There is still time to enjoy a cold one in the beautiful hot weather and where better than at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. Summer cocktails are What’s Cooking.
Tropical Pineapple Press
Ingredients:
- 3 each Lemon Wedges (cut a lemon into 6ths)
- 3 each Pineapple Chunks (You can use chunks of canned pineapple for home or cut fresh. Cubes should be about ½ inch by ½ think)
- 1 oz Mango Puree (Mango juice will also work)
- 3 oz Bacardi Mango Fusion Rum
- 7 oz Lemonade (pick your favorite brand)
- 7 oz Lemon-Lime Soda
Directions:
- Hard Rock uses a French Coffee press to make this drink, but for making at home you can use a 20 oz glass pitcher or other container.
- Add fruit and puree to the pitcher, and lightly muddle fruit in bottom to release the juices before adding liquid ingredients.
- Add all remaining ingredients and stir. Fill serving glasses with ice, and pour.
- The recipe can be made several hours in advance to allow the fruit to better incorporate into the mix.
Blues Berry Press
Ingredients:
- 3 each Lemon Wedges (cut a lemon into 6ths)
- 8 each Blueberries
- 1 oz Blueberry Puree – See recipe below or purchase frozen blueberry puree
- 3 oz Bacardi Wolfberry Rum
- 7 oz Lemonade (pick your favorite brand)
- 7 oz Lemon-Lime Soda
Blueberry Puree Recipe
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 tbsp simple syrup
- 2 tbsp water
- Add everything to a blender and blend until very smooth.
- Note: This makes about 3/4 cup of puree so depending on how many drinks you are making you will need to increase the recipe.
Directions:
- Hard Rock uses a French Coffee press to make this drink, but for making at home you can use a 20 oz glass pitcher or other container.
- Add fruit and puree to the pitcher, and lightly muddle fruit in bottom to release the juices before adding liquid ingredients.
- Add all remaining ingredients and stir.
- Fill serving glasses with ice, and pour.
- The recipe can be made several hours in advance to allow the fruit to better incorporate into the mix.
Watermelon Press
Ingredients:
- 3 each Lemon Wedges
- 2 – 3 each Strawberries (depending on size), hulled & quartered
- 1 oz Watermelon Puree
- To make Watermelon Puree – remove the seeds from watermelon and cut into chucks then place into a blender and blend until smooth. You may need to add sugar if the watermelon is not sweet)
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 2 oz Bacardi Dragonberry Rum
- 7 oz Lemonade (pick your favorite brand)
- 7 oz Lemon-Lime Soda
Directions:
- Hard Rock uses a French Coffee press to make this drink, but for making at home you can use a 20 oz glass pitcher or other container.
- Add fruit and puree to the pitcher, and lightly muddle fruit in bottom to release the juices before adding liquid ingredients.
- Add all remaining ingredients and stir.
- Fill serving glasses with ice, and pour.
- The recipe can be made several hours in advance to allow the fruit to better incorporate into the mix.