8 Festive Fourth of July Cocktails to Celebrate Independence Day
By Amanda Gabriele
If you’re throwing an Independence Day celebration and need some drink inspo, look no further than these eight festive drinks.
Whether you prefer agave spirits or whiskey, have a hankering for a boozy ice pop, or need a punch to serve a crowd, these Fourth of July cocktails are sure to keep the party going all day long.
Pure Paloma
Ingredients
- 3 750 ml bottles GEM&BOLT
- 50 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- 3 liters Grapefruit Topo Chico Sparkling Water
- Lime Wheels (for Garnish)
Preparation
- Pour ingredients slowly into a two-gallon beverage dispenser or punch bowl.
- Add ice and stir.
- Garnish with lime wheels.
Description
This refreshing Paloma variation from GEM&BOLT makes enough to serve 50 people, so you can spend less time refilling the punch bowl and more time enjoying the holiday.
Highlands Highball
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz. Patrón Estate Release Tequila
- 1 oz. Lillet Blanc or Martini & Rossi Dry Vermouth
- 2 oz. Fever-Tree Citrus Tonic
- Orange Twist (for Garnish)
- Mint Sprig (for Garnish)
Preparation
- Build cocktail in an ice-filled Collins glass.
- Stir to combine.
- Garnish with an orange twist and mint sprig.
Description
Tequila Highball fans should treat themselves to an upgrade with Patrón’s Limited Edition Estate Release bottling. Fever-Tree Citrus Tonic makes it an extra-refreshing summer sipper.
Pool Side Splash
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Pineapple Juice
- 1 oz. Chilled Coconut Water
- 4 oz. Mezza di Mezzacorona Sparkling Wine
- Orange Slice (for Garnish)
Preparation
- Pour pineapple juice and coconut water into a large wine glass with ice.
- Top with chilled Mezza di Mezzacorona.
- Garnish with a festive paper straw and orange slice.
Description
If you’re spending July 4th by the pool or on the shores of a beach destination, this tropical treat from Mezza di Mezzacorona will keep you cool in the hot sun.
Preparation
- Blend all ingredients, except for the Summer Rosé, together in a blender.
- Divide blended ingredients between four coupe glasses.
- Top with Chandon and stir.
Description
If you’re looking to serve a small crowd, this frozen strawberry delight makes enough for four drinks. Better yet, it gets a patriotic topper with Chandon’s Limited Edition American Summer Rosé.
Where'd My Mango
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz. Balcones Baby Blue
- 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
- .75 oz. Mango Nectar
- .75 oz. Lime Juice
- .5 oz. Rich Demerara Syrup
- 5–6 Mint Leaves (for Garnish)
Preparation
- Combine all liquid ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake until cold to the touch.
- Strain over crushed ice in a highball glass.
- Garnish with mint leaves.There’s no better way to celebrate July 4th than with Balcones Baby Blue, which is the first Texas whiskey sold since Prohibition. Combined with tropical juices and rich demerara syrup, it’s worthy of a festive backyard luau.
Description
There’s no better way to celebrate July 4th than with Balcones Baby Blue, which is the first Texas whiskey sold since Prohibition. Combined with tropical juices and rich demerara syrup, it’s worthy of a festive backyard luau.
Boozy Watermelon Popsicles
Ingredients
- 6 cups Strawberries, Tops Removed
- 6 cups Cubed Watermelon, Rind Removed
- 2 cups Kiwi, Skin Removed
- 1.5 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 tbsp. Salt
- 1 cup White Rum
- .5 cup Water
- 1 cup Chocolate Crisp Pearls*
Preparation
- Cook strawberries, sugar, and salt in a pot on medium heat until strawberries begin to break down.
- Trasnfer to a blender and pulse until smooth.
- Add cubed watermelon and rum and continue to blend until fully incorporated.
- Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until fully cooled.
- Mix in the chocolate crisp pearls.
- Fill Popsicle molds, leaving approximately 1cm unfilled at the top.
- Freeze for 1 hour.
- While the watermelon mix is freezing, blend kiwis and water until smooth.
- Once the watermelon mix is frozen to the touch, fill the remaining space in each mold with the kiwi mix.
- When the ice pops are firm enough, insert the Popsicle sticks so they won’t move around.
- Continue to freeze for at least 4 hours.
Description
For those who prefer their frozen booze in ice pop form, these watermelon delights from chef Paul Punch of Yaki Tiki are perfect for a July 4th picnic or beach outing. The recipe makes about 20 three-ounce pops, so they’re perfect to share with a crowd.
Preparation
- Combine bourbon, Chambord, cranberry juice, raspberry juice, lime juice, and sorghum in a shaker with ice.
- Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled rocks glass.
- Top with a dash of club soda and garnish with an orange twist.Woodford Reserve gets a juicy makeover in this festive cocktail, which mixes Chambord raspberry liqueur and three kinds of juices to give it a July 4th-ready red hue.
Description
Woodford Reserve gets a juicy makeover in this festive cocktail, which mixes Chambord raspberry liqueur and three kinds of juices to give it a July 4th-ready red hue.
Preparation
- Add all ingredients, except for the soda and mint sprig, to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.
- Top with a splash of soda and garnish with a mint sprig.
Description
American-made Slow & Low Rock and Rye is a perfect match for St-Germain and strawberries in this crowd-pleasing summer cocktail.
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