Spring is here and so is the season of enjoying refreshing cocktails at home while you relax and soak in the nice weather! We’ve compiled some fun spring cocktail recipes for you to try at home. Cheers, and enjoy!
Raspberry Lemon Drop Martini (via Becky Hardin)
Ingredients
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¼ cup fresh raspberries plus more for garnish
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3-4 ounces Pearl Red Berry Vodka or your favorite quality vodka
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4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice plus lemon slices for garnish
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¼ cup lemon-lime soda
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4 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
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Muddle raspberries with sugar. Press through a wire mesh strained to remove seeds. Press the berries down to release as much juice as possible.
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Mix raspberry puree, vodka, soda, lemon juice, and ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake to combine.
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Pour and serve! Garnish with lemons and raspberries if desired.
Tequila Lime Mojitarita (via Family Style Food)
Ingredients
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1 cup fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
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½ cup (125 ml) freshly squeezed lime juice
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2 tablespoons (30 g) granulated sugar
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8 ounces (250 ml) silver tequila
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Cold soda water or sparkling water
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1 lime, sliced into thin wheels
Instructions (Mix 2 drinks at a time)
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Tear the mint leaves into pieces and put ½ cup into a cocktail shaker with ¼ cup lime juice, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 4 ounces tequila. Add crushed ice and shake well.
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Strain over ice into highball glasses and top off with soda water. Garnish with mint leaves and lime slices.
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Empty the shaker and repeat the steps to make the remaining 2 drinks.
Whiskey Smash (via Lance Mayhew)
Ingredients
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5 to 8 leaves spearmint (to taste)
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¼ lemon (cut into 3 pieces)
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1-ounce simple syrup
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2 ounces bourbon whiskey
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Garnish: mint sprig
Instructions
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In a cocktail shaker, add the mint and lemon
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Muddle thoroughly to release the juices and oils
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Add simple syrup, whisky, and fill shaker with ice
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Shake vigorously for 30 seconds
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Strain into an old-fashioned glass and fill with crushed ice
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Garnish with a mint spring. Serve and enjoy.
Blackberry Lavender Champagne Cocktail (via Dani Meyer)
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon lavender flowers dried or fresh
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1 cup blackberries fresh or frozen
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½ cup maple syrup
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½ cup vodka
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2 750 ml bottles of champagne
Instructions
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Boil blackberries, maple syrup, and vodka mashing berries gently as the cook until blackberries are broken down (about 5 minutes). Add lavender flowers (removing from the stem if they are fresh) and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
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Optional: If time permits allow steeping for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days in the fridge.
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To serve: pour 1 tablespoon blackberry source into a champagne flute, add a stem of fresh lavender, and top with chilled champagne.