Summer has always been the best season to watch out for with the sun blossoming and the trees swaying in a warming breeze. It doesn’t matter whether you are relaxing on your porch or watching the sunset, or just having a regular lunch with your friends during the summertime. The best form of refreshments come from the classic mix of your favourite summer fruits like the raspberries and strawberries.
Here is a quick rundown of the pink cocktails you should set out to mix this summer when you host a baby shower or a regular luncheon:
Kir Royale
Ingredients
Champagne -4½
Blackcurrant liqueur-½
Preparation:
Empty the blackcurrant liqueur into the champagne flute
Pour champagne into the flute.
Virgin Watermelon Margarita
Ingredients
Watermelon-5 cups
orange juice-¾ cups
Sugar syrup-2 tbsp.
lime juice-½ cups
Salt-½ tsp.
crushed ice
Preparation
Garnish your blender with a sugar rim
Introduce watermelon, salt, sugar syrup, orange juice, lime juice and crushed ice to the blender
Pulse entire mixture
Strawberry Daiquiri
Ingredients
white rum-2 parts
sugar syrup-1 part
lime juice-1 part
strawberry-4 pieces
ice cubes
Preparation
Pour the ice into the blender
Introduce strawberry, lime, juice, sugar syrup, white rum into the blender
blend the entire mixture
strain mix into the cocktail glass
garnish with strawberry
French Martini
Ingredients
vodka-3 parts
pineapple juice-2½ parts
blackcurrant liqueur-½ parts
ice cubes
Preparation
fill up the shaker with ice cubes
add vodka, pineapple juice, blackcurrant liqueur to the shaker
shake well
strain into the cocktail glass
Clover club
Ingredients
gin-2¼ parts
raspberry syrup-¾ parts
lemon juice-¾ parts
egg white-1 part
Preparation
Pour the ice cubes into the shaker
Introduce the raspberry syrup, lemon juice, gin, egg white to the shaker
shake entire mix well
strain mix into the cocktail glass
Flamingo
Ingredients
Lemon juice½ parts
Pineapple juice2 parts
Club soda1 part
Cranberry juice3 parts
Ice cubes
Preparation
Pour ice cubes into the shaker
Introduce salt, pineapple, juice, lemon juice, cranberry juice into the shaker
Shake the entire mix in the shaker well
Strain mix from the shaker into the Collins glass
Pour club soda into the glass
garnish the glass with a lime wedge
Elephant Charger
Ingredients
lemon juice½ parts
pineapple juice2 parts
club soda-1 part
cranberry juice-3 parts
ice cubes
Preparation
Pour ice cubes into the shaker
Introduce salt, pineapple juice, lemon juice, cranberry juice into the shaker
shake entire mix properly
strain mix into the Collins glass
fill up the glass with club soda
garnish with a lime wedge
Blaster Bates
Ingredients
orange juice-6 parts
milk-3 parts
banana-¼ cups
raspberry-¼ cups
ice
Preparation
Pour ice into the blender
Introduce raspberry, orange juice, milk, banana to the blender
Blend the entire mix
strain the mix into the Collins glass
garnish your Collins glass with berries
The Glamour Gal
Ingredients
vodka-3 parts
lemon juice-¾ parts
lime juice-¾ parts
Sugar syrup-¾ parts
blackcurrant liqueur-1 drop
Ice cubes
Preparation
Garnish your shaker with a sugar rim
Introduce ice into the shaker
Introduce vodka, sugar syrup, lime juice, lemon juice into the shaker
shake mix well
strain mix into the glass
Include blackcurrant liqueur to the glass
Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
Cointreau-¾ parts
citrus vodka-2 parts
lime juice-¾ parts
Cranberry juice-1½ parts
ice cubes
Preparation
fill up the shaker with ice cubes
pour vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice, Cointreau into the shaker
shake entire mix well
sieve into the cocktail glass
garnish with an orange wedge
Carrie Bradshaw
Ingredients
vodka-1½ parts
gin-¾ parts
Orange Curacao-¾ parts
sugar syrup-¾ parts
lime juice-1 part
cranberry juice-¾ parts
club soda-1 dash
Peychaud’s Bitters-2 dashes
ice cubes
Preparation
add ice to the shaker
pour vodka, sugar syrup, lime juice, Peychaud’s Bitters, gin, cranberry juice, Orange Curacao into the shaker
shake entire mix well
strain into the cocktail glass
pour club soda into the glass
Bikini Martini
Ingredients
Coconut rum-1 part
Vodka-1 part
Pineapple juice-1 part
Grenadine-1 dash
ice cubes
Preparation
fill up the shaker with ice
pour pineapple juice, vodka, coconut rum into the shaker
shake mix properly
sieve mix into the cocktail glass
pour grenadine into the glass
Pink Margarita
Ingredients
tequila-2 parts
Campari-½ parts
lemon juice-¾ parts
honey-¾ parts
ice cubes
Preparation
add ice to the shaker
add tequila, lemon juice, honey, Campari to the shaker
shake well
strain into the cocktail glass
garnish with lime slice mint leaves
Kiss on the lips
Ingredients
white rum-1½ parts
Triple sec-1 part
raspberry juice-4½ parts
Grenadine-½ tbsp.
ice
Preparation
add ice to the blender
add white rum, raspberry juice, Triple sec to the blender
blend
strain into the cocktail glass
pour grenadine into the glass
garnish with an orange wedge
Virgin Watermelon Margarita
Ingredients
Watermelon-5 cups
Orange juice-¾ cups
Suger syrup-2 tbsp.
Lime juice-½ cups
Salt-½ tsp.
crushed ice
Preparation
Trim glass with a sugar rim
Include watermelon, salt, sugar syrup, orange juice, lime juice, crushed ice cubes to the blender
blend the entire mix
Sophisticated lady
Ingredients
Cucumber-1 piece
Sugar syrup-1½ parts
Salt-¼ tsp.
Cranberry juice-3 parts
Lime juice1½ parts
ice
Preparation
Chop the cucumber into the shaker
crush salt and cucumber with the muddler
Include ice cubes into the shaker
Include sugar syrup, lime juice, cranberry juice to the shaker
shake entire mix properly
Introduce ice to the cocktail glass
sieve mix into the glass
Trim with a lime slice
Baby belle
Ingredients
Pineapple juice-1½ parts
Orange juice-1½ parts
Grenadine-1 tsp.
Club soda-1½ parts
Lime juice-1 tsp.
Crushed ice
Preparation
fill the cocktail glass with ice
Add pineapple juice, orange juice, grenadine into the glass
fill the glass with lime juice, club soda
Trim glass with pineapple wedges
Pink Gin
Ingredients
Gin-2 parts
angostura-1 dash
ice cubes
Preparation
fill the shaker with ice
Add angostura, gin into the shaker
shake mix properly
strain mix into the cocktail glass
Porto Flip
Ingredients
Brandy-¾ parts
Port-2¼ parts
Egg yolk-½ parts
Ice cubes
Preparation
fill the shaker with ice cubes
Introduce red wine egg yolk brandy into the shaker