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Sit back and relax with these 13 celebratory cocktails and mocktails to mark the weekend
The perfect drinks to bring in the weekend
We’re always looking for ways to relax every weekend: from working out to meditating to cooking up some delicious treats of the sweet and/or savory kind. But sometimes you just need to kick it with a cold one or your favorite drink to help set off those weekend vibes just right. Whether you want something that is more on the refreshing side or something that makes you feel warm and fuzzy, the following 13 drinks are sure to bring about the right mood while you’re chilling on your couch or in your backyard. The list includes everything from sparkly and fuzzy mocktails to savory and in-your-face cocktails — something to please any and every palette.
Mocktail: The Blackberry Delight by Waterloo Sparkling Water
Ingredients:
- 2 muddled blackberries
- ½ oz lemon juice
- ¼ oz simple syrup
- Top with Black Cherry Waterloo
- Garnish with Lemon wedge or mint
Preparations:
1 - Muddle two blackberries into a glass, mix in lemon juice and simple syrup. Stir well.
2 - Top with Black Cherry Waterloo and granish with mint or lemon wedge.
Mocktail: CaneBerry Punch by Waterloo Sparkling Water
Ingredients:
- 1 oz cranberry juice
- 3 oz Lime Waterloo
- Garnish with spring of rossmary, candy cane or cranberries
Preparations:
1 - Pour cranberry juice and Lime Waterloo into a desired glass and stir.
2 - Enjoy!
Mocktail: Turn Up the (Heart) Beet cocktail by Red Bull
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. of beet juice
- ¾ oz. of lemon juice
- Red Bull Sugarfree
Preparations:
1 - Pour beet juice and lemon juice in a glass and stir.
2 - Top with Red Bull Sugarfree and garnish with a rosemary sprig and cinnamon dust.
Mocktail: The Carrot Mocktail
Crafted by Beverage Director Melina Meza at Olivetta
Ingredients:
- Carrot
- Jasmine Honey
- Lime
- Sicilian Lemonade
Preparations:
1 - Pour 2 ounces of carrot juice, jasmine honey and lime (combined) into a glass and stir.
2 - Top with 2 oz of Sicilian lemonade
Mocktail: The Bitter Truth Orange Flower Tonic
Ingredients:
- Glass of sparkling water or tonic water
- 2-3 dashes of The Bitter Truth Orange Flower Water Lemon
Preparations:
1 - Pour sparkling water or tonic water into glass of choice.
2 - Add 2-3 dashes of The Bitter Truth Orange Flower Water Lemon.
3 - Stir and enjoy!
Cocktail: The Jam
C.W.S. Bar & Kitchen’s fruit-forward cocktail by Mixologist/Co-Owner Brian Freed
Ingredients:
- 2oz Corazon Blanco Tequila
- 1 oz Citrus
- 1 oz Agave
- 1 Teaspoon of Fig Jam
- 1 Bar Spoon of White Balsamic (One Squeeze)
- ½ oz Strawberry Puree
- Garnish with Strawberry Fan on a stick (Or Half Strawberry)
Preparations:
1 - Stir ingredients together in a glass.
2 - Top with garnish.
3 - Enjoy!
Cocktail: Bloody Mary
Ingredients:
- 6 drops TABASCO® Original Red Sauce
- 2 oz vodka
- 8oz tomato juice
- ¼ lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- ¼ teaspoon prepared horseradish
- Black pepper to taste
Celery salt to taste
Preparations:
1 - Add ice to a tall glass. Combine all ingredients and stir well.
2 - Season with black pepper and celery salt to taste. Serve immediately.
Cocktail: D’USSE Glorious Beginnings
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ parts D’USSE VSOP Cognac
- ⅓ part MARTINI & ROSSI Bitter Liqueur
- ¾ part lemon juice
- 2 bar spoons orange marmalade
- ⅓ part egg white Garnish with orange twist
Preparations:
1 - Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake.
2 - Strain back into an empty shaker and shake vigorously with no ice to develop the egg white foam.
3 - Double-strain into an ice-filled stemmed rocks glass.
Cocktail: D’USSE Laughing Star
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ parts D’USSE VSOP Cognac
- ½ part Heering Cherry Liqueur
- 1 part almond milk
- ¾ part lemon juice
- ½ part simple syrup
- Garnish with brandied cherries on a gold metal skewer, grated nutmeg
Preparations:
1 - Add D’USSE, cherry liqueur, lemon juice, almond milk and simple syrup into a shaker with ice.
2 - Shake and double-strain into a Nick & Nora glass.
Cocktail: The Longshot
Ingredients:
- 1.5 parts Longbranch
- .25 part Averna
- .5 part Agave Nectar
- .75 part Tamarind Agua Fresca
Preparations:
1 - Shake and strain into glass.
Cocktail: The Long Kiss Goodnight
Ingredients:
- 1.5 parts Longbranch
- .75 part Aperol
- .75 part Cinzano
- 2 Cucumber slices
- 1 dash salt
Preparations:
1 - Shake and strain into glass.
Cocktail: The Southern Staple
Custom created by Josh Cameron
Ingredients:
- 1.5 Long Branch
- .5 Cynar
- .5 lime
- .5 ginger syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
- Soda Topper
Preparations:
1 - Shake and strain into glass.
Cocktail: Schisandra Supreme Spritzer by Goldthread Plant-Based Tonics
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Schisandra Supreme Goldthread
- 3 oz your favorite Prosecco or Champagne
Pomegranate Seeds for garnish
Preparations:
1 - In a champagne flute, pour the Prosecco or Champagne and top with Schisandra Supreme Goldthread.
2 - Add fresh pomegranate seeds for garnish. Sip & enjoy!
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