Premium Cocktails Recipe
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Ingredients
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Citrus Gin & Elderflower
Smoked Old Fashioned
Tropical Rum Smash
Sparkling Rosé Spritz
Method
Citrus Gin & Elderflower
Build & Shake
Add gin, St-Germain, lemon juice, lime juice and simple syrup into a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice (about 1 cup). Shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds until the outside of the shaker is frosty.
Strain & Top
Double-strain into a chilled Collins or highball glass filled with fresh ice. Top with 2 oz club soda and gently stir once to integrate.
Garnish
Express a lemon wheel over the drink to release oils, drop it in, and slap a mint sprig between your palms to release aroma and rest it on top.
Smoked Old Fashioned
Prepare Glass
Place a large ice cube in a rocks glass and set aside. Peel a wide strip of orange peel, express the oils by holding it over the glass and pinching so oils spray over the ice.
Combine & Stir
In a mixing glass add bourbon, demerara syrup and bitters. Add enough ice to fill the mixing glass. Stir with a bar spoon for 30–45 seconds until chilled and slightly diluted (about 20% dilution).
Smoke & Finish
Strain the stirred mixture over the prepared large ice cube. Use a smoking gun with a wood chip or briefly capture smoke in the glass by lighting a small chip and covering the glass to trap smoke; let sit 15–20 seconds, then remove cover. Garnish with the expressed orange peel and serve immediately.
Tropical Rum Smash
Muddle
In a shaker or mixing glass, add pineapple chunks, agave nectar and mint leaves. Gently muddle 6–8 times to release juices and mint aroma — avoid pulverizing the mint to prevent bitterness.
Shake & Strain
Add aged rum, lime juice and a handful of crushed ice to the shaker. Shake vigorously for 8–10 seconds. Double-strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh crushed ice.
Garnish
Tuck a mint sprig into the crushed ice and perch a pineapple wedge on the rim. Optionally dust with a small lime wheel.
Sparkling Rosé Spritz
Build
Fill a large wine glass with 3 cubes of ice. Pour Aperol over the ice, then add chilled sparkling rosé.
Top & Garnish
Top with 0.5 oz soda water to preserve fizz and lightly stir once. Garnish with an orange slice on the rim.