Top 5 Summer Cocktails

The clocks have gone forward, the weather is (mostly) brightening up, and, most importantly, the O'Donnell summer range is finally here!

It's time for family barbecues and spontaneous camping trips with friends,聽time for enjoying good drinks with good people. And, what says summer more than cocktails in the sun?聽

If, you're looking to break away from tried and tired mixes this year then you've come to the right place. Our flavourful, premium moonshine spirits are perfect for anyone looking for a drink that gives a little extra, and the best thing is, not only do they work perfectly neat over ice, they're also an ideal addition to a whole myriad of cocktails and mixes.聽

So, here's our top pick of 5 seasonal moonshine cocktails, that we think,聽will make summer '24 one to remember!聽

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1. Remember Summer

So, on the topic of making great memories, let's begin with a cocktail sure to evoke feelings of warm summer evenings and lazy days. It's time to 'Remember Summer'.聽

Ingredients:聽

  • 50ml聽Wild Berry

  • 20ml聽lime juice

  • 50ml聽sparkling wine (to top up your glass)

  • Garnish: Mixed Berries

Recipe:

  1. Pour 50ml Wild Berry into a glass
  2. Add ice cubes and lime juice, then top with sparkling wine聽
  3. Lightly stir聽
  4. Garnish: mixed berries聽

Included Flavours: Wild Berry聽

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2.聽Rue De Soleil

Ingredients:

  • 50ml聽Aperitivo
  • 10ml Mineral water
  • Prosecco or Cremant to top up
  • Orange to garnish

Recipe:

  1. Fill a wine glass with ice cubes and pour in聽Aperitivo.
  2. Add a dash of mineral water.
  3. Top up the glass with Prosecco or Cremant to taste.
  4. Stir and garnish with an orange wheel.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Included Flavours: Aperitivo

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3. Pornstar Martini聽聽

Ingredients:聽

  • 50ml聽Passion Fruit
  • 35ml聽High Proof
  • 15ml Lime juice
  • 15ml Vanilla Syrup
  • 15ml Passion Fruit Puree
  • Passion Fruit (to garnish)
  • Shot of Prosecco/Champagne (Optional)
Recipe:聽
  1. 聽Mix the聽Passion Fruit聽Moonshine with all the other ingredients.
  2. Shake well in a cocktail shaker with ice cubes until the outside of the shaker is cool to the touch.
  3. Strain through a sieve into a martini glass.
  4. To Garnish: Halved passion fruit on the side and optional shot of prosecco/champagne served alongside.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Included Flavours: Passion Fruit, High Proof聽

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4. Horse's Neck

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Ingredients:

  • 50ml聽Tough Nut
  • 35ml Cognac
  • 2 drops of Angostura bitters
  • Ginger Ale
  • Orange to garnish

Recipe:

  1. Pour聽Tough Nut, Cognac and Angostura bitters into a highball glass.
  2. Add ice cubes and fill up with Ginger Ale.
  3. Garnish with fresh peels of orange.
  4. Serve and enjoy!

Included Flavours: Tough Nut聽

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5. Blood Orange Margarita

Ingredients:聽

  • 50ml聽Blood Orange
  • 35ml聽Tequila
  • 20ml Lime juice
  • 10ml聽Sugar syrup
  • 15ml聽Triple Sec
  • Blood Orange,聽lime &聽salt聽to garnish

Recipe:聽

  1. Fill a shaker with聽Blood Orange聽Moonshine and other ingredients.
  2. Add ice cubes and shake until the outside of the shaker is cool to the touch.
  3. To rim your glass, run a slice of lime over the top edge and roll it in salt.
  4. Pour your Margarita into the glass and garnish with pieces of blood orange.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Included Flavours: Blood Orange聽

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