Move over, cosmo and martini: Sip into summer with a glass of Mezcal Swizzle

The summer season has kicked in. From warm mornings to lazy afternoons, it's that time of the year when one wishes to enjoy some leisure time with a cool and refreshing drink.

While the heat will try its best to hold you back, don't let it stop you from making the most of your evenings.

Try these cocktail recipes to spice up your weekends.


Mezcal Swizzle

Ingredients
Tequila
Lime juice
Pineapple ginger cordial
Agave nectar
Angostura bitter and dehydrated pineapples
Mint spring and mint dust for garnish

Method
- Add all ingredients in a brandy balloon glass
- Fill half the glass with cracked ice
- Swizzle it all together for 20 seconds
- Add more cracked ice once swizzled
- Top it up with the dehydrated pineapple and mint spring for garnish
- Sprinkle the mint dust to finish

Dandy-Lion

Ingredients
Gin
Berry reduction
Egg white
Sugar syrup
Lime juice

Method
- Add all the mentioned ingredients in a shaker tin
- Shake them with few cubes of ice for 8 seconds
- Remove the ice and then shake it for another 6 seconds
- Double strain in a small coupe Glass

(Courtesy: Dandy Restaurant, Nehru Place, New Delhi)

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