Whether you’re celebrating Labor Day by heading to a backyard BBQ, or throwing your own party or are just enjoying a relaxing Labor-less day at home, a great cocktail can be just what you need to take your celebration to the next level.
If you’re looking for a new cocktail to try for the occasion, we’ve put together a list of great drinks perfect for the relaxing holiday ahead. Some of these will require a little bit of “labor” to get right, while others are super-simple, if you’d prefer to have a “Labor-less” holiday.
Ketel Soda Cucumber Mint
Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Ketel One Vodka 4 oz. Club Soda Fresh Cucumber Fresh Mint
Directions: Fill glass with ice, add Ketel One Vodka, add club soda, add fresh wheels of cucumber and finish with fresh mint garnish.
Lychee Mule Available at: Sushi Garage
Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Vodka .25 oz. Soho Liqueur ½ oz. Lime Juice 1.25 oz. Lychee Puree 1.5 oz. Ginger Beer
Directions: Add all ingredients into a shaker and strain into a copper mug with ice. Garnish with 2 mint spring leaves and lychee.
Ingredients: 1 ½ oz. The Botanist Gin .2 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice ¾ oz. Elderflower Liquor Tonic Water
Directions: Measure The Botanist Gin, grapefruit, elderflower and pour into highball glass. Add ice and finish with tonic water. Garnish with grapefruit peel
Belvedere Strawberry Shrub
Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Belvedere ¾ oz. Fever-Tree Naturally Light Indian Tonic Water ½ oz. Shrub & Co. Strawberry with Meyer Lemon Shrub 2 oz. soda water
Directions: Add Belvedere Vodka, tonic and shrub to a highball glass and fill with ice. Top with soda water and garnish with a strawberry and cracked black pepper.
Blackberry Gin Collins Available at: Diplomat Prime
Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Hendricks Gin Juice of 1/2 lemon .75 oz. simple syrup 2 muddled blackberries
Directions: Shake vigorously and pour over ice. Top with 3 oz. of club soda.
Islandic Paloma
Ingredients: 2 parts Reyka Vodka 1 part fresh grapefruit juice ½ part Ancho Reyes ½ part simple syrup ¼ part fresh lime syrup
Directions: Combine ingredients. Shake and strain into collins glass. Garnish with black lava rock rim and a lime or grapefruit wheel.
Modern Greyhound
Ingredients: 1.5 oz. Belvedere Vodka ½ oz. Aperol 3 oz. Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice 1 oz. tonic water
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a tall glass filled with ice. Roll contents and garnish with a grapefruit slice and a dash of salt.
Cures What ALES You Created by Gareth Howells, VNYL
Ingredients: 1 oz. Jägermeister 1 oz. Rye Whiskey 2 oz. Arrogant Bastard Ale 1 Orange segment ½ oz. Fresh Lemon Juice ¾ oz. Simple Syrup 2 dashes Orange bitters Mint (8 leaves) Egg White Garnish: Mint Sprig
Directions: Muddle orange, mint and sugar in a glass. Add egg white, lemon juice, simple syrup, rye whisky and Jägermeister. Dry shake to emulsify. Add ice and wet shake. Add arrogant bastard and strain into a glass. Garnish with mint sprig
