Mix it Up: Ten Unusual Summer Cocktails

Thursday, 08 July 2010 | by Pat's Picks

Throw your margarita off the deck. And stop mixing that gin and tonic. The Boston Globe has a list of unusual summer cocktails for you to try in today’s paper. Like a Hot Nantucket Night, for example, which is made with tequila, limes, cranberries and a jalapeno pepper. Or what about the Sexy Cougar, which includes a bay-leaf simple syrup, white wine and some honey dew melons. 

Here are two recipes to get you started. For preparation instructions and other great recipes, click through to the original Globe article.

Hot Nantucket Night

1 1/2 ounces Don Julio tequila
1 ounce agave nectar
? ounce lime juice
1 thin slice jalape?o pepper
2 fresh cranberries

Sexy Cougar

One bottle of Celestin Blondeau sauvignon blanc (or the sauvignon blanc of your choice)
1/3 bottle Leblon cacha?a
2 ounces Triple Sec
2 ounces bay leaf-infused simple syrup
Juice of two limes, one lemon, and one orange
One mango, cut up
? honey dew melon, cut up