Summer Cocktail Recipes

With summer in full swing here are some cocktail recipes to keep cool and refreshed!

Strawberry & Lavender Sapphire Collins
Created by Sapphire – Bombay Sapphire

• 1 ½ oz. Bombay Sapphire gin
• ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
• ½ oz. lavender syrup
• 3 fresh strawberries muddled
• 3 oz. club soda

Squeeze half a lemon into a Collins glass, add lavender syrup and Bombay Sapphire. Stir and fill with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with a lemon wedge and strawberry slice.

Flor de Caña Papa Doble
Created by Ben Scorah of Beekman Bar and Books (NYC)

• 2 oz flor de cana 4 yr rum
• ¼ oz fresh lime juice
• ¼ oz Maraschino liqueur
• ½ oz. Grapefruit juice
• ¼ oz simple syrup

Shake all ingredients and serve in a chilled cocktail glass.

Lucid Wormwood Flip
Created by Ben Scorah of Beekman Bar and Books (NYC)

• 1 ½ oz. Lucid
• ½ oz. Agave Nectar/ Honey
• 1 small egg white
• 1 dash rose water
• 2 oz. heavy cream

Add all ingredients to a Boston Shaker, Dry Shake (i.e. with no ice). Fill with ice and Shake rigorously for 25 Seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a rose petal.

August 7th, 2009 by Beverage Blogger | Posted in Recipes | (0)