Cocktail recipes to add colour to Pride this weekend

FOR TEQUILA LOVERS: DON MARGARITA

A quintessential cocktail, the margarita is one of the best ways to showcase and enjoy tequila.

Ingredients:

50ml Don Julio Blanco

25ml lime juice

15ml agave syrup

zest of 1 lime

sea salt

Method:

1. Prepare a rock glass with a salt rim
2.   Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker
3. Add ice and shake vigorously 
4. Strain into glass over ice
5. Garnish the glass with lime zest 

FOR GIN DRINKERS: WHITLEY NEILL PROTEA & HIBISCUS COCKTAIL 

As simple to make as a classic G&T but with a purple twist.

Ingredients:

50ml Whitley Neill Protea & Hibiscus gin

200ml purple tonic

blueberries

Method:

1. Pour the gin into a gin glass with ice
2. Top up with tonic
3. Garnish with blueberries

FOR VODKA CONNOISSEURS: CÎROC SKINNY COSMO

This is a classic for a reason: it’s easy to make, tastes good and always looks classy.  

Ingredients:

50ml Cîroc Blue Dot Vodka

50ml cranberry juice

20ml lime juice

20ml sugar syrup

orange zest 

Method:

1. Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker
2. Add ice and shake
3. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with orange zest