Must have drinks to include on your Australia Day drinks menu
Aperol Spritz
With the sun shining and the tunes on, Australia Day calls for a simple, refreshing and delicious cocktail!
Ingredients:
Aperol
Prosecco
Soda Water
Ice
Orange
Method:
Fill a large wine glass- about 420ml with ice
Combine equal parts Italian Prosecco & Aperol (60 mL each)
Add a splash of soda water
Finish with a wedge of orange to garnish
Recipe: @aperolspritz
Coronarita
Or like the guys at The Criterion Hotel call it a Lagerita, because no beer is off limits lets be honest.
Definitely one for the adventurous, would you give it a go?
Ingredients:
45ml Tequila
15ml Triple Sec
1 Corona
30ml lime juice
Salt and lime wedge to garnish
Method:
Rim edge of glass with lime juice and coarse salt. Add ice.
Pour over tequila, triple sec and lime juice. Stir well to mix.
Add an upside down corona and garnish with a lime wedge.
Recipe: @tipsybartender
Ink & Tonic
A small twist on a classic, gin that turns a different colour when you add tonic!
Ingredients:
30ml ink gin
120ml premium tonic
Ice
Seasonal garnish- try citrus (grapefruit, orange, lime), herbs (thyme, mint or rosemary) or fresh strawberries.
Method:
Pour gin and tonic over ice. Garnish and serve.
Recipe: @ink_gin
Rosé Punch
Sharing is caring, and what better way to celebrate the long weekend than catching up with a group of friends over a pitcher of rosé punch!
Ingredients:
1 bottle of rosé
1/3 cup vodka
3 cans sparkling blackberry flavour water
Juice of 1 lime
2 tbsp honey
1 lime, sliced
½ cup blackberries
¼ cup raspberries
¼ cup sliced stawberries
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a larger pitcher and stir to combine.
Serve over ice and garnish with extra berries
Recipe: @delish
Shandy Cider
Beer and cider- a combination we didn’t know we needed in our lives until now.
Ingredients:
2 x 345ml btl pale ale, or other beer
330ml sparkling apple juice, or non-alcoholic cider
2 cups lemonade
1 small lemon, thinly sliced
1 small red apple, thinly sliced
Method:
Combine the ale, juice or cider and lemonade in a large jug. Add lemon and apple slices. Gently stir to combine. Divide among glasses.
Recipe: @taste_team