The Cocktails of Comic-Con

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Comic-Con starts July 24th and we couldn’t be more excited—for the drinks that is. Now in its 45th year, comic enthusiasts take over San Diego each summer clad in their favorite costumes for—well, we don’t exactly know what. While we admire the costumes from afar, we’ve rounded up our favorite cocktails and where you can drink like a superhero in San Diego’s Gaslamp district.

Superman

Description: Stoli vanilla, orange, and raspberry vodka; white cranberry and pineapple juice; and a splash of grenadine

Where: ALTITUDE Sky Lounge @ Marriott Gaslamp Quarter

Walking Dead

Description: Bacardi, Hamilton’s Black Rum, Lemon heart 151, cinnamon syrup, pineapple, and ginger

Where: Searsucker

Captain America

Description: citrus and sweet tea vodka, grenadine, curacao, and frozen lemonade

Where: The Commons Bar

Beam Me Up Scotty

Description: coffee liqueur, creme de banana, and Bailey’s

Where: RoofTop600 @ Andaz San Diego

Thor’s Hammer

Description: Orange Vodka, Peach Schnapps, splash of orange juice, and Red Bull

Where: ALTITUDE Sky Lounge @ Marriott Gaslamp Quarter

Power Up

Description: orange flavored vodka, peach schnapps, and Red Bull

Where: RoofTop600 @ Andaz San Diego

Green Lantern

Description: Cucumber Collins; gin, lemon juice, simple syrup, club soda, cucumber, and a Mint sprig

Where: Searsucker

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