Watermelon Margaritas and More: Check Out the Most-Shared Summer Cocktail Recipes on Twitter
Salt on the rim, ice in the glass, good golly, Miss Molly, it’s summer at last!
There’s just something about summer that makes us want to spend all day lazily sipping warm-weather cocktails. Perhaps it’s the fact that most summer drinks are basically adult slushies, or maybe we just really like cocktail umbrellas. Either way, we’ve rounded up a list of the most-shared recipes for margaritas, sangria, mojitos, daiquiris, and mint juleps, courtesy of Twitter’s analytics and @TwitterFood.Before checking out the list below, you might want to take a gander at The Daily Meal’s collection of Summer’s Best Frozen Cocktails.
Cherry Limeade Margarita — This frozen margarita variety comes from the Cookie Rookie blog and calls for cherry juice and frozen limeade. Get the recipe here.
LOVE Cherry Limeade Margaritas for #cincodemayo! <3 @CamarenaTequila! #cocktail #recipe http://t.co/C9xBgW7DjO pic.twitter.com/lfd7RYvR3U
— Becky Hardin (@cookierookiebec) May 2, 2014
Watermelon Margarita — This recipe from Valerie Rice is actually pretty simple: It only requires fresh watermelon, lime, tequila, and simple syrup.
Cranberry Sorbet Sangria — Just when you thought there wasn’t much more to sangria than fruit and wine, this recipe from iFoodTV proves you wrong.
This Cranberry Sorbet Sangria #Recipe will definitely come in handy this summer #nomnomnom #USCranberries #sponsored http://t.co/k9yJtvPoyw
— Jeana (@SurfnSunshine) June 23, 2014
Blueberry Mojito — Add some fruit to the traditional mojito flavor with this recipe from the Latino Mama y Familia blog.
Frozen Banana Daiquiri — It’s not all about the strawberry, you know. This twist on the summer cocktail favorite comes from the Harried Housewife blog.
This #recipe for Frozen #Banana Daiquiris is grea for #MemorialDayWeekend http://t.co/3FjVm64NdZ Happy Memorial Day! pic.twitter.com/32E9Tp5THW
— Harried Housewife (@harriedhswife) May 24, 2014
Brown Sugar Mint Julep — Just because the Triple Crown is over and won doesn’t mean you have to stop drinking juleps. This recipe from Brian Staffield mixes it up a bit with brown instead of white sugar.