Red White and Blue Cocktail

Easy Red, White and Blue Cocktail is a layered drink perfect for the 4th of July and summer parties! Blue Curacao is layered with cherry vodka and spiked lemonade to make this easy summer cocktail. Top with with a flag for all of your patriotic celebrations.

4th of July parties always call for some fancy food and tasty drinks. So, why not theme the drinks and have even more fun? While the kids drink patriotic punch, the adults can have a delicious red, white and blue cocktail! Eat some appetizers like chips and queso or ham and cheese sliders for the perfect party pairing.

Having an iced cocktail is always refreshing during the 4th of July. It’s almost ALWAYS hot, and we want to enjoy the day instead of sweating profusely. I mean, let’s be honest…we’re all just trying to make it to the fireworks show in the evening!

So, we make cocktails and delicious food and have a blast of a time. Whiskey lemonade is another favorite to make on a hot summer day too. Sometimes I’ll make it along with these red, white, and blue vodka cocktails so that people have a choice of drink!

You don’t have to be a bartender to make fun drinks! Just follow this recipe step by step and you will have some pretty drinks made in no time.

Why You’ll Love this Red White and Blue Cocktail

• This fun drink is a great way to keep a patriotic theme throughout all of your food! Serve it at any patriotic holiday, it’s a crowd pleaser.
• You only need 5 minutes to make a yummy red white and blue drink. Even if you’re hosting a lot of people, you can make plenty of cocktails in a short amount of time.
• Since you can’t batch make these cocktails, making them one by one will help you ensure that everyone is drinking responsibly.

Ingredients for Red White and Blue Cocktail

• Lemonade – Make some homemade lemonade, or buy a bottle of lemonade at the grocery store. Either works great, just make sure it isn’t too tart or too syrupy sweet. You’ll want a lemonade that is a good middle ground to balance out the vodka.
• Vodka – I love the brand of Absolut Vodka, but you can use whatever is your favorite. Tito’s and Smirnoff both make a great vodka as well.
• Blue curacao – Blue curacoa is a popular liqueur. I used Mr. Bostons, but use whatever kind you can fine!
• Cherry vodka – There are only a few brands of cherry vodka that are colored red. You’ll want the red kind for this festive cocktail recipe.
• Ice cubes – Can’t have a refreshing cocktail without it being cold! Grab a bag of ice or plenty of ice cubes from your freezer.

How to Make a Red White and Blue Drink

1. Pour two ounces of blue curacao into the bottom of a clean 16 ounce clear glass. Then, fill up the cup ¾ of the way ice cubes.
2. Add the plain vodka and lemonade to a cocktail shaker. Shake for a few minutes, and then slowly pour the mixture over the ice in the previously prepared glass.
3. Hold a spoon upside down over the top of the cocktail glass. Slowly pour the cherry vodka over the back of the spoon so that it layers on top of the blue liqueur and lemonade mixture.
4. Garnish with fun straws or a toothpick flag and serve!

Can I store leftovers of this red white and blue cocktail?

I don’t recommend batch making these to where you will have leftovers. Make them one by one and serve immediately. As the ice melts, the cocktail will water down a bit and the layers will begin to meld together. So make the cocktail right before you plan to serve!

What food goes well with this cocktail?

Need some patriotically themed food to go with your red white and blue layered drink? Make some red white and blue mini cheesecakes, 4th of July cake, or Jell-O patriotic parfaits.

Party appetizer favorites like mozzarella sticks and jalapeño poppers always go quick at our fourth of July parties. We love to make plenty of meat too! Honey garlic smoked ribs, grilled steak fajita kabobs, and burgers are our go-to’s!

Celebrations are just more fun when the food has extra pizzazz! I hope you enjoy this delicious and super fun cocktail.

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