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Fire up the grill and roll out the bar cart it’s time to mix up some cocktails and sip to independence with BOSSIP’s 4th of July drink guide.
As you prep the meat and fire up that grill it’s one thing else left to prepare and that’s the beverages for this 4th of July. By now you know we have you back and have curated a delicious selection of sips for this Independence Day. Get the bar cart out, grab the Riedel Glassware, and keep this page open to create some magic.
BOSSIP’s 4th of July Drink Guide
Source: Martini & Rossi Fiero / Martini & Rossi
Americano
Ingredients:
1 oz Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Bitter Vermouth
1 oz Martini & Rossi Riserva Speciale Rubino Vermouth
3oz Soda Water
Method: Pour all ingredients into a high ball glass over ice. Stir gently and garnish with an orange wedge
Source: D’usse / D’usse
Firecracker Sidecar
Ingredients:
1 oz D’USSÉ VSOP
.75 oz Bacardí Mango Chile.
75 oz Orange Liqueur
.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 dash Tabasco
Method: Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass.
Source: Martini & Rossi Fiero / Martini & Rossi
Fiero Spritz
Ingredients:
2oz. Martini & Rossi Fiero
3oz. Martini & Rossi Prosecco
1oz. Soda Water
Method: Pack a balloon glass with ice. Pour Martini & Rossi Fiero and Prosecco, and top with soda water. Stir gently for a few moments. Garnish with an orange slice.
Source: Sailor Jerry / Sailor Jerry
Ride On
Created by Sebastien Derbomez, William Grant & Sons Manager, Brand Advocacy
Ingredients:
2 parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
1/2 parts fresh lemon juice
1/2 parts Sailor Jerry Ironsides BBQ sauce
1 part pineapple juice
3 parts IPA beer
Method: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass rimmed with GYAO Mango Habanero Seasoning. Top with 3 parts IPA beer of choice. Garnish with a lemon slice.
Source: Revivalist Garden Gin / Garden Gin martini
The Revivalist Martini
Ingredients:
2.5 oz Revivalist Garden Gin
0.5 oz Dry Vermouth
Method: Add ingredients to mixing glass. Stir well until diluted. Strain into a chilled Martini glass.
Source: Amaro Montenegro / Amaro Montenegro
Dirty Monte
Ingredients:
3 ounces sparkling wine
1½ ounces Amaro Montenegro
½ ounce green olive brine
1 ounce club soda
1 orange slice for garnish
1 green olive for garnish
Method: In a large wine glass filled halfway with ice, combine all ingredients, adding the club soda last. Stir gently and briefly. Garnish with a thin half-moon slice of orange and an olive.
Source: Lobos 1707 / Lobos 1707
The Wolf Run
Ingredients:
2 oz Lobos 1707 Joven Tequila
0.75 oz Lime Juice
0.5 oz Pineapple Juice
0.75 oz Coconut Water
Method: Build all ingredients in a mixing tin over ice. Shake hard for 10 seconds. Paint half of the chilled rocks glass with lime juice and dip it into crushed smoked salt—strain the cocktail into the chilled and salt-crusted rocks glass over sphere ice with a slice of jalapeño.
Source: Silent Pool Gin / Silent Pool Gin
Silent Martini
Ingredients:
4 parts Silent Pool Gin
1 part Dry Vermouth
Lemon to garnish
Method: Combine 4 parts Silent Pool Gin and 1 part Dry Vermouth with ice in a mixing glass and stir until extremely cold. Serve in a martini glass and garnish with a lemon coin.
Source: Mezcal Union / mezcal union
Sex on the Beach
Ingredients:
1.5oz Mezcal Unión Uno
1 oz orange juice
0.5 oz cranberry juice
0.25 oz peach puree syrup
0.25 oz lemon juice
Garnish:
Fresh mint
Method: Shake and pour over ice into a rocks glass then Garnish with Fresh Mint.
Source: Uncle Nearest / Uncle Nearest
Uncle Nearest “Tennessee Buck”
Ingredients:
2 oz Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Tennessee Whiskey
.5 oz fresh lime juice
.25 oz ginger syrup
Ginger beer
Lemon wheel, for garnish
Directions: Fill a highball glass with ice. Combine Uncle Nearest 1856, fresh lemon juice, and ginger syrup. Stir to combine. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Source: Talkhouse Encore / Talkhouse Encore
Talkhouse Encore
Skip the mixing and portions and grab a Talkhouse Encore variety pack. The Variety pack features Ice Tea & Lemonade, Blood Orange Tequila Soda, Lime Vodka Soda, and Grapefruit Tequila Soda.
