Cruise cocktail is the perfect recipe to cool off this summer

Most of us usually like to partake in an occasional adult beverage every now and then.
Most of us usually like to partake in an occasional adult beverage every now and then.(WBRC)
Published: Oct. 29, 2021 at 8:38 AM EDT|Updated: Dec. 28, 2023 at 4:18 PM EST
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Most of us usually like to partake in an occasional adult beverage every now and then. If you want something a little different for your next gathering (of just yourself – we won’t judge), Trace Barnett AKA The Bitter Socialite shares a tasty recipe for a festive cocktail he calls the Cruise Cocktail.

Recipe for 1 gallon mixture:

Ingredients:

  • 7 ounces light rum
  • 7 ounces vodka
  • 7 ounces gin
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 24 ounces orange juice
  • 24 ounces pineapple juice
  • 24 ounces Sprite
  • 1 bottle Chardonnay

Directions:

  • Mix all ingredients in a gallon container.
  • Add garnishes into the container such as cherries, apple chunks, and orange slices.
  • To serve, pour blue curacao in a wine glass filled with crushed ice. Pour sangria mixture over the ice and garnish with cherry and orange slice. Continue to add sangria mix over the blue curacao as your guests drink the cocktail down.

If you only want to make 1/2 gallon, check out the recipe here:

Ingredients:

  • 4 ounces light rum
  • 4 ounces vodka
  • 4 ounces gin
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 12 ounces orange juice
  • 12 ounces pineapple juice
  • 12 ounces Sprite
  • 1/2 bottle Chardonnay

Directions:

  • Mix all ingredients in a half gallon container.
  • Add garnishes into the container such as cherries, apple chunks, and orange slices.
  • To serve, pour blue curacao in a wine glass filled with crushed ice. Pour sangria mixture over the ice and garnish with cherry and orange slice. Continue to add sangria mix over the blue curacao as your guests drink the cocktail down.