Red, White and Blue Cocktails for Independence Day

I'm headed to PCB this Thursday.  As next Wednesday is the Fourth of July, I'm going to play with these amazing sounding cocktails from Brooklyn Crafted, Sparkling Ice, and Purity Vodka.  I really love these products!


**Red, White and Blue, Berry Mule

INGREDIENTS

2 oz berry Vodka (blueberry or raspberry)

6 oz Extra Spicy Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini

Blueberries

Blackberries

DIRECTIONS

Muddle blueberries and blackberries in shaker. Add vodka and shake. Fill Moscow mule mug with ice. 

Pour in muddled berries and vodka and fill with Brooklyn Crafted (roughly 6oz). Garnish with blueberries and blackberries.

**Soaked Watermelon Slice Popsicles

INGREDIENTS

¾ cup tequila

½ cup Sparkling Ice Strawberry Watermelon

¼ cup lime juice

1lb watermelon

DIRECTIONS

Stir together tequila, Strawberry Watermelon Sparkling Ice, and lime juice in a large bowl. Cut watermelon into wedges and soak in Sparkling Ice mixture for 15 minutes. Insert popsicle sticks into wedges then freeze on a rack-lined baking sheet for 1 hour.

**Purity Berry

INGREDIENTS

3 parts Purity Vodka

1 cup mixed berries

1 long piece of lemon zest

4 parts distilled water

DIRECTIONS

Combine the ingredients in a glass pitcher and let sit, refrigerated, for at least 4 hours – or preferably overnight, before serving.

Serve the vodka mixed with the berry water either shaken or served strained or combined over ice.