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How to drink the rainbow in Austin

Here’s a cocktail for every hue in the kaleidoscopic.

A beer with a lime, a fizzy orange drink, a pink frozen cocktail, and a negroni sit together on a wooden table.

Lustre Pearl East’s drink menu is full of colorful concoctions.

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We don’t make the rules — drinks taste better when they’re colorful. So, we’ve selected a boozy beverage for every stripe of the rainbow to help you sip in technicolor.

Red

Why settle for one glass? Grab a flight of red wine at The Grove Wine Bar + Kitchen.

A pink lychee martini with a lychee as its garnish sits on a wooden table with a menu and a box of soup dumplings.

What’s better than a lychee martini? A pink lychee martini, of course.

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Pink

The lychee martini at Lin Asian Bar has the perfect pigment.

An Aperol Spritz in a tall Martini & Rossi glass has a large orange slice as a garnish.

There are few drinks that scream “summertime” more than an Aperol Spritz.

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Orange

An Aperol Spritz is the ultimate orange drink — enjoy them at Taverna with a side of French fries.

Yellow

It’s the mimosa’s time to shine: grab a carafe full at Better Half Coffee + Cocktails on Saturdays and Sundays.

An avocado margarita with a dried lime garnish and a Tajin rim sits on a table.

The avocado margarita at Curra’s has the perfect consistency: icy, thick, and smooth.

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Green

Home of the avocado margarita, Curra’s Hyde Park will have you wishing every drink had a chunk of the creamy fruit mixed in.

Blue

Try the Blue Hawaiian on draft at Busty’s Bar + Jukebox.

Violet

In Austin, the purple drink of choice must be Baby A’s Famous Purple Rita. Psst — each person is limited to two.

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