10 Refreshing Summer Cocktails To Try Now
10 Refreshing Summer Cocktails To Try Now
Combat the heatwave with these delicious recipes for the best summer cocktails…
1
Sun in the tropics
INGREDIENTS
- 45 ml Don Papa 7
- 15 ml Dry curaçao
- 15 ml Orgeat
- 10 ml Mango puree
- 20 ml Lime juice
- Garnish: cubed ice; mint spring and lime wheel.
METHOD
Method: In a shaker, squeeze the juice in half a lime. Add a dash of orgeat juice and pour in the Don Papa Rum and mango puree. Shake the mixture vigorously and pour into a balloon style rocks glass.
2
Strawberry Blush
Pictured top.
INGREDIENTS
- 50ml Salcombe Gin ‘Start Point’
- Fresh Lime Juice
- Luscombe Strawberry Bubbly
- Topped with Devon Tonic Water
METHOD
- Shake & strain. SIMPLE!
3
Trentino daiquiri
INGREDIENTS
- 3 x raspberries
- 3 x strawberries
- 20 ml elderflower cordial
- 40 ml Villa de Varda Grappa Pinot Nero Riserva
- 120 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
- Juice of half a lime
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- Ice
- Blueberries, mint and green apple to garnish
METHOD
Add your raspberries and strawberries to a cocktail shaker, and muddle with the sugar and lime. Pour in the elderflower cordial, grappa and orange juice. Shake well, until the outside of the shaker is icy to the touch. Pour, without straining, into a tumbler glass. Garnish with fresh mint, blueberries and a slice of green apple.
4
Tom’s Strawberry Thyme cocktail
INGREDIENTS
- 50 ml Eccentric Young Tom Gin
- 5 ml elderflower liqueur (St Germain) – or use elderflower cordial for less alcohol
- Four strawberries – Chopped
- 25 ml lime juice
- 10 ml simple syrup
- One sprig of fresh Thyme
- Fresh Strawberry Garnish
Method
Add the chopped strawberries to a shaker and muddle. Add the thyme sprig, then pour in the gin, liqueur, lime juice and syrup. Add ice and shake. Double strain into an Old Fashioned glass filled with crushed ice and garnish with half a strawberry.
5
Summertime Sadness
Created by Group Bar Manager, Flavio Carenzi for Nobu London.
INGREDIENTS
- 40ml Buffalo Trace American bourbon
- 20ml fresh lemon juice
- 15ml lavender syrup
- 15ml maple syrup
- 1 slice of fresh cucumber
- 1 slice of fresh ginger
Method
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice and shake well until foamy. Strain into a glass and garnish with a few sprigs of dried lavender, or a thin slice of fresh cucumber, if preferred.
6
AV Port and Tonic
INGREDIENTS
- 25 ml Aqua Vitae
- 25 ml White Port
- Tonic water
- Rosemary and lemon to garnish.
Method
Fill a tumbler glass with cubed ice. Add Aqua Vitae and White Port. Top with good tonic water. Give the ingredients a gentle stir to mix and garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a twist of lemon.
7
The Cocchi Rosa Sorbet
INGREDIENTS
- 50 ml Cocchi Americano Rosa
- 125 ml Fever-Tree Rhubarb and Raspberry tonic
- 1 scoop of Raspberry sorbet
Method
Add Cocchi Americano Rosa and Fever-Tree to a wine glass, give it a stir, add a scoop of delicious raspberry sorbet to the top and enjoy.
8
Frozen Étän’s Berry Daiquiri
- 50 ml Étän rum
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- Frozen berries
- 15 ml lime juice
- Ice
Method
Pour the rum, frozen berries, lime juice, syrup and ice into a blender. Blend until smooth. Pout into a martini glass and garnish with a strawberry or lime wedge. Enjoy!
9
Étän Mess
INGREDIENTS
- 50ml Étän rum
- 50ml Single cream
- Handful of strawberries
- Drizzle of strawberry syrup
- Handful of ice cubes
Method
10
Living da Vida Paloma
by Bethany Pogson, bar manager at etch. by Steven Edwards.
INGREDIENTS
- Milk
- 40 ml Tapatio Blanco
- 5 ml Del Maguey Vida Mezcal
- 5 ml Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
- 10 ml Rosemary infused honey syrup
- 2 dashes grapefruit bitters
- 5 ml Fresh Lime
