CUTE. ARE. THEY? 🤍💙💗
Get it here on Macy’s: Disco Ball Drink Tumbler
5. Loco Unicorn Cocktail
What better looking (and tasting) drink to make spectacular memories with, than this colorful loco unicorn cocktail?! It looks pretty (especially under an angry sun), and tastes as amazing as it sounds:
The Loco Unicorn cocktail recipe features Captain Morgan LocoNut, a rich, delicious, coconut liqueur. It’s also got grenadine and blue curacao, so it forms layers when you pour it. The flavor is coconut blended with orange and berry.
Mix that Drink
Recipe: Mix that Drink – Loco Unicorn Cocktail
6. Blackbeard’s Rum & Coke Cocktail
This cocktail is super simple to make and not only uses rum, but uses the always delicious Goldschläger , which is a delicious Swiss cinnamon schnapps. If you haven’t tried it, that needs to change! 🤩
Recipe: Mantitlement – Blackbeard’s Rum & Coke
Recommended glasses for this bad boy of a drink? This one below of course, which is also on Amazon, here: Crossbones Drinking Glasses
7. Malibu Summer Rose Cocktail
Pineapple, orange, peach and coconut flavors all mixed together, create this amazing cocktail! Put a cherry on top and boom – the fruit lovers dream!
Recipe: Malibu Summer Rose Cocktail Recipe
Those sweet little umbrellas can be hard to find sometimes. Luckily, once again, Amazon can save the day. Get these cute assorted umbrellas below here: Drink Umbrellas – Assorted
8. Blue Mint Julep
There is nothing I love more in a cocktail than MINT. Mint Juleps are already amazing on their own, but making them bright blue just makes them even more exciting.
Recipe: The Worthey Life – Blue Mint Julep Cocktail
You know it’s a good cocktail if it makes Homer Simpson drool:
9. Color Changing Lemonade Cocktail
Yes, this cocktail actually gives you some pretty fun control of the color and the recipe includes clear directions, pictures, and the science behind why and what makes the color change. It is AWESOME.
Recipe: Bitz & Giggles – Color Changing Cocktail
If your interested in experimenting with cocktail colors to make them pop, check out this color-changing gin-infusing kit pictured below. It is kind of badass, so check it out on Etsy: Shimmering Color Changing Gin Infusion Kit
10. Fish Bowl Cocktail
If you need the best excuse ever to chomp down on some Swedish Fish, this cocktail recipe is it! The picture alone makes this cocktail look like a must-try, but so does the taste. One gulp will have you feeling like you just swallowed water poured from the hands of God himself. 🤣
Oh, and this gem is made with not 1, not 2, not 3, but FOUR kinds of alcohol. WEEEEEE DOGGY. 😂😍
Recipe: Sugar & Soul – Fish Bowl Recipe
You can serve these in a giant fish bowl glass to share or in individual mini glasses. They are both on Amazon and do the trick!
Get the 44 oz Here: Giant Fish Bowl Glass
and get the 16 oz here: Individual Fish Bowl Glasses
11. Hugs on the Beach Cocktail
Complete with an adorable name, this cocktail by “Heather Loves Food“, is one of the best cocktail recipes to slurp all summer. Plus, it only has 4 ingredients! 😍
Recipe: Heather Loves Food
12. Mermaid Sugar Free Cocktail
Want something foolproof to make? Check out these amazing sugar-free syrups that are not only super simple to use but are guilt-free! 0 Calories. ZERO Sugar. 0 Carbs – YES, pretty please. You don’t even need to follow an exact recipe for this one – just add vodka! You can also check out the video below of an easy drink idea using this delicious syrup! 😍
Get a bottle online here: Skinny Mixers
Put all these delicious cocktail recipes on your bucket list of things to try – you won’t regret it! Share your favorite best cocktails in the comments below, or tell me which one of these looks the most tempting!
Cheers!
