4 Pink Lemonade Cocktails to Welcome Summer
By Amanda Gabriele
Delicious Pink Lemonade Cocktails for Summer
When we take a sip of pink lemonade, it always brings back wonderful memories of carefree childhood summers.
Even if those days are long gone, we still love drinking the refreshing beverage, especially if it’s spiked with a little booze. These pink lemonade cocktails are perfect summer drinks in every way. A couple of them actually contain pink lemonade, while two simply have a refreshing lemony taste and beautiful rosy hue. Next time you’re feeling nostalgic for the summers of yore, mix of one of these satisfying seasonal sippers.
Preparation
- Rim a Martini glass with brown sugar.
- Add vodka and limoncello to a shaker tin.
- Add five blueberries and muddle for 20 seconds.
- Add ice, shake and strain into the Martini glass.
- Garnish with a blueberry in the center of a lemon wheel.
Pink Lemonade Martini
by Hamptons
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Absolut Citron Vodka
- .25 oz. Lemon Juice
- .25 oz. Simple Syrup
- .5 oz. Homemade Sour Mix*
- splash of Cranberry Juice
Preparation
- Fill a shaker with ice and add the vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, sour mix and cranberry juice.
- Shake vigorously and strain into a sugar-rimmed Martini glass.
*Homemade Sour Mix
Ingredients
- 2 parts Lime Juice
- 1 part Lemon Juice
- .5 part Simple Syrup
- .5 part Pineapple Juice
- .5 part Orange Juice
Preparation
- Combine all ingredients and stir until well mixed.
- Store in refrigerator for up to three days.
Strawberry Mint Pink Lemonade Punch
by Beautiful Booze
Ingredients
- .5 750ml bottle Seagram’s Extra Smooth Vodka
- .25 cup Mint Syrup
- 2 cups Pink Lemonade
- .5 cup Soda Water
- .5 cup Chopped Strawberries
- Lemon Slices (to Garnish)
- Mint Sprigs (to Garnish)
Preparation
- All all ingredients, except for the garnishes, to a pitcher filled with ice.
- Stir to combine.
- Garnish with lemon slices and mint.
Pink Sky
by Fitz Bailey, Coopers’ Craft Brand Ambassador
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Coopers’ Craft Bourbon
- 4 oz. Pink Lemonade
- 3 dashes Lemon Bitters
- Lemon Wheel (to Garnish)
Preparation
- Add bourbon, pink lemonade and bitters to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into a coupe glass.
- Garnish with a lemon wheel.