Every year about this time, we ask where the hell summer went? In just a few hours, Labor Day weekend will begin, and you're probably at your office killing time before happy hour starts. So are we.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the first Labor Day holiday was celebrated in New York City on September 5, 1882, to mark a "workingmen's holiday." We use it as a reason to drink -- with as little labor as possible.
With that in mind, we've created a list of drinks that are cool, delicious, and totally easy to make. Cheers to the working man and woman!
Spider
2 parts Sailor Jerry
spiced rum
1 scoop (vanilla) ice cream
Cola
Add Sailor Jerry to a highball glass full of ice, drop in scoop of ice cream, and top with cola. Beat drink with a straw.
(courtesy of Sailor Jerry)
Vodka and Pink Lemonade
2 oz vodka
Fresh lemonade
Splash of cranberry juice
Pour ingredients into a tall, ice-filled glass
Apple Pie Shooter
1 oz vodka
1 oz apple juice
Shake with ice, strain into shooter glass
Easy Sangria
Bottle of red wine
1/2 cup brandy
Club soda
Orange slices (if you're totally lazy, use a can of drained mixed fruit)
Pour the bottle of wine into a pitcher filled with fruit
Add the brandy
Top with a generous splash of club soda
Refrigerate for an hour before serving
Easy "Skinny" Margarita
1 1/2 oz. tequila
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. lime juice
1 packet sugar substitute
Pour ingredients into a shaker with ice. Strain into a glass, garnish with lime
