Would you like to surprise your guests with an award-winning bar-worthy drink next time you host a Friday night party at home? Here are a few creative and delicious cocktail recipes to try!
Apricot Sidecar
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 1⁄2-parts Basil Hayden’s® bourbon whiskey
- 1-part Bols Triple Sec liqueur
- 1/2-part lemon juice
- 1 bar spoon of Anathoth Farm Apricot Jam
- Lemon twist (for garnish)
METHOD:
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice
- Shake hard until apricot jam is fully blended
- Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lemon twist
Hot on the tails of a scotch, a Kentucky distilled straight-shooting bourbon whiskey has arrived on Kiwi shores courtesy of Beam Suntory NZ. Basil Hayden’s is artfully aged at a mild 40 percent in American oak barrels and rested over the warm Kentucky summer. Drinkers can expect a spicy backbone coupled with fruity notes and hints of vanilla, peach and subtle oak.
Ginger Buck
INGREDIENTS:
- 2-parts Basil Hayden’s® bourbon whiskey
- 1-part lime juice
- 1⁄2-part fresh ginger
- 1/3-part simple syrup
- 1 sprig of rosemary (for garnish)
- Candied ginger (for garnish)
METHOD:
- Add fresh ginger in a cocktail shaker and muddle until fine
- Add all remaining ingredients and ice to the cocktail shaker
- Shake and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice
- Garnish with a rosemary sprig and a piece of candied ginger on the rim
Hawkes Bay Highball
INGREDIENTS:
- 45ml Basil Hayden’s® bourbon whiskey
- 15ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 7.5ml sugar syrup
- 120ml Schweppes soda water
- Lemon peel (for garnish)
METHOD:
- Fill a tall glass with ice
- Add Basil Hayden’s®, lemon juice and sugar syrup, and gently stir to combine
- Top off with soda water and garnish with lemon peel
The Cav’s Johnnie Walker Elderflower Highball
INGREDIENTS:
- Johnnie Walker Black Label or Red Label
- Six Barrel Soda Co. Elderflower Syrup
- Soda water
- Lemon thyme sprig and lemon twist
METHOD:
- Add ice to a highball glass
- Add 50ml Johnnie Walker Black Label or Red Label
- Add 50ml Six Barrel Soda Co. Elderflower Syrup
- Add 100ml chilled soda water
- Stir and garnish with a lemon thyme sprig and a lemon twist
- Enjoy!
Recipe supplied by The Cav – Ponsonby’s most famous feature,
standing strong on College Hill for over 100 years.
Famed for first dates, footy fanboys and all manner of thirst-quenchers, Ponsonby’s favourite gastropub
has nailed some exquisite decks-terity with a fancy new indoor-outdoor area. Enjoy the newly adorned floor to ceiling windows, banquet seating, Scandi-inspired canopies and tiled floors.
With sweeping views of Auckland City, you won’t be able to help yourself sending unsolicited
deck pics to all your friends!