Everybody loves serving up a signature cocktail at a Fourth of July party, but absolutely nobody wants to be stuck behind the bar working up a sweat shaking cocktails all night. The solution? Big batch cocktails!
Hosting a stress-free party starts by whipping up big-batch cocktails in advance and then simply leaving a pitcher or punch bowl out for guests to use at their (and your) convenience. Checkout some of our favorite big batch cocktail recipes and don’t miss a minute of the fun!
(Red) Spiked Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 pint strawberries, trimmed and halved (357 grams)
- 24 oz. water, divided
- 12 oz. vodka
- 8 oz lemon juice
- ½ cup sugar
Directions
- Add strawberries, sugar, and 8 oz. of water to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, then lower heat to a simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the strawberries mash easily when pressed against the side of the pan with the back of a spoon.
- Add strawberry mixture to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Strain mixture into a bowl or directly into the serving pitcher to remove any remaining seeds and chunks.
- Allow strawberry mixture to cool before adding remaining ingredients and stirring.
- Serve in a mason jar or highball glass with plenty of ice. Garnish with lemon and strawberry slices.
(White) White Wine Mojito
Ingredients
- 1 (750-milliliter) bottle white wine
- 2 cups sparkling lemonade
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 cup fresh mint
- Sugar, to taste, depending on the sweetness of the lemonade
- 1 lime, for garnish
Directions
- Chill the white wine and Italian sparkling lemonade.
- Once well-chilled, mix the wine and sparkling lemonade in a large pitcher. Juice 2 limes and add to the wine and lemonade.
- Mince ¾ cups of fresh mint and add to the pitcher (add mint right before serving, otherwise the leaves begin to brown).
- Add optional sugar to taste, especially if the sparkling lemonade is light on the sweet factor. Mix well.
- Thinly slice the remaining lime to garnish glass rims and add a sprig of mint leaves to liven things up even more. Serve over ice.
(Blue) Blue Hawaiian Party Punch
Ingredients
- 8 cups Blue Hawaiian Punch or make blue raspberry Kool-Aid
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup vodka
- ½ cup white or coconut rum
- Maraschino cherries, for garnish
Directions
- Mix the punch, pineapple juice, vodka and rum in a large pitcher. Chill. Serve over ice with a cherry garnish.
Ginger Mule Punch
Ingredients
- 12 oz. Ginger Vodka
- 3 oz. lime juice
- 5 oz. simple syrup
- 30 oz. ginger beer
- 18-24 dashes of angostura bitters
Directions
- Combine ingredients in a large punch bowl and garnish with lime wedges.
Sweet Tea Peach Punch
Ingredients
- 8 tea bags
- 1 cup sugar
- 9 cups water
- 2 cups lemonade
- 2 cups peach vodka
- 6 oz. fresh raspberries
- 3 lemons, sliced
- 3 peaches, cut into wedges
- peaches, raspberries and lemons for garnish, if desired
Directions
- Add the sugar and water to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat to create a simple syrup, stirring frequently to dissolve sugar completely. Remove from heat and cool slightly before proceeding.
- Add cooled simple syrup and remaining liquid ingredients to a large bowl or drink dispenser. Add grated ginger and stir to fully combine.
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