Red White and Blue Drinks: How to Make Patriotic Drinks

I wanted to create some red white and blue drinks in time for the 4th of July holiday. That is to say, after much research and experimentation these are what I came up with. I hope you enjoy these red white and blue drinks as well as leave me a comment as to which is your favorite. And remember, these aen’t just for the 4th of July. Celebrate all patriotic holidays with red, white, and blue drinks.

Lemonade Red White and Blue Drinks

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 oz. vodka
• 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
• 2 oz. sour mix
• 3-4 oz. sprite
• cherry garnish

Directions

To begin, mix vodka, Blue Curacao, and sour mix in a cocktail shaker. Then pour into a cocktail glass. After that top with Sprite and fill with ice. Then complete the drink with a cherry garnish. To sum up, you get the red from the cherry, the white from the ice and Sprite, and the blue from the blue liquor.

Christmas in July: Layered Red White and Blue Drink

Ingredients

• 1/2 oz. grenadine
• 1 oz. Ol’ Santy Egg Nog Liquor
• 1/2 oz. Blue Curacao
• 1 oz. vodka

Directions

After some trial and error we came up with this drink. Therefore we were really proud of ourselves when the layered effect worked. Begin by gently pouring the grenadine in the bottom of the glass. Then carefully pour the Ol’ Santy down the side of the glass. After that, mix the vodka and blue curacao in a cocktail shaker with ice and slowly strain down the side of the glass.

Why does it work? The grenadine is full of sugar which weighs it down. However, the Ol’ Santy is creamy which helps keep it from mixing with the grenadine. The Blue Curacao/vodka combo then floats on top. We used Ol’ Santy because it was already chilled. However, it does give these red white and blue drinks a Christmas flavor. Feel free to use another cream liquor instead, just make sure it is white.

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Frozen Red White and Blue Drinks

You can make a nonalcoholic version of this by leaving the vodka out of the white layer and doubling it. Then only pour half into your glass. Mix a bit of blue food coloring into the rest.

Ingredients

• 3 oz. sour mix
• 1 oz. vodka
• ice
• 1 oz. grenadine
• 1 oz. Blue Curacao

Directions

1. Mix 1 oz. sour mix, grenadine and 1/2 cup ice in a blender until it becomes a slush. However, if it is too watery add more ice, a cube at a time. On the other hand if it is too thick, add a little more sour mix.
2. After that, pour the mixture into a cocktail glass and rinse the blender.
3. Once the blender is clean, mix 1 oz. sour mix, vodka, and 1/2 cup of ice. Then spoon that carefully on top of the red mixture. Of course this time there is no need to clean the blender since the liquid is white.
4. Finally blend the remaining sour mix, blue curacao, and another 1/2 cup of ice. Then carefully scoop that on top of the white layer.

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Red White and Blue Sangria

Ingredients

• 1 cup watermelon stars
• 1/2 cup lychees or other white fruit
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• Bottle of white wine
• 1/2 cup sour mix
• seltzer

Directions

1. Place fruit in a large pitcher. Glass is preferable as you will be able to see the colors through it. Use a small star shape cookie or vegetable cutter for watermelon stars. Canned lychees can be hard to find, but we were able to get them at our local Publix Supermarket.
2. After that, pour wine and sour mix into pitcher. I recommend using a light colored white wine as opposed to a darker golden one as it will affect the look of the sangria. Also, you can use a white lemonade instead of the sour mix.
3. When you are going to serve the sangria, add seltzer. My husband and I just added some right in our wine glasses for a light refreshing drink. If you want a stronger drink you may add some vodka or a clear fruit flavored brandy when you add the wine and sour mix.
4. This can certainly be made ahead of time and stored in a glass jar or drink dispenser with a sealed lid. Just make sure you don’t add the seltzer until its time to serve.

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Red White and Blue Drinks #5: Blue Beard

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Blue Curacao
• 2 oz. Coconut Rum
• Sprite
• Red cocktail sugar for rim

Directions

1. Begin by rubbing the rim of the glass with a lime wedge and then roll edge in cocktail sugar.
2. After that, fill the glass with ice which creates the white layer.
3. Then pour in Blue Curacao and Rum.
4. Finally, carefully top with sprite. Make sure to stir before drinking. This drink would also be great with a splash of pineapple juice, but for the red white and blue purposes we left it out.

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Blue Curacao
• 2 oz. Pineapple Rum
• 1/2 oz. Black Spiced Rum
• sprite
• watermelon ice cubes

Directions

1. Fill glass 3/4 full with regular ice
2. Then pour Blue Curacao and Pineapple Rum into glass. Finish filling the glass with watermelon ice cubes. Top with sprite leaving enough space at top for the Black Spiced Rum floater.

We noticed that the sprite doesn’t sit on top of the blue curacao layer as in the first drink. However, these last 2 drinks didn’t have sour mix in them so I am not sure if that is what made the difference. I guess that means I have to test more drinks!

For watermelon ice cubes chop watermelon finely or puree and then pour into ice cube trays. This adds color and flavor to drinks while chilling without watering them down. You could also make some fun star shapes with the watermelon to freeze for cool shaped ice cubes.

Please drop me a comment if you make any improvements to these drinks.

Donna Emperador is a travel and food blogger and copywriter. Donna believes in learning about different cultures while sharing good food and cocktails. She has lived in South Florida for over 20 years and enjoys spending time exploring the road to find unique places to share with readers. She can be found on Facebook,  Instagram, and Pinterest.