Summer Cocktails fresh and delicious!
This weekend kicks off the beginning of summer and these fresh and delicious recipes that are crafted with high-quality ingredients take entertaining to a new level. And they are simple to make! Here are three cocktails that are flavorful and will add color and style to any party – from picnics to barbecues and beyond!
Ardbeg An Oa – Mint Monster
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Ardbeg An Oa
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3 lemon wedges
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¾ oz simple syrup
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4 mint leaves
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Mint sprig to garnish
Method:
Muddle your lemon wedges in a shaker. Pour in the whisky, simple syrup, mint leaves, and ice. Shake well until mixed and chilled. Strain the mixture into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with the mint sprig. Buy Here
Mezcal Amarás Cupreata – Cupreata Mezcalita
Ingredients:
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1.5 on Mezcal Amarás Cupreata
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1.5 on Cucumber Water (English Cucumber washed, blend with 1 cup of water including the peel, fine strain, this is the water)
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1 oz fresh Line Juice
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0.5 oz Agave Nectar
Method:
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake. Pour over the glass with fresh ice. Garnish one side of the rim with Tajin and a cucumber peel. Buy Here
Fresh Victor – Cactus Pear Cosmo
Ingredients:
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3 oz Fresh Victor Cactus Pear & Pomegranate
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1.5 oz Vodka
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.5 oz Cointreau
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Lime wedge
Shaker Method:
In a cocktail shaker, add all ingredients, fill the shaker with ice, shake well (to chill and dilute) and strain up into a cocktail glass; squeeze and then drop the lime wedge into the glass.
Build Method:
In a glass filled with ice, add all ingredients, plus 1.5 oz of water (for dilution), stir gently, strain into another glass, garnish and serve.
Non-Alcoholic Version – Mocktail:
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3 oz Cactus Pear & Pomegranate
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1 oz 100% Fresh Orange Juice
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.25 oz Apple Cider Vinegar
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1 oz Water
Method:
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake well and strain up into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve. Buy Here
Cheers!
Please drink responsibly.
Feature Photo by Eric Nopanen on Unsplash
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