Patriotic Cocktails for the 4th of July

Patriotic Cocktails

For The 4th Of July

This past weekend was amazing!  


We had our family reunion which brought family in from all over the states.  

My grandma is 1 of 9 children, so you can only image the amount of people we can get at these reunions.  

The weather was perfect which brought us all to the pool for a great time.  There was laughing, singing, dancing and LOTS and LOTS of drinking!  


Our family is kind of known for the way we can put back a few so as you can imaging the laughing, singing and dancing only got better at the days went by.

The weather this past weekend reminds me of how hot it gets for the 4th of July.  With that holiday just around the corner, I wanted to share with you some of my Patriotic Cocktail I've made over the years.

This shooter I made 4 years ago!  It's kind of amazing to think that I have been blogging for over 4 years.  Crazy actually!  Here is my Red White & Blue Shooter.

I initially made this fun cocktail 4 years ago, but felt the need to share it with you all again not too long ago.  

This one is called Red White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini.  Just looking at the picture now makes me want to go out and buy a bottle of Hpnotiq,mmmmm.

This next shooter I made 3 years ago.  When I think of home cooking and America, I think of my grandma's apple pies.  This Apple Pie shooter is very delicious and simple to make.

Next up is a milkshake I made 3 years ago.  

This one I call Memorial Milkshake.  It is the perfect cocktail to make on a nice hot day.

This fun cocktail I also made 3 years ago.  

When I initially was trying to make this cocktail I was completely going for a blue cocktail.  Apparently that didn't go too well and it turned out purple, but hey, purples a great color too!  Here is my Purple Independence.

Onto another fun layered cocktail that I made 2 years ago.  This cocktail, Patriotic Celebration, was fun to make and equally fun to look at.  It's was quite tasty and very patriotic looking.

Remembrance is a very refreshing cocktail.  I also created this cocktail 2 years ago.  

Although you can not see the different colors of ingredients in this cocktail, I can tell you that I do have red, white and blue all mixed up inside.

Finally the last cocktail is one that I made last week!  

With summer weather beginning to hang around more often then not lately, I had decided to create something with watermelon puree.  This is my American Watermelon Daiquiri.

Those are the fun, delicious and tasty Patriotic Cocktails that I have made over the past 4 years.  Do you have any favorite Patriotic Cocktails that you like to enjoy?  I'd love to hear about them!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

American Watermelon Daiquiri

American Watermelon Daiquiri

So many exciting things happening around here!  

This weekend we are having a Family Reunion which I am super excited about.  My grandma (yes the one who turned 100, you can see her pic on my Chocolate Whipped Cherry post) is one of 9.  

All remaining 5 will be in attendance at this reunion, which I think is awesome!  

Our family is all over the U.S.A., so the cousins take turns putting the whole thing together which is a great way to see a lot of different states.

My grandma will be the oldest one there and I know a couple of my cousins have recently had little ones, so the youngest (if I am getting this right) will only be a few months old.  

What an amazing range of ages, right?!  We get together and do this once every 3 years, so it will be an absolute BLAST hanging out with the whole family this weekend.

I've been seeing Patriotic stuff ALL OVER Pinterest lately, which is also very exciting!  

I love, love, love the 4th of July!  

I have been pinning some fun stuff if you want to check it out.  I have my "My Patriotic Cocktail & Shooters" board, my "Patriotic Yummies" board as well as my "Patriotic Crafts" board.  They all have some AWESOME stuff in them and I can guarantee you that I will be pinning more!

Watermelon always reminds me of summertime.  

Although I do not like to eat watermelon, I DO like this watermelon puree I recently purchased by Finest Call.  Pretty darn delicious if you ask me!

It was suuuuper fun to pull out the blender today to whip this cocktail up.  It's been a long time since I last had make a blended cocktail, I almost forgot how much fun it was.  Oh and if you're wondering, tonight's cocktail is "Husband Approved"!

Here is my recipe for an American Watermelon Daiquiri:

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American Watermelon Daiquiri

by The Cocktail Lady 
June-21-2016

Ingredients

• 2 ounces coconut rum
• 4 ounces watermelon puree
• 1/4 ounce lime juice

Instructions

In a blender, add ice and all of the ingredients above. Purify until the ice is blended in well.

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is to getting all of my errands completed and projects done for my family reunion!  I'll tell you, if I have too many of these cocktails.........I won't get ANYTHING done!

Cheers!!

The Cocktail Lady

Red, White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini

Day 140

Red, White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini

4.5 shots out of 5

**This posts pictures have been updated & I wanted to share this amazing recipe with you all again too!**

Happy Fourth of July!  

A day to celebrate our Independence and wear, eat and drink Red, White & Blue!  

I have to say that I was excited when I found this cocktail online at the barnonedrinks website!  

I haven't had Hpnotiq is quite a few years and was excited to try it again.  

I was given a bottle by one of my husbands Best Men at our wedding and have liked it ever since.......but that was some years ago.

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  

This is a very yummy cocktail!  The citrus vodka blends very well with the Hpnotiq and sprite to give it a yummy citrusey flavor that goes down pretty smooth.  

