Cheers to Independence!

The 4th of July is this weekend and what will you be drinking? When hosting a party there are many different palates you need to please. To help you out, here are three different cocktail recipes perfect for celebrating the land of the free!

Red, White & BOOM!

Ingredients

- 1 ¾ parts SVEDKA Vodka
- ¾ part lemonade
- ½ part Triple Sec
-1 part cranberry juice
- Juice of 6 whole limes
- 12 cups of ice
- Pint of blueberries
- Quart of strawberries

Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a receptacle large enough for all liquids and plenty of ice. Add 5-6 cups to begin and stir. Garnish with berries and serve. Add ice and garnish as needed throughout the duration of the punch. Yields 25-30 servings.

Blueberry Nation

Ingredients

- 1 ½ oz. Hennessy V.S.
- ½ oz. lemon juice
- ½ oz. St-Germaine
- Handful of blueberries
- 1 mint sprig

Instructions

Muddle handful of blueberries and mint sprig in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously and strain into a rocks glass. Garnish with a few blueberries and a mint sprig.

El Presidente

Ingredients

- 1 ½ oz. White Rum
- ¾ oz. Orange Curacao
- ¾ oz. Dry Vermouth
- 1 dash Grenadine
- Orange peel for garnish (optional)

Instructions
Add all the ingredients to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

You can get all the ingredients for these cocktails at Sawyer Home & Garden Center! Plus, everything else you need for your Harbor Country 4th of July party!

Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!

Thanks for reading.
Christina Allis
Sawyer Home & Garden Center
269-426-8810
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www.sawyergardencenter.com