In this article, we’ll be looking at 10 fruity cocktails that are mouth-wateringly delicious, that you can make while on lockdown.
We love anOld Fashionedevery now and then, but sometimes, the mood simply calls for a drink that’s a bit more fresh and fruity. Now that the weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer, a weather appropriate beverage is what is called for. Here are 10 recipe ideas for you to try out while you are on lockdown. Enjoy a delicious fruity cocktails today.
Raspberry Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
2 oz vodka
1 oz lemon juice
.5oz honey syrup
5 raspberries
Prosecco
Instructions
Shake all ingredients and double strain in a coupe glass. Top withprosecco.
Unoriginal Sin
Ingredients
2.5 oz Sin Mix
.75 oz Lime juice
.25 oz Simple syrup
small pinch of salt
Instructions
Shake, fine strain into chilled martini glass. Express lemon peel and discard. Garnish with flower when possible.
Sin Mix: 1 part Aperol/3 parts Combier Orange/6 parts St. George citrus Vodka. Infuse mix with 2 parts dried hibiscus flowers, stirring occasionally for 30-45 minutes.
Pear Martini
Ingredients
1.5 oz vodka
1 oz elderflower liqueur
Champagne top
1 pear slice
Instructions
Combine vodka and elderflower liqueur in a cocktail shaker with ice, shake and strain into a martini glass. Top with champagne and garnish with a pear slice.
Gatsby 7
Ingredient
.5 oz lime
.5 oz Simple Syrup
1.5 oz Organic Avenue apple juice
.5 oz Lairds Apple brandy
1.5 oz Tanqueray gin
Instructions
Combine in a shaker. Shake and pour into a Collins glass over ice, top with soda water.
Chardonnay Slushie
Ingredients
1 cup Kelvin Citrus Slush (may be substituted with frozen lemonade concentrate)
.5 White peach purée
.5 Green apple purée
3 oz Clos du Bois North Coast Chardonnay
Instructions
Blend all ingredients together and serve chilled.
Potion D’ Amour
Ingredients
3 oz TYKU Black Sake
2 oz blackberry purée
1 oz Lillet Blanc
Instructions
Shake ingredients with ice, strain into a hibiscus-flower rimmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a red rose petal.
Red, White, and Blue Nectar
Ingredients
1.5 oz Blue Nectar Reposado Extra Blend
1 oz simple syrup
1 oz cranberry juice
.75 oz orange liqueur
4 lime quarters and 1 lime wheel
Instructions
Muddle the lime quarters with the simple syrup in a shaking tin. Add tequila, orange liqueur, and cranberry juice. Top with ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.
Old Glory
Ingredients
8-10 blueberries
2 oz vodka
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz simple syrup
1-2 oz pinot noir
Instructions
Muddle fresh blueberries at the bottom of a double old fashioned glass and top with ice. Add vodka, lemon, and simple syrup to a mixing glass and shake vigorously until chilled and combined. Strain over ice and blueberries. Carefully pour wine over a spoon into the cocktail to create a red wine “float.”
Bourbini
Ingredients
1 oz. Heaven Hill 6-year bourbon
2 dashes peach bitters
.5 oz. Mathilde Peche peach liqueur
Sparkling wine
Instructions
Shake ingredients with ice, strain into flute, top with sparkling wine, and garnish with mint sprig.
100 Mile Blueberry Cocktail
Ingredients
1/8 cup juice of fresh muddled huckleberries (or blueberries)
5 tsp organic cane sugar
1.5 oz Teton Glacier Vodka (or other potato vodka)
Dash of vanilla
Garnish with berries & local Wyoming smoked cheddar.
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a shaker. Pour into martini glass, garnish with cheese cubes and berries.
Chardonnay Slushie
Ingredients
1 cup Kelvin Citrus Slush (may be substituted with frozen lemonade concentrate)
.5 White peach purée
.5 Green apple purée
3 oz Clos du Bois North Coast Chardonnay
