With Texas opened back up and everyone looking for something to do this summer, we thought it might be nice to put together a list of no-stress good times. We couldn’t think of a better way to get back out there than by enjoying some live music. So, we’ve put together a handful of shows across Texas and even did you the courtesy of pairing them with a pre-concert cocktail to get you in the mood to groove!
Justin Bieber – DFW – Aug 6
The Despacito
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. reposado tequila
½ oz. sherry
½ oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz. orange juice
¾ oz. coconut cream
¼ oz. simple syrup, heat 50/50 sugar and water until sugar dissolves; cool before using
ice cubes
crushed ice
1 whole nutmeg, for grating
Directions
Into a cocktail shaker, add tequila, sherry, lemon juice, orange juice, coconut cream, and simple syrup.
Fill shaker with ice cubes, and fill rocks glass with crushed ice.
Give the cocktail a quick shake: since it’s a rich drink, it shouldn’t be diluted by over-shaking.
Strain into the glass and top with more crushed ice.
Finely grate fresh nutmeg on top before serving.
John Legend – HOU – Aug 12
Piano Bar Cocktail
Ingredients
½ oz. brandy
lemon juice
¼ oz. grenadine
lemon soda to taste
ice
Directions
Pour in the ice first, then add the grenadine.
Add remaining ingredients slowly with the help of a spoon to create a two-level effect.
Garnish with a lemon.
Chris Stapleton/Willie Nelson – AUS – Aug 22
The Rebel
Ingredients
3 oz. Lime Hard Seltzer
1 oz. Jalapeno-Infused Tequila
2 slices of jalapeno
chili salt rim
garnish: lime wedge
Directions
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a highball glass.
Rim the edge with chili salt.
Fill glass with ice and add seltzer and tequila.
Garnish with 2 slices of jalapeno and a lime wedge.
Motley Crue – SA – Aug 20
Dr. Feelgood
Ingredients
20 oz. bottle Pepper
4 oz. Mcgillicuddy’s Vanilla Schnapps
Directions
Drink or pour out a couple of ounces of the Dr. Pepper (down to the label) then top off with schnapps.
(If your soda isn’t cold, the drink can be poured over ice, but it’s better cold and straight up.)
Hank Williams Jr. – AUS – August 7
The Country Boy
Serves 10
Ingredients
32 oz. unsweetened black tea
32 oz. lemonade
20 oz. (2 ½ cups) bourbon
1 bunch (or 1 [4-oz.] pkg.) fresh mint sprigs
2 lemons, sliced into rounds
Ingredients
Stir together tea and lemonade in a pitcher, and chill until very cold, about 1 hour.
To assemble each drink, fill a 16-ounce glass two-thirds full of ice.
Add 2 ounces bourbon, and fill glass with tea mixture.
Place 3 or 4 fresh mint leaves and 2 or 3 lemon slices in a cocktail shaker.
Pour contents of glass into shaker; cover and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
Pour cocktail into same glass.
Repeat process to make 9 cocktails.
