6 Deliciously Colorful Cocktails to Celebrate Pride

For the month of June, the LGBTQ community and supporters celebrate World Pride in honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City. We typically celebrate Pride with day drinking, parties, and of course, parades, but this year we’ll have to make a minor pivot in the way we honor and observe the holiday/month. While we can’t celebrate with large gatherings, we can still enjoy delicious (and colorful) cocktails and cheers with our loved ones–appropriately socially distanced, of course.

Whether you’re a tequila, vodka, gin, or rum person, there’s something festive for everyone. Ahead, check out colorful cocktails that are perfect for celebrating Pride. Not only are these drinks great for Pride, but they’ll also keep you in the celebratory mood all summer long. Pick your poison, pace yourself, and spread the love.

Frozen Watermelon Rose Sangria Slushies

It’s like frosé, but better. Make a large batch of these mouthwatering slushies for a rooftop party or a fun day at the beach. (Recipe by Half Baked Harvest)

Ingredients (serves 8):

• 1 bottle Rosé wine
• 1/2 cup tequila or vodka
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 cups frozen watermelon chunks
• 1 1/2 cups frozen raspberries
• ice, if needed
• raspberries, watermelon, and cherries, for topping

Instructions:

1. In a blender, combine the Rosé, tequila, lime juice, honey, frozen watermelon and raspberries, and pulse until smooth. If needed, add ice to get a slushie consistency.
2. Pour into glasses and garnish as desired. Drink!

Empress and Elderflower

A refreshing take on your classic G&T. This beautiful purple-hued gin adds colorful flair to any cocktail you decide to whip up. (Recipe by Empress 1908 Gin)

Ingredients (serves 1):

• 2 oz Empress 1908 Gin
• 3-4 oz Fever-tree Elderflower Tonic
• grapefruit slices

Instructions:

Build in a copa glass on ice. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.

Prickly Pear Margarita

If this isn’t the prettiest margarita you’ve ever seen, please tell us what is. (Recipe by Casamigos)

 Ingredients (serves 1):

• 2 oz Casamigos Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 oz prickly pear puree
• 1/2 oz simply syrup
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• lime wheel for garnish

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker.
2. Add ice, shake vigorously, and strain into a rocks glass.
3. Add fresh ice and garnish.

Tipsy Mermaid Rum Punch

Impress your friends with this beautiful and colorful cocktail. Perfect for sipping poolside. (Recipe by The Chunky Chef)

Ingredients (serves 4):

• 8 oz spiced rum (like Captain Morgan)
• 4 oz coconut rum
• 24 oz pineapple juice
• 2 oz fresh lime juice
• splash of blue curacao
• lime slices, for garnish
• light corn syrup for garnish
• sugars for garnish
• ice cubes

Instructions:

1. To a large pitcher, add spiced rum, coconut rum, pineapple juice, and lime juice. Stir to combine.
2. To a small plate, add a drizzle of light corn syrup. To a second small plate, add various sugars (I did a combination of white, green, and blue). Dip rims of glasses in corn syrup, then in the sugars to coat the rim.
3. Fill serving glasses with ice cubes and a few lime slices, add a splash of blue curacao to the bottom of the glass. Top with rum mixture and garnish glasses with a slice of lime.

Tito’s Green Dill-icious

Pride month and delicious cocktails are kind of a big dill. If you love a dirty martini and love pickles, sip on this vibrant drink. (Recipe by Tito’s Handmade Vodka)

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Tito’s Handmade Vodka
• 2 oz pickle juice
• 5-8 drops green pepper sauce

Instructions:

1. Add Tito’s Handmade Vodka, pickle juice, and pepper sauce to a shaker with ice.
2. Shake and strain into a martini glass.

Strawberry Frozen Mock-a-Rita

Ingredients (serves 2-4):

Instructions:

*Bonus Garnish Flare*

If your drink order is basic AF but you want to have a festival cocktail, garnish a vodka or tequila soda with a handful of rainbow gummy bears!

Which of these colorful cocktails did you try? Show us on Instagram @lulus using #lovelulus!