I hope you are all enjoying your summer!

This evening I whipped up one of my wife’s favorite cocktails and I got to thinking about patio cocktails. You know, something easy to make, easy to drink, and might even help with the coming heat!

I thought I’d just share a few recipes. These are all very approachable and you might even have all the ingredients handy.

The Lynchburg Lemonade (my wife’s favorite)

Fill a highball glass or a mason jar with ice. Over the ice add the following:

1.5 oz — Jack Daniels

1 oz — Cointreu

0.75 oz — Lemon juice (fresh is always best!)

0.25 oz — Simple syrup

4 oz — Lemon Lime soda


The Paloma

Fill a highball or Collins glass with ice and add the following:

2 oz — Corralejo Tequila Silver or your favorite blanco tequila

0.5 oz — Lime juice (fresh is always best)

1 pinch — Salt

Finish with grapefruit soda such as Fever Tree Pink Grapefruit or Jarritos

Garnish with a lime wheel



The Orange Buck (Local favorite IYKYK)

First, ice a large rocks glass and add the following:

2 oz — Glacial Lakes Stony Point Gin

1 oz — Orange Juice

1 TBSP — Lime Juice (fresh… remember?)

Finish with Ginger Ale

Fantastic for summer, but respect this one. It can sneak up on you!


Happy, happy summer to you all!

PJ