Friendship day is around the corner and what better way to celebrate friendship with the buddies than by bonding over interesting cocktails. We have curated below some delectable cocktails by Pernod Ricard India, that are sure to stimulate engaging conversations and a lot of banter!

Jameson, Ginger and lime

Ingredients:

    50 ml Jameson Irish Whiskey

    Ginger Ale

    Large wedge of lime

Method:

    Fill a high ball glass with ice. 

    Pour in a shot of Jameson. 

    Top up the glass with a good quality bottled ginger ale. 

    Stir to briefly mix. 

    Take a large wedge of lime, give it a squeeze and drop it into the glass. 

    Roughly 1 part Jameson to 3 parts ginger ale, and all parts refreshing.

Absolut Cosmopolitan

Ingredients:

    40 ml Absolut Citron

    20 ml Triple Sec

    20 ml Lime Juice

    20 ml Cranberry Juice

    1 Twist Orange Zest

    Ice Cubes

Method

    Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 

    Add all ingredients. 

    Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. 

    Garnish with an orange zest twist.

Tom Collins

Ingredients:

    45ml Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin

    20ml Lemon Juice

    20ml Simple Syrup

Method

    Build with ice into a collins glass. 

    Stir well and top with Soda Water. 

    Garnish with lemon and orange wheel.

Absolut Grapefruit and Tonic

Ingredients:

    45 ml Absolut Grapefruit

    120 ml Tonic

    Grapefruit or lime wedge for garnish

Method

    Pour Absolut Grapefruit and Tonic into a Copa glass filled with ice cubes.

    Stir and garnish with a grapefruit or lime wedge.

Oaken Tea

Ingredients:

    30ml Oaken Glow

    30ml Pineapple juice

    30ml lapsang Souchang tea

    1 bar spoon/teaspoon of honey

Method:

    Mix this summer cocktail for a party using a shot of Oaken Glow with a shot of Lapsang souchung tea (a Smoky Chinese black tea) and a shot of pineapple juice.

    Pour/strain over fresh ice and top the finished cocktail with a sprig of mint.