While we never need much of a reason to mix up a post-work-week cocktail, if you’re looking for an excuse to get creative, this Friday, May 13th is World Cocktail Day !
Below you will find a cocktail roundup with unique recipes from Santa Margherita Wine and Sparkling Ice that you can make with just a few simple ingredients to celebrate World Cocktail Day.
Peachy Keen Cocktail
Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore
3 fresh peaches, pitted and halved
½ fresh ginger, chopped
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 cups crushed ice
Place peaches, sugar, lime juice, ginger and Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore in blender, blend at medium speed until smooth. Add ice to the blender and process.
Spiked Strawberry Slushie
Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore
3 cups strawberries
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 sprig of fresh mint
Ice cubes
1 tablespoon sugar
Stir lemon juice and ½ Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore together, set aside. Combine ice cubes, mint, sugar and strawberries in blender, blend on high until smooth. Pour in lemon and Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore mixture and blend on medium until smooth. Distribute mixture and top each glass with remaining Prosecco. Garnish with strawberry.
French 75
Bottle Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore
1 fl. oz gin
¼ freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
Lemon Spiral (garnish)
Fill cocktail shaker with ice, gin, lemon juice and sugar. Pour into champagne flute. Top with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore. Stir and garnish with lemon spiral.
Faulty Lemonade
Sparkling Ice Lemonade
2 fl. Oz. Vodka
Muddled Basil leaves
Shake and pour over ice into Highball glass. Top with Sparkling Ice Lemonade. Garnish with Basil leaf.
Grapefruit Gin
Sparkling Ice Grapefruit
3 fl. Oz. Gin
Small scoop Grapefruit sorbet
Squeeze of lime juice
Teaspoon simple syrup
Mix all ingredients in rocks glass with Kosher salted rim.
Tequila Tea
Sparkling Ice Raspberry Iced Tea
1 fl. Oz. Tequila Blanco
1 fl. Oz. Mescal
2 fl. Oz. Coconut water
3 drops Mole Essence
Freeze cubes of the Sparkling Ice Raspberry Iced Tea and blend with other ingredients for frozen delight. Pour into margarita glass and garnish with single mint leaf.
