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Whatever your spirit of choice, these drinks will keep you cool through the hottest months.

Cocktails in the summertime has a singular purpose, it must make you feel refreshed. These classic summer cocktail recipes, which range from simple to more intensive concoctions, are ideal for hot weather drinking.

ORANGE MINGLE

INGREDIENTS

• Glenmorangie Original - 45 ml v
• Orange Marmalade - 2 ml
• Aperol - 10 ml
• Lemon Juice - 15 ml
• Orange Juice - 10 ml
• Egg White - 25 ml
• Orange Bitters

Garnish: Edible Flowers

DIRECTIONS

• Add all ingredients to a shaker and reverse dry shake.
• Double strain into a nick and nora glass.
• Garnish with bitters and edible flowers.

THE ORANGE HIGHBALL

INGREDIENTS

• Glenmorangie Original - 50 ml
• Soda Water - 50 ml
• Tonic Water - 50 ml
• Orange Wedgesv

Garnish: Orange Wedge

DIRECTIONS

• Fill a highball with ice and add Glenmorangie.
• Squeeze on wedge into the glass and then top with Soda and Tonic Water.
• Garnish with an Orange Wedge.

GLENMORANGIE GINGER LEMON

INGREDIENTS

• Glenmorangie Original - 50 ml
• Sweet Vermouth - 7.5 ml
• Ginger Syrup - 7.5 ml
• Angostura Bitters - 2 Dashes
• Orange Bitters - 1 Dash

Garnish: Lemon Twist, Crystallised Ginger

DIRECTIONS

• Add all ingredients to mixing glass filled with ice.
• Stir until well chilled, strain into an old fashioned glass with a block of ice.
• Garnish with a lemon twist and crystallised Ginger.

STRAWBERRY SUMMER BLAST BY SASHA ANAND

INGREDIENTS

• Vodka – 30ml
• Ice Cubes – 3 to 4
• Lemon Juice – 20 ml
• K’s kitchen Strawberry conserve – 2 tbsp
• Fruzzanté Strawberry – 1 bottle per serving
• Fresh Strawberry – 1 per glass

METHOD

• Take shaker and put ice in it
• Combine lemon juice & K’s strawberry conserve & vodka
• Shake vigourously for about 30 secs
• Strain into wine glass & top it up with Fruzzante strawberry
• Cut small slit at the centre of the strawberry and place it on the lip of the wine glass

TOM COLLINS

INGREDIENTS

• Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin - 45ml
• Lemon Juice - 20ml
• Simple Syrup - 20ml

METHOD

• Build with ice into a collins glass.
• Stir well and top with Soda Water.
• Garnish with lemon and orange wheel

ABSOLUT RAPIROSKA

INGREDIENTS

• Absolut Raspberri - 45 ml
• Simple Syrup - 10 ml
• Whole Raspberry - 6
• Crushed Ice

METHOD

• Muddle raspberry and simple syrup in a rocks glass.
• Fill with crushed ice. Add Absolut Raspberri.
• Stir. Garnish with a raspberry.

GRAPEFRUIT & TONIC

INGREDIENTS

• Absolut Grapefruit - 45 ml
• Tonic - 120 ml
• Grapefruit or lime wedge for garnish

METHOD

• Pour Absolut Grapefruit and Tonic into a Copa glass filled with ice cubes.
• Stir and garnish with a grapefruit or lime wedge.