The Bootleg Cocktail Recipe - Minnesota's Signature Cocktail
The Bootleg Cocktail is Minnesota’s signature beverage! This delicious, summery citrus drink is made with limeade, lemonade and mint. It makes the perfect beverage to enjoy on a hot summer day!
Combine lemonade, limeade, and chopped mint in a blender and puree. Add simple syrup and puree. Fill the blender with water so it is three quarters of the way full.
Fill a tall glass with ice and add 2 parts booze (vodka or gin), 3 parts Bootleg Mix, and 2 parts club soda. Garnish with mint and serve!
Notes
Slice up some limes and add squeeze them into your drink just before consuming. Fresh squeezed lime juice adds a nice citrus flavor and also act as a beautiful garnish!
Gin, vodka or Rum have been historically used in this beverage. Whatever your taste preference might be, you're still going to love the end result of this drink.
If serving this beverage to guests, be sure to add a mint sprig or even chopped mint to each glass to impress.
The lemonade limeade combo is such a delicious one. To change things up slightly, use a different variety such as raspberry or pink lemonade.
Use a 1-oz. shot glass to measure the parts for this drink, or a liquid measuring cup works, too.
To most efficiently serve this drink to guests, pour the ingredients one at a time (ice, booze, Bootleg mix, club soda and garnishes) over each glass filled with ice.