Hot days call for cool beverages, and we’re all for a little home mixology moment. We rounded up a series of summery cocktail recipes with a range of spirits to suit every palate. Think: a watermelon rum cooler, minty gin lemonade, passion-fruit liqueur and more. Bookmark this page for fresh seasonal cocktail ideas.
Liquid Sunshine
Ingredients
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz passionfruit syrup
Pulp of half a passionfruit
3 oz Kona Spiked Island Seltzer
Top with sparkling wine
Method: Combine all ingredients, except sparkling wine, in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to chill and combine ingredients. Double strain into a coupe glass. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish & Enjoy!
Lillet Rosé Spritz
Ingredients
3 Parts Lillet Rosé
3 Parts Tonic Water
Method: Build over 3 large ice cubes in a tall wine glass and garnish with cucumber, mint and strawberry.
Strawberry Sangria Spritz Cocktail Sundae
Ingredients
One large scoop of Tipsy Scoop Strawberry White Sangria Sorbet
4 oz Prosecco
1 oz Aperol or Orange Liqueur
Fresh strawberries and lemon, for garnish
Method: Add one large, rounded scoop of Strawberry Sangria Sorbet to an oversized wine glass. Pour over 1 oz Aperol or orange liqueur and top with prosecco. Garnish with fresh strawberries and a lemon wheel.
Earth, Wind & Fire
Ingredients
50 ml Casa Dragones Blanco
20 ml Apple & Pineapple weed syrup
10 ml Citric acid
10 ml Chickpea water
10 ml Dolin Blanc
30 ml Soda
20 ml Prosecco
Method: Shake ingredients with ice and serve in high-ball glass.
BACARDÍ Summer Watermelon Cooler
Ingredients
1 ½ oz BACARDÍ Superior
3/4 oz watermelon juice
2 oz grapefruit soda
Blueberries and lime wheel as a garnish
Method: Fill a tall glass with ice. Add all ingredients. Give a quick stir to combine and garnish with blueberries on a cocktail pick and a lime wheel or wedge.
Chambord Bramble
Ingredients
1/2 part Chambord
1/2 part Gin
1/2 part fresh lemon juice
Lemon wedge
Method: First, take a tumbler glass filled with ice and add lemon juice. Add gin of your choice. Finally, add some luxurious Chambord and garnish with a lemon wedge.
Basil Bourbon Smash
Ingredients
2 oz HSB Straight
3/5 oz lemon juice (fresh)
1/2 oz Raspberry Puree
5-7 basil leaves
Method: Add all to a tine, shake, dump into glass, garnish with fresh raspberry and a basil leaf.
The Kehmami
Ingredients
1 ½ oz GREY GOOSE Essences Watermelon & Basil
1 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz ST-GERMAIN Elderflower Liqueur
2 slices of chili
Method: Pour all ingredients into a shaker, shake and double strain into a coupe glass with a salted chili rim. Garnish with chili slices.
Long Weekend
Ingredients
1 oz Zacapa No. 23 Rum
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz blackberry/lavender honey syrup
Champagne (or any dry sparkling wine)
Blackberry for garnish
Method: Add Zacapa rum, lemon juice and blackberry/lavender honey syrup to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until chilled. Strain over ice into a rocks glass. Top with Champagne and garnish with a lemon twist and blackberry.
Lavender blackberry honey syrup: Place 10 blackberries in a pot and muddle. To the pot add 1 cup of honey, 1 cup of water, 6 Teaspoons of dry lavender. Bring all the ingredients to over medium heat, then let simmer, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar and until you smell the lavender. Strain and Seal in a container. Store in a cool place, it will keep for two months.
Ardbeg Mint Monster
Ingredients
3 lemon wedges
2 oz Ardbeg An Oa
3/4 oz simple syrup
4 mint leaves
Mint sprig to garnish
Method: Muddle lemon wedges in a shaker. Pour in the whiskey, simple syrup, mint leaves and ice. Shake well until mixed and chilled. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with mint sprig.
Ingredients
3/4 oz Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur
1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
1 1/4 oz Vida Mezcal
3/4 oz Rockey’s Botanical
Pinch salt
2 dashes chili bitters
Method: Shake ingredients together. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Cleanse Yourself
Ingredients
2 oz Future Gin
1 liter green juice (something savory without fruit)
2 oz lemon juice
1/4 cup miso paste
1 oz vinegar-based hot sauce
Method: Add the gin and green bloody mary mix over ice in a glass. Garnish with celery and a cherry tomato.
Savoir Agency, a Los Angeles-based experiential events company, was hired by Luluemon Athleta to help conceptualize and produce this year's pride activation at the 2022 Pride in the Park event with Christopher Street West Association.
Proud Every Day. was a two-day activation that started with an inclusive pride dinner hosted by The Wander Boys at Otõno in Highland Park and was followed by a fun-filled day at the park.
Proud Every Day. is about enabling Lululemon's community to grow together in celebration of individuality, humanity, and self-love. Held at the Los Angeles Historic State Park on June 11, 2022 with 25,000 attendees, our goal was to reclaim our youth by building a student store filled with pep rally essentials.
Because most of us have vivid memories from our youth, it was incredibly easy to tap our reservoir of 'aha' moments and be inspired to create a space that would take you back to your prep rally days. What better place than the high school football team locker room? This activation was all about starting a conversation with our audience and hopefully finding meaning in it so we could convene and celebrate our commonalities through outdoor activities, conversation, and joy.
Proud Every Day. started with a walk-a-thon benefitting ProjectQ. ProjectQ Community Center is a non-profit organization that provides safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth. At the Community Center, LGBTQIA+ folx with housing insecurities can receive free mentorship classes and workshops, along with free gender-affirming haircuts.
For every mile walked, Lululemon donated $5 to the non-profit and guests received premium Lululemon gear. The walk-a-thon was followed by a cheer class run by The Wander Boys, a social fraternity who are proud to be gay, bisexual, queer, and trans and seek connection through outdoor adventure and profound self-expression. The space was outfitted with commissioned artwork by Simon Malvaez and Declaration Poem by Jedidiah Jenkins.
We designed an experience that helped the local LA community feel proud of who they are and the Proud Every Day. The campaign was built on the idea that everyone has their own unique talents, and strengths, and we all have something to offer—something that's worth sharing with the world.
