White Linen Cocktail

A crisp and refreshing white linen cocktail made with gin, elderflower liquor, cucumber, lime and 7UP is the perfect drink for your summer celebrations!

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Patio season is upon us, friends, so it’s time to talk entertaining! You could spend your time out on some restaurant porch or outdoor bar this summer paying way too much for cocktails and wine…

OR you could run to Walmart for ingredients, hang out at home and spend some quality time with your family and friends on your own patio, creating exactly the experience you want and making memories that will last forever.

Mr. Table and I much prefer the latter. We are all about entertaining at home, relaxing on our own back porch, and preparing delicious food and cocktails for our friends. Not only do we save a little money by not buying $12 cocktails, but we end up having a much better time than if we were to go out somewhere.

During summer months (okay, during all months really) I prefer crisp, clean cocktails that are easy to make. This White Linen cocktail fits the bill perfectly. It’s a little sweet, a little tart, and a wonderfully refreshing for hot summer days. It only has 5 easy ingredients so you can spend less time behind the bar and more time enjoying your company.

I first had a version of this White Linen cocktail at one of our favorite restaurants in Dallas, R+D Kitchen. I didn’t know what I wanted to drink when I approached the bar, so the bartender made me one of these. It was the perfect balance of sweet and crisp, and very refreshing on a hot evening. I knew immediately I had to replicate it at home. It was called something different, and I couldn’t find it on any of the menus online after moving away, so I searched the ingredients online to find a similar cocktail called a White Linen.

If you’re looking for delicious cocktail suitable for the slow, lazy days of summer when all you want to do is relax with a drink and your hubby or best friend, you’ve got to make a White Linen. You can buy all of the ingredients (minus the alcohol) at your local Walmart, making it easy to mix up for any occasion! I use diet 7UP because that’s what Mr. Table likes, but either regular or diet 7UP is a great versatile mixer in this cocktail.

A White Linen cocktail and your patio is all you need for easy entertainment to carry you all the way through summer! For even more simple summer recipes using 7UP, head here. Cheers!