Summer Cocktails Maryville Tennessee
Rum Runner
Ingredients
One oz. light rum
1 oz. dark rum
1 oz. banana liqueur
One oz. blackberry liqueur
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. pineapple juice
splash of grenadine
Directions
Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a glass over fresh ice. Garnish with fresh fruit.
Daiquiri
2 oz. white rum
1/2 tsp. superfine sugar
1/2 oz. lime juice
Directions
Squeeze the lime into your shaker, stir in the sugar, and then add the rum. Shake well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Hurricane
2 oz. dark rum
1 oz. passion fruit syrup
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
orange slices
maraschino cherries
Directions
Combine rum, passion fruit syrup, and lemon juice with ice in a shaker. Shake until frosty. Pour into a hurricane glass filled with more ice cubes. Garnish with orange slices and maraschino cherries.
Gin & Tonic
Ingredients
3 oz. gin
3 lime wedges
4 oz. tonic water
Directions
Add the gin to a highball glass filled with ice. Squeeze in lime wedges to taste. Then add tonic water and stir to combine. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Cape Codder
Ingredients
2 oz. vodka
2-3 oz. cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 oz. lime juice
club soda
Directions
Pour vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice into a Collins glass over ice. Stir. Top with club soda, then garnish with a lime wedge.
Paloma
Ingredients
2 oz. tequila
1/2 oz. lime juice
pinch of salt
grapefruit soda
Directions
Combine the tequila (reposado, preferably), lime juice, and salt in a tall glass. Add ice, top off with grapefruit soda, and stir.
Painkiller
Ingredients
3 oz. dark or gold rum
2 1/2 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. coconut cream
Directions
Shake ingredients well with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a hurricane glass over fresh ice. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
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