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