Pride month may be over, but the party doesn’t have to end. Pride cocktails have a lot of flair, but there are plenty of 4th of July cocktail recipes that rival even the sexiest of shots! So fire up the BBQ and invite the neighborhood over. This Independence day, you are going to throw a shindig that won’t soon be forgotten, and I’ve got a list of some of the best 4th of July cocktail recipes out there that will help you pull the night off with a bang!
18 Bangin’ 4th of July Recipes
The Patriot
Created by Ocean Spray, this 4th of July cocktail recipe will have you saluting the flag in no time at all!
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail
- 1 1/2-ounce Bacardi Dragonberry Strawberry Rum
- 1 tablespoon frozen strawberries, thawed
- Mint sprig, garnish
Make It! In a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice, add all ingredients except garnish and shake well. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with mint sprig.
American Flag Shot
Let’s start this list off right with the most patriotic of 4th of July cocktail recipes!
Ingredients:
- 1/3 ounce of grenadine syrup
- 1/3 ounce of blue curaçao
- 1/3 ounce of vodka
Make it!
Pour the grenadine syrup into a shot glass. Next, carefully layer the blue curaçao on top of the grenadine. Finally, layer the vodka on top of the blue curaçao and serve!
Firework Fizz
Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces of gin
- 1 ounce of lemon juice
- 1 ounce of simple syrup
- 2-3 fresh basil leaves
- Club soda
- Blueberries and raspberries for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
In a shaker, muddle the basil leaves with lemon juice and simple syrup. Add gin and ice to the shaker and shake well. Strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with blueberries and raspberries.
Red, White, and Blue Martini
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of cranberry juice
- 1.5 ounces of vodka
- 1/2 ounce of blue curaçao
- Fresh blueberries for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
Fill a shaker with ice. Add cranberry juice and vodka to the shaker and shake well. Strain into a martini glass. Slowly pour blue curaçao down the inside edge of the glass to create a layered effect. Garnish with fresh blueberries.
Star-Spangled Spritzer
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of vodka
- 1 ounce of blueberry syrup
- Club soda
- Fresh blueberries and raspberries for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
Fill a glass with ice cubes. Add the vodka and blueberry syrup to the glass. Stir gently to mix. Top with club soda. Garnish with fresh blueberries and raspberries. Serve and enjoy!
Patriotic Coolers with Independence Ice Cubes
This patriotic 4th of July recipe was created by Ocean Spray! So you know that it is going to keep you cool as your 4th of July fun heats up!
Ingredients:
ICE CUBES
- 1 ice cube tray
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed
- 1/3 cup Ocean Spray® 100% Juice Cranberry Blackberry
- 1/2 cup Ocean Spray® White Cranberry Juice Drink
- 1/2 cup Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail
COOLERS
- 2 cups Ocean Spray® White Cranberry Juice Drink
- 2 12-ounce cans lemon-lime flavored soda, chilled
Make It!
- Place 4 blueberries in each of 16 ice cube cups. Add about 1 teaspoon of blackberry-flavored juice. Freeze for at least 1 hour or until solid. Add 1/2 tablespoon white cranberry drink to each cup. Freeze for 1 hour or until solid. Top with 1/2 tablespoon cranberry beverage. Freeze for at least 1 hour or until solid.
- In each of the 4 tall glasses, pour 1/2 cup white cranberry juice drink and 3/4 cup soda. Add ice cubes to each glass.
Patriotic Pina Colada
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of white rum
- 2 ounces of pineapple juice
- 2 ounces of coconut cream
- 1/2 ounce of blue curaçao
- Pineapple slice and cherry for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
In a blender, combine white rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream with ice. Blend until smooth and pour half of the mixture into a glass. Add blue curaçao to the remaining mixture in the blender and blend again. Slowly pour the blue mixture into the glass, creating a layered effect. Garnish with a pineapple slice and cherry. Strawberry, White, and
Fourth of July Fizz
Created by Ocean Spray, expect to stay refreshed as you sip on this 4th of July cocktail recipe all afternoon long.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup blueberries
- 2 1/2 cups Ocean Spray® Cran•Grape® Grape Cranberry Juice Drink
- 2 cups blueberry vodka
- 2 1/2 cups ginger ale
- 2 1/2 cups club soda
- 1 lime, juiced
Make It! Smash blueberries into the bottom of a drink pitcher with a large spoon. Add the rest of the ingredients into the pitcher, stir, and serve over ice.
Tip: Freeze extra juice in advance into ice cube trays to add to the pitcher to keep it cold without diluting.
