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12 Memorial Day Drinks That Are Red, Blue, And Delicious — Not To Mention Perfect For Your Barbecue
Memorial Day is the official kick-off to summer, which is obviously the best time of year. The weather is warm, the Memorial Day drinks are frosty, and adults and kids alike are playing outside until the sun goes down. So in order to celebrate the beginning of summer properly, you need the right menu. The right menu is rendered incomplete without the right adult beverages. Here are a bunch of Memorial Day cocktails that are red and blue, and all kinds of yummy.
Image: Family Fresh Cooking
Red Rover Blood Orange And Bourbon Cocktail
Red rover, red rover. Someone please send this drink right over.
Image and recipe: Domestic Fits
Aviation Cocktail
It tastes as classy and sophisticated as it looks. Promise.
Image and recipe: Jelly Toast
Red Raspberry Rascal Cocktail
It’s a gorgeous, fruity, thirst-quenching liquid delight.
Image and recipe: Family Fresh Cooking
Blueberry Martini
It’s as stiff as it is sweet. You’ll definitely want a refill.
Image and recipe: Family Fresh Cooking
Four Bitters Cocktail
Despite the intensity the name indicates, this drink is surprisingly calming and smooth. Perfect for sunset sipping.
Image and recipe: The Kitchn
Inaugural Cheer
This drink is all about American pride and thus, it’s perfect for Memorial Day.
Image and recipe: The Kitchn
Blueberry Lavender Vodka Spritzer
Close your eyes, take a sip, and you’ll feel like you’re in the middle of a zen garden on a hot day. This drink is THAT good.
Image and recipe: The Kitchn
Strawberry Shrub Cocktail
Using sugar, strawberries, and shrub syrup, this drink is as sweet as it gets without being too sweet to enjoy.
Image and recipe: Blogging Over Thyme
Spiked Blueberry Basil Lemonade
Blueberry basil lemonade seems like the ultimate summer drink, am I right? But when you can add a little grownup juice, it’s that much better.
Image and recipe: The Kitchn
Strawberry Moscow Mule
What’s better than a Moscow mule? A strawberry version.
Image and recipe: Family Fresh Cooking
La Rosa Cocktail
It’s pretty, it’s fancy, and it’s how every summer should begin.
Image and recipe: Family Fresh Cooking
