easy fourth of july cocktail with vodka

Festive Fizzing Fourth of July Cocktail with Vodka

This simple Fourth of July cocktail with vodka is topped with lots of fresh berries. It has a crisp and refreshing finish since it gets topped with off with lots of sparkling prosecco wine. Delicious flavors of fresh crushed strawberry, vodka, and lemonade give this easy berry lemon vodka cocktail juicy refreshing flavors that satisfy on hot summer days.

This simple yet festive 4th of July vodka drink is the perfect summer cocktail to sip with all those grilled bbq goodies at the picnic!

It’s A Cool Zippy Strawberry lemonade cocktail with Prosecco

easy chilled lemonade strawberry cocktail with vodka

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Nothing says summer like cool zippy lemonade! We take that basic little cup of classic lemonade and jazz it up with tasty touches like fresh summer strawberries, sparkling wine, and a boozy splash of vodka.

With just a few simple ingredients that you may already have on hand, you can make this easy, colorful, and festive Fourth of July cocktail with vodka that’s fit to sip for the holiday. If you love a festive 4th of July red, white, and blue drink, then this easy strawberry lemonade prosecco and vodka cocktail will hit the spot and quench your thirst just in time for the fireworks…

What You’ll Need To Make a Fourth of July Vodka Cocktail

fresh berry vodka cocktail for the fourth of july
  • Plain vodka – your favorite brand – I used Costco’s Kirkland brand of plain vodka.
  • Lemonade – your favorite already sweetened bottled lemonade – I used the Kirkland brand of organic lemonade.
  • Fresh ripe strawberries – (cut into quarters) some for muddling in the cocktail and more for garnishing
  • Fresh ripe blueberries – for garnishing
  • Prosecco – your favorite bottle of dry chilled prosecco or dry brut champagne.
  • Blue sanding sugars – optional to create a festive blue cocktail rim for our easy 4th of July drink with fresh berries.

Make a fEstive 4th of July cocktail with fresh berries

combine crushed strawberry vodka and lemonade in a cocktail shaker over ice and strain over fresh ice
Swipe a rocks glass with a wedge of fresh lemon and dip in blue sanding sugar.  Set aside.
Cut a large and ripe fresh strawberry into 4 equal pieces and drop into the bottom of your cocktail shaker tin. Muddle it until completely crushed. 
Add a splash of vodka to the crushed strawberry pieces and then splash in the lemonade.
Fill shaker with ice until three-quarters of the way full.  Cover and shake thoroughly until berries, vodka, and lemonade are cold and combined.
Fill your rocks cocktail glass with fresh ice.  Using a cocktail strainer, strain the vodka strawberry lemonade mixture into your rocks glass over the fresh ice.
Top off your festive Fourth of July drink with chilled sparkling prosecco wine as desired. Top with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Serve cold.  

This is such a simple and refreshing 4th of July drink with vodka to cool down on hot July nights!  Decked out in red, white, and blue colors, this quick fizzy berry vodka cocktail will hit all the right spots this summer!

top off with prosecco

There’s just something soooo satisfying about lemonade in the summertime.  It’s bright, zesty, and thirst-quenching.  Mixed up with bits of boozy vodka and bubbly hints of sparkling prosecco wine, you just can’t go wrong with a simple cocktail like this one.  

Set a festive 4th of July table and serve a round of these in minutes! Pour these easy sparkling cocktails for friends alongside grilled hamburger sliders, teriyaki chicken skewers, grilled salmon, or pasta salad. It’ll make your 4th of July backyard bash truly complete!  Keep those prosecco cocktails coming with this festive blue 4th of July drink!

easy fourth of july cocktail with vodka

Festive Fizzing Fourth of July Cocktail with Vodka

Delicious flavors of fresh crushed strawberry, vodka, and lemonade give this festive and colorful Fourth of July vodka cocktail a juicy refreshing flavor that satisfies on hot summer days.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
COURSE Cocktails, Drinks, Summer Cocktails
CUISINE Fourth of July, Summer Recipes
SERVINGS 1
Calories 235 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ oz Vodka - I used Costco’s Kirkland brand of plain vodka.
  • 4 oz Lemonade - Your favorite already sweetened bottled lemonade – I used the Kirkland's brand of organic lemonade.
  • 1 whole Fresh Strawberry - cut into 4 equal pieces – plus more for garnishing
  • 3 or 4 Fresh Blueberries - for garnishing at the end
  • 2 oz Sparkling Prosecco Wine - or more as desired, for topping off cocktail at the end
  • Blue Sanding Sugars - optional – for cocktail rim if desired

Instructions
 

  • Swipe a rocks glass with a wedge of fresh lemon and dip in blue sanding sugar.  Set aside.
  • Cut a large and ripe fresh strawberry into 4 equal pieces and drop into the bottom of your cocktail shaker tin. Muddle it until completely crushed. 
  • Add the vodka to the crushed strawberry pieces and then splash in the lemonade.
  • Fill shaker with ice until three-quarters of the way full.  Cover and shake thoroughly until berries, vodka, and lemonade are cold and combined.
  • Fill your rocks cocktail glass with fresh ice.  Using a cocktail strainer, strain the vodka strawberry lemonade mixture into your rocks glass over the fresh ice.
  • Top off your festive Fourth of July drink with chilled sparkling prosecco wine as desired. Top with fresh blueberries and strawberries. Serve cold.  

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 1gFat: 0.5gSaturated Fat: 0.02gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 278mgFiber: 3gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 86mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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