Cocktail Recipes for Summer

Summer at The Cove moves at its own pace. A swim before lunch. A quiet afternoon by the pool. A cocktail in hand at our refreshed Point Bar during golden hour. A table at Freedom Restaurant overlooking the water as the cotton-candy skies fade and the stars flicker on.
You can bring those sunshine days and a taste of The Cove home with these two summer recipes—one spirited, one alcohol-free.
The Queens Drive 110

A lively island cocktail with a refreshing finish, The Queen’s Drive 110 brings together bright spirits, melon liqueur and crisp club soda.

Ingredients

  • ½ oz gin
  • ½ oz tequila
  • ½ oz white rum
  • ½ oz vodka
  • ½ oz melon liqueur
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • Fever-Tree club soda, to top
  • Cubed ice
  • Crushed ice
  • Fresh green apple, for garnish
  • Cherry, for garnish

Method

Fill a highball glass with cubed ice. Add the gin, tequila, white rum, vodka, melon liqueur and lime juice. Add a scoop of crushed ice, then top with Fever-Tree club soda. Garnish with fresh green apple and a cherry.

Hibiscus Spritz

Bright, tropical and lightly floral, the Hibiscus Spritz is made for long summer afternoons by the water.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz hibiscus syrup
  • 3 oz pineapple juice
  • ½ oz guava purée
  • ½ oz agave syrup
  • Crushed ice
  • Dried hibiscus, for garnish
  • Dehydrated pineapple, for garnish

Method

Fill a highball glass with crushed ice. Pour in the hibiscus syrup, followed by the pineapple juice, guava purée and agave syrup. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with dried hibiscus and a slice of dehydrated pineapple.

Whether your summer drink of choice is floral and refreshing or bright and boozy, you can bring the tropics home this summer—or at any time of year.

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