SIP & SAVOR: 5 COCKTAIL DELIGHTS FOR EFFORTLESS ENTERTAINING

A SMALL GATHERING WITH CLOSE FRIENDS DESERVES A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE AND FUN, AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO ACHIEVE THAT THAN THROUGH COCKTAILS?

WE'VE CURATED A LIST OF FIVE TANTALIZING LIBATIONS, EACH BOASTING ITS OWN UNIQUE TWIST:

1. BLUEBERRY ELDERFLOWER BLISS

INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 OZ PISCO
• 0.75 OZ BLUEBERRY LIQUEUR
• 0.5 OZ ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR
• 0.75 OZ FRESH LEMON JUICE
• 1 EGG WHITE
• 2 DASHES ORANGE BITTERS
• 1/2 OZ LAVENDER-INFUSED SIMPLE SYRUP (COMBINE EQUAL PARTS SUGAR AND HOT WATER WITH A FEW DRIED LAVENDER BUDS)

INSTRUCTIONS:

DRY SHAKE ALL INGREDIENTS FOR 10 SECONDS. ADD ICE AND SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AGAIN. STRAIN INTO A CHILLED COUPE GLASS. GARNISH WITH A LAVENDER SPRIG FOR A FRAGRANT TWIST.

2. NEGRONI ROYALE

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 OZ GIN
• 1 OZ CAMPARI
• 1 OZ SWEET VERMOUTH
• 0.5 OZ SPARKLING WINE
• ORANGE TWIST AND RASPBERRY, FOR GARNISH

INSTRUCTIONS:
STIR GIN, CAMPARI, AND SWEET VERMOUTH WITH ICE UNTIL CHILLED. STRAIN INTO A GLASS FILLED WITH ICE. TOP WITH SPARKLING WINE.
GARNISH WITH AN ORANGE TWIST AND A FLOATING RASPBERRY FOR A LUXURIOUS TOUCH.

3. GINGER MINT MULE

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 OZ SPICED RUM
• 0.75 OZ FRESH LIME JUICE
• 4 OZ GINGER KOMBUCHA
• 5-6 FRESH MINT LEAVES
• LIME WHEEL AND CANDIED GINGER, FOR GARNISH

INSTRUCTIONS:
MUDDLE THE MINT LEAVES IN A COPPER MUG.
ADD SPICED RUM AND LIME JUICE, THEN FILL THE MUG WITH ICE. TOP WITH GINGER KOMBUCHA AND GENTLY STIR. GARNISH WITH A LIME WHEEL AND A SKEWER OF CANDIED GINGER FOR A UNIQUE TWIST.

4. MOJITO VERDE

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 OZ GREEN CHARTREUSE
• 0.5 OZ FRESH LIME JUICE
• 2 TEASPOONS MATCHA GREEN TEA POWDER
• 6-8 FRESH BASIL LEAVES
• SODA WATER
• LIME WEDGE AND BASIL SPRIG, FOR GARNISH

INSTRUCTIONS:
MUDDLE THE BASIL LEAVES AND MATCHA POWDER IN A GLASS. ADD LIME JUICE AND GREEN CHARTREUSE, THEN FILL THE GLASS WITH ICE. TOP WITH SODA WATER AND GENTLY STIR. GARNISH WITH A LIME WEDGE AND A FRESH BASIL SPRIG FOR AN HERBAL TWIST.

5. LAVENDER SPARKLER

INGREDIENTS:

• 0.5 OZ FRESH LEMON JUICE
• 2 OZ SPARKLING WINE
• EDIBLE FLOWER PETALS, FOR GARNISH
• 0.25 OZ LAVENDER HONEY SYRUP (COMBINE EQUAL PARTS LAVENDER HONEY AND HOT WATER)
• 1 OZ LAVENDER-INFUSED GIN (STEEP DRIED LAVENDER BUDS IN GIN FOR 24 HOURS AND STRAIN)

INSTRUCTIONS:
SHAKE LAVENDER-INFUSED GIN, LEMON JUICE, AND LAVENDER HONEY SYRUP WITH ICE. STRAIN INTO A CHILLED FLUTE GLASS. TOP WITH SPARKLING WINE. GARNISH WITH DELICATE EDIBLE FLOWER PETALS FOR A TOUCH OF ELEGANCE.

∎

THESE UNIQUE TWISTS ON CLASSIC COCKTAILS ARE SURE TO SURPRISE AND DELIGHT YOUR GUESTS AT YOUR SMALL GATHERING. FROM THE BLUEBERRY ELDERFLOWER BLISS TO THE LAVENDER SPARKLER, EACH DRINK OFFERS A ONE-OF-A-KIND FLAVOR EXPERIENCE THAT WILL ELEVATE YOUR ENTERTAINING GAME AND LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION.

CHEERS TO CREATIVE MIXOLOGY, EFFORTLESS ENTERTAINING, AND UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS!

XOXOX