In celebration of the sailing events taking place in Bermuda this spring and summer,  here are sailing-inspired cocktails to sip while on deck!

 

The Channel Marker
8 ounces (1 cup) cranberry juice
8 ounces (1 cup) Vodka of choice
4 ounces (1/2 cup) Ginger Beer
2 oz (1/4 cup) fresh lime juice
Stir ingredients together in a large pitcher. Pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish with lime wedges.

 

The Windbag
1.5 oz Makers Mark
3/4 oz Ginger Beer
3/4 oz Apple Juice
Ice
Fill a glass with ice. In a shaker, add ice, Makers Mark, ginger beer and apple juice. Shake and strain into the glass. Known as the man’s version of the Cosmopolitan, The Windbag was jokingly, initially, referred to as the ‘Man Ho’.

Smooth Sailing
1 1/2 oz Vodka
1 1/2 oz orange liqueur
2 oz orange juice
2 ox cranberry juice
1/2 oz cherry brandy