These Fruity Cocktails Will Get You In The Festive Mood
We are definitely here for these fruity tipples - no matter what time of the year!
By Lisa Twang -
The Christmas spirit is definitely filling the air. And as Christmas carols serenade us in the shops, our minds turn to festive eating... and the yummy fruity cocktails to go with it!
Here are some fabulous fruity cocktail recipes to try at home, as you prepare for the Yuletide season.
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Text: Bauersyndication.com.au, Additional Reporting: Lisa Twang
This refreshing cocktail, with strawberry and basil flavours, is super easy to whip up!
INGREDIENTS
• 200 ml lemon juice
• 20 ml vanilla cane
sugar syrup
• 6 fresh basil leaves
• 100 ml of Perrier Strawberry
METHOD
1. In a cocktail shaker, add the lemon juice, vanilla cane sugar syrup and basil leaves.
2. Add ice and shake, then top with Perrier Strawberry.
3. Pour the mixture into a glass and serve with a sprig of basil and skewered strawberries
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This refreshing drink uses mint, lychee liquer and juice and fresh lychees for a tropical tang.
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A margarita is a great celebratory drink - and the punchy lime flavour is one of our favourites.
INGREDIENTS
1 slice lime
1 cup ice cubes
2 tbsps dark tequila
1.5 tbps Cointreau
1.5 tbsps lime juice
1.5 tbsps sugar syrup
Coarse cooking salt
METHOD
1. Rub lime slice around the rim of a glass; turn glass upside-down and dip wet rim into sauce of salt.
2. Place ice cubes, dark tequila, Cointreau, juice and sugar syrup in a cocktail shaker; shake vigorously.
3. Strain into a tempered glass and serve immediately.
This classic cocktail gets its fruitiness from orange slices.
INGREDIENTS
2 tbsps Aperol
1/4 cup (60 ml) sparkling white wine
1/2 cup (125 ml) soda water
Ice and orange slices, to serve
METHOD
Combine Aperol, sparkling wine and soda water in a glass. Top with ice and an orange slice. Serve with fresh prawns.
An iconic Cointreau cocktail, the White Lady pays tribute to the roaring 20s and is super delicious — especially for Christmas.
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This sumptious cocktail combines the refreshing flavours of cranberry and lime, plus delicious sparkling rosé.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup (125 ml) cranberry juice
2 tsp grated lime rind
1/4 cup (55 g) caster sugar
750 ml bottle sparkling rosé, chilled
METHOD
Combine the juice, rind and sugar in a jug; stir until sugar is dissolved.
Divide juice mixture between six tall champagne flutes. Top up with the rosé.
The Side Car was first introduced by Franck Meier at the Ritz in Paris, while the White Lady, reputedly a tribute to Dutch dancer and actress Mata Hari, was published in The Savoy Cocktail Book in 1930.
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