These Are The Best 4th of July Cocktails You'll Want To Make

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Summer is here and the city and the heat is here to stay. Needs something to cool down this 4th of July with but what better way to do so than with a cocktail in hand! We found the best 4th of July cocktails for you to celebrate this Independence Day.

Sparkling Shed Berry

  • 1.5 oz Broken Shed Vodka

  • Splash of cranberry juice

  • Fresh seasonal berries

  • Club soda

Add all ingredients to rocks glass and top up with club soda. Serve over ice garnished with berries.

Portofino 75

  • 1 part Portofino Dry Gin

  • ½ part Amaro Amara

  • ¼ part sugar syrup

  • ½ part fresh mediterranean lemon juice
    Shake over ice. Pour in a chilled champagne glass. Top up with chilled prosecco. Garnish with lemon zest .

Sunset Rose

  • 3 oz Whispering Angel

  • 1.5 oz Belvedere Vodka

  • .5 oz Lime Juice

  • .25 oz Honey Water

  • 3 Blackberries

  • Garnish with Mint Sprig

Place Blackberries into shaker and muddle. Add remaining ingredients into shaker except the Rosé. Shake with ice and strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with Rosé and garnish with Mint.

The Glenfiddich Highland Cooler

Created by Allan Roth, Glenfiddich Ambassador

 This might be one of the simplest, and most delicious, drinks you can make on the 4th of July.  Simply cool the juice (pureed fruit) of a ripe, seedless watermelon, and mix it five to one with Glenfiddich 14 Year Bourbon Barrel Reserve.  Pour into a highball or rocks glass and garnish with a small watermelon wedge and some mint.  

For extra credit, stick the 5:1 mixture in the freezer.  Once it’s set, scrape it out with a fork to create a delicious watermelon Glenfiddich snow cone.

Endless Summer

  • 1 ½ oz GREY GOOSE® Vodka

  • ¾ oz NOILLY PRAT® Dry Vermouth

  • 3 oz Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Ale

  • + Orange Bitters (optional)

  • + Lemon Wedge


    Build in a tall cocktail glass with ice. Garnish with a Lemon Wedge. For a drier option, replace Fever-Tree Ginger Ale with Fever-Tree Soda.

Summer Friday

  • *This recipe is for 2 drinks*

  • 3 hulled strawberries

  • 5 basil leaf

  • 4 oz codigo 1530 rosa

  • 2 oz lemon juice

  • 1.5 oz agave

  • 1 oz orange liqueur

Fill blender with all ingredients full 75% full with ice. Blend and serve

Don’t Call Me Shirley

Created by Hendrick’s Ambassador Mattias Horseman

  • 2 Parts Hendrick’s Gin

  • ¼ Part Luxardo Maraschino Cherry Juice or Grenadine

  • ¼ Part Orange Liqueur

  • Top with Fever-Tree Lemon Tonic

Garnish with a squeeze of lemon, a fresh cherry, and cucumber slices in a highball glass.

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251 East 51st Street, Unit 2M, listed on the market as a Compass "Coming Soon," is a recently renovated, perfect pied-a-terre (and ideal one bedroom for all the rest of us). What truly sets this pad apart from the rest is the dreamy outdoor terrace with endless possibilities and city views. Accessed by the living room and overlooked by the bedroom, this 24x12 outdoor space is an oasis in the center of the Midtown hustle and bustle.
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No Beach House, No Problem. Host July 4th BBQ at These NYC Developments

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With the 4th of July rapidly approaching and New Yorkers comfortable enough to gather again, we’ve compiled some of our favorite residential developments with the best outdoor kitchens and entertaining spaces. While many people flock to the beach for this holiday, these buildings rival any beach house with landscaped sundecks and state-of-the-art grilling stations, making them the perfect place to host a July 4th barbeque with friends and family. As many people look to celebrate this holiday outside and together, these spaces are sure to be in high demand!

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No Beach House, No Problem. Host a July 4th BBQ at These NYC Developments

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With the 4th of July rapidly approaching and New Yorkers comfortable enough to gather again, we’ve compiled some of our favorite residential developments with the best outdoor kitchens and entertaining spaces. While many people flock to the beach for this holiday, these buildings rival any beach house with landscaped sundecks and state-of-the-art grilling stations, making them the perfect place to host a July 4th barbeque with friends and family. As many people look to celebrate this holiday outside and together, these spaces are sure to be in high demand!

Have a listing you think should be featured contact us or submit here to tell us more! Follow Off The MRKT on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook.

These Are The Best 4th of July Cocktails You Need To Try

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You’ve been stuck inside, and can finally start to go out. What’s a better way to celebrate than the 4th of July! While the city seems to be celebrating weeks early with nightly fireworks, our favorite part of the holiday are the fun cocktails. We found the best 4th of July cocktails for you to celebrate this Independence Day. Make sure socially distant with these 4th of July cocktails that you'll actually make because, they're delicious and they require so little effort.

