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Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash

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Refreshing. Bubbly. Tasty! This cocktail is perfect for those days when you want a boozy drink and you’re craving something light and refreshing. Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash, made with only three ingredients, is a cocktail you (and your friends!) will love. Grab a glass, and let’s get started!

To make this cocktail a delightful one, you must start with its base: Smirnoff Cucumber Zero Sugar Infusions Cucumber & Lime Vodka. I discovered this flavored vodka when strolling the aisles of my neighborhood liquor store in search of something flavorful but less heavy in sugar than rum.

I added LaCroix Lime Sparkling Water, fresh cucumber, and garnished with fresh lime and mint leaves.

To make my Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash, follow the simple steps in the recipe card below. I promise you’ll appreciate this drink’s flavor profile so much you’ll want to share it with friends at your next get-together. Cheers!

Cucumber Lime Vodka Splash

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 glass

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 oz Smirnoff Cucumber Zero Sugar Infusions Cucumber & Lime
  • Juice of a lime wedge
  • Ice cubes
  • 1/2 can LaCroix Sparkling Lime Water
  • Garnish with a cucumber slice and mint garnish

Instructions
 

  • Add ice to glass.
  • Add remaining ingredients.
  • Stir gently.
  • Garnish glass with cucumber and mint.
  • Serve.

Notes

You can also swap another La Croix flavored water instead of the lime version or use Spindrift Sparkling Water Grapefruit. 

If you’ve read this far, you love cucumbers. Check out other flavorful recipes on the blog, including Cucumber Mint Raspberry Detox Water, or try making my Asian Cucumber Salad, the perfect sidekick to Hibachi Steak Lettuce Wraps.

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Grilled Pineapple and Peach Silver Tequila Cocktail

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My Grilled Pineapple and Peach Silver Tequila Cocktail reminds you of one of those fancy, chef-inspired drinks featured on Food Network. The catch? There isn’t one. It’s actually easy to make assuming you can turn on a grill and a blender.  Essentially, all you have to do is grill fresh pineapple and pitted peaches until grill marks appear and blend them with lime juice, ice, honey, and tequila. Cheers!

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Can’t make this recipe now? Pin it to save it for later! This cocktail is a fantastic compliment to my recipe for Apple Wood Smoked Teriyaki Pork Loin with Grilled Pineapple and Cilantro Rice .

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Grilled Pineapple and Peach Silver Tequila Cocktail

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Blend juicy grilled pineapple and peach with lime juice and ice and you've got summer in a glass.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course cocktail, Drinks
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 c. cubed grilled skinless peach
  • 1/2 c. cubed grilled pineapple
  • 1 1/2 oz. silver tequila
  • 1 c. crushed ice
  • juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1 T. honey
  • kosher salt for glass rim
  • garnish of grilled pineapple and lime wedge optional

Instructions
 

  • Trim and core fresh pineapple.
  • Have a peach and remove the pit.
  • Grill the fruit until marks appear.
  • Cut the fruit into chucks.
  • Blend all ingredients in an electric blender on high.
  • Pour into a salt rimmed margarita glass.
  • Garnish with a chuck of grilled pineapple and lime wedge.

Notes

If you don't like tequila, swap it for silver rum or coconut rum.

Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail

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It’s time for me to reveal one of the summer’s best cocktails. I can’t keep it to myself any longer! It would be unfair of me not to share my super refreshing Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail since the blazing heat of summer is trying to melt you.

This cocktail, an ideal drink after work or as a weekend refresher, is just what we need to hang on to summer and survive the sun’s scorching rays. Lemonade, Pinnacle Cake Vodka, watermelon, and lime juice make it oh so refreshing! The watermelon is sweet and the lemonade with lime gives it a citrus zing.

Bright in flavor and color, this beauty is ready for a pageant crown and sash.
Everyone needs a cocktail like this on a hot summer day. Fire up the blender!

Plug in your blender or Magic Bullet (<< the best small kitchen appliance ever!) and follow this super simple recipe.

(I seriously hope you enjoy this drink since I broke my camera lens trying to get into a place to shoot it. Yep, you read that right. So, I have two confessions. 1.) This photo was shot with my iPhone. 2.) I’m a total clutz. I blame it on my height. I’m about as graceful as a running giraffe.)

Oh well. I think I’ll make myself feel better while sipping this cocktail. Cheers!

Spiked Watermelon Lemon-Lime Cocktail

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It's a beauty and oh so refreshing! The watermelon is sweet and the lemonade with lime gives it a citrus zing.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 2 c. seedless cubed watermelon
  • 2 c. crushed ice
  • 1 1/2 c. lemonade
  • 1 1/2 oz. Pinnacle Cake Vodka
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 T sugar

Instructions
 

  • Follow directions on lemonade concentrate can to make a pitcher of lemonade.
  • Add all ingredients, except the sugar, into the blender and blend them until smooth.
  • Pour in a sugar rimmed glass. (Use a small plate to roll a wet rimmed glass into the sugar.)
  • Garnish with lime slice and/or watermelon slice.

Notes

Cube the watermelon in advance to save time.

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It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere Guava Cocktail

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I used to work in a high stress job around over 500 people a day so Jimmy Buffet’s lyrics “it’s five o’clock somewhere” didn’t just run through my head on Fridays but all week long. If you’re like me, one sip of this frothy tropical cocktail and you’ll feel like your toes are sinking into the sand.

When we visit Mexico and stay at an all-inclusive resort, we hear dual blenders firing behind the bar to serve poolside tourists all afternoon. It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere Cocktail doesn’t require any complicated prep or a blender. Simply shake it up and strain into a ice filled glass and you’re on your way to an oasis. Just add flip flops and a lounge chair.

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It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere Guava Cocktail

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Jimmy Buffet claims "it's five o'clock somewhere" and who are we to argue with one of the happiest men on earth? This cocktail leaves you daydreaming of crashing ocean waves on the shore.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course cocktail
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 11.5 oz Kern's Guava Nectar can
  • 4 oz. Dole tropical fruit juice
  • 1 1/2 oz. Burnett's Orange vodka
  • ice cubes

Instructions
 

  • Add ice cubes to a martini shaker.
  • Add 1 c. guava nectar with juice and vodka into shaker.
  • Secure shaker lid. Shake one minute.
  • Strain into a ice filled cocktail glass.
  • Garnish with pineapple (optional).

Notes

You could substitute pineapple juice for tropical fruit juice.
If you don't like vodka, use rum.

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