I don’t know about you but I like to celebrate special days by sipping on a yummy cocktail and just having fun! I am not a fan of alcohol but cocktails make me weak, and I enjoy making them just as much as I enjoy having them. Which is why, I am always on the lookout for a new cocktail recipe that’s not too complicated, doesn’t need a lot of ingredients or bartender skills, and just hits the spot! If you feel like you and I share this feeling in common then I’ve got something really cool for you.
Diageo India‘s finest Brand Ambassadors and mixologists sent in their 9 best cocktails recipes for the year and they all look lip-smacking honestly! I cannot wait to try them out and if you plan to sip on one yourself tonight (Happy Women’s Day!) then scroll down to find one that’ll perfectly fit your taste. I am sure you’ll find one that could become your go-to cocktail soon.
1. Yes We Cran
Ingredients
45 ml Black & White Scotch Whiskey
10 ml lime juice
60 ml cranberry juice
Garnish
Lime wedge on each serve
Method
Build all the ingredients into a highball glass with ice and stir well. Garnish and serve!
2. Gordon’s G&T
Ingredients
50 ml Gordon’s London Dry Gin
Fresh bottled tonic to top
Method
Step 1: Fill a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes.
Step 2: Pour in the gin and top up with chilled tonic.
Step 3: Gently squeeze a wedge of lime into the glass before dropping it in, then give it all a final stir!
3. Ketel One Espresso Martini
Ingredients
50 ml Ketel One
45 ml Espresso (2.5 tsp instant coffee powder mixed with 20 ml warm water)
15 ml sugar syrup
Method
Step 1: Shake all the ingredients with some ice cubes.
Step 2: Fine strain the mix into a chilled martini glass and garnish with 3 coffee beans!
4. Johnnie Walker Peach Highball
Ingredients
50 ml Johnnie Walker Red Label
50 ml peach tea (chilled)
100 ml soda water
Method
Combine ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with slices of peach or a sprig of mint.
5. Negroni
Ingredients
30 ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin
30 ml Rosso Antico
30 ml Campari
Method
Step 1: Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass full of ice and stir to dilute.
Step 2: Strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice.
Step 3: Garnish with an orange slice or twist.
6. Apple Dog
Ingredients
50 ml Copper Dog
150 ml green apple juice
Method
Combine all the ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with a slice of green apple.
7. Smirnoff No 21
Ingredients
30 ml 0r 60 ml Smirnoff No 21
Soda to top
1 wedge of lime/orange/sweet lime/mandarin/kafir lime
Method
Step 1: In a highball glass filled with ice, pour Smirnoff No 21 and place your preferred fruit slice.
Step 2: Top it with soda, gently stir it all and serve!
8. The Singleton Old Fashioned
Ingredients
50 ml The Singleton of Glendullan 12 YO
10 ml Simple Syrup or honey
2 dash Angostura Bitters
Method
Step 1: Fill the mixing glass with ice cubes and add all the ingredients.
Step 2: Keep stirring it for good 20 seconds.
Step 3: Now, strain it all into a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes and garnish with an orange twist.
9. Baileys Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
50 ml Baileys Original Irish Cream Liquor
250 ml milk
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
30 gm dark chocolate
1 tbsp sugar
Whipped cream
Chocolate sauce
Dark chocolate
Method
Step 1: In a small saucepan, heat up the milk.
Step 2: Add the cocoa powder and chocolate and stir with a whisk until the chocolate has melted.
Step 3: Turn off the heat and add Baileys. (Taste it and add sugar to your taste)
Step 4: Top with whipped cream, chocolate sauce and chocolate shavings.
Which one of these cocktail recipes do you think you’ll try making first? Let us know in the comments below. I think I am gonna go with the hot chocolate one!
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