1. GrandTen just bottled its Wire Works Rosé Gin—a less spicy, more citrusy version of its American-style iteration—that’s soaked in City Winery must. The Southie distiller shows off the pink liquor in the Sunset Slip ($10), mixed with a Luxardo cherry syrup.
2. With vodka, fresh fruit and lemon, the Strawberry Fizz ($12) at Backyard Betty’s is easy drinking. The refreshing sip with a zesty kick pairs well with cookout faves like wings or burgers, or lighter options such as grilled veggies.
3. The Bowl Cut Blues ($13) blends mezcal, tequila and a strawberry-basil shrub. Grown specifically for the cocktail, the micro-basil garnish may be small but it packs a punch. Hopefully Tip Tap Room bartender Jack Mahoney’s botched haircut has grown out.
4. Inspired by one crazy summer in Newport, Rhode Island, Committee’s Smash ’n’ Dash ($13) features Four Roses bourbon, yellow chartreuse, ginger syrup and grapefruit juice, and is topped with mint, candied ginger and dehydrated lemon.
5. Find the straw among a bunch of pea shoots in this Oak Long Bar + Kitchen cocktail. The Home Grown ($15) is built on tea-steeped Irish Gunpowder gin, while lemon balances the sweetness of a syrup that’s made with blanched English peas pureed with honey.
6. Highland Fried references the classic Brooke Shields film with the bubbly-spiked Blue Lagoon ($10), a slightly sweet take on a margarita. Mermaids scale the cocktail rim, and blue curaçao’s addition gets some depth from orgeat and falernum.
7. ArtBar’s DIY tableside Fire Tonic ($13) arrives with edible flowers and grilled grapefruit floating in tonic water. Guests pour a carafe of butterfly pea blossom-infused gin into the mixture and watch the color change before their eyes.
8. Summer is coming at Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant. The Game of Thrones-inspired Dracarys ($11) taps neighbor Juice Box’s blend of dragon fruit, bananas, blueberries and strawberries and the fiery heat of Southie-bred Ghost Tequila.
Taste the Rainbow
We dig brown cocktails as much as the next person, but sometimes you have to drink on the bright side.
1. GrandTen just bottled its Wire Works Rosé Gin—a less spicy, more citrusy version of its American-style iteration—that’s soaked in City Winery must. The Southie distiller shows off the pink liquor in the Sunset Slip ($10), mixed with a Luxardo cherry syrup.
2. With vodka, fresh fruit and lemon, the Strawberry Fizz ($12) at Backyard Betty’s is easy drinking. The refreshing sip with a zesty kick pairs well with cookout faves like wings or burgers, or lighter options such as grilled veggies.
3. The Bowl Cut Blues ($13) blends mezcal, tequila and a strawberry-basil shrub. Grown specifically for the cocktail, the micro-basil garnish may be small but it packs a punch. Hopefully Tip Tap Room bartender Jack Mahoney’s botched haircut has grown out.
4. Inspired by one crazy summer in Newport, Rhode Island, Committee’s Smash ’n’ Dash ($13) features Four Roses bourbon, yellow chartreuse, ginger syrup and grapefruit juice, and is topped with mint, candied ginger and dehydrated lemon.
5. Find the straw among a bunch of pea shoots in this Oak Long Bar + Kitchen cocktail. The Home Grown ($15) is built on tea-steeped Irish Gunpowder gin, while lemon balances the sweetness of a syrup that’s made with blanched English peas pureed with honey.
6. Highland Fried references the classic Brooke Shields film with the bubbly-spiked Blue Lagoon ($10), a slightly sweet take on a margarita. Mermaids scale the cocktail rim, and blue curaçao’s addition gets some depth from orgeat and falernum.
7. ArtBar’s DIY tableside Fire Tonic ($13) arrives with edible flowers and grilled grapefruit floating in tonic water. Guests pour a carafe of butterfly pea blossom-infused gin into the mixture and watch the color change before their eyes.
8. Summer is coming at Lincoln Tavern & Restaurant. The Game of Thrones-inspired Dracarys ($11) taps neighbor Juice Box’s blend of dragon fruit, bananas, blueberries and strawberries and the fiery heat of Southie-bred Ghost Tequila.
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