This is a perfect way to celebrate the 4th surrounded by family, friends and cocktails!  

I hope you find a patriotic cocktail in color or name......or just a cocktail to celebrate our national holiday with today!

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here is the recipe for a Red, White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini:

Author: The Cocktail Lady

Red, White & Hpnotiq Blue Martini

ingredients:

• 2 ounces Hpnotiq
• 1 ounce citrus vodka
• 1/2 ounce lemon-lime soda
• 1/4 ounce grenadine

instructions:

1. In a shaker add ice, Hpnotic, citrus vodka and lemon-lime soda.
2. Shake it up well and strain into a martini glass.
3. Pour the grenadine down the middle of the glass and enjoy.

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Cheers to you Ed!  Thank You for introducing me to Hpnotiq on our camping trip all those years ago.  I think you would have liked this cocktail.

The Cocktail Lady

Tropical Hawaiian Kiss

Tropical Hawaiian Kiss

Last Friday I had one of my amazing friends call and say, "Hey, I know it's pizza Friday at your place, so can we pick up a pizza and come over?".  

Great minds because I was literally online adding toppings to our pizzas we were going to order.  

See, at our house Friday used to mean "Pizza Friday", then it turned into "Pizza and Beer Friday".  

Last Friday was "Pizza, Beer & Cocktails Friday"...........which I think is kinda cool.  

Needless to say I needed some good 'ole fashioned drinking and laughing therapy that night.  I decided that I was going to grab some stuff from my bar and just create something completely new.  

Did it.  

It was a winner..........like so much that we each had 3.  

Don't judge me.......it was a long week!

I am a HUGE fan of banana liqueur.  

Like HUGE!  

I love the way it smells, I love how it adds such an amazing flavor to my cocktails, I just love everything about it.  

Now my friend had never had it before........I KNOW RIGHT?  

Simply crazy talk!  
I mean she's a friend of The Cocktail Lady and she's never had banana liqueur?  

I must be slipping!

Needless so say, she's in love with it........almost as much as I am!  Like I said, she's an amazing friend!

This cocktail was SO delicious!  

Like I said above, we had 3.........each.  

As we sat there drinking our cocktails we went through a handful of names to call this cocktail.  In the end, the 3 words that kept on popping up were the three I chose.  

Here is my recipe for a Tropical Hawaiian Kiss:

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Tropical Hawaiian Kiss

June-9-2016

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces coconut rum
• 3 ounces pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 ounces cranberry juice
• 1 ounce banana liqueur
• 1/2 ounce grenadine

Instructions

Fill up a cocktail glass half way with ice. In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above. Shake and strain the cocktail into your glass and enjoy!!

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Tropical Hawaiian Kiss

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 1/4 cups coconut rum
• 6 1/2 cups pineapple juice
• 3 1/2 cups cranberry juice
• 2.166 (just under 2 1/2 cups) cups banana liqueur
• 1 cup gredadine

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill gallon sized container with all of the ingredients above.
2. Stir up ingredients very well (unless you can seal the container and shake them up).
3. Pour over ice and enjoy!

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Here is a photo of the ingredients:

Here's to good friends and cocktails!  Some friends are good because of the cocktails, others are good no matter what!

Cheers!

The Cocktail Lady

Ninja Turtle Cocktail

Day 39

Ninja Turtle

4.5 shots out of 5

**UPDATE: It's been over 4 years since I have posted this cocktail and it has been my most viewed and most popular post to date!  I am excited about that, but also excited for the TMNT2 movie that comes out today so that we can all enjoy this cocktail as well as the others I have listed below in honor of it!  Cheers!!**

Ding, Ding, Ding another winner!!  Thanks again Fire Wench!!  I had all of the ingredients for the Ninja Turtle, so I figured I'd give it a shot!  Yum!!

I have to admit that when I first started straining this cocktail into my glass I got a little scared.....because of it's neon-ey green color.  I have to say, do NOT let the color fool you!

This is a good cocktail!!  It kind of has a creamy taste/after-taste.  It's kind of weird that it has that because you're not expecting it at all, but it's definitely weird in a GOOD way!

I gave tonight's cocktail 4.5 shots out of 5.  The Ninja Turtle is even husband approved!  

I have to admit that ever since I decided that I was going to make it tonight, I have been singing the theme song to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" over and over again in my head!  And now I will say "You're Welcome", because I'm sure about 90% of you are now singing that song as well!

**Don't forget to check out my individual ninja turtle cocktails!  There's TMNT Raphael, TMNT Michelangelo, TMNT Leonardo, TMNT Donatello and Hockey Stick!**

Here is a photo of the end result:

Here is a photo of the ingredients:

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Ninja Turtle

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ounce Malibu Rum
• 1 ounce melon liqueur
• 1 ounce pineapple juice

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a shaker, add ice and all of the ingredients above. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass and enjoy!

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To those of you who used to watch the cartoon, have seen the movies or just know who the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are, Cheers to you!!

The Cocktail Lady