These drinks are beyond perfect for Memorial Day.  From Madonna and Demi’s coconut creation to Jessica Simpson’s margarita, these drinks will be sure to add a dash of Hollywood to your holiday!

VITA COCO CAIPIRINHA
(served at Madonna and Demi’s Oscar party in L.A.)
-4 wedges lime
-2 tbsp. sugar
-1 1/2 oz. cachaca (Brazlilian spirit)
-3 oz. Vita Coco Tangerine Coconut water

Fill and old-fashioned glass with ice. Squeeze lime wedges and toss into glass with sugar. Pour cachaca over the ice cubes. Top off with Vita Coco. Stir gently.

More great cocktail recipes after the jump!

SUNBLUSH MARTINI
(From Kenmare, N.Y.C., co-owned by DJ Paul Sevigny AND it’s his wife, Chloe’s favorite drink)
-1 1/2 oz. Stoli Gala Applik
-1/4 oz. Campari
-1 oz. pink grapefruit juice
-1 oz. pineapple juice
-3/4 oz. simple syrup
-3 leaves of basil

Combine ingredients and shake well (do NOT muddle basil). Serve in martini glass. Garnish with a basil leaf.

WESTSIDE
(Top Chef Masters host‘s pick from N.Y.C.’s Macao Trading Co.)
-2 oz. Charbay Meyer Lemon (or any lemon-flavored vodka)
-1 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
-1/2 oz. simple syrup
-1 tbsp. chopped fresh mint
-1 splash club soda

Pour all ingredients except club soda into a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Top with a splash of club soda.

More great cocktail recipes after the jump!

BLUEBERRY POMEGRANATE MARGARITA
(Jessica Simpson’s fave at Dos Caminos in N.Y.C.)
-1 oz. lowland white tequila (like Herradura)
-1/2 oz. triple sec
-1 lime
-1 oz. blueberry pomegranate juice
-5 fresh blueberries

Combine tequila, triple sec, juice from half a lime and pomegranate juice with ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake hard; strain into glass over fresh ice. Garnish with blueberries and lime wheel.

I hope you enjoy these awesome cocktails on Memorial Day. They should keep you cool and feeling good when you’re outside bbq-ing or at the beach!

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