Source: Cutwater Horchata Vodka / Cutwater Horchata Vodka
Rocket Pop
Ingredients:
1.5oz Cutwater Horchata Vodka
.5 oz blue curacao
.75 oz orgeat
.75oz lemon juice
Peychaud’s bitters
Method: Add blue curacao to the bottom of a tall cocktail glass. Combine lemon juice, orgeat, and Cutwater Horchata Vodka in a shaker tin. Shake vigorously with ice until well-chilled. Strain the mixture over crushed ice in the prepared glass, allowing it to layer over the blue curacao. Top with additional crushed ice and add a generous float of bitters. Garnish with a popsicle stick. Optional: Rim the glass with Pop Rocks for an extra festive touch.
Source: Lipton / Lipton Hard Ice Tea
Lipton Hard Ice Tea
Another solid option to skip the mixing is Lipton Hard Ice Tea. Lipton is one of America’s most loved brands so why not try their latest offering for the 4th?
Source: Skyy Vodka / Skyy Vodka
SKYY Vodka’s Watermelon Sparkler Cocktail
Ingredients:
1.5 parts SKYY Infusions Watermelon
0.75 part Aperol
0.5 part lemon juice
3 part Cinzano Prosecco
1 part soda water
Method: Add ice to a wine glass and gently pour in Prosecco. Swirl in SKYY Infusions Watermelon, Aperol, and lemon juice. Top with a splash of soda water. Garnish.
Source: hatcher’s Organic Elderflower Liqueur / hatcher’s Organic Elderflower Liqueur
Elderflower Spritz
Recipe Created By: Kate Bolt, Living Lark
Ingredients:
1 oz Thatcher’s Organic Elderflower Liqueur
6 oz sparkling wine
2 oz Aperol
4 oz soda water
Method: In a glass with ice add all ingredients and stir gently to chill and combine. Garnish with cotton candy.
Source: Juliette Liqueur / Juliette Liqueur
Éphémère
Ingredients:
1.5 oz cinnamon-infused Tequila Blanco
To infuse Tequila Blanco: Place five broken cinnamon sticks into 8 oz of Tequila Blanco and let stand overnight.
0.75 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
0.25 oz fresh grapefruit juice
0.25 oz simple syrup
0.25 oz whole milk
2 dashes of saline solution
Method: Combine all ingredients with ice and shake until cold. Double strain over large cubed ice into an old-fashioned glass. Express and discard grapefruit peel for an added aromatic touch.
Source: Campante mezcal / Campante Mezcal
La Matina
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Campante mezcal
1/2 oz St. Germain
2 oz grapefruit juice
1 oz lime juice
Method: Add the ingredients to a mixing glass and stir, strain into an old-fashioned glass, and garnish with flower petals.
Source: Sunshine Punch / Sunshine Punch
The Sunburn
Ingredients:
2 parts Sunshine Punch
2 parts Pineapple Juice
.5 part Coconut Rum
Method: Combine Sunshine Punch, pineapple juice and coconut rum in an ice-filled shaker and shake for 20 seconds. Pour into a rocks glass over fresh ice and garnish with an orange wedge.
Source: Grey Goose / Grey Goose
Sunset Orchard
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz GREY GOOSE® Vodka
4 ½ oz Fever-Tree Premium Club Soda
+ A Squeeze of Juice from an Orange Wedge
1 Orange Wedge, Pomelo Wedge, or Grapefruit Twist
Method: Build over cubed ice in a stemless wine glass.Garnish with orange wedge and pomelo wedge or grapefruit twist.
Source: Don Julio / Don Julio
Tequila Don Julio Glitterati
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Tequila Don Julio Rosado
0.5 oz Grapefruit
0.5 oz Lime
0.25 oz Agave Syrup (2:1)
Sparkling Rosé Wine
Method: Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Strain into coupe glass. Top with sparkling rosé.For garnish Salt Rim and Grapefruit Twist
