Happy Tequila Day!
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor! Enjoy this national holiday with some refreshing tequila cocktails concocted with fresh ingredients instead of that awful margarita mix. Because, you’re better than that! My favorite? The Jalapeño Pineapple Margarita – the perfect amount of sweet and spicy! Here are my top 5 favorites. Enjoy!
Saturday July 20th & Sunday July 21st
Radegast Hall & Biergarten
113 North 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
The Radegast Hall & Biergarten will be hosting a Game of Thrones Brunch this weekend – An immersive medieval banquet where you can eat alongside knights, wenches, lords and lasses. There will be a brunch buffet as well as an open bar. The open bar consists of 2 hour unlimited beer, wine, Mimosas, and Bloody Marys. There is also a dinner package serving a buffet dinner and the option to purchase an alcohol package that consists of beer, wine, and one cocktail. Although, it’s not required, you should definitely show up in your best medieval costume. There will be music, dancing, and a lot of ale drinking.
It’s National Daiquiri Day!
If you have been smashing Daiquiris at your local beach bar, you are probably used to the popular frozen cocktail mixed with limeades, sweeteners, and other mixers. A refreshing cocktail, packed with sugar that is NOT a true Daiquiri. The Classic Daiquiri is actually a simple rum-based cocktail that has been altered in so many ways over the past years that most people don’t even know what the true recipe actually contains – rum, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup.
The Corona Refresca has been a game changer for me this summer because no matter where I go, it’s all I ask for! I typically lean towards Session IPAs or WitBiers, but this summer, the Refresca is my drink of choice. You can pick them up in any liquor store and also at the bar!
Pinknic is a two-day summer tradition that brings thousands of people dressed in pink and white to eat, drink, and dance the day away in Randall’s Island Park. There will be two stages at Pinknic this year featuring world renowned DJs and bands, lots of wine, (especially the crowd favorite Rosé) complemented by delicious food prepared by local artisan chefs, and cocktails and cider!
Oh thank heaven for 7-Eleven!
Happy Free Slurpee Day everyone! Oh, and also, Happy National Mojito Day! There’s no better way than to cool off on a hot summer day than with a refreshing, minty Mojito. A cocktail that is far from pretentious, that simply decorates the rum inside of it.
It’s National Piña Colada Day! And I have to say, Piña Coladas are my all-time favorite summer cocktail. The coconut cream and pineapple juice together with rum transports me to an island where I’m basking in the sun on full-time relaxation mode.
Watermelon is one of my favorite ingredients to mix up in a cocktail on a hot, summer day. And this Fourth of July, I’m bringing you multiple watermelon cocktail recipes to quench the thirst of your party goers! The juicy sweetness of watermelon lends itself to pretty much any liquor. But my absolute favorite is mixing watermelon with gin. I smash some watermelon in my glass, add gin, a squeeze of lime, top with lime seltzer and boom, you have my very own cocktail at hand, “Dee’s Watermelons.” I hope you enjoy these festive cocktails this Fourth of July! Cheers.
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