We were wondering what to make for our friend when they come to our place to celebrate Vappu and as I had just got our new drinkware home we decided to make different cocktails! And of course we had to try them before the occasion… 🙂
We made three different cocktails and they turned out perfect! Super summery, fresh and most importantly easy to make. We’re definitely not experts in drink making but maybe we will be after the Summer! These drinks will be on repeat in our kitchen throughout the Summer!
ELDERFLOWER COCKTAIL
Elderflower juice
Sparkling water
Prosecco (dry)
Lemon rind
Place ice cubes in a glass. Add one lemon rind to each glass. Add about 3 cl elderflower juice. Add some sparkling water and top with Prosecco. Decorate with eatable flowers.
Psst! You can add eatable flowers to the ice cubes with water and they’ll freeze beautifully!
PEACH, STRAWBERRY & BASIL SUMMER SANGRIA
1 bottle chilled Prosecco or Cava
4 cl Cointreau
Strawberries
1-2 peaches
1 cup/250 ml sparkling water
Basil leaves
Ice
Pour the sparkling water into a pitcher, add Cointreau, sparkling water, sliced fruits and basil. Stir and serve with ice.
RHUBARB BASIL MARGARITA
Rhubarb Basil Simple Syrup
250 ml water
2,5 dl sugar
2,5 dl chopped rhubarb
basil leaves
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until rhubarb completely falls apart.
Press mixture through a sieve and cool.
Margarita (1 cocktail)
Tarvitset: shaker, jalallinen lasi, viinamitta
4 cl tequila
6 cl Rhubarb Basil Simple Syrup
85 ml lime juice
Ice
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well and strain over ice. Garnish with rhubarb and basil leaves.
Cheers to summer!
The writer, Alessia Moborg, is a quarter Italian and a quarter Swedish foodie from Turku. This young world explorer has visited almost all continents of our beautiful planet and brings along inspiration to her cooking from her travels. Alessia has an eye for aesthetics, which can also be seen in her cooking, especially baking. Follow all things beautiful on Alessia’s Instagram.
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