Looking for a summer splash to enjoy on your back patio? Kick back by the pool or on a Zoom call while drinking one of these colorful concoctions. These cocktail recipes are light and easy to make for all your happy hour needs. 

Grapefruit Margarita on the Rocks

2 oz tequila
1 oz grapefruit juice (fresh squeezed)
1 oz lime juice (fresh squeezed)
2 tablespoons of agave nectar
½ cup of ice 

Directions: 
Place ice in a thermos or mixing container. Squeeze lime and grapefruit juice into a measuring cup. Add Agave nectar to the measuring cup and mix with the juice until dispersed. Measure out the tequila and add it to the mixing container. Place the juice and agave nectar into the mixing container. Place the lid on the container and shake drink until well blended. Pour into a glass and drink up!

White Sparkling Sangria

1 bottle of white wine (Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, etc)
2 oz spiced rum
1 ½ cups sugar 
½ cup raspberries 
1 lemon and 1 lime
1 green apple or peach
1 sparkling water (optional)

Directions:
Pour wine into a pitcher. Add in rum. Pour sugar in and mix well with a spoon until dissolved. Cut up the lemon and lime. Squeeze the lemon and lime juice into the pitcher. Cut very thin apple or peach slices to float in the pitcher. Add in raspberries and any other fruit you enjoy. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour before serving! Add sparkling water if you desire. Bottoms up! Your sangria is ready to drink. 

Coconut Sunrise

2 oz coconut tequila (brand of choice)
4 oz orange juice
3 oz lime sparkling water (brand of choice)
1-2 cups of ice

Directions:
Pour chilled tequila, orange juice and lime sparkling water into a cup of your choice. Mix the 3 ingredients until well blended. Taste and add ice if desired.  Click* and ready to drink.

Berry Breeze 

2 oz spice rum
4 oz Strawberry Waterloo 
1 oz lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
1- 2 tablespoons of blueberries
½ cup of ice

Directions: 
Measure out the spiced rum and pour it into a glass. Squeeze a fresh lemon into the glass (approximately one oz or one lemon). Mix the spiced rum and lemon juice. Add in ½ cup of ice (or enough to fill the glass). Add the one to two tablespoons of blueberries. Top it all off with strawberry Waterloo sparkling water. Taste and enjoy your evening!

Deep Grapefruit Spritzer

3 oz Deep Eddy’s Grapefruit Vodka
3 oz orange juice
1 oz cranberry juice
1 oz Topo Chico 
½ cup of ice 

Directions: 
Place ice in a cup of your choice. Measure out vodka, orange juice, cranberry juice and pour these ingredients into the cup of ice. Top off the drink with Topo Chico or another form of plain sparkling water. 

And there you have it, folks! 5 delicious cocktails to share and clink next time you are jonesing for a Zoom happy hour drink. Enjoy!