Election Day: 4 election-themed cocktails to get you through the night
Each cocktail is easy enough to whip up during even the most exciting — or stressful — times
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It’s Election Day. You've already voted (and then posted about it on social media), and now you're looking for other ways to spend time awaiting the results.
Enter election-themed cocktails.
Whether you’re playing host to a party of…only your household, or flying solo election night, these creations are easy to whip up during even the most exciting — or stressful — times. And they probably go pretty well with Election Cake, too.
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Long Night Long Drink
A 2020 twist on a classic Tom Collins.
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Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces gin
- 0.5 ounces lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon agave
- 5 ounces Q Mixers Tonic
- Mint sprig & lemon wheel, to garnish.
Directions:
Shake first three ingredients and strain into ice-filled highball glass. Top with tonic.
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Swing State Spritz
This one’s for you Arizona…and Florida…and Pennsylvania…and, actually, it’s for all the swing states this 2020 election.
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Ingredients:
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- 5 ounces Q Mixers Tonic
- 3 ounces sparkling wine
- Mint sprig & lemon wheel, to garnish
Directions:
Build drink in a large wine glass over ice.
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Finally, a mule the whole family can fight over.
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Ingredients:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}- 1.5 ounces vodka
- 0.5 ounces Cointreau
- 0.5 ounces lemon juice
- 5 ounces Q Mixers Hibiscus Ginger Beer
- 1 half lemon wheel, to garnish
Directions:
Build drink in a glass or a mule mug. Stir gently, garnish and serve.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Running Mate Mule (Blue)
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Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces vodka
- 0.5 ounces Blue Curacao
- 0.5 ounces lemon juice
- 5 ounces Q Mixers Ginger Beer
- 1 half lemon wheel, to garnish
Directions:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Build drink in a glass or a mule mug. Stir gently, garnish and serve.