Must Mix: Summer Cocktails
By Chilled Magazine
Tiki Banana Cooler
Created by Mixologist Lynnette Marrero
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. Zacapa Rum 23
- 1/2 oz. Banana Liqueur
- 2/3 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 bar spoon Demerara Syrup
- Sparkling Water for Top
- 1 dash Aromatic Bitters
- Banana Tiki Dolphin for Garnish (or Banana and Cherry Skewer)
Preparation: Combine Zacapa Rum 23, banana liqueur, fresh lemon juice, demerara syrup and aromatic bitters into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain contents into a tiki glass over crushed ice. Top with sparkling water. Garnish with banana tiki dolphin.
Ideal Serving Glass: Tiki Glassware
The Don’s Summer Shandy
Created by Mixologist Ben Scorah
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 oz. Tequila Don Julio Blanco
- 1 1/2 oz. Red Stripe Lager
- 1/3 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/3 oz. Thyme-Infused Simple Syrup
- Thyme Sprig for Garnish
Preparation: Combine Tequila Don Julio Blanco, fresh lemon juice and thyme syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain contents over ice into a highball glass. Top with Red Stripe and garnish with a thyme sprig.
Ideal Serving Glass: Highball glass
Porch Zwing
Created by NYC Mixologist Sother Teague
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 oz. Zwack
- 1/4 oz. Gin
- 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup 2:1
- Mint sprigs and Peach Slices for Garnish
Preparation: Muddle one slice of peach and 2 mint leaves in the bottom of a Collins Glass. Add Zwack, gin, fresh lemon juice and simple syrup and stir with a bar spoon. Top with seltzer. Garnish with additional peach slices and mint sprigs.
Ideal Serving: Collins Glass