Easy, Breezy Memorial Day Cocktails
By FBWorld Team

When it comes to your Memorial Day party plans and celebrations, repeat after us: you are the host, not the bartender. So here are five cocktails that will keep you mingling-not shaking behind the bar. Enjoy!

Sunrise In Tijuana
Cassandra Rosen, Soltado Tequila

Makes 8-10 servings

Ingredients:
12 cups Watermelon, (seeded and cubed (appx 4 lbs, depending on water content)
1/2 cup Water*
1/4 cup Lime Juice
8 tbs Simple Syrup*
8 oz Soltado Tequila Picante
Top Soda
Garnish: Jalapenos, Lime slices
Glass: Collins

Procedures:
Add the watermelon, lime juice, simple syrup, and water to a blender, and puree gently. Press through a mesh strainer into a pitcher, cover and refrigerate at least two hours, or overnight

American Apple Pie
Cassandra Rosen, Soltado Tequila

Serves 8-10

Ingredients:
16 oz. Spiced Apple Cider
6 oz. Soltado Tequila Picante
4 oz. Apple Brandy or Cognac
4 oz. Ginger Syrup
Garnish: Thin apple slice and cinnamon stick
Optional: vanilla ice cream float

Procedures:
Stir all ingredients in a punch bowl, garnish with apple slices and cinnamon. Serve over ice. Ice cream float optional.

Blue Ice Vodka Spritzer

Ingredients:
1 Cup of Blue Ice Vodka
4 Limes
3 tbls. Sugar
1-liter Club Soda
1 Cup Blueberries
1 Cup Raspberries
Ice

Bai Strawberry Limu Lemonade

Ingredients:
2 bottles Bai Limu Lemon
1 pint Fresh Strawberries
2 Lemons
Ice
8 oz. vodka (optional)

Procedures:
Halve and hull strawberries and slice lemons. Place into pitcher and cover with ice. Add Limu Lemon, and stir gently to combine.

Tip: If you're adding vodka, try making ahead in a tupperware bowl with a cover. Set in the freezer for a few hours or overnight, and it will emerge slushy and refreshing.