Drink up! Spring cocktails to enjoy while cruising

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April Showers bring May…cocktails? Sure, we’ll go with that. Here is a list of some of Southern Boating‘s favorite spring cocktails. Enjoy!

Mint Julep

Ingredients:
2 oz Bourbon
1/2 oz Simple Syrup
Crushed Ice
Mint Sprig

Directions:
In a julep cup (or highball glass) muddle 2 sprigs of mint with the simple syrup. Fill cup 3/4 full with crushed ice. Add bourbon. Stir. Fill remaining glass with crushed ice and a sprig of mint.

Recommended appetizer: Baby Lettuce Salad with Radishes

Berry Breeze

Ingredients:
2 oz Russian Vodka
4-5 blackberries
1/4 oz fresh lime juice
Ginger beer

Directions:
Muddle blackberries. Add vodka and lime juice. Shake over ice. Strain into an ice-filled double old-fashioned (or copper mug). Top off with ginger beer. Stir gently. Garnish with a lime wheel and blackberry.

Recommended appetizer: Pork Sliders with Broccoli Rabe

Spicy Strawberry Blonde

An image of a strawberry drink with jalapeno — Blondes always have more fun. And more jalapeno.

Ingredients:
2 oz Jalapeno Tequila
1 oz Lime juice
3/4 oz Simple syrup
1 Strawberry

Directions:
In shaker muddle strawberry, add ice and all ingredients. Shake and pour into a rox glass and garnish with strawberry and jalapeño.

Recommended dessert: Asian Sweet and Sour Fruit

Limoncello Spritzers

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
6 cups seltzer water
6 cups limoncello
8 lemon slices

Directions: Add ice cubes to a pitcher. Pour the seltzer in and mix in the limoncello. Pour into individual glasses. Garnish with a lemon slice on the rim of each glass.

Recommended dessert: Strawberries with Lime Cream

What’s your favorite spring cocktail? Tell us in the comments!