Serve an ice cold, patriotic Fourth of July Cocktail at your next picnic or barbecue. With a blend of citrus and peach flavors, this fruity cocktail will become your year round favorite.
You're going to love my recipe for this Fourth of July cocktail because it's fruity, flavorful, and easy to make! Plus, it's refreshing and light - perfect for enjoying on a hot summer day.
While you fire up the grill and pull the pasta salad out of the refrigerator, don't forget to mix up a drink, too.
This Fourth of July cocktail is made with a few simple ingredients: clear rum, blue curacao, peach schnapps, and club soda. Perfect for your next summer celebration, barbecue, or July 4th party!
Ingredients and substitutions
To make a 4th of July cocktail, you'll need:
- Blue curaçao - Adds citrus flavor and blue color.
- Peach schnapps - Adds fruity peach flavor.
- Clear rum - Can be substituted with vodka or gin if preferred.
- Club soda - I like to use club soda in this recipe to keep the cocktail light and refreshing. However, club soda can be substituted with clear soda like Sprite for a sweeter flavor.
- Maraschino cherry - Can be substituted with a strawberry slice, orange slice, or peach slice on the rim. Red and white striped straws also look nice for the Fourth of July.
Blue curaçao
Blue curacao is what gives your cocktail its bright blue hue, making it a must for this recipe. Plus, it's inexpensive and easy to keep on hand for making more fun cocktails in the future.
Find blue curaçao at your local liquor store near the schnapps and other flavored liquors.
Garnish ideas
To make your drinks more festive, try adding fun garnishes like these:
- Patterned paper straws
- Glittery swizzle sticks
- Maraschino cherry (pictured)
- Strawberry slice
- Orange slice
- Peach slice
- Red sanding sugar rim
What to serve with summer cocktails
Wonding what to serve at your July 4th celebration? Here are a few of my favorite snacks and appetizers, from chex mix to ranch dip:
- Spicy garlic chex mix
- Crock pot buffalo chicken dip
- Spicy cajun deviled eggs
- Greek yogurt ranch dip
- Bacon deviled egg salad
- BLT dip
- Strawberry cheesecake dip
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📖 Recipe
Fourth of July Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 ounce blue curacao
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 1 ounce clear rum
- 3-4 ounces club soda
- 1 maraschino cherry
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add blue curacao, peach schnapps, and clear rum. Top with club soda and stir to combine.
- Top with a cherry. Enjoy.
Equipment Recommendations
Notes
- Optionally, club soda can be substituted with clear soda (like Sprite) instead. Keep in mind, this will make your drink sweeter and higher in calories.
- Cherry can be substituted with an orange slice or peach slice. Or, remove the stem and slice your cherry halfway through. Then, add to the rim instead of floating on the ice.
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