It’s been insane for the last week as I realize that Labor Day is just around the corner. Several of my friends are feeling the
impact of the “end of summer”.. which in greater So. California seems to get hotter every day. While we haven’t had a lot of hot weather of late in the greater LA basin, it is coming in fast (as in tomorrow!) I love this time of year because I
can still spend time on my patio, head to the park, or meet friends for happy hour or brunch (The “friends” have been vaccinated; wear masks when going out as well as abide by social distancing.)
This is the time of year when I really love to mix up a few cocktails and see who likes whatever cocktail. For me, I mix up the recipe and test drive a cocktail and then see if I need to adjust the recipe. I am sharing some recipes that are fruit-oriented cocktails. I love making fruit the focal point. It’s fun, easy and it makes for a memorable cocktail.
Pomegranate Ginger Bubbly
Ingredients:
1/2 can Spicy Ginger Volley
½ oz. Triple Sec
Juice of ½ lime
Splash of pomegranate juice
Garnish with an orange and/or lime wheel and pomegranate seeds
Method:
Mix the Spicy Ginger Volley and Triple Sec into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake for at least 45 seconds, then add in the lime juice.
Shake for another 20 seconds
Add in pomegranate juice and shake for another 15 seconds.
Pour into a tall glass filled with ice!
Koji Collins:
Ingredients:
1.5 oz Rendezvous Rye
0.5 oz Pineapple Rum
0.25 oz Amaro Montenegro
0.75 oz Miso Syrup
0.75 oz Lime Juice
Bar Spoon Yuzu
Mint sprig & Chinese 5- Spice Garnish
Method:
Add all ingredients except soda water to a cocktail shaker with ice,
Shake until chilled.
Double strain into a Collins glass with ice,
Top with soda water.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
Watermelon Flecharita
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Flecha Azul Blanco
1 oz Agave Syrup
½ oz Lime Juice
4 oz Watermelon Cubes (Remove Seeds)
Watermelon Garnish
Method:
Combine Flecha Azul Blanco, agave syrup, lime juice, and watermelon cubes in a shaker with ice and shake.
Strain into a Chamoy and Tajin-rimmed rocks glass over one large ice cube.
Garnish with a watermelon slice.
Fishers Island Lemonade
Fishers Island Lemonade is a pioneer in the ready-to-drink category, launched in 2014 by Bronya Shillo as one of the first craft cocktail brands in a can.
It is now a family of delicious, full-flavored vodka and whiskey-spiked lemonade canned cocktails, having launched new flavors this spring:
—Fishers Spiked Tea (a half & half),
—Fishers Pink Flamingo (a pink lemonade),
—Fishers Fizz (a lighter effervescent version of the classic),
—Fishers Frozen Spirit Pops.
(7-9% ABV, $15.99 per 4-pack and $27.99 for 10-pack of Spirit Pops)
The recipe for the original Fishers Island Lemonade was inspired by the signature house cocktail served at The Pequot Inn, which Bronya’s family-owned and operated on Fishers Island, NY. It was there that Bronya had the visionary idea to package the house cocktail and put it in a can, allowing consumers to take the distinctly flavorful beverage with them wherever they went. This original recipe is the foundation for each varietal within the brand portfolio.
Any and all of these cocktail recipes would make a great drink for one person or many people. I hope you take the time to test-drive a couple of the recipes. If you do, please shoot me an email or post a comment on this article to let me know how the cocktail worked out.
Thanks to the various brands who shared images and the recipes that are featured!
Stevie Wilson
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