World Cocktail Day: Summery Drinks To Kickstart The Perfect Weekend

Your plans for the weekend are sorted with these delicious summery cocktails.

These vodka and whiskey-based drinks add the much-needed boozy twist to your weekend.

On World Cocktail Day, here's your go-to list.

Ingredients:
45 ml - Belvedere Lake Bartezek
15 ml Fino Sherry
25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
25 ml Honey Water (1:1)
2 chunks cucumber
10 ml Lemon juice (optional)
Cucumber slice to garnish

Method:
- Add all ingredients to shaker over cubed ice and shake vigorously
- Fine strain into a chilled coupette
- Garnish

(The recipe has been shared by Belvedere Vodka)

Ingredients:
40 ml Hennessy Very Special
2 Strawberry slices
1 Lime wedge
60 ml Guava Juice

Method:
- Muddle strawberries and lime wedge together
- Add with Hennessy Very Special and ice to a cocktail shaker and shake
- Strain into a Rocks glass
- Garnish with a strawberry slice

(The recipe has been shared by Hennessy)

Ingredients:
45 ml Belvedere Smogory Forest
15 ml Grapefruit Juice
15 ml Honey Water (1:1)
7.5 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Garnish – Lavender Spring

Method:
- Add all ingredients to shaker over cubed ice and shake vigorously
- Strain into a highball over cubed ice
- Garnish

(The recipe has been shared by Belvedere Vodka)

Ingredients:
45 ml Belvedere Lake Bartezek
7.5 ml Lillete Rose
1 Dash Crème de Peche
Garnish – Lemon Coin

Method:
- Add all ingredients to mixing glass over cubed ice and stir
- Fine strain into a chilled martini glass
- Garnish

(The recipe has been shared by Belvedere Vodka)

Ingredients:
40 ml Hennessy Very Special
100 ml Ginger Ale

Method:
- Pour the Hennessy cognac into a highball glass
- Add ice cubes to fill the glass
- Top with ginger ale
- Garnish with a lime wedge or slices of fresh ginger

(The recipe has been shared by Hennessy)

Ingredients:
50ml X by Glenmorangie
10ml Fresh Lime Juice
10ml Honey Water
50ml Tender Coconut Water
Sparkling Water or Club Soda
Mint sprig to garnish

Method:
- Fill highball glass with cubed ice
- Add X by Glenmorangie, lime juice, honey water and tender coconut water
- Stir and fill more ice if necessary
- Top with club soda or sparkling water, stir
- Garnish with mint sprig

(The recipe has been shared by X by Glenmorangie)

Ingredients:
50ml X by Glenmorangie
25ml 100% Grapefruit Juice
12.5ml Maple Syrup
25ml Club Soda or Sparkling Water

Method:
- Fill highball glass with crushed ice
- Add X by Glenmorangie, grapefruit juice and maple syrup
- Stir, top with club soda or sparkling water
- Garnish with a grapefruit slice

(The recipe has been shared by X by Glenmorangie)

Ingredients:
60 ml Belvedere Smogory Forest
7.5 ml Camomile Tea
15 ml Honey
2 dashes Angosutra Bitters
Garnish – Grapefruit peel

Method:
- Add all ingredients to mixing glass over cubed ice and stir
- Fine strain into a rocks glass over block ice
- Garnish

(The recipe has been shared by Belvedere Vodka)

Ingredients:
30 ml Hennessy Very Special
30 ml Rum
30 ml Orange Curacao™
15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Lemon Twist

Method:
- Add all liquids to a cocktail shaker with ice
- Shake until chilled. Strain into a Coupe or Martini glass
- Garnish with a lemon twist

(The recipe has been shared by Hennessy)

Ingredients:
50ml X by Glenmorangie
25ml Lemon Juice
20ml Maple Syrup

Method:
- Pour X by Glenmorangie, lemon juice and maple syrup into a cocktail shaker
- Fill it with ice and shake
- Strain into a champagne saucer
- Garnish with a cherry

(The recipe has been shared by X by Glenmorangie)