No bartending skills required. Just good drinks for a long, unhurried weekend.
The drinks situation at most gatherings falls into two categories: a cooler full of beer and a sad bottle of sparkling water for everyone else. This is not that.
These five drinks are built around Highland Falls — each one a different SKU, each one designed for a specific moment across a long Memorial Day weekend. They're simple enough to make in five minutes and interesting enough that people will ask what's in them. A couple are built for pitchers. One is frozen. All of them are genuinely worth drinking.
Consider this your long weekend drinks menu.
1. Back Porch Bliss Sweet Tea Spritzer Made with: Back Porch Bliss
Back Porch Bliss already tastes like iced tea on a summer afternoon. This drink leans all the way into that.
Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour one can of Back Porch Bliss over the ice. Add a splash of fresh lemon juice and top with a small pour of sparkling water if you want to stretch it or lighten it slightly. Garnish with a lemon wheel and fresh mint.
That's it. It tastes like the best glass of sweet tea you've ever had, except it's not tea and it's considerably more interesting. Make a pitcher version by multiplying everything by six and serving over a big block of ice in a glass pitcher.
When to serve it: The moment people arrive. The drink that says the weekend has officially started.
2. Coastal Calm Mango Cooler Made with: Coastal Calm
A bright, tropical drink that tastes like somewhere warmer than wherever you are.
Muddle a few slices of fresh mango in the bottom of a glass until broken down and juicy — or use a small pour of mango nectar if you don't have fresh. Add ice. Pour one can of Coastal Calm over the top. Squeeze in half a lime and add a pinch of Tajín or chili salt to the rim for contrast. Garnish with a mango slice and a lime wheel.
The Tajín rim is optional but recommended — the salt and mild heat against the sweetness of the mango and the clean finish of Coastal Calm is a combination worth trying.
When to serve it: Midday, when the sun is at its peak and something cold and tropical is exactly right.
3. Highland Harmony Margarita Slush Made with: Highland Harmony
Highland Harmony is already citrus-forward and margarita-adjacent. This drink leans into that completely and turns it into something frozen.
In a blender, combine one can of Highland Harmony, a generous handful of ice, the juice of one lime, and a small pour of agave or simple syrup if you want it slightly sweeter. Blend until smooth and slushy. Pour into a salt-rimmed glass and garnish with a lime wheel and a sprig of fresh mint.
This one is best made to order rather than in advance — it starts to separate if it sits too long — but the blender stays out and becomes a station, which is its own kind of fun.
When to serve it: Early afternoon. The drink that marks the transition from settled-in to fully in the weekend.
4. Golden Glow Sparkling Punch Made with: Golden Glow
A pitcher drink built for a crowd — warm, fruity, effervescent, and beautiful in a glass.
In a large pitcher, combine three cans of Golden Glow with the juice of two oranges, a handful of sliced fresh peaches or a pour of peach nectar, and a few sprigs of fresh thyme. Let it sit for ten minutes so the flavors come together. Just before serving, add a generous pour of sparkling water and a handful of ice directly to the pitcher.
Serve in wine glasses or stemless glasses with a peach slice and a sprig of thyme. It looks like something from a catered event and takes about eight minutes to put together.
When to serve it: The late afternoon window — the best part of a long weekend day, when the light gets low and the conversation gets easy.
5. Highly Likely Pineapple Citrus Fizz Made with: Highly Likely
The liveliest drink on the list — bright, tangy, and built for the tail end of the evening when everyone's relaxed and no one wants to go home.
Fill a glass with ice. Pour one can of Highly Likely over the ice. Add a small pour of pineapple juice and a squeeze of fresh lime. Top with a splash of coconut sparkling water if you have it — plain sparkling water works equally well. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and a few drops of bitters on top if you want to add a little complexity.
Light, effervescent, and with a finish that makes you want another one immediately.
When to serve it: Evening. The drink that keeps the night going without anyone regretting it in the morning.
A long weekend deserves good drinks at every hour of it. These five cover the whole day — arrival through evening — with something different in hand for every moment worth marking.
Mix one. Mix all five. The back porch is waiting.