The OK! Labor Day Cocktail Roundup!

Labor Day already? We know you may be bummed about kissing that bronze goodbye, but a sendoff summer party is exactly what you need. Relive all your fun beach memories with your friends and toast to a spectacular fall, cocktail in hand!

Icy Mint Freeze

Ingredients:

1 part JDK&Sons Crave Chocolate Mint Liqueur

1 part DeKuyper Strawberry Patch Liqueur

1 part DeKuyper Blue Curacao

Directions: Mound fine crushed ice in a cocktail glass using a large ice cream scoop. Next, pour each ingredient, one by one, in stripes to create a horizontal layering of the ingredients. Serve the cocktail with a demitasse spoon.

Cucumber Watermelon Cooler, created by Lynnette Marrero

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. SMIRNOFF Sorbet Light Lemon

0.75 oz. of Lemon Juice

0.5 oz. of Agave

2 Slices of Cucumber

4 Chunks of Watermelon

Perrier Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Water

Directions: Muddle the watermelon and cucumber in a mixing glass. Combine all of the ingredients except the sparkling water. Add the ice, shake, and strain over fresh ice into a highball glass. Add agave for a sweeter taste. Top off the cocktail with Perrier Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Water and garnish with a cucumber.

Salted Caramel Popcorn Martini

Ingredients:

2 parts EFFEN Salted Caramel Vodka

1/4 part Simple Syrup

5 Caramel Popcorn Kernels, popped

Garnish with 3 Caramel Popcorn Kernels, popped

Directions: Muddle all ingredients except vodka in a mixing glass. Add the vodka and stir with ice. Strain into a chilled rocks glass over ice. Garnish with a skewer of 3 caramel popcorn kernels.

Hintberry Margarita

Ingredients:

1 Blackberry hint water

1 cup Raspberries (save a few for garnish)

3 oz. Blueberry Vodka

Ice

Directions: Add ice, blackberry hint water, raspberries, and the blueberry vodka to a blender. Blend the mixture until its at your desired consistency. Garnish with raspberries and serve in a margarita glass.

Owl's Brew BrewLaLa

Ingredients:

1 Part Owl's Brew Pink and Black

Fresh brewed Darjeeling Hibiscus, Strawberry, Lemon Peel, and Agave

1 Part Pilsner

Directions: Rim glass with Margarita Salt. Serve chilled in a highball glass and garnish with lime.

The Honey Bow

Ingredients:

4 oz. Strongbow Hard Cider

1.5 oz. Apple-Flavored Vodka

1 oz. - Cranberry Juice

0.5 oz. Honey or Agave

Apple Slice

Directions: Build the cocktail in a tall glass filled with ice. Stir the cocktail and garnish with the apple slice.

Kilbeggan Waterwheel, created by Darren McGettigan, resident mixologist at Bar Beoga of the Menlo Park Hotel

Ingredients:

1 ¼ Parts Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey

2 ½ Parts Pressed Apple Juice

1 ¼ Parts Pressed Pineapple Juice

6 Fresh Blueberries

1 Dash of Cherry Bitters

1 Bar Spoon of White Sugar

Marg Up, Served at the Hard Rock Cafe

Ingredients:

2 oz. Patron Silver Tequila

1 oz. Grand Marnier

2 oz. Margarita mix

1 Orange Wedge and 1 Lime Wedge—Squeeze and Discard)

½ Salted Rim and Lime Wheel for Garnish

Montauk, created by Theo Lieberman, Milk & Honey in NYC

Ingredients:

1 oz. NOLET’S Silver Dry Gin

1 oz. Sweet Vermouth

1 oz. Dry Vermouth

Directions: Build the cocktail in a glass over ice. Serve it with a twist of lemon.

The Beach House

Ingredients:

2 parts Pinnacle Tropical Punch Vodka

1 part DeKuyper Triple Sec Liqueur

3 parts Cranberry Juice

Splash Fresh Lime Juice

Directions: Mix in a glass with ice and garnish with lime wedge.

Sauza Blue Oasis

Ingredients:

3 parts Sauza Sparkling Margarita

1 part DeKuyper Pucker Island Blue Liqueur

Directions: Build the cocktail over ice in a Collins glass. Garnish with a lime wheel on the rim.

Sunset Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients:

2 parts Skinnygirl Bare Naked Vodka

2 Large Muddled Strawberries

1 part Powdered Lemonade Mix

Splash of Club Soda

Directions: Pour the mixture over ice and top with club soda.

SVEDKA's Easy Breezy

Ingredients:

2 parts SVEDKA Orange Cream Pop

1 part Heavy Cream or Milk)

Splash of Orange Juice

Directions: Pour SVEDKA Orange Cream Pop and the cream into a shaker filled with ice. Add a splash of juice. Shake this vigorously and pour into a rocks glass. Top it off with orange zest.

Just Peachy

Ingredients:

2 oz. SKYY Vodka

1 oz. Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

1 ½ oz. Ginger solution (1 Ginger: 1 Water: 1 Sugar)

1 ½ oz. Peach Liquor

Directions: Blend and double strain. Shake all ingredients, except the soda. Strain over ice and top with soda. Garnish the cocktail with mint and peach slices.

Raspberry Fizz

Ingredients:

2 oz. Barrymore Wine

3/4 oz. Lemon Juice

1/2 oz. Agave

4 Raspberries

Top with Ginger Beer

Directions: Muddle raspberries in a shaker. Next, add the Barrymore Pinot Grigio, lemon juice, agave and ice. Shake vigorously. Double strain the mixture into a collins glass and top with Ginger Beer. Garnish the cocktail with a lemon wheel.