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10 Summer Cocktails That Beat the Heat Without the Sugar Crash

Drinking cocktails without added sugar is like finding a unicorn—magical! It keeps your energy steady, ensures hydration, and saves you from the hangover dragon, especially in the summer heat…
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Drinking cocktails without added sugar is like finding a unicorn—magical! It keeps your energy steady, ensures hydration, and saves you from the hangover dragon, especially in the summer heat. Cheers to guilt-free sipping!

Heads up, cocktail lovers 🍸

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🍋 1. Cucumber Mint Gin Fizz

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin
  • Cucumber slices
  • Fresh mint
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • Soda water

How to Make:

  1. Muddle cucumber and mint in a shaker
  2. Add gin and lemon juice, shake with ice
  3. Strain into a glass with fresh ice
  4. Top with soda water
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🍉 2. Watermelon Basil Cooler

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz vodka or white rum
  • 4 oz fresh watermelon juice
  • Basil leaves
  • Lime wedge

How to Make:

  1. Blend and strain fresh watermelon
  2. Stir with vodka and torn basil in a glass of ice
  3. Squeeze lime on top
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🥥 3. Coconut Lime Highball

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz light rum
  • 4 oz unsweetened coconut water
  • Juice of ½ lime
  • Optional: sea salt

How to Make:

  1. Add ingredients to ice-filled highball glass
  2. Stir gently and add sea salt if desired
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🍑 4. Peach Thyme Spritz

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz prosecco or dry white wine
  • Peach slices
  • Thyme sprigs
  • Soda water

How to Make:

  1. Muddle peach and thyme in glass
  2. Add ice and prosecco
  3. Top with soda water
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🫐 5. Blueberry Lemon Smash

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz vodka or gin
  • ¼ cup fresh blueberries
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • Soda water

How to Make:

  1. Muddle blueberries and lemon juice
  2. Add spirit and ice, shake
  3. Strain and top with soda water
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🍊 6. Blood Orange Aperol Spritz

Ingredients:

  • 3 oz prosecco
  • 2 oz Aperol
  • 2 oz blood orange juice
  • Soda water

How to Make:

  1. Fill glass with ice
  2. Add prosecco, Aperol, and blood orange juice
  3. Stir and top with soda water
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🍸 7. Classic Moscow Mule

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 4 oz ginger beer
  • Juice of ½ lime
  • Mint sprig (optional)

How to Make:

  1. Fill copper mug with ice
  2. Add vodka and lime juice
  3. Top with ginger beer
  4. Garnish with mint
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🍍 8. Pineapple Jalapeño Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz tequila
  • 1 oz triple sec
  • 2 oz fresh pineapple juice
  • Jalapeño slices
  • Salt for rim

How to Make:

  1. Rim glass with salt
  2. Muddle jalapeño slices gently
  3. Shake tequila, triple sec, and pineapple juice with ice
  4. Strain into glass with ice
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🥭 9. Mango Ginger Cooler

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gin
  • 3 oz mango juice
  • 1 oz ginger syrup
  • Lime wedge

How to Make:

  1. Shake gin, mango juice, and ginger syrup with ice
  2. Strain into glass over fresh ice
  3. Garnish with lime wedge
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🍓 10. Strawberry Basil Smash

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz vodka
  • 4 fresh strawberries
  • Basil leaves
  • Juice of ½ lemon

How to Make:

  1. Muddle strawberries and basil in shaker
  2. Add vodka and lemon juice, shake with ice
  3. Strain into glass with fresh ice
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