Favorite Summer Cocktail Recipes from our Purveyors

Justin & Jonathan, makers of Coop's Hot Chicken:

The Armadillo

Start with a Modelo in a can, barely pop the tab raising it without opening the can. Hit the top with Lime juice, a dash of salt, and a splash of hot sauce, then pop the top.  Everything rushes in and it's time to get to work.

Heather at Southern Firefly Candle Co.

Watermelon Gin Fizz

4 cups diced watermelon

6 oz. gin, pided

8 tbs. lime juice, pided

1 1/3 cups giner ale, pided *use diet for low cal.

4 lime wedges, for garnish

Puree the watermelon. Strain; pide the juice among 4 iced filled {Southern Firefly glasses}

Top each glass with 1 1/2 oz. gin, 2 tablespoons lime juice & 1/3 cup ginger ale.

Kristin Walker of Walker Feed Co.

My favorite summer time treat, The Bomb Pop, takes me back to my childhood chasing the ice cream truck down on our bicycles trying to figure out which street it's on by the sound of the song. The adult version is even better!

The Adult Bomb Pop

Ingredients

2 shots of Walker's Honeysuckle Sour

2 shots of Bacardi Razz Rum

2 shots of Blue Curaçao Liqueur

splash of Eli Mason grenadine

Directions

Fill glass with ice. Put splash of grenadine over ice.

Pour Bacardi Razz, slowly over ice.

Then Honeysuckle Sour, then Blue Curaçao over ice.

Jennifer Glover of Carolina Girl Cookies

I developed this for my food blog a couple years ago and it’s one of my favorites for sipping by the pool or on the porch with friends for an impromptu cocktail hour/boozy Saturday afternoon.

The Southern Teajito

Serves 4

2 cups of sweet tea (I like homemade)

sparkling water

30 mint leaves, plus several sprigs for garnish

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup water

2 limes, 4 if they’re really small, cut into small wedges

4-6 ounces of white rum

Ice

In a small saucepan, dissolve the water and sugar together over high heat.  Allow it to cool completely.

In a small pitcher, muddle the mint, simple syrup, rum and lime wedges together.  pide between 4 glasses.  Fill each glass half way with ice and then pour over 1/2 cup of sweet tea into each glass.  Top with a little sparkling water, give it a stir, garnish with a sprig of mint and enjoy!

To make your own summer cocktails, check out our selection of mixers.