Posted on 07/04/2024 9:24:53 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
The Fourth of July is the premier American summer holiday, and the day is filled with family, friends, fun, food, and fireworks. Of course, every great party needs a fabulous drink or two, and these patriotic cocktails and mocktails are sure to impress. Loaded with the summer's freshest fruits, lots of flavorful spirit, and brilliant shades of red, white, and blue, the recipes are simple to mix up and an absolute delight to drink.
American Collins
Independence Day Mojito
Kentucky Kiss
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars
Red, White & Blue Shooter
UV Liberty
Lady Liberty
Sapphire Alpine Cocktail
Virgin Miami Vice
Watermelon Punch
Recipes at link: https://www.thespruceeats.com/patriotic-red-white-blue-cocktails-4142151
How about the Frisco boilermaker?
You drop a shot glass of Crème de menthe into a glass of Bud Light.
lol........
I will just have a local brew from the veteran owned pub. Yummy.
Not a cocktail, but many of the Founding Fathers(especially George Washington) were fond of Madeira Wine. For those of you who have never tried it, Madeira is a fortified wine from the Madeira islands. It’s fortified with Brandy.
Got it. Cock-Tails. LOL!
My sister is a total Bourbon Girl Snob.
I’m a Vodka Girl - and I ain’t fussy about brand, unless someone else is buying, LOL!
“Cocktails? I’m still drinking my coffee!”
It’s Ireland somewhere, so put some Whiskey in your coffee. ;)
I’d join in on the FUN, but ALSO due to the way things are going, I don’t have a Mason Jar to spare! ;)
Helpful hint: You could swap the bourbon for vodka.
It’s raining today - AGAIN. Looks like we’re gonna get socked with thunderstorms during peak Fireworks Hours, so we’re just gonna stay home. I’m 99% sure the ones we normally attend will be cancelled - the weather is making a MESS out of all the great Summer plans and Town Fundraisers people have had so far.
This. Season. Sucks. Bigly!
BUT - it’s ain’t SNOW, so there’s always that, LOL!
Shame.......no fireworks.
When I was a kid, my Dad was the Chief Engineer for the VA Hospital in Milwaukee. On the 4th he’d take us, our friends, and a bunch of family to the ROOFTOP of the hospital and we watched the fireworks from ten stories up with Lake Michigan as a backdrop.
Hard to duplicate that. :)
Fantastic.
LOL! Love that! :)
I actually ran across that a couple of days ago. Was going to put it on the garden thread then I saw this.
"Thomas Jefferson, a big proponent and consumer of wine, toasted the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 with Madeira. Following George Washington’s inauguration on April 30, 1789, Madeira was served.
The deal for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 was celebrated with champagne in honor of the French part of the deal, Málaga for the Spanish part of the deal, and with Madeira as it was America’s adopted wine.
Madeira is a fortified wine from the island of Madeira, which is off the coast of Northern Africa, and is part of the country of Portugal. Madeira wine initially developed its distinctive characteristic flavor as the wine was being transported in the high temperatures aboard the hulls of ships making the long journey to the New World or the East Indies. The characteristic flavors developed during those voyages are replicated by heating the wine during the production process.
Most Madeira wine is produced by using the estufagem method which involves heating wine in stainless steel tanks with external circulating hot water for a minimum of 90 days at temperatures over 130 degrees Fahrenheit. The wine is then fortified by adding plain spirits to the wine and then moved to casks. Madeira DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) requires Madeira produced in this way be aged two years before it can be bottled and sold.
The best Madeira wine is produced using the canteiro method, which involves putting the wine into wooden casks after fortification, then storing it in the attic of the building along south-facing windows, or, sometimes, storing it outside in the sunshine. This ageing process is much slower, so it prevents the burnt sugar and bitter flavors that speedy heating may produce. Wines produced via the canteiro method can be bottled after three years.
The main styles of Madeira wine are: Sercial (driest), Verdelho (medium dry), Bual/Boal (medium sweet), and Malmsey (sweetest). The wines often exhibit aromas and flavors of dried fruit, raisins, honey, almonds, coffee, toffee, and caramel. Other Madeira wines are based on ageing: Rainwater (lighter, aged three years), Seleccionado (aged between three and five years), Reserva (aged between five and 10 years), Special Reserva (aged between 10-15 years), Extra Reserva (aged between 15-20 years), Colheita (from a specific harvest aged at least five years) and Frasqueira/Garrafeira (aged at least 20 years)."
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