10 Delightful Summer Wedding Cocktails

When it comes to your wedding day details, you’ve most likely already decided on your dress, flowers and your food so don’t let the bar become an afterthought. Keep the beer and wine flowing but make sure you include a statement drink. When it comes to making a real “just married” statement, it’s all about the signature cocktail. With clever names and seasonal flavors, these cocktail recipes might just be the personal touch you’ve been looking for, take a look below.

  • Recipe
  • Blueberry Mojito Royale

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup blueberries (plus extra for a fancy blueberry swizzle stick)
  • 6-8 leaves fresh mint
  • 1 tablespoon sugar in the raw (I’m into slightly tart cocktails, but feel free to add an extra teaspoon or two of sugar if you like a sweeter drink.)
  • 2½ tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 ounces light rum
  • Crushed ice
  • 2 ounces chilled Prosecco or champagne

Recipe
Rose Sangria with Strawberries, Peaches and Basil
Ingredients:

  • Pint strawberries, diced
  • 2 Peaches, pitted and diced
  • 10 fresh basil leaves
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Bottle chilled rose wine
  • 1 Chilled Champagne for serving

Recipe
Moscow Mule Jello Shots
Ingredients:

  • 8½ ounces ginger beer
  • 1½ ounces fresh lime juice
  • 2 envelopes (about 5½ teaspoons) unflavored gelatin
  • 6 ounces vodka of your choice

Recipe
Clementine-Jalapeño Margarita
Ingredients:

  • 2 ounces tequila reposado
  • 2 ounces fresh clementine juice (That’s the juice from about 2 clementines)
  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon chopped jalapeño
  • ½ teaspoon honey or agave
  • For garnish: (optional)
  • Flaky sea salt
  • Thinly sliced jalapeño rounds
  • Lime or clementine round

Recipe
Kiwi Kiss Cocktail
Ingredients:

  • 4 kiwis
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 cup light rum
  • 1 teaspoon honey or agave
  • club soda

Recipe
Black-beery Whiskey Smash
Ingredients:

  • ¼ cup fresh blackberries
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • 6 fresh mint leaves
  • 2 teaspoons raw sugar
  • 2 ounces bourbon whiskey
  • 2 ounces wheat beer

Recipe
Pineapple-Ginger Mojitos
Ingredients:

  • 6-8 mint leaves
  • ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons ginger simple syrup (recipe below)
  • ¼ cup fresh pineapple puree (recipe below)
  • 2 ounces light rum
  • Splash of club soda

Recipe
Grapefruit-Rosemary Mule
Ingredients:

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 2 ounces freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice (That’s about ½ a grapefruit.)
  • ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) fresh lime juice
  • 3 ounces chilled ginger beer (I like Barritts or Reed’s)
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary

Recipe
Roasted Strawberry Mint Lemonade
Ingredients:

  • ¾ pound fresh strawberries (about 20 strawberries), hulled and sliced
  • ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
  • 4½ cups cold filtered water, divided
  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 5 large lemons)
  • 6 sprigs fresh mint

Recipe
Cantaloupe Cooler
Ingredients:

  • 1 ripe cantaloupe
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, packed
  • 2 cups ice
  • 6 ounces rum (optional)

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