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Cocktails to help you cool off this summer!

ByIANSlife

March 14, 2022 (IANSlife) The days are getting hotter as the summer nears. This calls for having food that cools your body and rejuvenate our mind. If you're looking to brace against the long and blistering Indian summer, here are some remarkable recipes to boost your spirits. We reached out to some of India's greatest mixologists from some of your favourite bars, who have sent us some versatile recipes that will help anyone brew these incredibly easy-to-make, but unbelievably delicious cocktails.

 

SILLY - Rosai Cucumas

Mixologist- Latesh Kotian

Rosai Cucumas

Ingredients:

  • Bombay Sapphire - 60ml
  • Fresh cucumber chunks - 3-4pcs
  • Fresh Rose water :- 5ml
  • Simple Syrup (sugar free) -10ml
  • Tonic water :- splash

Method:

  • Muddle & shaken
  • Glassware:- Wine glass
  • Garnish:- Rose petal & cucumber peel

 

145 Cafe & Bar- Watermelon Thirst

 Founder & CEO - Ishaan Bahl

Watermelon Thirst

Ingredients

  • 60ml Belenkaya vodka
  • 10ml Monin Watermelon Syrup
  • 10ml Lime juice
  • 60ml Fresh Watermelon Juice
  • 3-4 Basil Leaves
  • 5ml Fresh Ginger Juice

Method:

  • Muddle & shaken
  • Glassware: Martini glass
  • Garnish:  Basil Leaves

 

Elephant & Co - GIN BASIL SOUR

Mixologist - Sasmit Manjrekar

Gin Basil Sour

Ingredients

  • 60 ml Gordon's London Dry Gin
  • 90 ml Pineapple Juice
  • 30ml Lime Juice
  • 3 Fresh Basil Leaves

Method:

  • Shake all ingredients over ice in a shaker.
  • Garnish: Fresh basil leaf.

 

Bar Bank Juhu: A Berry Special Choice-Strawberry Daiquiri

Founder & CEO- Mihir Desai

A Berry Choice

Ingredients

  • 60ML White Rum
  • 1 Lime Wedges
  • 30 ml Lime Juice
  • 5-6 fresh strawberries

Method:

  • Muddle & Shaken
  • Garnish: Lime Wedge

 

Yazu Goa: Yazu Special Margarita

Mixologist- Ritesh Kumar

Yuzu Special Margarita

Ingredients:

  • 60ml-Tequila
  • 15ml-Triple sec
  • 15ml-Lime Juice
  • 30ml-Yuzu puree
  • 30ml-Egg white

Method:

  • Add all ingredients into a shaker along with ice-cubes, and strain into the tik glass
  • Garnish - Burnt Rosemary & Thai Chilli

 

Copter7 - La Guavarita

Copter7 - la guavarita

Ingredients:

  • Jose Cuervo Silver
  • 30 ml guava juice
  • 60 ml lime juice
  • 20 ml Sugar Syrup (1:1) – 20 ml
  • Copter7 Premium Strong Beer – 60 ml
  • salt
  • cucumber
  • peppercorns

Method:

  • Rim the beer tankard with a mix of salt and pink peppercorns.
  • Add ice to the glass and pour all ingredients, building the cocktail over ice.
  • Top up with beer and gently stir.
  • Garnish with a cucumber slice.

 

 

Monika Enterprises - The Green Beast

Mixologist - Dushyant Tanwar

Monika Enterprises - The Green Beast

Ingredients:

  • Absente – 30 ml
  • Cold Water – 60 ml
  • Simple Syrup – 30 ml
  • Cucumber – 3-4 slices

Method :

  • Built in a glass of choice of about 150 – 180 ml capacity.
  • Stir the 3 liquids with ice and stir.
  • Put in the cucumber slices on the side.

 

 

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