Summer at home: delicious and easy-to-prepare cocktails

With the arrival of summer, the days become longer, the heat invites you to cool off, and outdoor meetings are the perfect plan. In this context, cocktails become the main protagonists, offering a combination of fresh flavors that are easy to prepare.

Below, 8 cocktails to enjoy at home and surprise your guests:

High temperatures give us the perfect excuse to look for a refreshing option. This season is experienced – yes or yes – with a cocktail in hand.

What ingredients do you need?

• 1 part sparkling wine
• 1 part Aperol
• Soda
• Ice
• 1/2 orange slice

Preparation:

• Fill the glass halfway with ice rocks.
• Add the sparkling wine.
• Add the Aperol.
• Complete with a splash of soda.
• Stir slowly to integrate.
• Serve with half a slice of orange in the glass.

Campari Spritz

What ingredients do you need?

• 2 parts Campari
• 3 parts Prosecco
• 1 dash of soda
• Better half

Preparation:

• Fill the glass halfway with ice.
• Add the Prosecco.
• Add the Campari.
• Complete with a splash of soda.
• Stir slowly to integrate.
• Serve with half a slice of orange inside the glass.

Bulldog Gin Tonic with blackberries

What ingredients do you need?

• Ice
• 50ml Bulldog Gin
• Premium Tonic Drink

Preparation

• Place ice in a balloon glass of Gin Tonic.
• Pour the Bulldog Gin
• Add the tonic and mix being careful not to break the bubble.
• Cut 3 blackberries lengthwise, arrange them on a metal skewer on the same side.
• Place the garnish inside the glass. Serve and enjoy!

Cynar Julep

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What ingredients do you need?

• Fresh Mint
• 15 ml lemon juice
• 15 ml simple syrup
• broken ice
• 60ml Cynar 70
• grapefruit juice

Preparation

• Gently mash the mint in a highball glass, with the lemon juice and simple syrup.
• Add plenty of broken ice, Cynar and integrate.
• Complete with grapefruit juice.

Pro tip:

• The ideal mint for the cocktail is English or piperita, and not black mint, which is much more invasive.
• If we are looking for a quality cocktail, both lemon and grapefruit juice should be squeezed and not from cardboard.
• In relation to the ice, the suggestion is to break it a little before adding it. The ice does not have to float: if that happens, it is watering down the drink and not keeping it cold.

Pulenta Estate Sauvignon Blanc Mojito

This light and refreshing low alcohol cocktail is perfect when you want a cocktail that is not too alcoholic.

Ingredients for a glass:

• 2 wedges of lime
• 6 fresh mint leaves
• 1 teaspoon agave
• 1/2 cup chilled Pulenta Estate Sauvignon Blanc
• 1/4 cup cold soda
• Ice

Preparation

• Gently mix the lime, mint and agave with a spoon in a glass.
• Add Pulenta Estate Sauvignon Blanc, soda, ice and stir.
• It’s ready, enjoy!

Vodka Soda

What ingredients do you need?

• 2 parts SKYY Vodka (60 ml total)
• Soda
• Ice
• Grapefruit Peel Garnish

Preparation

• Fill a glass with ice.
• Add the 2 parts of SKYY Vodka (60 ml).
• Complete with soda to taste.
• Garnish with a grapefruit peel to add an aromatic touch.

Margarita by José Cuervo

How to prepare a perfect margarita? Tequila, ice and lime.

What ingredients do you need?

• 50 ml (10 parts) José Cuervo tequila
• 20 ml (4 parts) triple sec
• 15 ml (3 parts) lime juice

Preparation

• Serve all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
• Shake well and serve in a salt-rimmed cocktail glass.
• Your cocktail is ready!

Summer red

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Summer red with Cinzano Segundo

What ingredients do you need to prepare it?

• Cinzano Second
• Lemon Lime Soda
• Lemon

Preparation:

• Fill a jug with lots of ice
• Serve 50% of it with Cinzano Segundo
• Squeeze half a lemon
• Fill the remaining 50% of the jug with Lemon Lime soda
• Integrate well and decorate with citrus slices and fresh mint leaves.

Tips:

• a lot of ice
• Keep the mixer cold
• Integrate/mix well
• The decoration not only adds to the visual aspect, but also complements the flavor and freshness.