What better way to cool off on hot summer days than with a refreshing cocktail? Especially if you’re planning on spending the holidays at home and having friends and family over for a celebration.
Here are a few quick and easy classics to try out at home:
Pink Gin
Ingredients
2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
60ml Gin
Garnish: lemon twist
Method
Splash a generous few drops of Angostura aromatic bitters into a glass. Thereafter you roll them around until the inside is coated, pour out the excess and pour in the gin.
Moscow Mule
Ingredients
1 dash Angostura aromatic bitters
74ml Vodka
148ml ginger beer
Garnish: lime wedges
Method
Add ingredients to an ice filled mixing glass. Stir gently. Strain into an ice-filled Collins glass.
Tequila Old Fashioned
Ingredients
2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
7ml demerara syrup
60ml Tequila
Garnish: grapefruit ribbon
Method
Add ingredients to an ice-filled mixing glass. Stir well. Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Express a grapefruit ribbon over glass and insert into drink.
Daiquiri
Ingredients
3 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
22ml fresh lime juice
45ml simple syrup
60ml White Rum
Garnish: lime wedges
Method
Shake all ingredients together in an ice-filled shaker and strain into chilled cocktail glass.
And here’s how to make a batch of your own simple syrups at home:
Demerara / Simple Syrup
Ingredients:
1 cup demerara or white sugar
1 cup water
Method
Take equal parts demerara sugar and water, combine them in a saucepan, bring the liquid to a boil, and cook for two minutes. Allow to cool.
There you have it – four DIY recipes that can be whipped up in minutes, perfect for entertaining at home; and one for almost any light and refreshing spirit you may have in your arsenal. Enjoy.
Images: Andrew Barrow
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