For your next house party, give the regular rum & coke a rest and get creative as you serve your drinks with these quick and easy-to-make cocktails. They are not just delicious but can be made with only a few ingredients. So, invite some friends over and enjoy these cocktails with them… thank us later!
1. Cucumber & Coriander Gimlet
Ingredients
● 60 ml gin
● 6 leaves of coriander
● 4 cucumber chunks
● 25 ml fresh lime juice
● 20 ml of sugar syrup
How To Prepare
First, muddle the cucumber and coriander together. Then, add the rest of the ingredients and shake with ice. Fine strain into a stemmed glass (wine/martini/coupe). Garnish with a fresh coriander leaf and a cucumber peel and serve.
2. Clover Club
Ingredients
- 60 ml gin
- 20 ml lime juice
- 15 ml Rooh Afza syrup
- Fresh raspberries, for garnish
- 1 egg white
How To Prepare
Combine the gin, lemon juice, Rooh Afza syrup, and egg white in a shaker, cap, and dry shake (without ice) vigorously for 10 to 20 seconds. Open the shaker, fill it with
ice, cap, and then shake for another 10 to 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with fresh strawberries.
3. Cucumber and Basil fizz
Ingredients
● 60ml Tanqueray gin
● 3-4 basil leaves
● 8-10 cucumber chunks
● 10 ml lime juice
● 10 ml sugar syrup
● Tonic water to top up
How To Prepare
Muddle cucumber and basil and leave with a rolling pin. Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker along with ice cubes and shake it. Double strain the drink using a tea strainer and pour fresh into a tall glass with ice. Top up the drink with tonic and garnish with cucumbers.
4. Mango & Chilli Margarita Pops
Ingredients
● 75 ml tequila
● 1 fresh mango (peeled)
● 30 ml sugar syrup
● 40 ml lime juice
● Chilli powder to taste
How To Prepare
Add all ingredients except the chilli powder into a blender. Run until it becomes a smooth and then fine strain. Add this mixture into a popsicle mould or a thin steel container. Insert a popsicle stick or a teaspoon in each mould and freeze (preferably overnight). When ready to serve, just dust any half side of the popsicle with chilli powder.
5. The Watermelon Basil
Ingredients
● 45 ml gin (you can use rum/vodka as well)
● 6-8 pieces of fresh watermelon
● 2 basil or mint leaves
● 10 ml lime juice 10 ml
● 15 ml sugar syrup (1:1)
● 8-10 ice cubes
How To Prepare
First, muddle the watermelon to take out its juice. Add all the ingredients to a jar or shaker along with ice and shake it. Strain using a tea strainer in a cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of watermelon and basil leaves.
Bring life to your kitchen and enjoy these cocktails at a house party or just on a simple get-together. Be careful with your alcohol and keep experimenting in the kitchen.