Seven Spring Cocktail Recipes
Spring drinking is more fun than spring cleaning. As the weather turns, so do our palates. We're feeling fruity and so are our cocktails. We've collated some of our favourite cocktails to imbibe in the newly assertive sunshine. These drinks all have one thing in common: they're effervescent in one way, shape or form. These feisty little numbers are right up spring's alley.
SPRITZES
The Spritz may seem like something new, but they've been around for a long time. The origin of the Spritz was some wine elongated with a couple of parts of soda water. Perfect for daytime imbibing. Wine became vermouth and vermouth became amari. But there is no reason why you shouldn't be spritzing your gin, vodka or even whisky.
Here are a few of our house spritzes for you to try at home:
BELLINI
INGREDIENTS:
20ml Original Vodka
30ml peach nectar
Top with prosecco
Apple and mint to garnish
METHOD:
Build all ingredients in a wine glass, add ice and top with prosecco and garnish with sliced apple and mint.
KYOTO GARDEN
INGREDIENTS:
20ml lychee liqueur
Top with Capi Grapefruit Tonic
Wedge of grapefruit to garnish
METHOD:
Build all ingredients in a wine glass, add ice and top with Capi Grapefruit Tonic and garnish with a wedge of grapefruit.
CRISP RYE
INGREDIENTS:
20ml White Rye
20ml green apple liqueur
Top with Capi Lemon + Basil Soda
Spring of dill and lemon to garnish
METHOD:
Build all ingredients in a wine glass, add ice and top with Capi Lemon + Basil Soda and garnish with a sprig of dill and lemon.
ROSEBERY ROYALE
INGREDIENTS:
20ml Signature Dry Gin
10ml Creme De Cassis
10ml Aperol
Top with sparkling rosé
Mixed berries to garnish
METHOD:
Build all ingredients in a wine glass, add ice and top with and garnish with sparkling rosé and garnish with mixed berries.
HIGHBALLS
An evolution of the Scotch & Soda, the Highball is basically the most fancy version of a spirit and mixer. In its purest form it's just a spirit with lots of soda, but here our Creative Drinks Manager, Rachelle Hair, has reimagined them in a very modern way.
RYE MALT HIGHBALL
INGREDIENTS:
60ml Rye Malt Whisky
120ml soda water
Lemon wheel to garnish
METHOD:
Build over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel and enjoy.
COCO HIGHBALL
INGREDIENTS:
40ml White Rye
60ml coconut water
10ml vanilla bean syrup
5ml lemon juice
20ml soda water
Desiccated coconut to garnish
METHOD:
Wipe a lemon wedge around the rim of highball glass and roll in desiccated coconut. Build all ingredients in your glass, give a short stir with ice. Top with soda if needed.
PINEAPPLE HIGHBALL
INGREDIENTS:
40ml Original Vodka
30ml pineapple juice
10ml lime juice
15ml mint syrup
5ml Angostura bitters
Mint sprig to garnish
METHOD:
Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker except the Angostura bitters and shake and strain into a highball glass over crushed ice. Top with a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters and a sprig of mint to garnish.