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Red, white, and bubbly! We’re getting ready to celebrate 4th of July with these fun patriotic 4th of July cocktails. What will you make to celebrate your freedom?!

Rum Punch

Ingredients:

1 c Captain Morgan Coconut Rum

2 c orange juice

2 c pineapple juice

2 c ginger ale

1 c grenadine

Orange, lemon, and maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions:

Mix Coconut Rum, juices, and ginger ale together.

Pour over ice. 

Add grenadine.

Serve with orange, lemon, and maraschino cherries with garnish.

Red, White, and Bubbly

Ingredients:

6 oz Argyle Brut

Frozen blueberries

Frozen raspberries

Instructions:

Pour Brut over frozen berries and enjoy! 

Star-Spangled Tequila 

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Patrón Silver Tequila

¾ oz fresh lime juice 

Blackberries

Gaetano Black Raspberry Liqueur

.5 oz agave nectar

Instructions:

Combine blackberries, liqueur, and agave in a shaker. 

Muddle. 

Add the tequila, lime juice, and ice.
Shake well.
Strain into a glass. 

Garnish with blackberries. 

Red, White, and Blueberry Mojito

Ingredients:

Blueberries

Lemon

1.5 oz Crop Harvest Organic Vodka

.5 oz. agave nectar 

2-3 sprigs fresh thyme

Instructions:

Muddle berries and lemon in a mixing cup.

Add vodka, agave, and ice. 

Shake. 

Add 2 sprigs of thyme in the bottom of a glass with ice. 

Strain into glass. 

Add blueberries and more thyme for garnish. 

Watermelon Gindependence 

Ingredients:

2 slices of watermelon, muddled

2 oz. Gray Whale Gin

¾ oz lemon juice

½ oz simple syrup

Pinch of salt

Watermelon and blueberries as desired for garnish

Instructions:

Mix ingredients together. 

Add watermelon and blueberries as garnish.

Bring on the heat! We’re getting ready for the summer with not only summer cocktails, but also cocktail-inspired playlists. Grab a drink and press play. It’s time for an awesome summer. 

Gin and Tonic

Ingredients:

2 ounces Gray Whale or Gunpowder Gin 

4 ounces tonic water

Lime for garnish

Instructions:

Stir ingredients together and pour over ice. Add lime for garnish. 

This simple cocktail has a complex flavor and is extremely easy to drink (and make!). 

Our Gin and Tonic playlist:

Rum Punch 

Ingredients:

1 c Captain Morgan Coconut Rum

2 c orange juice

2 c pineapple juice

2 c ginger ale

1 c grenadine

Orange, lemon, and maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions:

Mix Coconut Rum, juices, and ginger ale together.

Pour over ice. 

Add grenadine.

Serve with orange, lemon, and maraschino cherries with garnish.

Aloha! This drink will transport you straight to paradise (and so will this playlist!). 

Pina Colada 

Ingredients:

.5 c frozen diced pineapple

2 oz pineapple juice

1.5 oz Captain Morgan Coconut Rum

1 oz Captain Morgan Dark Rum

Pineapple slices for garnish

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients and shake. 

Pour over ice.

Garnish with pineapple slices for garnish.

Our Pina Colada playlist: 

Cheers to the dads in our lives! Whether you’re celebrating your own dad, a dad you love, or yourself, we’ve got the best whiskey and beer for Father’s Day. Check them out below and be sure to share what you choose with us on Facebook or Instagram. 

Beer

Sycamore Double Candy IPA

All the hoppy magic of Mountain Candy, doubled! Sycamore Brewing Double Candy IPA is your key to a sweet summer.

Back Forty Freckle Belly

A full-bodied IPA with fresh hops. You’ll get a powerful blend of citrus, pine, and fruit. It's a great grilling beer, making it perfect for Father's Day weekend. Belly up, hop heads!

Sapporo Pure

Light and refreshing, Sapporo is the oldest brand of beer in Japan. 

Pontoon Wake Zone IPA

Surf's up! Pontoon Wake Zone IPA is making waves this summer. It’s a refreshing, unfiltered IPA.

Wiseacre Tiny Bomb Pilsner

Tiny Bomb. Big flavor. It’s a delicate and complex beer made with pilsner malt from Germany as well as local honey.

Emergency Drinking Beer

It’s a one-of-kind session that’ll remind you of a crisp pilsner combined with a traditional gose. Citrus zest, Portuguese sea salt, and lemongrass make this beer a great Father’s Day brew. 

Yazoo Gerst

Mostly German malts and a hint of flaked maize make this original Gerst recipe a classic. 

Wild Heaven Capri Sunset Tropical Hard Seltzer

For the gluten-free dad or the dad who prefers seltzers over beer! Tiny plastic straw not included, but it doesn’t skimp out on the nostalgia! 

Whiskey

Smooth Ambler Whiskey

A blend of straight bourbon whiskies. Wheated bourbon from West Virginia plus two different rye bourbons from Tennessee and Indiana give this non-chill filtered and full-bodied whiskey the taste of a four-grain bourbon.

Reservoir Whiskey

Choose from bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskey. Reservoir is a small batch distillery with award-winning spirits that are never sourced.

Basil Hayden’s

A light-bodied bourbon whiskey with some spice and a gentle bite. 

Blade and Bow 

This Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey pays homage to Stitzel-Weller’s renowned history. Collect a new key with each bottle and become part of the Five Keys Club.

Michter’s Rye

Kentucky Straight Rye. Every bottle comes from a single barrel. It’s ideal neat or in cocktails. 

Red Breast 12 year

Everything you need from Pot Still whiskey, including the flavor complexity. It’s matured in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks.