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Apple and whiskey are a great match. Turn them into an innovative cocktail with a little help from Angostura bitters

What you’ll need.

· 50ml bourbon

· 25ml lemon juice

· a dash Angostura bitters

· sparkling apple juice, to top up

· apple slices, to garnish

How to make it.

· STEP 1

Put the bourbon, lemon juice and Angostura bitters into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well to combine.

· STEP 2

Strain the cocktail into a highball glass filled with ice, top up with sparkling apple juice and garnish with a slice of apple.

Prep time: 8 minutes

Total time: 8 minutes

The strawberry banana margarita takes the traditional margarita recipe and upgrades it to a smoothie. It’s the actual fruit that makes this one thick and delicious.

What you’ll need.

1 cup of strawberries, hulled, halved and frozen

1 ripe banana, peeled, sliced and frozen

4 ½ ounces tequila

1 ½ ounces triple sec

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 cup crushed ice.

How to make it.

Chop the strawberries and bananas.

Freeze the strawberry and banana slices for a couple of hours.

You can optionally put your liquor bottles in the freezer for about 20 minutes toward the end if you want everything super cold.

Put everything in the blender and blend in short spurts as you want a smoothie that is still thick.

Pour into frosted margarita glasses and serve.

A fun and easy party punch for an island themed party or just any occasion. Nonalcoholic so guests of all ages can enjoy it., too.

What you’ll need.

· 1 liter orange juice

· 1 liter pineapple juice

· 1/2 cup lime juice

· 1/2 cup almond syrup

· 1/2 cup grenadine

· 1 liter sparkling/seltzer water

· ice

· oranges, limes, cherries for garnish

How to make it.

1. In a pitcher mix together orange juice, pineapple juice, lime juice and almond syrup.

2. You can keep this punch base in the fridge until party time.

3. Once ready to serve you can serve in individual glasses by adding ice to a cup, filling the cup 1/2 full of juice, adding a splash of grenadine and then topping it off with seltzer water and garnishing with fruit.

4. To serve in a big punch bowl, mix grenadine and seltzer water to juice and stir together, then add ice and fruit.

Celebrate summer with an English garden cocktail. It’s a refreshing mix of gin, elderflower cordial and apple juice, plus mint, lemon and cucumber flavours

What you’ll need.

· 5 mint leaves, bruised

· 30ml gin

· 2 tsp elderflower cordial (use more or less, depending on how sweet you like it)

· 2 tsp lemon juice

· large handful of ice

· cloudy apple juice, for topping up

· 1 long strip of cucumber, peeled using a vegetable peeler

How to make it.

· STEP 1

Mix the mint leaves, gin, elderflower cordial and lemon juice together in the bottom of a tall glass using a long-handled spoon.

· STEP 2

Add a large handful of ice, then top up with the apple juice. Stir well, then drop in the strip of cucumber before serving.

Something of a cross between a martini and a manhattan, this super-chic cocktail combines gin, vermouth and maraschino liqueur with bitters.

What you’ll need.

· 40ml dry gin

· 25ml red vermouth

· 5ml Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur

· dash of Angostura bitters

· orange twist, to garnish

How to make it.

Step 1.

Fill a mixing glass two-thirds full with ice and add the ingredients. Stir for 20-30 seconds, then strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

Here’s the very best vodka spritzer, refreshing and perfect for parties! It’s beautiful, full of fruity flavor and easy to whip up.

What you’ll need.

· 1 lemon

· 1 cup sliced strawberries

· 12 ounces (1 ½ cups) vodka

· 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) simple syrup

· 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsweetened 100% cranberry juice*

· Soda water, for serving

· Ice, for serving

· For the garnish: 1 handful fresh mint leaves

How to make it.

1. Slice the lemon into rounds. Thinly slice the strawberries.

2. Place the lemons and strawberries in a pitcher with the vodka, simple syrup, and cranberry juice. Marinate at least 30 minutes (or up to 4 hours).

3. To serve, pour 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) of the vodka mix over ice and top with a splash of soda water to taste. Garnish with the fruit from the pitcher and sprigs of fresh mint leaves.

This Berry Crush cocktail is the perfect drink for those in love with everything fruity. Flavoured with fresh blackberries and creme de cassis this vodka based cocktail is absolutely berrilicious!

What you’ll need.

· 90ml/3 oz vodka

· 30ml/1 oz Crème de Cassis or Chambord

· juice of 1 orange wedge

· 20 blackberries

· 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds

· soda water

· ice

How to make it.

1. Blend blackberries in a blender and strain in a cocktails shaker.

2. Add vodka, Creme de Cassis, freshly squeezed orange juice and ice.

3. Shake until the cocktail shaker is too cold to hold.

4. Strain in two glasses filled with ice and top with soda water and pomegranate seeds.

Bring the Minions to your party with this colorful cocktail, complete with googly eyes and a tropical flavor explosion.

What you’ll need.

Tape

Wiggle eyes

Melon liqueur

0.5 oz

Blue curaçao

0.5 oz

Coconut rum

0.5 oz

White rum

0.5 oz

Food coloring

Ice

Coconut rum

0.5 oz

White rum

0.5 oz

Pineapple juice

0.5 oz

Food coloring

Ice

How to make it.

1

Use a strip of black tape and craft eyeballs around the glass, about halfway

2

In a blender with ice, combine melon liqueur, blue curaçao, coconut rum, white rum and blue food coloring if needed

3

Blend thoroughly and pour mix into the decorated glass

4

In another blender with ice, combine white rum, coconut rum, pineapple juice, and yellow food coloring, if needed

5

Layer yellow mix over blue layer

6

Sit back, relax and enjoy the minions madness!

Celebrate summer…and pirates…and Captain Jack Sparrow with this refreshing Disney-Inspired Wrecked Pirate Cocktail! This refreshing summer cocktail is a taste for the tropics. This tropical cocktail is perfect to sip while lounging by the pool.

What you’ll need.

· 2 parts spiced rum

· 1 part coconut rum

· 2 parts pineapple juice

· Splash Blue Curacao

· Splash Lemon Lime Soda

· Juice of 1/2 lime

· Fresh Pineapple garnish

· Maraschino Cherries garnish

How to make it.

1. Add 1 cup ice to a shaker.

2. Add the rums, Blue Curacao, pineapple juice and lime juice. Shake well. Pour in a glass and add a splash of lemon-lime soda.

3. Garnish with pineapple and cherries.