April is National Garden Month
5 Garden Party Cocktails
Celebrate National Garden Month with vibrant cocktails inspired by fresh herbs, fruits, and floral flavors. These garden party drinks highlight the botanical character of Red Eye Louie’s spirits while showcasing bright seasonal ingredients. From berry forward refreshers to herbaceous spritzers, each cocktail captures the lively flavors of springtime.
Here are the essential recipes for your spring cocktail rotation.
Garden Tonic Punch
Ingredients
Tomato Simple Syrup
- 2 pints tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup sugar
Herb Simple Syrup
- ½ cup fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme, basil, mint)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
Punch
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 lime, sliced
- 4 liters soda water
- 12 oz Red Eye Louie’s Immoral® Gin
- Ice
Instructions
Toss tomatoes with sugar and let sit one hour, then mash and strain.
Simmer herbs, sugar, and water for two minutes; cool and strain.
In a large punch bowl combine tomato syrup, ice, lemon, lime, Immoral® Gin, fresh herbs, and soda water.
Add herb syrup to taste and serve immediately.
Tasting Notes
Savory tomato brightness meets garden herbs and crisp gin botanicals. Lightly sparkling and refreshingly complex with a subtle savory edge.
Nonstop Joy Mocca White
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Red Eye Louie’s Immoral® Vodka
- 2 oz Kahlua
- 2 oz coconut milk (from a can)
- Ice
Instructions
Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice.
Layer ingredients in the order listed: vodka, Kahlua, then coconut milk to create a layered visual effect.
Tasting Notes
Rich coffee liqueur and creamy coconut combine with smooth vodka for a decadent dessert-style cocktail with tropical undertones.
Rosemary Grapefruit VodQuila Spritzer
Ingredients
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 sprigs rosemary, plus more for garnish
- 1 lemon
- 3 grapefruits, plus more for garnish
- Red Eye Louie’s VodQuila
- Soda or sparkling water
Instructions
Simmer water, sugar, honey, lemon pieces, and rosemary until syrupy (about 10 minutes). Cool and strain.
Juice grapefruits and combine with lemon juice.
Stir syrup into juice mixture. For serving, add 1-2 oz Red Eye Louie’s VodQuila to a glass with ice.
Add 5-6 oz juice mixture and top with soda water.
Garnish with grapefruit and rosemary.
Tasting Notes
Bright grapefruit citrus balanced with herbal rosemary and smooth VodQuila warmth. Light, refreshing, and gently sparkling
Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade Mojito
Ingredients
- 24 mint leaves
- 3 oz blueberry simple syrup
- 3 oz lemonade
- 6 oz Red Eye Louie’s RumQuila
- 6 oz lemon-lime soda
Garnish
Mint leaves
Fresh blueberries
Instructions
Muddle mint in a pitcher or shaker.
Add blueberry syrup, lemonade, and RumQuila.
Stir well, then add lemon-lime soda and gently mix.
Pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish with mint and blueberries.
Tasting Notes
Juicy blueberry sweetness and bright lemonade meet refreshing mint and the smooth tropical character of RumQuila for a vibrant, sparkling cocktail.
Strawberry Basil Ginerita
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Red Eye Louie’s Immoral® Gin
- ½ oz orange liqueur
- ½ oz strawberry syrup
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 3-5 basil leaves, plus more for garnish
For the Rim
1 tablespoon lime zest
2 tablespoons pink Himalayan salt
Instructions
Mix lime zest and salt on a plate.
Run a lime wedge around the rim of a glass and dip into the mixture.
In a shaker, gently muddle basil leaves.
Add gin, orange liqueur, strawberry syrup, lime juice, and ice.
Shake well and strain into the prepared glass over ice.
Garnish with fresh basil.
Tasting Notes
Bright strawberry and citrus notes mingle with fragrant basil and crisp botanicals. Refreshing, slightly sweet, and herbaceous.