International Cocktails
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Waterloo Sunset
Katikies Santorini – Greece
This unique drink recipe is inspired by and designed to reflect the hues of a Santorini sunset. It pairs perfectly with Greek and Asian cuisines, as well as seafood and sushi.
Ingredients:
- 30 ml gin
- 30 ml red vermouth
- 15 ml sake
- 15 ml lime Juice
- 15 ml Ginger of the Indies liquor
- 15ml St. Germain elderflower liqueur
- 5ml citrus extract
Preparation:
Add the ingredients to an ice-filled mixing glass or metal shaker. Shake for about 10 seconds, and double strain into an old fashion glass. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.
Grandpa’s Tea
Hotel Okura Amsterdam – The Netherlands
Not your average cup of tea, Hotel Okura Amsteram’s take on this teatime cocktail is spiked with a healthy shot of tequila, and a few more surprises.
Ingredients:
- 50 ml reposado tequila
- 30 ml vermouth
- 20 ml homemade cinnamon tea syrup
(1:1 hot water and sugar; add cinnammon to taste) - Orange zest
- Cinnamon stick
Preparation:
Add all the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain mixture into a tea cup. Garnish with some orange zest and a cinnamon stick. Pro tip: heat the cinnamon stick for a lovely aroma.
Perigonio
Principe Forte dei Marmi – Italy
This cocktail created for the hotel’s 67 Sky Lounge rooftop bar taps into its creator’s Peruvian roots. In the Perigonio, Peruvian pisco is combined Mediterranean flavors, perfect for admiring the view as the sun descends over the sea from 67 Sky Lounge, or at home, dreaming of your next trip to Italy, or even Peru.
Ingredients:
- 6 ml saffron-infused pisco
- 10 ml Aperol
- 15 ml fruit passion syrup
- 2 ml lemon
- 1 ml acquafaba
Preparation:
Shake the ingredients together in a shaker with ice, and strain the mixture into a glass. Garnish with dried lime and chili.
Tangerine & Basil Caipirinha
Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Cachaça Gancheira Premium is produced in Santa Caterina near Ponta dos Ganchos, in an old still that is currently managed by the third generation of the same German family that started the distillery. This classic Brazilian cocktail combines the national spirit with refreshing tangerine and basil flavors to mix the perfect treat for spending a summer afternoon at the beach.
Ingredients:
- 50 ml Cachaça Gancheira Premium (or the cachaça of your choice)
- 1 tangerine
- 2 teaspoon of sugar
- 3 basil leaves
- Ice
Preparation:
Peel the tangerine and remove all the seeds and any excess pith. Add the tangerine and sugar to a cocktail shaker and muddle a bit. Add the basil leaves and muddle gently. Add the cachaça and ice to the shaker. Shake it for about a minute or until your hands are cold. Enjoy a taste of Brazil at home.
The Sau Sau
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa – Marbella, Spain
The ‘Sau Sau’ as it came to be known at the Marbella Club is a popular, refreshing cocktail said to have originated in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois and was a favorite of Al Capone.
Ingredients:
- 4 ice cubes or equivalent in crushed ice
- Several fresh mint leaves
- 2 oz vodka
- The juice of a half-lime, squeezed
- 1⁄2 tablespoon sugar cane syrup or simple syrup
- Soda water
Preparation:
Place all ingredients except for the mint in a cocktail shaker (or any 2 interlocked glasses for example) and shake vigorously. Open shaker and add the mint leaves. Close the shaker and roll the mint around to release the mint oil. Strain into a chilled Collins Glass filled with crushed ice and top with soda water. Garnish with mint and lime.
Red Velvet
TRS Coral Hotel – Cancun, Mexico
Served at TRS Coral Hotel Bar created by mixologist Said Martínez who has traveled around the world in search of trends, flavors and habits that he later implements in his mixology recipes.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz Cranberry Juice
- 1 oz black tea
- 1 oz of natural syrup
- 1.5 oz Gin
- Rim of sugar and dry tea leaves
- Red berries on skewer for garnish
Preparation:
Pour all the ingredients into the shaker, add ice and cool for 20 seconds. Frost the glass with the sugar and the tea. Add ice in an Old Fashioned glass and pour the cocktail into the glass with a strainer. Decorate with a skewer of red berries and a touch of sugar.
Old Fashioned
Adare Manor – Limerick, Ireland
Some things never go out of style. The simple, high-quality, Old Fashioned cocktail is one of them. Adare Manor’s resort mixologist, Ariel Sanecki, shares the recipe for the traditional whiskey cocktail, a favorite at the hotel’s Tack Room and Carriage House bars.
Ingredients:
- 60 ml bourbon
- 5 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 spoon of brown sugar
Preparation:
Muddle the bitters and sugar in a glass, and then pour over the bourbon. Stir all of the ingredients together, and serve with ice.
Playa Access
Malibu Beach Inn – Malibu, California, USA
Created by bar director Josh Curtis, this refreshing take on a classic margarita is served at the hotel’s Carbon Beach Club alongside views of the Pacific Ocean .
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Casamigos Blanco
- 3⁄4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
- 3⁄4 oz simple syrup
- 3⁄4 oz fresh squeezed cucumber
Preparation:
Place ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake five times. Use a Hawthorne strainer to separate ice from cocktail and pour mixed cocktail into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a skewered cucumber wheel and a kiss-of-salt on the outer ridge of the glass rim.
