World Cocktail Day: Celebrate in flavor with these fruit-based recipes
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World Cocktail Day is celebrated on May 13 and honestly, we can't think of a better weekend than chugging down some invigorating beverages tonight. So since sipping on some liquor with a punch of fresh fruity undertones is never a bad idea, here are five fruit-based cocktail recipes that you should try on this flavorful occasion. Check them out.
Recipe 1
Strawberry vodka lemonade
This cocktail is 'berry' good as it is celebratory and fresh.
Cut some strawberries into small pieces and then muddle them in the bottom of a tumbler.
Now add some ice cubes and then pour in some vodka.
Once that's done, top it all with fresh lemonade and give it a gentle stir.
Garnish it with fresh strawberries cut on the sides and serve.
Recipe 2
Pineapple mojito
Pour water and pineapple juice into a pan and heat until it lightly boils. Add sugar and stir to completely dissolve.
Now let this concoction cool down completely and once it does, pour it into a bottle or a jar.
Take a little of this and mix it with pineapple chunks in a glass. Mash them.
Add rum, put ice, and pour club soda.
Recipe 3
Grapefruit vodka tonic
You can easily prepare grapefruit vodka tonic as you only require a handful of basic ingredients for it.
All you have to do is, fill a cocktail glass with some ice cubes.
Add some small and mashed pieces of grapefruit, followed by grapefruit vodka, and tonic water.
Give it a gentle stir and then garnish with a slice of grapefruit.
Recipe 4
Purple margarita
First off, rim a margarita glass with charcoal salt.
The next step is to grab a shaker, add coriander leaves and jamun juice to it, and muddle for a while.
Now pour in some lemon juice, followed by tequila and triple sec.
Add some ice cubes and shake them so that all the ingredients combine well.
Recipe 5
Frozen banana daiquiri
For the uninitiated, daiquiri is a kind of cocktail that has rum, citrus juice, and a sweetener as its main ingredients.
Add some ice, bananas, sugar, lime juice, triple sec, and tequila in a blender and blend until you attain a smooth concoction.
Now pour this mixture into a glass and garnish with either bananas or cherries.