Who doesn't love a cold, fruity drink in the summer? I know I do! Bring on your girly, fruity drinks, summer! I will take mine with a side of fruit and tiny umbrella, if you please! My friends at shopathome.com have come up with a delicious list of their favorite summer drinks and I for one cannot wait to try them all!! Dori wrote the post below, but I have included my thoughts in pink below! Hope you enjoy some of these!!

I mean, it's summer--you MUST have a fruity drink in the summer, right??
5 summer cocktails to
beat the heat
By Dori Hartley, ShopAtHome.com (www.ShopAtHome.com)
I was in South Beach, Fla., with a couple of friends the
other day and we really needed a break from the blistering heat. It was a
Sunday, so everything about our attitude was, "Gimme a frosty cocktail and
make it fast!"
We ordered mojitos -- that delectable sugary rum drink that
kicks you in the face with its minty-lime scrumptiousness. But drinking it got
me more than tipsy -- it got me inspired. Suddenly, I was all about variety and
my thirst for new summer drinkees led me to comprise this recipe list of mega
quenchers and divinely chilly libations.
Luckily, you can save yourself the hefty South Beach prices
when you whip these babies up at home using grocery coupons from ShopAtHome.com.
(Or, if you’re more of a beer
or wine person, find deals here.) Salut!
Watermelon Martini
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3 oz. vodka, preferably one with citrus flavor
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1/2 oz. Cointreau or triple sec
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Splash of lemonade
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Splash of lemon-lime soda
Mix all ingredients together over ice, shake, and strain
into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a slice of watermelon.
Sign me up! This sounds amazing and I bet it looks gorgeous in a glass! It would be a great drink for a baby shower for a little girl or even a bridal shower too!
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Pink Margarita
·
1 1/2 oz. tequila
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1/4 oz. Campari
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1/2 oz. fresh lemon juice
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1/2 oz. honey
Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and
shake vigorously. Pour into a tumbler. Serve on the rocks and garnish with a
lemon slice and mint leaf. Cheers!
It's pink? I'm there!
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Strawberry Lemon
Mojito
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8 lemon wedges
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Handful of mint leaves, plus 4 mint sprigs, for
garnish
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4 strawberries, plus 2 halved strawberries, for
garnish
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Ice cubes, plus crushed ice
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8 ounces gold or aged rum
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3 ounces fresh lemon juice
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2 ounces simple syrup (or two teaspoons of
sugar)
In a cocktail shaker muddle
the lemon wedges with the whole strawberries and mint leaves. Add ice and the
rum, lemon juice and simple syrup; shake well. Strain into crushed ice-filled
glasses. Garnish with the berry halves and mint sprigs.
I am totally into mojitos, especially the flavored ones. Does anyone else feel healthy when they drink beverages with actual hunks of fruit in them? I do!
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Sparkling Golden
Sangria
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3 cups white grape juice, chilled
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1/2 cup Cointreau
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1/4 cup sugar
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3 tablespoons honey
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1 medium nectarine, pitted and chopped
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1 navel orange, quartered and thinly sliced
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3/4 cup fresh or frozen sweet cherries, pitted
and halved, or canned mandarin orange sections, drained
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3/4 cup fresh golden or red raspberries
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1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
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1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
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1 bottle of sparkling white wine
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Ice
In a large pitcher or glass jar combine grape juice, orange
liqueur, sugar, and honey, stirring until sugar and honey dissolve. Stir in
nectarine, orange, cherries, raspberries, basil, and mint. Chill mixture for 1
hour or up to 24 hours, stirring occasionally. Just before serving, add
sparkling wine to fruit mixture. Serve in glasses over ice. Incredible!
My friend Farrah and I are sangria connoisseurs and this one sounds right up our alley!
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And this -- because in life, there are chocolate lovers who
must be pleased, even in the summer heat. Here you go. You know who you are.
Chocolate Margarita
·
3 parts chocolate milk (store bought or
homemade)
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1 part tequila
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1 part strawberry puree or daiquiri mix
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Chocolate covered strawberry
Combine chilled chocolate milk, tequila and strawberry puree
in a tall glass. Stir vigorously to combine. Pour into a glass and garnish with
a chocolate covered strawberry. To die for.
Chocolate margarita? Dory knows me all too well. I'm currently trying to figure out how to leave work early and make this, PRONTO!!
Thanks Dori for all of your wonderful ideas and for stopping by Bailey Dailies!!
What are your favorite summer drinks?? Which of these sounds the best to you??
Dori Hartley writes
for ShopAtHome.com. (www.ShopAtHome.com)

We're doing a "Something Blue" Margarita for our wedding in a few weeks. And then, it's off to Aruba for nothing but fruity drinks and sunshine for a whole week! I cannot wait! But, in the meantime, to calm my wedding planning nerves, I may need to try that watermelon concoction you have there... yum!
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