Once In A Blue Moon

Photo Credit: @CarleyGaskin

Photo Credit: @CarleyGaskin

  • 1.5 Parts Hendrick’s Lunar Gin

  • .5 Parts Blue Curacao

  • .75 Parts Fresh Lemon Juice

  • .5 Part Simple Syrup

  • Garnish with Orange Twist

Combine ingredients in cocktail shaker and shake with ice. Fine strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with an orange twist and edible flowers.

The Glenfiddich Highland Cooler

Created by Allan Roth, Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador

  • 1 part Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Bourbon Barrel Reserve 

  • 5 parts Watermelon Juice 

  • Garnish: Watermelon & Mint

This might be one of the simplest, and most delicious, drinks you can make on the 4th of July.  Simply cool the juice (pureed fruit) of a ripe, seedless watermelon, and mix it five to one with Glenfiddich 14 Year Bourbon Barrel Reserve.  Pour into a highball or rocks glass and garnish with a small watermelon wedge and some mint.  

For extra credit, stick the 5:1 mixture in the freezer.  Once it’s set, scrape it out with a fork to create a delicious watermelon Glenfiddich snow cone.

Montelobos Padre Lobo

  • 1.5 oz Mezcal Montelobos Tobalá

  • 0.75 oz Ancho Reyes

  • 0.75 oz Cynar Liquor

  • 1.5 oz Velvet Soda Royal Tonic

Mix all ingredients with ice and serve it on a glass. Garnish with green lime

The Tribute

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  • 2 oz Hiatus Tequila Blanco 

  • 1 oz Greek Yogurt 

  • 1 oz Honey Syrup 

  • 0.75 oz Lemon Juice 

  • Black Pepper for garnish

Fresh Ground Black Pepper. Add Hiatus Tequila, yogurt, honey syrup, lemon juice to a shaker tin. 

Top off with ice, shake for 10-15 seconds. Strain over crushed ice in a highball glass. Garnish with fresh ground black pepper. Photography by Gabi Porter @gabiporter

MACARONI FEATHER

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  • 1 1/2 oz Don Papa 7

  • 3/4 oz apricot nectar

  • 1/2 oz lemon juice

  • 1/4 blue curacao 

  • 1 bar spoon cherry heering


    Mix the rum, apricot, and lemon together. Pour the curacao on the bottom of the glass, then add ice. Add rum mixture, and dress with cherry Heering.

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Lacuna Beach

  • 2 OZ HIATUS AÑEJO

  • 1 OZ COCO LOPEZ

  • 1 OZ PINEAPPLE JUICE

  • 1 OZ ORANGE JUICE

  • 1/2 OZ RHUM CLEMENT CREOLE

  • SHRUBB 2 DASH PEACH BITTERS

Muddle together cantaloupe, rosemary, and agave. Add all ingredients to a shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously. Fine strain into coupe glass. Garnish with rosemary sprig and/or skewered cantaloupe pieces.

The Citrus Breeze

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  • 2 oz The Botanist Islay Dry Gin 

  • 1 oz Grapefruit Juice 

  • .5 oz Elderflower Liqueur 

  • 3 oz Premium Tonic 

 Add all ingredients into a highball glass over ice . Stir with mixing spoon. Garnish with grapefruit wheel and fresh seasonal herbs 

BACARDÍ Summer Watermelon Cooler

  • 1.5 oz BACARDÍ Superior

  • 0.75 oz Watermelon juice

  • 2 oz Grapefruit soda

  • Blueberries and lime wheel as a garnish

Fill a tall glass with ice. Add all ingredients. Give a quick stir to combine and garnish with blueberries on a cocktail pick and a lime wheel or wedge.

Our favorite listing this week is 508 West 24th Street, Unit 5th Floor, home to NBA Player Carmelo Anthony. The ten-time NBA All-Star, has listed his New York City condo. The home is the largest unit in the Cary Tamarkin designed building at 508 W 24th that overlooks the High Line and is walking distance from world-class shopping and prominent art galleries.
251 East 51st Street, Unit 2M, listed on the market as a Compass "Coming Soon," is a recently renovated, perfect pied-a-terre (and ideal one bedroom for all the rest of us). What truly sets this pad apart from the rest is the dreamy outdoor terrace with endless possibilities and city views. Accessed by the living room and overlooked by the bedroom, this 24x12 outdoor space is an oasis in the center of the Midtown hustle and bustle.
Our last #openhouse roundup will you be checking out this #parkslope home? #nycrealestate #brooklynrealestate #milliondollarlistings #luxuryhomes #OffTheMRKT
DNA Development announced that closings have commenced at 350 West 71st Street, the successful Upper West Side luxury conversion that seamlessly combines two historic pre-war buildings into one stunning contemporary condominium with a classic façade. As construction nears completion, the seven-story building’s 38 elegant residences and bespoke amenities are coming to life, as DNA welcomes its first residents.
Our favorite listing this week is located at One West End, the sculptural glass residential tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli within Riverside Center. At $19.5 million, 29B offers 5,302 square feet of interiors space, with four bedrooms, five and a half baths, a media room, lofted library, and a double height great room leading out to a 3,000 square foot terrace with impeccable views.
 

