6 Deliciously Colorful Cocktails to Celebrate Pride
Published by
Zoe Roscoe
6 years ago
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
Image via Half Baked Harvest
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:
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.
Pour into glasses and garnish as desired. Drink!
Empress and Elderflower
Image via Empress 1908 Gin
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
Image via Casamigos
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:
Combine all ingredients into a tin shaker.
Add ice, shake vigorously, and strain into a rocks glass.
Add fresh ice and garnish.
Tipsy Mermaid Rum Punch
Image via The Chunky Chef
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:
To a large pitcher, add spiced rum, coconut rum, pineapple juice, and lime juice. Stir to combine.
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.
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
Image via Tito’s Handmade Vodka
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:
Add Tito’s Handmade Vodka, pickle juice, and pepper sauce to a shaker with ice.
Shake and strain into a martini glass.
Strawberry Frozen Mock-a-Rita
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If you want to celebrate Pride in style–but without the alcohol–try this yummy frozen mocktail! (Recipe by Dash of Evans)
Ingredients (serves 2-4):
3medium limesplus 1 for garnish
1orange
1tablespoonagave nectaror honey
1 1/2cupsfrozen strawberries
1/2cupice
Lemon-lime pop of choice
Optional: kosher salt & sugar to rim glasses
Instructions:
Rim 2 mason jars with a mixture of sugar and salt. This can easily be done by swiping the rim with a cut lime, then rolling rim onto a plate covered with 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. Set glasses aside.
Juice limes and orange into a pour-able container. Whisk in agave nectar to sweeten. Taste to see if extra is needed.
Using a blender, add frozen strawberries, ice and citrus juice. Blend until ice is smooth.
Pour into glass until 3/4 full. Top with lemon-lime pop. Stir.