The Caorunn Summer Sharer
Try this fruity cocktail with scottish gin, Caorunn. It's perfect for a pitcher at a BBQ
Ingredients: 25ml Caorunn Gin 25ml Sloe Gin 25ml Lemon juice 20 Gomme (1:1)
Garnish: Apple slices, blackberry and lemon twist
Method: Shake everything together and finish by topping with soda into a highball
Sipsmith Summer Cup
A favourite with the Country Life team, the Sipsmith Summer Cup is refreshing and sophisticated.
Ingredients: 35ml Sipsmith Summer cup Lemonade
Garnish: Slice of lemon
Method: Fill a glass with ice, add the Sipsmith Summer cup, and simply top with lemonade.
Chase Rhubarb Sour
Rhubarb flavoured cocktails is a sure fire sign that the British summer has arrived and the Chase Rhubarb Vodka is completely delicious and perfect for this elegant tipple.
Ingredients: 50ml Chase Rhubarb Vodka 20ml freshly squeezed lemon juice 20ml sugar syrup or two teaspoons caster sugar 1 free range egg white
Method: Add the ingredients to a shaker and shake with ice. Strain into a chilled martini or coupette glass
Elderflower Twinkle
It's difficult not to smile at just the name of this popular summer drink. Simple to make, it will go down a treat.
Ingredients: 25ml Chase Vodka 15ml Elderflower Liqueur Champagne Method: Add the liqueur to the vodka and top with the fizz.
Pimm's Blackberry and Elderflower
An essential component of the British summer, Pimm's is now available in blackberry and elderflower and is just as delightful as the original.
Indredients: 50ml Pimm's Blackberry and Elderflower Lemonade
Garnish: Blackberries
Method: Pour the Pimm's into a long drink glass with ice and top up with lemonade.
Moscow Mule
We're big fans here of the Moscow Mule and it's a hot favourite when served at summer garden parties
Ingredients: 60ml Konik's Tail Vodka 8 ml Freshley squeezed lime juice A dash of Angostura bitters Ginger beer
Method: Shake the vodka, lime juice and angostura bitter with ice and strain into a glass. Add ice and top up with ginger beer before stirring.
Honey and Elderflower Collins
If you're a whisky fan, this is the perfect summer drink for you, as it blends Bell's whisky with more summery flavours.
Ingredients 40ml Bell's whisky 15ml Elderflower cordial 15ml fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon runny honey 10ml camomile liqueur Soda
Garnish: Strawberries, raspberries, lemon balm and blueberries
Method: Pop your seasonal fruits in a high ball glass with ice. Add the Bell's whisky, elderflower cordial, lemon juice, honey and camomile liqueur and stir, then top up with soda and lemon balm.
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