Sitting by the pool with a beverage is a year-round activity in Phoenix. Maybe, not in the winter, unless your pool is heated. However, in the summer, it is time for special recipes and cool cocktails.  These frosty libations that Visit Phoenix sent out are from a Phoenix icon, the Hotel Valley Ho.~MDH.

Summer Drink Recipes from the Hotel Valley Ho
Photo credit: Kristin April Photography

Cucumber Caesar

  • 2 oz. Effen Cucumber Vodka
  • 8 oz. Clamato Tomato Cocktail
  • Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
  • Dash of Tabasco
  • Salt + Pepper

Shake well, pour into a 14-oz. glass with ice and a salted rim, garnish with a lemon wedge and Spanish olives.

New Orleans Hurricane

  • 1 ½ oz. Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
  • 1 oz. Myers’s Dark Rum
  • 4 oz. Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice
  • 4 oz. Pineapple Juice
  • Splash of Grenadine

Shake well, pour into a 14-oz. glass with ice, garnish with an orange wheel and cherries.

Mudslide

  • 2 oz. Stoli Vodka
  • 2 oz. Bailey’s Irish Cream Liqueur
  • 1 ½ oz. Kahula Coffee Liqueur

Blend all ingredients, pour into a 16-oz. glass and garnish with an orange wheel.

Recipes courtesy of:
OH Pool Bar + Cabanas at the Hotel Valley Ho