{"id":87827,"date":"2016-09-01T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=87827"},"modified":"2016-08-31T17:06:42","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T00:06:42","slug":"labor-day-weekend-cocktails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/labor-day-weekend-cocktails\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Alc or Wine? You’ll Never Have to Choose With These Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who hasn’t been waiting for the long Labor Day weekend? It basically signals the end of summer and celebrates the coming of fall — so make sure to enjoy this glorious weekend with delicious libations!<\/p>\n

Whether you’re craving hard liquor or some wine, we’ve got refreshing cocktail recipes that everyone will love.\u00a0Whip up the recipes below for any BBQ<\/a> or pool party<\/a> you’re hosting…we promise your friends will be in for a sweet treat.<\/p>\n

\"SVEDKA's-BerrySummerSipper\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Berry Summer Sipper<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/b>
\n1 3\/4 parts SVEDKA<\/span> Vodka<\/a>
\n3\/4\u00a0part lemonade
\n1\/2\u00a0part triple sec
\n1 part cranberry juice
\nJuice of six whole limes
\n12 cups ice
\nWhole blueberries & sliced strawberries<\/p>\n

Directions<\/b>
\n1. Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl.
\n2. Add 5-6 cups of ice, stir, and garnish with blueberries and sliced strawberries.
\n3. As the party continues add more ice and fruit as needed. Yields 25-30 servings.<\/p>\n

\n

\"SVEDKA_SummerCurtainCall\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Summer Curtain Call<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/b>
\n1 1\/2 parts SVEDKA<\/span> Cucumber Lime<\/a>
\n3\/4\u00a0part simple syrup
\n3\/4\u00a0part fresh lime juice
\n1 strawberry (top removed)<\/p>\n

Directions<\/b>
\n1. Muddle strawberry in a cocktail shaker, add remaining ingredients, and fill with ice.
\n2. Shake well and fine strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice.
\n3. Garnish with strawberries and a cucumber slice.<\/p>\n

\n

\"KimCrawford_LaborOfLove\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Labor of Love<\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/b>
\n1 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced
\n1 lime thinly sliced
\nFresh mint leaves
\n1\/4 cup of lime juice
\n1\/4 cup of honey
\n1 bottle of Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc<\/a>
\n1 liter bottle carbonated water, chilled<\/p>\n

Directions<\/b>
\n1. In a large pitcher, combine cucumber, lime slices, and 12 mint leaves in a large pitcher.
\n2. In a small bowl, stir together lime juice and honey until combined.
\n3. Pour over cucumber mixer, add wine, stirring gently.
\n4. Cover and chill for at least two hours. (Recipe makes a batch. For single serving, use parts;1 oz = 1 part).<\/p>\n

\n

\"KC_Crawford-Smash_White\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Summer Smash<\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/b>
\n2 parts Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc<\/a>
\n3-4 pieces lemon wedge
\nPinch of mint
\n.75 parts simple syrup
\nMint sprig<\/p>\n

Directions<\/b>
\n1. Muddle mint, lemon and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.
\n2. Add Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc.
\n3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
\n4. Garnish with a mint sprig.<\/p>\n

\n

\"LaVitaRuffino\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

La Vita Ruffino<\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/b>
\n2 parts Ruffino Prosecco<\/a>
\n1 1\/2 part fresh grapefruit juice
\n1 part Campari
\n3\/4 part honey syrup (2:1 honey to water)
\nGlass: Highball
\nGarnish: Grapefruit slice<\/p>\n

Directions<\/b>
\n1. Build cocktail in a high ball glass with ice.
\n2. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.<\/p>\n

xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Who hasn't been waiting for the long Labor Day weekend? It basically signals the end ...","author":422344,"featured_media":87839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[268],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/31163548\/KimCrawford_SummerSunset-660x400.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/31163548\/KimCrawford_SummerSunset.jpg","formated_date":"September 1, 2016","category_name":"Food & Drink","category_icon":"","author_name":"Monica Chang","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#fcffaf","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87827"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/422344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}