Lovely
Labor Day Cocktails
By FBWorld Team
It's
hard to believe summer is already coming to an
end. Before packing away your swimsuit and storing your
beach towel, treat yourself to one more sunny celebration
with some some lovely and refreshing cocktails - courtesy
of Q Drinks, Cruzan Rum and Alberta Rye Dark Batch Whisky
It doesn't matter if you're a rum fan, a rye lover, or
ginger beer enthusiast, or whether you're spending the
holiday BBQing with your family and friends or soaking
up the sun poolside, these cocktails are the perfect way
to round out the season.
Cruzan®
Brew Berry Mojito
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts Cruzan® Strawberry
Rum
1/2 part Fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 part Agave Nectar
5 parts Blonde Lager
3 Fresh Strawberries
8-12 Mint Leaves
Procedures:
1. Muddle strawberry, mint and agave
nectar in a tall glass.
2.
Add lemon juice, rum and ice and shake.
3.
Add beer, shake lightly, and strain over ice into glass
of choice.
4.
Garnish with a halved strawberry and sprig of mint.
Ginger
Beer Margarita
Ingredients:
3 oz. Q Ginger Beer
1.5 oz. Reposado tequila
0.5 oz/ Cointreau
1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz. Organic Agave Nectar
Coarse Salt, (for lining rim)
Lime wedge, for garnish
Procedures:
1. Line a small serving glass with fresh
lime juice and dip in coarse salt.
2.
Add tequila, Cointreau, agave nectar and lime juice to
a large glass or cocktail shaker with 1/2 cup of ice and
stir vigorously.
3.
Pour liquid into serving glass with a few ice cubes.
4.
Top with Q Ginger Beer and stir gently.
5.
Garnish with a lime wedge.
Rye
Squeeze
Ingredients:
1 1/2 parts Alberta® Rye Whisky
Dark Batch™
4-5 parts Q Ginger Beer
2 dashes Agnostura® bitters
1 Orange Wedge Pressed
Procedures:
1. Add all ingredients to a bourbon glass.
2.
Fill with ice, top with ginger beer and stir.
3.
Garnish with an orange slice.
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