Our Prickly Pear Lemonade and Queen B(ee) pay homage to the R&B pop icon, Beyoncé. From her older album Lemonade to her recent country release Cowboy Carter, our queen never misses. These two cocktails use direct inspiration from this famous singer/songwriter as well as some of her most famous hits. They’re both have a sweet element but come with a bite whether it’s from the prickly pear or the cognac. Needless to say, in the words of Beyoncé herself, “We gettin’ f…. up tonight!”
Who is Beyoncé?
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, known as Beyoncé, has done it all from singing and songwriting to dancing and acting. Beyoncé first rose to fame as a singer in Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. She then took off with her own massively successful solo career, even going on to marry Jay-Z and have three children as well. Besides the entertainment industry, she is also a beauty professional with her own line of hair products, Cécred.
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Prickly Pear Lemonade
Description
A tangy lemonade base with a healthy dose of vodka.
Ingredients
- 6 oz fresh prickly pear lemonade
- 1 ½ oz Tito’s Vodka
- Lemon soda water
- Melon balls, blueberries, and mint for garnish
For the prickly pear lemonade:
- 3–4 medium to large lemons – 2/3 cup fresh squeezed juice
- 2–3 limes – 1/3 cup fresh squeezed juice
- 6 tbsp prickly pear simple syrup
- ¼ cup agave nectar
- 2 ¼ cups water
For the prickly pear simple syrup:
- 1 cup prickly pear fruit pulp
- 1 ½ cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 5 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
Instructions
- Add ice to a cocktail shaker, and pour in prickly pear lemonade and Tito’s.
- Shake until chilled.
- Strain and pour over ice into a highball glass.
- Top with lemon soda water.
- Garnish with melon balls and blueberries on a pick, and add a fresh sprig of mint.
For the prickly pear lemonade:
- Squeeze and strain fresh lemons to yield 2/3 cup juice.
- Squeeze and strain fresh limes to yield 1/3 cup juice.
- Stir the lemon and lime juices, prickly pear simple syrup, agave nectar, and water together into a container.
Store in the refrigerator.
For the prickly pear simple syrup:
- Hold the thornless prickly pears with tongs and cut them in half.
- Using a spoon, scoop out the fruit pulp.
- Add the fruit pulp to a medium saucepan with the water and sugar.
- Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce to a medium-low and simmer for about 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and let it come to room temperature.
- Add the syrup mixture into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a container and stir in the lime juice to combine.
- Store in the refrigerator.
Queen B(ee)
Description
Sweetness with a kick of cognac, much like our Queen B.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Hennessy VSOP Cognac
- 1 oz Bacardi White Rum
- 1 oz Cointreau
- 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
- Crushed ice
- Honeycomb, for garnish
Instructions
- Add a cup of crushed ice to a cocktail shaker.
- Add the cognac, rum, Cointreau, and lemon juice.
- Shake vigorously until the outside of the cocktail shaker creates ice crystals.
- Pour through a strainer into a coupe glass.
- Add the fresh-cut honeycomb to the edge of the glass for garnish.
Try these other cocktails inspired by musical artists:
Typical Average Cocktail, inspired by Ed Sheeran
Crush Cocktail, inspired by Dave Matthews Band
Summer’s In Your Blood Cocktail, inspired by Boygenius
Lover Cocktail, inspired by Taylor Swift
Recipe by Sarah Cascone
Styling by Anna Franklin
Photography by Dave Bryce
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