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Celebrate Memorial Day 2024 the right way with help from BOSSIP’s hand-crafted Memorial Day drink guide for every kind of drinker.
Memorial Day is here and it’s time to celebrate responsibly with an adult beverage or two. As always BOSSIP has you covered on the cocktail front. Regardless if you’re making a cocktail for yourself or several guests don’t panic this will be easy.
Our easy-to-follow step-by-step guide will turn you into a mini professional bartender in seconds.
BOSSIP’s Hand-Curated Memorial Day Drink Guide
Source: Elderflower / Gray Whale Gin / Elderflower / Gray Whale Gin
Elderflower Spritz
Ingredients:
1.5 parts Gray Whale Gin
0.5 part Carpano Bianco
0.5 part Elderflower Liqueur
2 parts Prosecco or Cava
Club Soda
Method: Add all ingredients to a wine glass and top with ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Source: Hornitos / Hornitos
Hornitos Palomamá
Ingredients:
1 part Hornitos Plata
1 part simple syrup
2 parts club soda
2 parts fresh ruby red grapefruit juice
Method: Combine and enjoy.
Source: Avion Tequila / Avion
Watermelon Margarita
Ingredients:
2 parts Avión Reserva Cristalino
2 parts Fresh Lime Juice
2 parts Crushed Watermelon Slices
1 part Agave Nectar
Method: Cut the watermelon flesh into small cubes and add it to your blender. Blend until smooth. Next, take a shaker and add ice cubes followed by 2 oz of premium tequila Avión Silver, fresh lime juice, and the agave nectar. Shake vigorously for about 10-15 seconds. Then, strain the mixture through a fine mesh strainer over your blended watermelon juice in a glass filled with ice cubes. Stir well to combine all the flavors.
For an extra kick of flavor, add some salt to the rim of your glass before pouring in the cocktail mixture. Garnish with watermelon slices.
Source: Tres Generaciones / Tres Generaciones
Tres Generaciones Piña Paloma
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts Tres Generaciones Plata
1/2 part pineapple syrup
1/2 part fresh lime juice
3 parts grapefruit juice
Method: Combine, pour over ice, and enjoy.
Source: Bib & Tucker / Bib and Tucker
“Steam Engine” by Bib & Tucker Small Batch Bourbon
Ingredients:
2 parts Bib & Tucker Double Char Bourbon
0.5 part Bénédictine
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Method: Stir all ingredients together in a mixing glass filled with ice. Strain into a Rocks glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an expressed orange peel.
Source: Martell / Martell
Martell Gold Fashioned
Ingredients:
2 parts Martell Cordon Bleu
0.5 parts Honey syrup
2-3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
Method: stir ingredients over ice in a rocks glass; garnish with an orange twist.
Source: Empress 1908 / Empress 1908
Lemon Spritz
Ingredients:
1 oz Empress 1908 Cucumber Lemon Gin
1 oz Limoncello
.5 oz Lemon Juice
Dry Sparkling Wine, to top
Soda Water, to top
Method: In a Copa glass filled with ice, add gin, limoncello, and lemon juice and top with sparkling wine and a splash of soda water. Give a quick stir to combine and garnish with a lemon slice. â
Source: Red Hazel Spiced Whiskey
TROPICAL DELIGHT
Ingredients:
2 oz Red Hazel Spiced Whiskey
2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz orange juice
1 oz cream of coconut
Freshly grated nutmeg
Method: Combine over ice and garnish with an orange slice.
Source: Argonaut Brandy / Argonaut Brandy
Prospector’s Punch
Ingredients:
24 oz. Argonaut Brandy
8 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
24 oz. Double Steeped Black Tea
24 oz. Ginger Beer
6 oz. Wildflower Honey (or Honey of Choice)
2 Stick of Cinnamon (Broken)
8 oz. Dried Cranberries
6 oz. Sugar
Method: In a medium saucepan, toast 2 sticks of cinnamon until fragrant (2-3 minutes), then cover with 2 cups of water, and let simmer covered for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add black tea, let steep for 5 minutes then strain. While warm add honey, cranberries, and sugar. Stir to combine and let cool to room temperature. Serve in a punch bowl with one large ice block or multiple medium cubes. Add Brandy, black tea infusion, lemon juice, and top with ginger beer. Garnish with citrus wheels, cinnamon sticks, and fresh herbs.
Source: Teeling small batch / Teeling
Salute to Summer
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
2 oz Soda Water
1 oz Pineapple Juice
Method: Combine over ice and enjoy.
Source: Gran Coramino / Gran Coramino
Gran Coramino Mango Margarita
Ingredients:
2 oz Gran Coramino Cristalino
1 oz Lime
1 oz Mango agave
2 dashes Bitter Truth Smoked Chili Bitters
Chamoy & Tajin for rim
2 dashes 80/20 saline
*To make a 20 percent saline solution, mix 80 grams of water with 20 grams of kosher salt, and stir until the salt is dissolved*
Method: Chill rocks glass by placing them in the freezer for 20 minutes. 4 oz mango nectar, 2 oz water, 2 oz agave with a whisk (or spoon) until mixed. Combine all ingredients in a shaker, then add ice and shake for 6-8 seconds. Remove rocks glass from the freezer and dip in a rim with chamoy, then coat with tajin. Double strain into rocks glass, served up or on a large rock
Source: Dewar / Dewar’s 12-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
Strawberry Smash
Ingredients:
1.50 Oz Dewar’s 12-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
0.75 Oz Simple Syrup
0.75 Oz Lemon Juice
Soda Water
2 Strawberries, Quartered
Method: Muddle Strawberries In the Bottom Of the Shaker. Add Scotch Whisky, Simple Syrup, And Lemon Juice. Shake And Strain Over Fresh Ice In Glass—top With Soda Water.
Source: Bacardi / Bacardi
Bacardi Rum Punch
Ingredients:
1 oz Bacardi Superior Rum
0.50 oz Bacardi Black Rum
0.25 oz Grenadine
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Pineapple Juice
0.50 oz Cranberry Juice
Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with plenty of ice. Shake vigorously—strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
Source: Hornitos and La Michoacana / Hornitos x La Michoacana
Hornitos’ x La Michoacána ‘Paleta-rita’
Ingredients:
2 parts Hornitos Reposado Tequila
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 part Agave Syrup
1 Mini La Michoacana Paleta (Mango with Chamoy, Lime Paleta, Strawberry, etc.)
Method: Combine tequila, lime juice, and syrup. Shake well then pour over ice then garnish with a La Michoacán Paleta.
Source: Lipton / Lipton
Lipton Hard Iced Tea
Not everyone needs a cocktail at the kickback and these are perfect for someone who wants a drink but nothing too strong.
