13 colorful and juicy cocktail recipes to liven up your Fourth of July celebrations

This weekend's Fourth of July celebrations are the perfect time to impress your friends (via Zoom or otherwise) with colorful and beautifully crafted cocktails.
If you're hosting or serving multiple people, you can pre-batch Pomegranate White Tea Sangria, or freeze a bottle of rosé into ice cubes to make blend with fresh fruit later in the day.
For individual servings, elevate your tequila game with a coconut-infused tequila cocktail that mixes in creamy matcha powder, or opt for a tea-topped highball that's made with Scotch whiskey.
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The Fourth of July always feels like the true start of the summer season, and what better way to enjoy the fireworks than with a chilled beverage in hand?

For extra color as well as flavor, don't hesitate to incorporate summer fruits into your cocktails, like watermelon, pineapple, a colorful variety of berries, or even cantaloupe. While fresh fruits work best as a garnish, they can be replaced by a frozen alternative when making blended cocktails or big-batch sangrias.

Since this year's Independence Day falls during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, if you are having guests over, be sure to party responsibly by limiting your gathering to only a few people, and taking the necessary sanitary precautions. Avoid communal chip bags and punch bowls, and try to pre-prepare cocktails so that your guests aren't all touching the same bottles and mixing equipment.

Here are 13 unique cocktail recipes to elevate your at-home Independence Day celebrations, from world-renowned distilleries and expert mixologists.

1. Pomegranate White Tea Sangria

Natalie's Juice

If you're preparing for a socially distant crowd, whipping up a large batch of a sangria-style beverage before the party starts can be a great time saver. Try this recipe from Natalie's Juice, which swaps out the oranges and apples used in traditional sangria for red and blue summer berries.

Ingredients:

32 oz Natalie's Pomegranate White Tea
750 ml bottle dry Rose wine, chilled
2 cups Lillet Blanc liqueur, chilled
1 cup strawberries
1 cup blueberries
.5 cup blackberries
Club soda, optional
Garnish: Watermelon

Method: Chill the Pomegranate White Tea, Rosé, and Lillet Blanc for several hours. In a large pitcher, combine the Pomegranate White Tea, Rosé, Lillet Blanc, strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Chill for another three to four hours to let the flavors combine. Serve in glasses with some of the fruit and top with a splash of club soda, if desired. Garnish with watermelon stars for a patriotic touch.

2. Grand Club

Grand Marnier

This recipe from Grand Marnier pairs their orange-flavored liqueur with homemade raspberry syrup and one egg white to create a top layer of light foam.

Ingredients:

1.5 oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
.75 oz lemon juice
.75 oz raspberry syrup*
1 dash orange bitters
1 egg white
Garnish: fresh raspberries

*Raspberry syrup: Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and 1 cup raspberries (frozen or fresh) to a sauce pan and bring to boil while stirring and pressing the berries apart with a spoon. Let cool and strain before use.

Method: Add all ingredients to in cocktail shaker, shake dry. Add ice and shake again. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with raspberry skewer.

3. Más O Menos

1800 Tequila

If tequila is more your style, use 1800 Tequila's signature coconut infusion in this creamy, matcha-flavored cocktail.

Ingredients:

2 oz 1800 Coconut tequila
Barspoon of matcha powder
4 oz vanilla rice milk
.5 oz simple syrup
Shake of cinnamon
Optional squeeze of lime for acidity

Method: Build in Collins glass and stir with crushed ice to combine. Garnish with grated cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.

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