For one serving: Add 2 tablespoons of blueberries to a glass and smash with a spoon or fork. Add in 2 ounces of blueberry vodka, 1/4 cup of the juice, 2 ounces of ginger ale, 2 ounces of club soda, and squeeze the juice of 1 lime wedge.
Blue Mojito
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of white rum
- 1 ounce of fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoons of sugar
- 6-8 fresh mint leaves
- Fresh strawberries, sliced
- Blueberries
- Club soda
- Ice cubes
Make It!
Muddle the mint leaves and sugar in a glass. Add lime juice, white rum, sliced strawberries, and a few blueberries to the glass. Stir well. Fill the glass with ice cubes and top it off with club soda. Garnish with fresh strawberries and blueberries.
Berry Sparkler
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of vodka
- 1 ounce of cranberry juice
- 1 ounce of blueberry syrup
- Champagne or sparkling wine
- Fresh blueberries and raspberries for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
In a shaker, combine vodka, cranberry juice, and blueberry syrup with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with fresh blueberries and raspberries.
Coconut Watermelon Slush
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of frozen watermelon chunks
- 1 cup of coconut water
- 2 ounces of rum
- 1 ounce of fresh lime juice
- Simple syrup (optional, for added sweetness)
- Watermelon slice for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
Blend frozen watermelon chunks, coconut water, rum, and lime juice until smooth. Add simple syrup if desired, for added sweetness. Pour into a glass and serve in a chilled glass. Garnish with a watermelon slice.
Blueberry Lemonade Spritz
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of vodka
- 1 ounce of blueberry syrup
- 1 ounce of fresh lemon juice
- Club soda
- Fresh blueberries and lemon slices for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
In a glass, muddle a few fresh blueberries with blueberry syrup and lemon juice. Add vodka and stir well. Fill the glass with ice and top it off with club soda. Garnish with fresh blueberries and lemon slices.
Star-Spangled Sangria
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle of red wine
- 1/2 cup of brandy
- 1/4 cup of orange liqueur
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- Sliced strawberries
- Blueberries
- Sliced apples
- Club soda
- Ice cubes
Make It!
In a large pitcher, combine red wine, brandy, orange liqueur, and sugar. Add sliced strawberries, blueberries, and sliced apples to the pitcher. Stir well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow the flavors to blend. Serve over ice, topped with a splash of club soda.
Firecracker Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of tequila
- 1 ounce of fresh lime juice
- 1/2 ounce of triple sec
- 1/2 ounce of simple syrup
- Grenadine
- Blue curaçao
- Ice cubes
- Lime wedge for garnish
Make It!
Rim a glass with salt, if desired, and fill it with ice. In a shaker, combine the tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and simple syrup. Shake well and pour half of the mixture into the glass. Slowly pour in a small amount of grenadine, allowing it to sink to the bottom. Carefully pour a small amount of blue curaçao over the grenadine layer. Pour the remaining tequila mixture over the top. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve.
Independence Bellini
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of peach schnapps
- 1 ounce of blue curaçao
- Champagne or sparkling wine
- Fresh blueberries for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
Fill a glass with ice cubes. Add peach schnapps to the glass. Slowly pour blue curaçao over the back of a spoon into the glass to create a layered effect. Top with champagne or sparkling wine. Garnish with fresh blueberries.
Firecracker Punch
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of cranberry juice
- 2 cups of pineapple juice
- 2 cups of lemon-lime soda
- 1/4 cup of grenadine
- Sliced oranges and maraschino cherries for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
In a large punch bowl, combine cranberry juice, pineapple juice, lemon-lime soda, and grenadine. Stir well. Add ice cubes to chill the punch. Garnish with sliced oranges and maraschino cherries.
Stars and Stripes Margarita
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of tequila
- 1 ounce of fresh lime juice
- 1/2 ounce of triple sec
- 1/2 ounce of blue curaçao
- 1/2 ounce of grenadine
- Lime wedge for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
Rim a glass with salt, if desired, and fill it with ice. In a shaker, combine tequila, lime juice, and triple sec with ice. Shake well and strain half of the mixture into the glass. In a separate shaker, combine blue curaçao and ice. Shake well and strain into the glass, creating a layered effect. Slowly pour grenadine over the back of a spoon into the glass, creating another layer. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve.
All-American Lemonade
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces of vodka
- 1 ounce of fresh lemon juice
- 1 ounce of simple syrup
- Club soda
- Blueberries and raspberries for garnish
- Ice cubes
Make It!
In a shaker, combine vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice. Shake well and strain into a glass filled with ice. Top with club soda. Garnish with fresh blueberries and raspberries.
