Summer Cocktail Recipes Guaranteed to Brighten Your Holidays

Whether you’re at a summer BBQ, planning an al fresco feast or hosting a twilight dinner party, a refreshing cocktail is a must! Ditch the frosty beer or heavy wines for a refreshing gin-infused tipple, or upgrade your rosé to a light and fruity spritz. To help you hone your mixology skills, here is our round-up of the best summer cocktail recipes. You can thank us later!

Tino Brunswick’s Classic Pisco Sour

In lieu of World Pisco Sour Day (Saturday 4th February), Tino Brunswick is serving up a week long celebration of this heroic Peruvian cocktail. This is their delicious take on the classic. 

Ingredients:

60ml Pisco30ml Lemon Juice10ml Sugar SyrupA few drops of angostura bittersA few drops of wonderfoam (vegan egg-white substitute)

Method:

Shake all ingredients hard, in a tin over iceStrain into glass (over ice)Garnish with a few drops of bitters and a lemon twist

Grey Goose’s Strawberry Lemongrass Spritz

Ingredients: 

50ml Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass150ml Soda WaterFresh StrawberriesLemongrass (optional)Lemon Twist (optional)

Method:

Fill a chilled glass with cubed ice and Grey Goose Essences Strawberry & Lemongrass. Top with soda water. Garnish with fresh strawberries, lemongrass and a lemon twist.

Jameson Orange Spritz

Ingredients: 

Jameson OrangeProseccoFever-Tree Italian Blood Orange SodaOrange

Method:

Start with ice, add 2 parts Jameson Orange, 3 parts Prosecco, 1 part Fever-Tree Italian Blood Orange Soda, and a wedge of Orange… And If spritzing isn’t your thing, fear not! Try Jameson Orange served with Fever-Tree Lemonade; a simpler way to mix. 

SOFI Aperitivo’s Classic SOFI Spritz

Ingredients:

ProseccoSOFI AperitivoSoda WaterSlice of citrus, to garnish

Method:

Fill a large wine glass with iceBuild the drink by pouring the ingredients in this order; SOFI Aperitivo, prosecco, and soda water.Garnish with a slice of your favourite citrus

Grey Goose’s Classic Dry Vodka Martini

Ingredients:

50 ml Grey Goose Vodka10 ml Martini Extra Dry VermouthDash of Orange Bitters

Method:

Add Grey Goose, vermouth, and bitters to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.Stir deliberately and strain into a chilled martini cocktail glass.Garnish with a twist of lemon.

The Botanist’s Blushing Berry

Ingredients:

30ml The Botanist Gin20ml Dry Vermouth20ml Lemon Juice20ml Coconut & Raspberry SyrupTop with Soda WaterGarnish: Mint Sprig and Raspberry

Method:

Add all ingredients to the shaker (except Soda water).Shake and strain into a chilled highball glass.Top with chilled Soda water, stir, garnish, and enjoy.

Silent Pool Gin Flamingo

Ingredients:

50ml Silent Pool Gin25ml Lime Juice15ml Peach Liqueur15ml Raspberry Liqueur

Method:

Add ingredients to shaker with cubed ice and shake.Double strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

BACARDÍ Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

Ingredients:

50ml BACARDÍ Carta Blanca Rum25ml Lime Juice25ml Simple Syrup4 Slices Strawberries¾ Cup(s) Crushed Ice

Method:

Combine all the ingredients in a blender.Add 1 cup of crushed ice and blend until a slushy consistency forms.Serve in individual highball glass and garnish with a strawberry slice.

Fiorente Spritz

Ingredients:

25ml Fiorente Elderflower Liqueur50ml Prosecco50ml Soda WaterJuice from 2 lime wedges6-7 Mint leaves

Method:

Build in a wine or rocks glass over cubed ice.Garnish with a mint sprig.

Maison Mirabeau’s Riviera Spritz

Ingredients:

30ml Mirabeau Dry Gin10ml Elderflower Liqueur10ml Lemon Juice60ml Sparkling Water

Method:

In an ice-filled shaker, shake together the gin, elderflower, liqueur and lemon juice.Fill a wine glass with fresh ice and strain the mixture.Add the sparkling water and gently stir. Garnish with lavender sprigs and a wedge of lemon.

Bombay Sapphire’s The Bramble

Ingredients:

60ml Bombay Bramble30ml Fresh Lemon Juice15ml Simple SyrupIceHalf-wheel of Lemon (Garnish)Blackberry (Garnish)

Method:

Pour the Bombay Bramble, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup into a shaker with ice.Shake and then strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.Garnish with a lemon half-wheel and a fresh blackberry.

Gin Fizz with Wolf Lane Davidson Plum Gin

Ingredients:

60ml Wolf Lane Davidson Plum Gin20ml Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice20ml Sugar Syrup (1 part sugar : 1 part water)30-45ml Soda WaterLemon PeelIce Cubes

Method:

Add all your ingredients (except soda water) to the shaker.Seal shaker without ice and shake to emulsify the egg white.Fill shaker to the brim with cubes of ice. Shake hard for 30 seconds.Fine strain into a small highball glass without ice.Add a splash of soda.

Grey Goose’s Fresh Cut Spritz Recipe

Ingredients:

50ml GREY GOOSE® vodka150ml Soda WaterA squeeze of fresh grapefruit juiceSplash of Noilly Prat VermouthRed Grapefruit wedgeA sprig of fresh Thyme

Method:

Chill wine glass and fill with cubed ice.Build drink in order of ingredients.Garnish with a red grapefruit wedge and/or a fresh sprig of thyme.

The Botanist’s Pear & Basil Spritz

Ingredients:

20ml The Botanist Gin10ml Pear liqueur10ml lemon juice3 – 4 basil leaves30ml soda water90ml ProseccoGarnish: Basil leaf

Method:

Add the first four ingredients to shake and shake with ice.Fine strain into an ice-filled wine glass, add soda and prosecco, stir, garnish, and enjoy.

Cazcabel’s Summer Fizz

Ingredients:

35ml Cazcabel Honey Tequila 100ml ProseccoIcing SugarRaspberry And Mint Garnish

Method:

Dust Prosecco Ffute with icing sugar.Pour in shot of Cazcabel Honey Tequila.Top up with prosecco and garnish.

Loving these delicious summer cocktail recipes? You’ll also love our list of fun and different ways to make a margarita. If you’re needing more inspo, take a look our round-up of the best alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to sip this weekend.