summer cocktails

strawberry moji-tea

Ingredients:

1 shot of jalapeño tequila

115ml Lipton tea and honey strawberry ace

prosecco 

mint 

strawberries

Method:

muddle mint and strawberries in a shaker. add the Lipton tea and honey strawberry ace tea, tequila and ice in a shaker. strain into a glass and tip with prosecco and serve.

end of summer sangria

Ingredients:

2 bottles dry white wine

1 cup triple sec

1/2 cup berry-flavoured vodka

1/2 cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice

1/2 cup simple syrup

1 cup blueberries

1 1/2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced

1 cup raspberries

1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks ( use a star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out shapes)

Method:

to make simple syrup, boil 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup white sugar. turn heat to simmer and stir until dissolved. turn off heat and cool. combine all ingredients in a large punch bowl or pitcher, and stir well. cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours. serve well-chilled with a good scoop of fruit floating in each drink, or serve over ice.

sparkling blood orange cocktail

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup creme de cassis

1 1/2 cups strained fresh blood orange juice

1 botled chilled sparkling white wine

8 blood orange slices, for garnish

Method:

start with 1 1/2 tsp creme de cassis pour in each glass. add 3tbsp juice into each glass. fill each glass with sparkling white wine, then stir gently. garnish cocktails with blood orange slices.

raspberry mint lemonade

Ingredients:

60ml triple sec

60ml limoncello

1 handful of raspberries 

30g mint leaves 

dash of grenadine for colour 

juice of 2 lemons 

club soda 

raw sugar

Method: 

add raspberries and mint to the bottom of the glass and sprinkle with raw sugar on top. muddle these ingredients until it has the appearance of jam. add the triple sec and lemon suice. add a dash of grenadine for colour, then ice and top it off with club soda. stir and serve with a spring of fresh mint on top.