Creative mixes to try this season

THE festive season is almost here, and while some are planning to go on holiday, others want to relax at home with their loved ones.

If you plan on hosting a small party or a get-together with friends, these are some of the cocktails you can make for your guests.

VSOP Courvoisier French Twist

For Cognac lovers who prefer their drink with a twist, instead of having it on the rocks, this one is for you.

Ingredients

50ml Courvoisier VSOP

15ml Orange Curaçao or quality Triple Sec

22ml Sirop de Gomme (or honey) 15ml fresh lemon juice

89ml soda water

Method

Build all ingredients into a tin, except the soda. Add one handcracked 1x1 ice cube and shake until melted. Pour into a glass half full of crushed ice, add the soda water, then pack in extra ice and garnish with fruit.

Dead Man’s Fingers Purple Haze

If you have a sweet tooth and love colourful drinks, then you should try this cocktail.

Ingredients

50ml Dead Man’s Fingers Spiced or Coconut Rum

50ml cranberry juice

20ml raspberry syrup

25ml fresh grapefruit juice

Pinch of salt

Dash of bitters (optional) Method

Build all the ingredients in a glass stir. Garnish with orange or lemon peel.

Jameson Mac Black

George Booth, a famous bartender at Lo-Jo’s Social in Copenhagen, says the cocktail for December is the Mac Black. He named it after his first puppy, Mac. Ingredients

50ml Jameson Select Reserve

10ml Calvados

The juice of 1 fresh Granny Smith apple

10ml Rosemary Syrup

10ml Citron

20ml Vanilla Gomme

1 egg white

A sprinkle of dried rosemary Method

Shake 50ml Jameson Select Reserve, 10ml Calvados, the juice of 1 fresh Granny Smith apple, 10ml Rosemary Syrup, 10ml Citron, 20ml Vanilla Gomme, 1 egg white and a sprinkle of dried rosemary together.

Strain into a glass and serve.

Smirnoff Infusion Popsicle

Summer is also about enjoying something chilled to cool off your body. Try something new, and create vodka-infused popsicles.

Ingredients

50ml Smirnoff Raspberry / Pineapple Infusion

A small lemonade

Popsicle mould

Method

Mix the vodka and lemonade and freeze in a popsicle mould.

An alternative to lemonade can be raspberry or pineapple juice, depending on the vodka flavour you selected.

Please note that these drinks are not suitable for people under the age of 18. Drink responsibly and don’t drink and drive.