Five of the best: cocktails for Spring

by James Wilkinson

It’s Spring in the Southern Hemisphere and it’s an ideal time for long lunches, barbies and picnics. To spice up your next catch-up, here are five of the best cocktails for a Spring fling.

01. Aberfeldy Gold Fashioned
Glass: Rocks
Ingredients:
-50ml Aberfeldy 12-Year-Old
-1 Bar Spoon of Local Honey
-2 Dashes of Angostura Bitters
-2 Dashes of Orange Bitters
Method: Add the honey syrup, bitters and Aberfeldy 12-Year-Old to a mixing glass, add ice and stir to dilute. Pour into rocks glass. Cut and twist and orange zest expressing the oils over the drink and disregard.

Aberfeldy 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky is available to purchase at Dan Murphy’s and other major retailers for an RRP of AU$87.99.

02. Grey Goose Classic Dry Martini
Glass: Martini
Ingredients:
-50ml Grey Goose Vodka
-10ml Martini Extra Dry Vermouth
-Dash of Orange Bitters
-Lemon Twist
Method: Add Grey Goose, vermouth and bitters to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Firm shake and then strain into a chilled martini cocktail glass.
Garnish: Twist of lemon

Grey Goose Vodka is available at Dan Murphy’s and other major retailers for an RRP of AU$73.99.

03. Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Negroni
Glass: Rocks
Ingredients:
-25ml Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru
-25ml Martini Riserva Special Rubino Vermouth
-25ml Bitter Liqueur (Martini Riserva Speciale Bitter)
-Lemon Twist
-Olive
Method: In a rocks glass, add cubed ice. Followed by the rest of your liquid ingredients. Stir for adequate dilution.
Garnish: a twist of lemon peel and an olive.

Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Gin is available at major retailers for an RRP of AU$79.

04. Perfect Margarita
Glass: Rocks or Martini
Ingredients:
-45ml Patrón Reposado Tequila
-30ml Citronge Orange Liqueur
-22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice
-7.5ml Simple Syrup (to taste)
-1 Lime Wheel for Garnish
-Salt (optional)
Method: Combine ingredients in the cocktail shaker and shake with ice to chill. Strain into a salt-rimmed martini or rocks glass.
Garnish: Lime wheel

Patrón Reposado is available at Dan Murphy’s and other major retailers for an RRP of AU$104.99.

05. BACARDI Spiced Mule
Glass: Mule mug
Ingredients:
-50ml BACARDI Spiced Rum
-100ml Ginger Beer
-2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
-1 Lime Slice
Method: Fill a mule glass with ice. Combine BACARDI Spiced Rum, ginger beer and the bitters into your glass. Stir and then garnish with your lime slice.
Garnish: lime slice

BACARDI Spiced Rum is available at Dan Murphy’s and other major retailers for an RRP of AU$46.99.

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