It’s the season of joy, family reunions, and friendly toasts!
And nothing says Festive better than a refreshing cocktail that can be enjoyed with loved ones. It helps if it’s easy to make and the ingredients are readily available.
In this very straight-forward article, we’ll share with you not just one, but four easy to make cocktails that you should try out!
1. Watermelon Sangria
Ingredients
- White grape juice
- Rosé wine
- Cubed watermelons
- Raspberries
- Soda Water
- Mint leaves to garnish
How to:
- Pour two cups of the white grape juice in a jug.
- Add into it a bottle of Rose Wine.
- In the same mixture, add 2 cups of cubed watermelons, followed by 2 pints of raspberries.
- Gently stir the mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours to a day.
- Serve over ice and mix with the soda water in a 50/50 ratio.
- Garnish with mint leaves.
2. Pineapple Mojito
Ingredients
- Simple syrup
- Mint leaves
- White Rum
- Lime juice
- Pineapple juice
- Sweetened coconut water
- Lemon wheel to garnish.
How to:
- Pour 4 ½ teaspoons of simple syrup in a glass. (Simple syrup is prepared by mixing equal amounts of sugar and water.)
- Take 4 to 6 mint leaves and activate them. This is done by clapping your palms with the mints placed between them. This step is important as it helps set the refreshing minty flavours free.
- Now place the activated mint leaves into the simple syrup solution.
- Add 60ml of white rum in the mixture, followed by 30ml of lime juice, and ¼ cup of pineapple juice.
- Finally, add ¼ cup of sweetened coconut water in the mixture.
- Gently stir the mixture.
- Garnish with lemon wheel.
3. Watermelon Lemonade
Ingredients
- Chopped, seedless watermelons.
- Lemon liqueur
- Lemon juice
- Soda water
- Lemon wheel to garnish
How to
- In a blender, place 5 cups of the chopped, seedless watermelons.
- Pour in ½ cup of the lemon liqueur
- Add in 1/3 cup of lemon juice
- Now thoroughly blend the mixture
- Refrigerate until chilled
- Serve over ice in a 50/50 ratio with the soda water
- Garnish with the lemon wheel.
4. Mango Mojito
Ingredients
- Simple syrup solution
- Mint leaves
- White rum
- Lime juice
- Pureed mango
- Soda water
- Lemon wheel to garnish
How to
- Pour 4 ½ teaspoons of the simple syrup solution in a glass.
- Take 6 mint leaves and activate them before placing them in the glass with the simple syrup.
- Add in 2oz of white rum, followed by 1oz of lime juice, then finally, ¼ cup of the pureed mango.
- Gently stir the mixture.
- Add in some ice cubes.
- Fill the glass with the soda water. (This should be in about a 50/50 ratio.)
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
How easy was that! Whichever you decide to settle on this festive season, feel free to give us some feedback in the comments!
