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Nine Delicious Cocktails
Recipes
June 2023
Reading time 3 Minutes

Nothing beats a refreshing cocktail to sip in the sun

From a piña co-lager to a gin and tonic float - we've rounded up nine daringly different drinks to try this summer.

Iced Tea Rum Punch

Makes one pitcher

150ml Goslings Black Seal Rum
100ml lime juice
100ml pineapple juice
50ml lemon juice
100ml simple syrup
400ml freshly brewed black tea
4 drops of The Bitter Truth – Old Time Aromatic Bitters
Ice

Brew black tea and allow to cool. To a jug, add all the other ingredients and stir. Garnish with lime and pineapple and serve

Clockwork Orange Pitcher

Makes one pitcher 

100ml Conker gin
100ml Cointreau
300ml fresh orange juice
Slices of orange and lemons
30ml sugar syrup
350ml Cava to top

Add ice to a one litre or half litre jug and then pour in the gin and Cointreau, stirring gently. Next add the orange juice, the slices of orange and lemons and the sugar syrup.  Stir again to combine and finally, top with the fizz. Serve in a small wine glass or nick and nora glass with one large ice cube. 

Apple and Raspberry Wine Spritzer

Serves 1

100ml white wine
50ml JAZZ apple juice
Soda water to top (approximately 50ml)
4 raspberries
Apple fan to garnish

Add the raspberries to a glass and muddle. Fill with ice and pour over the white wine and the apple juice. Stir gently to combine and then top with soda water and garnish with an apple fan. 

Dark and Stormy Granita

Serves 1  

1 can of Goslings Ginger Beer
50ml Goslings Black Seal Rum

Pour your can of Goslings ginger ale into a freezer proof container and freeze for three hours. Every 30 minutes, go back and break up the ice. Add the slushy to a glass and tip the Goslings Black Seal rum on top. Garnish with a slice of lime. 

Gin & Tonic Float

Serves 1 

50ml Hernö Old Tom Gin
100ml Tonic Water
1 scoop Raspberry Ripple ice cream

Add the gin and tonic to a large glass (wine or rocks) and stir to combine. Top with a scoop of raspberry ripple ice cream.

Iced Tea Rum Punch

Makes one pitcher

150ml Goslings Black Seal Rum
100ml lime juice
100ml pineapple juice
50ml lemon juice
100ml simple syrup
400ml freshly brewed black tea
4 drops of The Bitter Truth – Old Time Aromatic Bitters
Ice

Brew black tea and allow to cool. To a jug, add all the other ingredients and stir. Garnish with lime and pineapple and serve. 

Mezcal Soda Float

Serves 2

50ml Recuerdo Mezcal
150ml orange soda
1 scoop vanilla ice cream

Add the mezcal and soda to a double rocks glass. Stir to combine, then top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Piña Co-Lager

Serves 1

50ml Goslings Gold Seal rum
330ml Einstök white ale
200ml pineapple juice
50ml coconut water
Pineapple leaves for garnish

Pour the rum, pineapple juice and coconut water into a large stein or tankard. Add a handful of ice and mix to combine. Top with the Einstök White Ale. Garnish with three pineapple leaves. 

Summer Rummer Pitcher

100ml Goslings Black Seal Rum
300g frozen summer fruits
4 JAZZ apples (juiced)
350ml Prosecco to top

Take the frozen summer fruits straight from the freezer and blend with an apple juice until you have a smoothie-like consistency. Add ice to a one litre or one and a half litre jug and the pour the smoothie mixture on top. Next pour in the rum and stir well. Finally top with the Prosecco and serve with one large ice cube in a single rocks glass and garnish with a mint sprig.

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