Best Spring Cocktails to Drink in the Sun
Well, hopefully in the sun if we ever get any and there’s any heat to it! Let’s not be pessimistic and hope that the sun is around the corner. Spring is the time of growth, the new fresh year finally throwing off the winter and bursting into bloom.
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It also is the first time of the year we have a chance to get out in the garden for an evening cocktail or even enjoy a sunshine drenched afternoon. So, what are the best spring cocktails we should stock up on ingredients for, just in case the sun shows up?
Fruit favourites
Okay, so fruit doesn’t really have seasons any more though my Dad tells me that it used to be the case that some fruits weren’t available until spring came around. But spring is definitely a time when fruits seem appropriate, maybe because it is when most of our native fruits really start to grow. So fruit cocktails are a good starting place on the spring cocktail line-up.
Strawberry Basil Margarita
Margaritas are a drink with a thousand variations and one that shouts summer is the Strawberry Basil Margarita. It makes a great pitcher drink to share out on those spring events.
All you need is around 10-12 strawberries, 8 basil leaves, 12 ounces of lime concentrate and around 480mls of tequila, either gold or silver. Add the limeade to the pitcher with the tequila and the same amount of water. Slice the strawberries and either crumple or slice up the basil to release the flavour. Leave it in the fridge for at least four hours and the result will be a pale pink coloured drink.
Sparkling Strawberry Cocktail
Another strawberry cocktail is the Sparkling Strawberry Cocktail which is a little like an alcoholic smoothie!
The recipe requires 2 cups hulled strawberries, ¼ cup orange juice, 1 orange sliced and mint springs for garnish. Add the strawberries to a blender with two tablespoons of water then add to a pitcher with the orange and juice then fill with Prosecco or another sparkling white wine. Add the mint for garnish.
Blueberry Rum Smash
Blueberries are another fruit that make for great coloured cocktails and the Blueberry Rum Smash adds ginger ale to it.
Take a glass jar and fill the bottom with blueberries then add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, ¾ ounce of fresh lemon juice and muddle it all together until the skins are broken and the sugar dissolved but not completely to a pulp. Fill with crushed ice and then add 2 ounces of rum before topping up with ginger ale.
Full-on cocktails
If you like your drinks a little heavier on the alcohol, then there are still plenty of great spring cocktails to choose from.
The Hurricane is a cocktail that has been around for a long time and is another to have various incarnations. The original cocktail uses 2 ounces of dark rum, one ounce of passion fruit syrup and the same of fresh lemon juice. Added over ice, shaken and strained, it is garnished with a slice of orange and a cherry.
The Whiskey Sour is another classic that can be given a slightly sweet, spring twist. The original recipe uses two ounces of whiskey, ¾ ounce of lemon juice and the same of basic sugar syrup. To make it sweeter, add ¼ ounce of honey and use hot water rather than sugar syrup.
If you want a fresh and crisp flavoured drink, then the Cucumber Rosemary Gin and Tonic may do the job perfectly. Peel one half a cucumber and slice a lime into eight. Put three of the slices into a highball glass along with a sprig of rosemary, juice from one lime wedge and one ounce of gin. Give it a muddle with a spoon and strain into another glass. Toss in some ice cubes, three slices of cucumber and top with another ounce of gin as well as around four ounces of tonic water. Garnish with another rosemary sprig.
Spring Cocktail Recipes
Want some more tasty ideas for the perfect spring cocktail recipe? Then here are some favourites from around the internet!
Grab a summer twist on this classic cocktail with mint and grapefruit
Gin is great at any time of the year but here's something a little different with snap pea syrup in it!
Blackberries are available all year round now and they are perfect for a fruity twist on the classic Mojito
Spring is when we can start to get outside a bit more and there's nothing nicer than a good sangria to share while enjoying the sunshine
Dessert inspired cocktails are great and this one is ideal for sunny days
Sometimes simple is all you need and this fruity vodka cocktail is a great example
Here's a twist on the classic Hurricane cocktail, New Orleans style!
Something from spring in Chile with a heavy hit of passionfruit in it
Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur and is perfect for those tarty spring cocktails
These are perfect for those spring parties and even add rose tequila to them!
Perfect for a creamy spring brunch - or any other time, really!
Another batch cocktail perfect for if you are having people around - and hidden healthy benefits from the tea!
A very grown up one to finish with that takes the normal Negroni recipe and goes somewhere a little different
