While we just had a last big dump of snow across a good bit of the country, it’s almost time for warm weather to finally hit the United States. Whether the sun has already arrived where you live or you’re dreaming of the warm weather to come, here are a few warm-weather cocktails to put you in the mood for Spring.
Raspberry Ice Pick
Ingredients:
2 oz. Van Gogh Raspberry Vodka
1.5 oz. sweet iced tea
.5 oz. fresh lemon juice
Directions: Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a highball glass. Garnish with floating raspberries.
Berry Julep
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Jim Beam Bourbon
.5 oz. raspberry syrup
.5 oz. blueberry syrup
.5 oz. lemon juice
Directions: Shake. Serve over ice and garnish with mint and berries.
Lavender Honey Gin & Tonic
Ingredients:
1 oz. Tropicana Watermelon
1.5 oz. gin
2 oz. tonic water
.5 oz. lavender honey syrup
Directions: Combine all ingredients except tonic water in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir. Pour into ice-filled Collins glass and top with tonic water. Lavender Honey Syrup: Combine 1c honey, 1c water and 1 tsp dried lavender in saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the honey has dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
Bourbon Colada
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Jim Beam Bourbon
.75 oz pineapple juice
.75 coconut liqueur (or .5oz coconut cream)
.75 oz heavy whipping cream
Directions: Short shake. Serve over crushed ice.
Chocolate Covered Raspberry Martini
Ingredients:
2 oz. Van Gogh Raspberry
1 oz. Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate
.75 oz. Creme de cassis
Directions: Shake ingredients very well with ice. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with raspberries on a pick.
Simple Spring Orchard
Made with Angry Orchard’s flagship cider, Crisp Apple and Carrot Juice, this cocktail tastes like a perfect spring day, simple and refreshing.
Ingredients:
4 oz. Angry Orchard Crisp Apple
1 oz. Pimm’s
1 oz. Lakewood Organic Carrot Juice
.5 oz. Lemon Juice
.5 oz. Simple Syrup
Directions: Mix all items together. Enjoy!
Spring Breeze
Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Jim Beam Bourbon
.75 oz. pineapple juice
.75 oz. raspberry syrup
.5 oz. peach liqueur
.5 oz. lemon juice
Directions: Shake all ingredients in a shaker. Serve up in a coupe.
Tangerine Cosmo
Ingredients:
2 oz. Tropicana Tangerine Lemonade
1.5 oz. vodka
.25 oz. lime juice
.75 oz. cranberry juice
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Top with ice and shake. Strain into a martini glass rimmed with pink sugar. Garnish with an orange twist.
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Ingredients:
?2 oz. Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva
.75 oz. lime juice
.5 oz. Velvet Falernum
.25 oz. Tutheltown Triple Sec
Directions: Garnish with a lime wheel and serve in a coup.
Classic Peach Bellini
Ingredients:
?3 oz. Prosecco DOC
2 oz. fresh peach puree
Directions: Garnish with a peach wedge and serve in a flute