Say cheers to refreshing drinks of the summer! Here are cool summer drink recipes from mixologist Brendan Piunno.
1. Black Mamba Margarita
- 1/4 oz. Charcoal infused Avion Tequila
- 1 1/4 oz. St. Germain Elderflower liqueur
- 3/4 Lime Juice
- Orange bitters
- Bowmore and Bacardi 151 Flame
2. Booya Cachaca
- 1 oz Havana Club Rum
- 1/2 oz. Leblon Cachaca
- 1 oz. Yuzu Sake
- 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
- 3/4 oz Jasmine Tea Syrup
- Chili garnish
3. Cottage Life Caesar
- 750ml bottle of Beefeater 24 infused with the following:
- 1 full sprig of fresh rosemary
- 3 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 2 medium size cloves of garlic
- 1 Jalapeno cut open length way
- *Infuse the gin for 7 to 10 days
Ingredients:
- 2 oz of Beefeater 24 infusion
- 6 oz of Clamato juice
- 4 dashes of worchestershire sauce
- The juice of half a lime, use a citrus reamer and save the half juiced lime for ganish.
- Rim: With a morter and pestle, blender or coffee grinder. Take roughly 30 - 40 wasabi cover peas and break down into a powder. Dip the rim in lime juice and cover the top edge with the blitzed wasabi peas.
- Garnish: Use the hollowed out half lime. Fill with whole wasabi peas and place over top of the ice
4. Waiting for the Sun
- 1 1/2 oz. Woodford Reserve Bourbon
- 1/2 oz.Amaro Montenegro
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 1 oz. Blood orange shrub
- 1/2 oz. Strawberry puree
- 1/2 oz. Vanilla syrup