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8 Fresh-Pressed Juice Cocktails for Summer

Juicing is all the rage this summer and we've got 8 fresh-pressed cocktails that will make you want to skip the bar and D.I.Y.

By Lauren Valenti

Jun 13, 2013

Courtesy of The Thomas Collective

Juicing is all the rage this summer, and while it's a great way to start the day, it's also a fantastic way to kick-off happy hour. We've got 8 fresh-pressed cocktails that will make you want to skip the bar and D.I.Y.

Courtesy of The Thomas Collective

Founders Fizz

2 oz. Sandeman Founders Reserve
1/2 oz. Ballentine's Blended Scotch Whisky
3/4 oz. blood orange juice
3/4 oz. sweet honey-cucumber water (honey that has been diluted with water that has cucumber slices marinating in it)
Garnish: cucumber slice

Add ingredients to your carbonator of choice. Then, pour into a tall glass over ice.

Courtesy of UV Vodka

Fuzzier Navel

1 part UV Peach
2 parts orange juice - 4 oranges, peeled
1 part mango juice - 1 mango, peeled

Peel four oranges and place in juicer. Peel and slice mango, remove pit, and add to juicer. Take juice, add UV Peach and shake.

Serve in a highball glass.

Courtesy of Skinnygirl

Skinnygirl Sea Breeze

1 part Skinnygirl Bare Naked Vodka
3 parts cranberry juice
1 part fresh grapefruit juice
1 grapefruit slice for garnish

Pour ingredients over ice, and be sure to garnish with a grapefruit slice.

Courtesy of Organic Avenue

Green Dream

1 ounce Organic Avenue Giving Green juice
2 ounces Organic Avenue apple juice
1Ž2 ounce Organic Avenue lemon juice
1 1Ž2 ounces Crop organic cucumber vodka

Combine ingredients, shake, strain over ice and garnish with cucumber fans

Courtesy of UV Vodka

Peach on the Beach

1 parts UV Peach

2 part orange juice - 4 oranges, peeled

1 part cranberry juice - 1 cup of firm cranberries

Peel four oranges. Place wedges in juicer. Take 1 cup of firm cranberries, place in juicer. Add UV Peach and shake combined juice over ice.

Serve in a highball glass.

Courtesy of UV Vodka

Salty Melon Margarita

1 part UV Salty Watermelon
2 parts watermelon juice - 1/2 small watermelon
1 part cucumber juice - 1 cucumber
1 lime wedge, squeezed
1 part triple sec

Cut small watermelon in half. Remove watermelon rind. Place in juicer. Peel cucumber and place in juicer. Squeeze lime wedge into juice mixture. Add 1 part UV Salty Watermelon, 1 part triple sec, and shake over ice.

Serve in margarita glass.

Courtesy of Skinnygirl

Skinny Fruit Salad

1 part Skinnygirl White Cherry Vodka
1 part Pomegranate Juice
2 parts fresh Orange/Tangerine Juice

Build over ice in a Collins glass. Garnish with a half‐moon orange wheel on the rim.

Courtesy of Hennessy

To Your Own Beat

2oz Hennessy V.S
Splash agave nectar
Beet ginger juice *(recipe to follow)
Grapefruit wheel garnish

Add all ingredients to a shaker tin and shake with ice until well chilled. Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice and garnish with a grapefruit twist.

*Beet Ginger Juice: Take a medium sized beet, peel, add to juicer with 1 whole apple, thumb sized piece of peeled ginger. Combine this juice with 2.5 cups of red grapefruit juice and .5 oz of fresh lime juice.