Summer in a glass: Enjoy these delicious cocktails at home with whisky, gin & vodka
Say goodbye to Covid blues with these summer cocktail recipes.
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Beat the heat with refreshing DIY cocktails.
Covid blues are settling in after a sudden surge in cases this month. As you are stuck indoors this weekend, it's time to get the liquor out of your kitchen cabinet and add a happy twist.
Here's a list of delicious summer-y cocktails you can make with gin, vodka, whisky, scotch or Baileys.
Tom Collins Method: - Build with ice into a collins glass - Stir well and top with Soda Water - Garnish with lemon and orange wheel
MELON & MINT
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Ingredients: Smirnoff No.21 Vodka: 60 ml Watermelon Wedges: 5
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Lime Wedges: 3 Sweet & Sour (a mix of sugar & lime): 15ml Fresh Rosemary Soda Glassware: A highball glass
Melon & Mint Method: - In a highball glass, muddle watermelon (de-seeded) and 60ml of Smirnoff No.21 Vodka - Lightly muddle in the lime wedges. Don't go in too hard, or the lemon oils make the drink bitter - Pour in 15ml of sweet & sour - Add cubed ice to fill in the glass completely - Add soda water until halfway; you'll see the ice melt - Wiggle your bar spoon right to the bottom of the glass, hitting the base, give it a proper stir - Top with more ice and a touch of soda - Agitate a sprig of mint on the back of your hand - Garnish with more lime wedges, said mint and a watermelon wedge on the rim
ABSOLUT COSMOPOLITAN
Ingredients: Absolut Citron: 40 ml Triple Sec: 20 ml Lime juice: 20 ml Cranberry juice: 20 ml Twist orange zest: 1 Ice cubes
Absolut Cosmopolitan Method: - Fill a shaker with ice cubes - Add all ingredients. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass - Garnish with an orange zest twist
JOHNNIE BERRY CRUSH
Ingredients: Johnnie Walker Black Label: 45ml Lime Juice: 10ml Ripe Raspberries/Strawberries Soda Water to top up Mint to garnish Glassware: An old-fashioned glass
Johnnie Berry Crush Method: - Take an old-fashioned glass, add 3-4 strawberries and a sprig of mint - Use a muddler to gently crush the berries & mint - Pour in the Johnnie Walker Black Label - Add crushed ice to the top and add soda water until halfway - Wiggle your bar spoon right to the bottom of the glass, hitting the base, give it a proper stir. Top with soda - Agitate your sprig of mint by slapping it against your palm - Garnish with mint and slurp it up
Tips: - Adding all the soda and then stirring it will reduce fizziness and take away the gradation in your drink - Use a tall glass, which fits more liquid, to further dilute your drink with soda - if desired - The colder the soda, the crisper the fizz. Ice is one part, but also make sure your soda is fresh off the refrigerator
JAMESON, GINGER AND LIME
Ingredients: Jameson Irish Whisky: 50 ml Ginger Ale Large wedge of lime Glassware: A highball glass
Jameson, Ginger And Lime Method: - Fill a highball glass with ice - Pour in a shot of Jameson - Top up the glass with a good quality bottled ginger ale - Stir to briefly mix - Take a large wedge of lime, give it a squeeze and drop it into the glass - Roughly 1 part Jameson to 3 parts ginger ale, and all parts refreshing
BAILEY'S ON ICE
Ingredients: Baileys: 60ml Crushed Ice Coffee Dusting Dark Roast Espresso (optional): 30ml Glassware: An old-fashioned glass
Bailey's On Ice Method: - Fill to the top of the glass with crushed ice - Allow the glass to cool and pour in the Bailey's on top - Fill further with more crushed ice to keep it from melting too quickly - Espresso fans could also pour in 30ml dark roast espresso for that bitter note - Dust with instant coffee. Enjoy
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Red, white or sparkling, wine in every form is to be loved. Those with a taste for wine know just how delightful the beverage is. From the flavour to the effect, one simply can’t stop at a glass of this delight. However, there is always room for improvement; you can play with the flavours, add a few ingredients and prepare a wine cocktail.
All you need is wine and a few ingredients to whip up a cocktail good enough to blow your mind.
(Recipes courtesy: Grover Zampa)
Red, white or sparkling, wine in every form is to be loved. Those with a taste for wine know just how delightful the beverage is. From the flavour to the effect, one simply can’t stop at a glass of t..
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Sauvignon Blanc: 90 ml
Dark rum: 30 ml
Vanilla extract: 10 ml
Pineapple juice: 10 ml
Method
- Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and mix for 10 seconds
- Take a highball glass and fill it with ice
- Strain the drink over ice
- Squeeze a lime over it and empty cocktail in the glass
IngredientsGrover Art Collection Sauvignon Blanc: 90 mlDark rum: 30 mlVanilla extract: 10 mlPineapple juice: 10 mlMethod- Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and mix for 10 seconds- Take a highb..
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Chenin Blanc: 60 ml
Zampa Soirée Brut: 60 ml
Lemon juice: 10 ml
Vodka: 30 ml
Sugar syrup
Grapes for garnish
Method
- Mix all ingredients
- Set aside for an hour
- Garnish with grapes
- Serve chilled
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Rosé: 90ml
Gin: 30 ml
Strawberry puree
Lime juice and syrup
Method
- Mix all the ingredients in a shaker
- Serve in highball glass
IngredientsGrover Art Collection Rosé: 90mlGin: 30 mlStrawberry pureeLime juice and syrupMethod- Mix all the ingredients in a shaker- Serve in highball glass
