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4 Summer Cocktail Recipes For Your Next Happy Hour

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The sveltering temperatures have had an impact on every single aspect of ou lives. You could be doing anything or nothing, but those pesky sweat beads rolling off your back are always around to keep you company.

With temperatures regularly crossing the 35-40 degree celcius mark, it’s only natural to get repulsed by anything that’s going make you feel any hotter than before. Alcohol will do that, as it increases your heart rate and widens the blood vessles, making you sweat more than normal. Keeping this in mind, we’re making cocktails using ingredients that are known to have cooling properties and can counter attack the spirit’s heating qualities.

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So, the next time you’re hosting a soiree or a good old house party, these summer cocktails can put the ‘happy’ in happy hour. Recreate them by home by following these easy cocktail recipes:

4 Summer Cocktails Recipes That Are Easy To Follow And Will Keep You Cool:

1. Blue Sparkles

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Russian Standard Vodka
  • 1 oz Blue Curaçao
  • 0.5 oz Lime Juice
  • 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
  • Top up of Villa Sandi Il Fresco Prosecco Treviso Brut
  • Lime wheel and a Mint sprig for garnish.

Method:

  1. Put some ice in a shaker and add combine the vodka, blue curaçao, lime juice and simple syrup.
  2. Shake well and strain into a Tom Collins glass
  3. Top up with a splash of processo and garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.

2. Mai Tai

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Viva El Ron White Rum
  • 1/2 oz Cointreau (Orange Liqueur)
  • 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1/4 oz Orgeat Syrup
  • 1/4 oz Simple Syrup
  • Lime wheel or Mint sprig to garnish

Method:

  1. Combine all your ingredients in a shaker, add ice and shake for 20 minutes.
  2. Pour the frothy mixture into a Tiki Mug
  3. Garnish it with a lime wheel or mint sprig
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3. Cuervo Tropical Sunrise

Ingredients:

  • 60ml Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila
  • 120-150ml of fresh Orange Juice
  • 5ml of Grenadine Syrup

Method:

  1. Take a chilled Hi-ball or Collins glass and pour 60ml of tequila in.
  2. Then, add the Grenadine syrup and orange juice and stir to mix.
  3. Serve it straight or with a slice of orange to garnish.

4. English Garden

Ingredients:

  • 45ml Hayman’s Old Tom Gin
  • 25ml Orange Juice
  • 15ml Lime Juice
  • 15ml Elderflower Syrup
  • Lime wheel for garnish

Method:

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker, add ice and stir for 20 seconds.
  2. Pour the mixture into a glass and garnish it with a lime wheel.