#PINNED: These summer cocktails can help us pretend we’re at the beach

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Chances are, we’re never going to see the beach this 2020. Which is totally fine, really. As far as a global pandemic with no vaccine in sight is concerned, it’s fine. Summer or not, we’re not going to be sun-kissed anytime soon. However, this doesn’t mean that we cannot take the beach itself back at home. The feel, at least, we can recreate with alcohol.

So like how we pretend there’s mass testing, let’s pretend that we’re at the beach for a moment. Let’s think of the travel plans that we had to cancel or rebook. Or all the prep for a beach bod for summer that has folded as fast as France in World War 2 when we found ourselves confined at home, with nothing but high-calorie junk food for company.

But yeah, enough about guilt and misery. We’re here to pretend, after all. Scroll down to see summer-inspired cocktails that will surely bring out the best beach vibe, even indoors.

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1. Mango Colada

The refreshing taste of mangoes in a scorching summer afternoon never gets old.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup ripe mango cut in cubes
• 1/2 cup mango juice
• 1/2 cup crushed ice
• 1/4 cup coconut milk or coconut water
• 1/4 cup white rum?
• 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice

Procedure:

Add all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve in tall glasses.

2. Frozen Pineapple Mango Daiquiri

This classic summer cocktail drink will effortlessly complement your backyard beach with its fruity twist.

Ingredients:

• 4 oz white rum
• 1 cup cubed pineapple
• 1 cup frozen mango
• 2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 cup crushed ice
• Pineapple wedges for garnish

Procedure:

Combine all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Serve in cocktail glasses garnished with pineapple wedges.

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3. Frozen Salty Dog

This summer concoction will shake your taste buds with sweet and salty taste, perfect for your dreamy vacay.

Ingredients:

• 3 oz grape fruit juice
• 1.5 oz gin
• 1 oz grenadine syrup
• 2 cups ice

Procedure:

Add all the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Salt the rim of the serving glass.

4. Tequila Sunrise Cocktail

Its sunrise look will undoubtedly take you to the sea-side setting right away.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup tequila
• 2 1/2 cups ice
• 3/4 oz grenadine syrup

Procedure:

Combine tequila, orange juice and ice in a cocktail mixing glass. Strain the contents into a highball glass. Pour the grenadine and let it settle. Stir before drinking.

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5. Strawberry Tequila Sodas

This light tasting 4-ingredient concoction is all you need to cool down a sunny afternoon.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. tequila
• 2 oz. tonic water
• Ice
• 1/2 freshly squeezed lime juice
• 3 strawberries

Procedure:

Muddle the strawberries in the serving glass. Add in all the ingredients and stir.

6. Spiked Ombre Lemonade

Its awesome sunny layers will take your boozy unwinding to the next layer, err level.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups lemonade (divided into three parts)?
• 2 cups frozen mango
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• 3 cups ice?
• 3/4 cups vodka (divided into three parts)
• Lemon slices

Procedure:

1. Combine mangoes, 1 cup lemonade, 2 oz vodka and 1 cup ice into the blender. Blend until smooth. Transfer the mixture into a separate container and freeze for 30 minutes. Clean blender.
2. Repeat procedure for the strawberry mix, transferred into a separate container.
3. Repeat steps for the remaining lemonade and ingredients and freeze into a separate container as well.
4. Pour each mixture layered into a cocktail glass, starting with the mango mix, then the strawberry mix, and ending with the lemonade mix.
5. Garnish with lemon slices and strawberries.

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7. Dogwood Punch

This fruity summer treat completes your backyard sunny merriment.

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle sparkling rosé
• 3 cups strawberry lemonade
• 1/2 cup sliced strawberries
• 1/4 cup grenadine syrup?
• 1 slice lemon

Procedure:

Combine all ingredients into a large pitcher. Serve with ice.

8. Blue Lagoon Cocktail

Just as the looks gives you the idea how refreshing and delicious this cocktail is, it’s the perfect treat to sip while you dream of your non-existent indoor pool.

Ingredients:

• 1 oz vodka
• 1 oz curacao
• Ice
• Lemonade
• Maraschino cherry

Procedure:

Combine the vodka, curacao, and lemonade in a tall glass. Add ice and garnish with cherry.

So, the usual precautions apply here. Drink moderately and follow your place’s ordinances. If there is a liquor ban, don’t even think of violating it. Just pray to god or, you know, message your local government unit. Remind sir or madam that you’re less likely to spot their gross incompetence if you’re not sober.