What’s better than a Friday? A Friday that leads into  a long weekend! Fourth of July weekend is easily the hottest of the summer with all of the fireworks and BBQs. But how can you beat the heat and keep things cooking at the same time?

TGIF cocktails has two new flavors of pre-mixed drinks, Peach Tea and Hawaiian Volcano that will be a hit at any gathering this weekend. But what do you pair with these blended treats? We have some suggestions.

Hawaiian Burgers

Ingredients

1 pound hamburger
1 can (8 oz size) pineapple slices
3/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1 red onion; sliced
1 tablespoon margarine
4 lettuce leaves
4 buns (onion or sesame are best)
4 slices swiss cheese
4 slices cooked bacon

Directions:

When you need something a little stronger in your drink you can’t miss with the world’s first and only 100 Proof Silver Tequila, 1800 100 Proof. But if straight with no chaser leaves you leaning a little past six, mix it up with these great drink recipes.
180 Shot

1 shot of 80 proof Silver + 1 shot of 100 Proof Select Silver

1800® Game Changer
1 oz 1800® Select Silver Tequila
2 oz freshly squeezed orange juice
2 dashes grenadine
Chile piquin to taste (1/4 tablespoon to start)
Pour all ingredients into an ice filled glass. Shake vigorously and pour into a pint glass. Garnish with a lemon

1800® Bad Ass Fizz
3 oz 1800® Select Silver Tequila
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz agave nectar
1 egg white
1 lime
Pour tequila, lemon juice, agave nectar, egg white and juice of one lime into a shaker glass and mix. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a slice of lime

Cinco de Mayo’s not over yet – in fact, it’s almost time for happy hour! So if some of your guests aren’t into cucumber, second time will definitely be a charm with this drink by Corzo Tequila!

Mexican Mixologist Junior Merino has put a new spin on the classic margarita with the Corzo La Futura, and he’s shared the recipe with us for you to try at home! Check it out below.

CORZO LA FUTURA

1 ½ Parts CORZO Silver

¾ Part Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur

¾ Part Pineapple Juice

1 Part Fresh Lime Juice

½ Part Agave Nectar

• Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake and pour into a margarita glass or rocks glass.
• Garnish with a slice of crystallized ginger and lemon peel.
• Drink with a side of cuban-style guacamole with pineapple, chile lime popcorn, or a bag of margarita-flavored chips!

As many of you may know, rapper Jadakiss just dropped another album (The Last Kiss) this month, so we took him out to NYC’s Philippe Chow for drinks and a quick chat. In the video below, hear what Jadakiss has to say about his album, the characters in Notorious, what’s up next, and more!

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IT’S SPRINGTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!

I don’t know about you, but I’m jumping for effing joy over here. While I’m not one for hot weather, I’m totally over trudging through the snow to get back and forth to work every day. So now that Spring is here, why not celebrate with a pretty spring cocktail?

This Grey Goose La Poire pick will both cool you down and steam up any party you serve it at! Check out the recipe below, and serve it with your favorite fruit salad for a picnic treat.

THE GREY GOOSE TUSCAN PEAR

1 part GREY GOOSE® La Poire Flavored Vodka
1/2 part Limoncello
1/2 part ginger liqueur
1/2 part simple syrup
3/4 parts orange juice, preferably blood orange
mint leaves
1 thin pear slice
crushed ice for servingIn a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add all ingredients.

• Shake well until the outside of the shaker is frosted and beaded with sweat.

• Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.

• Garnish with mint leaves and pear slice.

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Not into fruity drinks? Try the Dirty Bustelo!

Well, someone finally wrote a song about The Tequila Story, and that singer is new R&B artist LeMarvin. His new single, “Too Many Patrons,” is all about beer tequila goggles, shots, and stupid decisions. Which is what tequila’s all about, anyway. So he and I went to New York City’s Union Prime restaurant to chat about his career, background, and what he’s about to hit you with in upcoming months. And we drank Patron… of course.

Check out the video below.

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Tired of Jack and Coke? Find a new cocktail with these recipes!

So check us out below, at Maxie’s Grill in New York, drinking more than eating, when it really would have been in our best interest to do the opposite. You’ll get to hear all about his new projects, with some jokes thrown in along the way.

Let us know what you think!

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Now, despite Barack Obama’s Cliff Huxtable demeanor, I am convinced he is a G, and not because he is our new President. So when Crown Royal created a cocktail specifically for him called the Crown Royal 44 (cause he’s our 44th Pres, dig?), I was all, “yup, that is totally right up his alley.”

You can’t tell me Barack, Michelle, or a relative of either doesn’t have a purple velvet Crown bag full of coins. You just can’t.

THE CROWN ROYAL 441

1/4 oz. Crown Royal Special Reserve^TM

1/4 oz. Lemon juice (2 lemon wedges)

1/4 oz. Simple syrup

1/2 oz. Champagne

• Serve on the rocks and top with champagne
• Be glad you’re not stuck in traffic on the way to DC, like I will be…
• If you are stuck in traffic, hopefully you’re not driving and will be nursing a sippy cup full of the Crown Royal 44, as I will probably be.

The news doesn’t stop coming just because it’s a holiday, so while many of you are spending the day out of work or school, we’re here at the office writing the stuff you’re reading while living it up in your underwear for the next few hours.  So why don’t the 21-and-over readers chill out with an “I’m going to take full advantage of my day off” celebratory drink? Do it for me.

1800 Tequila hit up 9 up-and-coming artists around the country for their “Essential Artists” campaign, intended to make that whole “starving artist” thing less of a reality for the super-talented (and boy, do we artists know that phrase literally).  Each bottle features one of the nine designs and, since only 1,800 bottles were made, notes the production number on the side. It’s the same delicious tequila on the inside, except when I’m finished with it I plan to keep my limited edition bottle (by artist Josh Ellingson, pictured left) on a shelf in my kitchen, college-style.

While this collection gets snatched up, 1800 is currently scouting more artists for their next campaign. Those interested can upload their art to 1800tequila.com. The limited edition bottles are only around until they run out, and since they’re so cheap at $34.99 a bottle, they’re not going to last very long.