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Juicy July Cocktails

Without a cool drink in your hand, hot weather just isn’t the same. Enjoy these juicy July cocktails yourself—or pitch these easy recipes to potential clients.

Backyard Escape
Serves 1
For added fun, increase the recipe to serve a crowd, and use a watermelon tapping kit to decant this cocktail directly out of the watermelon.

Ingredients
1.5 oz Angostura White Oak rum
.5 oz Lillet Blanc
.5 oz Simple syrup (1-1)
3 oz Fresh watermelon juice
2 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
Garnish with a watermelon slice

Method

  1. Add all ingredients into a mixing tin along with ice
  2. Shake and strain over fresh ice into your favorite highball glass 
  3. Garnish with a slice of fresh watermelon and a cute paper straw

Rangoon Gimlet
Serves 2
Aromatic bitters add an appealing flavor to this refreshing cocktail.

Ingredients
3 oz vodka or gin
1 oz Fresh lime juice
2 oz simple syrup
4 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
16 oz (2 cups) crushed ice
Garnish with fresh mint or basil

Method

  1. Add all ingredients into a blender. Pulse to achieve desired consistency
  2. Pour blended mix into a rocks glass and serve with a fresh sprig of mint or basil

Get Fresh, July 2016
Drink recipes provided by Angostura.

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