Easy & Refreshing Cocktail Recipes

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orld Cocktail Day is just around the corner and amp; what better way to celebrate than with some delicious and amp; easy to make cocktails? Whether youre a professional mixologist or a home bartender, these cocktail recipes are sure to impress your guests and amp; make for an unforgettable World Cocktail Day!

MANGO BASIL LEMONADE

A simple and fresh recipe uniting Hennessy Very Special with the exotic flavour combination of mango and basil.

Ingredients

40 ml Hennessy Very Special

30 ml Fresh lemon juice

15 ml Mango puree

15 ml Simple syrup

1 Top with soda

Method

Shake all liquid except club soda in a cocktail shaker

Strain into a Collins glass with fresh ice.

Top with club soda and garnish with a basil leaf and a lemon wheel.

FRENCH 75

The combination of Hennessy Very Special and champagne always co-exists tastefully. Learn how to make this time-tested recipe with Hennessy master mixologist, Jordan Bushell.

Ingredients

40 ml Hennessy Hennessy Very Special

15 ml Simple syrup

25 ml Fresh Lemon Juice

1 Top with sparkling wine or champagne

1 Lemon Twist

Method

Build directly into a flute glass

Top with Champagne iamp; garnish with a lemon twist.

A LONG NIGHT IN MADRID

A slightly roasted spicy note comes through with a dry slightly sweet finish. No need to be in Madrid to enjoy this drink.

Ingredients

40 ml Hennessy Very Special

25 ml Madeira

8 ml grade A maple syrup

4 dashes Angostura bitters

1 egg white

1 Coco nib shavings, or dark chocolate

Method

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake without ice to activate egg white.

Then add ice and shake to chill.

Strain into a Coupe or Martini glass and shave cocoa nibs or dark chocolate over the top.

CHANDON STATE OF MIND

A Fruity and Perfumed mix of Chandon Brut, Lychee, Ginger, and Orange Blossom inspired by the warm summers of China

Ingredients

Chandon Brut ย– 150ml

Lychee Juice ย– 30ml

Ginger Syrup ย– 7ml

Lime Juice ย– 5ml

Orange Blossom Water ย– a spray

Orange Peel Twist ย– for garnish

Fresh Basil ย– for garnish

Edible Flower ย– for garnish

Method

Chill over ice, Lychee, Ginger, Lime and Orange Blossom.

Pour ingredients into a Chandon Copa glass filled with ice and top up with bubbling Chandon Brut.

LA FAVORITE

ngredients

110ml Benedictine

15ml Lemon Juice

15ml Honey Syrup

75ml Moet iamp; Chandon Rose Imperial

Method

Add the first three ingredients into a cocktail shaker.

Shake with cubed ice and strain into a champagne flute and top with Champagne

IMPERIAL 1869

Ingredients

5ml Agave Syrup

2 Dashes Grapefruit Bitters

1 Dash Orange Flower Water

100ml Moet iamp; Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne

Method

Pour all the ingredients into the coupe glass and top with Champagne.

Garnish with edible flowers.

THE MACALLAN GARDEN OF LEGACY

The Macallan Garden of Legacy pays homage to The Macallan's distilling heritage, and features Double Cask 12 Years Old, a dash of pink grapefruit juice, sugar syrup and sea salt.

Ingredients

40ml The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old

30ml Pink Grapefruit juice

10ml Sugar syrup

Pinch of sea salt

Soda or tonic

Pink grapefruit wedge

Method

Add all ingredients into the glass iamp; top up with soda or tonic

Garnish with a Pink Grapefruit Wedge

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