These Are The Best 4th of July Cocktails You'll Want To Drink

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You’ve been stuck inside, and can finally start to go out. What’s a better way to celebrate than the 4th of July! While the city seems to be celebrating weeks early with nightly fireworks, our favorite part of the holiday are the fun cocktails. We found the best 4th of July cocktails for you to celebrate this Independence Day. Make sure socially distant with these 4th of July cocktails that you'll actually make because, they're delicious and they require so little effort.

The Red, Blue & Velvet

  • 1 part Disaronno Velvet

  • 1/2 part Campari / Red Bitters

  • 1 part vodka

  • Muddled Strawberries

  • a blueberry garnish

Method: Muddle the strawberries & Campari in a mixing tin. Add ice, vodka & Velvet and shake rigorously. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with three blueberries.

Pomegranate Margarita

  • 1.5 oz    Patrón Silver

  • .75 oz    Fresh lime juice

  • .5 oz      Pomegranate juice

  • .25 oz    Agave nectar

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a dehydrated lime wheel placed directly into the glass.

  • 1.5 oz / 45 ml Belvedere Vodka

  • 1 oz / 25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice

  • .25 oz / 10 ml Honey

  • 4 Blackberries

  • 1 cup Ice

Place all ingredients with ice in a blender and blend well until smooth. Serve into a coupe or rocks glass and garnish with a blackberry.

MACARONI FEATHER

  • 1 1/2 oz Don Papa 7

  • 3/4 oz apricot nectar

  • 1/2 oz lemon juice

  • 1/4 blue curacao 

  • 1 bar spoon cherry heering


    Mix the rum, apricot, and lemon together. Pour the curacao on the bottom of the glass, then add ice. Add rum mixture, and dress with cherry Heering.

Gray Whale Gin Frosé

  • 3 oz Gray Whale Gin

  • 6 oz Fleurs de Prairie Rosé

  • 1 oz elderflower liqueur

  • 1 oz lemon juice

  • Handful of strawberries, destemmed (you can use as few or as many strawberries as you want)

    Combine ingredients in a blender with a few ice cubes and pulse until a light slushy consistency is achieved. Pour into a glass and enjoy!

Add ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and shake together to combine/chill. strain into a Double Old-Fashioned Rocks glass filled with a large rock of ice, and garnish.

Pajito

  • 2 oz Diplomatico Mantuano Rum

  • 1 oz Aperol

  • 1 oz Pineapple Puree (Caramelized)

  • 0.25 oz Sugar Cane Syrup

  • 2-3 Dashes Tiki Bitters

    Directions: Add ingredients into a cocktail 

Add ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and shake together to combine/chill. strain into a Double Old-Fashioned Rocks glass filled with a large rock of ice, and garnish.

Our favorite listing this week is 508 West 24th Street, Unit 5th Floor, home to NBA Player Carmelo Anthony. The ten-time NBA All-Star, has listed his New York City condo. The home is the largest unit in the Cary Tamarkin designed building at 508 W 24th that overlooks the High Line and is walking distance from world-class shopping and prominent art galleries.
251 East 51st Street, Unit 2M, listed on the market as a Compass "Coming Soon," is a recently renovated, perfect pied-a-terre (and ideal one bedroom for all the rest of us). What truly sets this pad apart from the rest is the dreamy outdoor terrace with endless possibilities and city views. Accessed by the living room and overlooked by the bedroom, this 24x12 outdoor space is an oasis in the center of the Midtown hustle and bustle.
Our last #openhouse roundup will you be checking out this #parkslope home? #nycrealestate #brooklynrealestate #milliondollarlistings #luxuryhomes #OffTheMRKT
DNA Development announced that closings have commenced at 350 West 71st Street, the successful Upper West Side luxury conversion that seamlessly combines two historic pre-war buildings into one stunning contemporary condominium with a classic façade. As construction nears completion, the seven-story building’s 38 elegant residences and bespoke amenities are coming to life, as DNA welcomes its first residents.
Our favorite listing this week is located at One West End, the sculptural glass residential tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli within Riverside Center. At $19.5 million, 29B offers 5,302 square feet of interiors space, with four bedrooms, five and a half baths, a media room, lofted library, and a double height great room leading out to a 3,000 square foot terrace with impeccable views.