The best midweek cocktails

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – the weekdays are clearly not the weekend – but here are some cocktails to make them fun!

Monday is Monday, but Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the middle of the week, which means you have to work, take on responsibilities and get things done. Laundry, housework, meetings and going to bed early are all part of the routine. Here are the best midweek cocktails that are fun without the effort or wait the next morning.

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Rose Kennedy

This perfect midweek drink is delicious, low in calories, and contains cranberries! Named after JFK's mother, Rose Kennedy, it has long been popular. It was developed and named in a gay bar in DC called Trumpets in the early 90s. This is not to be confused with a Cape Cod.

Calories – 125

Ingredients

• 1st chapter vodka
• 1st chapter Mineral water
• Squirt Cranberry juice
• 1 lemon slice
• Ice

Create

• Fill a rocks glass with ice
• Pour in vodka, club soda and a splash of cranberry juice
• Garnish with a lemon wedge

Negroni

Rose Kennedy had a somewhat strained relationship with her most famous daughter-in-law, Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Jackie didn't drink the famous vodka, she preferred the more cosmopolitan Negroni. The atmosphere of the cocktail makes midweek a little more fun.

Calories – 195 calories

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Ounces gin
• 1 1/2 ounces Campari
• 1 1/2 ounces sweet (Italian) Wormwood
• Ice
• Orange peel for garnish

Create

• Place all ingredients in a shaker or mixing glass, add ice and stir for 30 seconds
• Strain into a cocktail glass with ice
• Garnish with orange peel

Free Cuba

Although the drink was named after an American military man, it is considered a symbol of Cuban nationalism. The cocktail is so popular in Cuba that it is often referred to simply as “Ron con Coca” (rum and cola). It's the perfect drink to add some flavor during the week!

Calories – 196

Ingredients

• 1 ounce of rum
• 3 Ounces of Coke/Diet Coke/Caffeine Free Coke
• Half a lime
• Ice

Create

• Pour 1 part rum into a glass with ice.
• Add 3 parts cola.
• Squeeze the lime and add it as a garnish.

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Ranch water

Not surprisingly, this cocktail was developed in Texas, home of large ranches. In fact, King Ranch is the largest ranch in the United States. It brings a spicy mixture into the week. When thinking about the main alcohol, remember that tequila is mezcal. The term mezcal refers to spirits made from the agave plant, while tequila refers to a specific type of mezcal that can only be made from the blue Weber agave in five Mexican states. Reposado tequila remains in barrel for 2 months to a year, depending on the flavor profile a distiller wants to achieve.

Calories – 131

Ingredients

• Ice
• A good shot of tequila, mezcal or repsado
• Half or more lime
• little mole

Create

• Fill a tall highball glass halfway with ice
• Add up to 2 ounces of tequila
• Squeeze the juice of at least half a lime
• Top it all off with Topo Chico.
• Stir and garnish with fresh lime slices

Now you can have fun with the best mid-week cocktails, with no calories and no hangover.