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Summertime calls for light and breezy cocktails that take your mind off the heat. Here, a look at a Chartreuse concoction from one of the newest cocktail lounges in Vegas, a drink dedicated to a Hollywood hunk, a twist on sangria, a new Downtown favorite and an adult take on a childhood favorite. Take a sip of one of these five new drinks to try in Las Vegas.
Velveteen Rabbit
Address: 1218 S. Main St.
The Cocktail: Green Bitch
The Details: This beauty comes with green Chartreuse, Strega, an Italian herbal liqueur, celery juice, lemon, simple syrup, curry bitters and egg white.
Phone: 702-685-9645
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Park on Fremont
Address: 506 Fremont St.
The Cocktail: The Unicorn
The Details: This refreshing summer drink features Ketel One Citron Vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, mint, ginger beer and a lemon wedge.
Phone: 702-834-3160
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Daylight Beach Club
Address: Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
The Cocktail: The Clooney
The Details: George Clooney has his own cocktail that uses his own tequila, Casamigos. Throw in some ruby red grapefruit juice, agave nectar and lime juice and then fill with San Pellegrino Pompelmo for this drink. This baby gets a Hibiscus salt-rimmed glass with fresh pomegranate seeds.
Phone: 702-693-8300
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Benihana
Address: LVH, 3000 Paradise Road
The Cocktail: Sparkling Strawberry Sangria
The Details: Summer is the perfect time for sangrias, that wine punch filled with fruit. At Benihana, muddled strawberries come together with lemon vodka, orange liquer, lemon juice and simple syrup for their version of sangria.
Phone: 702-732-5755
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VDKA
Address: Encore Las Vegas, 3121 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
The Cocktail: PB & J Martini
The Details: This remake of a childhood delight features Nut Peanut Butter Vodka, a spoon of grape jelly and peanut butter crème mix and sweet and sour. The martini glass is rimmed with crushed peanut brittle.
[Photo: Jeff Green/Wynn Las Vegas]
