Cocktails Inspired By IPL©

4 Cocktails Inspired By IPL Teams You Need To Try

The playoff season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is starting soon and so far, with every match, we’ve been dragged closer to the edge of our seats.

IPL teams have loyal fan followings, to say the least. Come rain or shine, cups or no cups. Once you choose your favourite team, you’re in it for better or worse—and what better way to deal with the consequences than with a delicious cocktail?

Below, we’ve listed four cocktail recipes to recreate the next time you have your friends or family over to watch the game. Raise a toast to your favourite IPL team with these themed cocktails:

Support Your Favourite IPL Team By Recreating One Of These 4 Delightful Cocktails

1. Old Fashion - Sunrisers Hyderabad

Old Fashion Cocktail

A perfect representation of the team’s fiery and zesty performance!

Ingredients:

  • 60ml Grant’s Triple Wood Scotch Whisky
  • 5ml Sugar Syrup
  • 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • Orange Peel

Method:

  1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, 60ml of whisky, sugar syrup, a couple dashes of Angostura bitters and shake well.
  2. Pour over ice in a whisky glass.
  3. Garnish with an orange peel.

2. Monkey Jam Sour - Punjab Kings

Mokey Jam Sour Cocktail

Toast to their bold and unconventional strategies by sipping on this whisky sour with a twist.

Ingredients:

  • 60 ml Monkey Shoulder Original Scotch Whisky
  • 20ml fresh Lemon Juice
  • 2 tsp Jam
  • Orange Bitters
  • 1 Egg White (or 2 tbsp of Aquafaba)

Method:

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker.
  2. Add fresh ice and shake.
  3. Strain into an ice-filled glass.

3. Flora Adora Clover Club - Rajasthan Royals

Flora Adora Clover Club Cocktail

The decadent and rich, fruity and tart flavours personify the team’s royal lineage and their razor-sharp tatics on field.

Ingredients:

  • 60ml Hendrick’s Flora Adora Gin
  • 25ml Lemon Juice
  • 20ml Raspberry Syrup
  • 1 Egg White

Method:

  1. Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker.
  2. Add ice, shake very well and fine strain into a cocktail glass.

4. Paradisiacal Highball - Chennai Super Kings

Paradisiacal Highball Cocktail

Raise your glasses to the 5-time champion team with a bonafide winner and a classic.

Ingredients:

  • 50ml Glenfiddich 12-Year-Old Scotch Whisky
  • Premium Soda Water
  • Ice Cubes
  • Lemon Wedge

Method:

  1. Fill a glass with ice and let it chill. Stir periodically.
  2. Drain the cold water.
  3. Then, pour 1 part whisky and top the glass with soda water to taste. We recommend a 1:3 ratio.
  4. Garnish with fresh lemon wedge.