Summer 2019 cocktails to order at poolside or in your kitchen on a Saturday evening when the kids are out and you and the hubs are ready to have a date night – indoors. :). Here are my top picks and for the rest please go here:

First up – my choice Crucomber – 2 oz Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka
1 oz fresh cucumber puree
.75 oz fresh lemon juice
.75 oz sesame simple syrup*
1 lemon balm leaf

Bellevue – 1.5 oz Elijah Craig Bourbon
.75 oz lemon juice
.5 oz Ferrand Dry Curacao
.25 oz Crème de Pêche
Mint sprig

Blue Havaiyee – 1.5 oz El Dorado white rum
1 oz Blue Curaçao
.5 oz pineapple juice
1 oz coconut cream
1 strawberry

In The Ivy – 2 oz orange blossom-infused vodka
.75 oz fresh lemon juice
.75 oz summer berry-riesling emulsion

Martinez – 2 oz London Dry gin
1 oz sweet vermouth
.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
2 dashes Angostura orange bitters