Warm
A brunch without cocktails is just a boring breakfast, and nobody has time for that. You and your girls need drinks with flavors so refreshing, you’ll feel like you’ve been transported to paradise.
Whether it’s a grown-up twist on a classic, or something fruity and sweet, here are five cocktail
01
Spiked Raspberry Sweet Tea
INGREDIENTS:
8 cups water
2 family-sized tea bags or 6 regular-sized
1/2-1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups Chambord Liquor optional
1/2 cup top shelf vodka optional
mint springs raspberries, oranges, etc. for garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Bring water to a boil then remove from the heat.
Add the tea bags, cover and let steep (soak) for 15 minutes.
Remove the tea bags then add the sugar and baking soda, stir until sugar dissolves.
Add in Chambord and Vodka if desired
Let the tea cool
pour into ice-filled glasses.
Garnish with a mint sprig, raspberries, oranges or whatever you love.
via The Cookie Rookie
02
Frozen Peach Bellini
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups frozen peaches
1/2 cup peach nectar
1 (750ml) bottle prosecco
DIRECTIONS:
Add frozen peaches and peach nectar to a blender and blend until smooth.
Scoop peach mixture into champagne glasses, filling 1/2 way.
Top with prosecco and garnish with peach slices.
via Jennifer Meyering
03
Strawberry and Peach Rosé Sangria
INGREDIENTS:
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brandy
2 cups sliced strawberries
1 cup sliced peaches
1 bottle Rosé
1 bottle Sauvignon Blanc
1 cup chilled club soda or sparkling water
10-20 basil leaves
DIRECTIONS:
Add sugar and brandy to a large pitcher and stir until sugar has dissolved.
Add fresh fruit, wine and club soda and stir to combine. Add basil.
Refrigerate the sangria for at least 6 hours before serving.
Serve over ice.
via What’s Gaby Cooking
04
Hibiscus Mimosas
INGREDIENTS:
1 dash rose water
1 oz hibiscus syrup
1 wild hibiscus flower soaked in syrup
Champagne or Sparkling Wine
DIRECTIONS:
In a champagne flute, add dash of rose water, hibiscus syrup and a syrup-soaked hibiscus flower. Top with champagne or sparkling wine.
via Town and Country
05
Hurricanes
INGREDIENTS:
2 oz. light rum
3 oz. dark rum
6 oz. passion fruit juice
6 oz. orange juice
2 tbsp. grenadine
2 orange slices
2 maraschino cherries
DIRECTIONS:
In a large liquid measuring cup, mix first five ingredients.
Pour over iced-filled glass.
Garnish each glass with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.
via Delish
