Easter Cocktails: Brighten Up Your Brunch with These Festive Cocktails
31 Mar 2021 by Jose Eledra in Cuisine, Decorating, General, Home, Pleasure, Products, Spirits
Easter Sunday Brunch is the perfect excuse to have a fun and delicious cocktail before noon. Here we bring you a few festive refreshments that are perfect for sipping on any spring day.
For the health (and Easter bunny) enthusiast, try the Carrot Cordial from Frankly Organic Vodka. This cocktail is made with 100% organic, wellness shot-inspired vodka and includes functional ingredients like soothing ginger, calcium-rich carrots and lime, a powerful antioxidant. Its effervescent quality makes it a crowd pleaser.
For those on the go, try Miami Cocktail Company’s Organic Spritzes. These premium canned cocktails are a low-cal twist on the classic spritz and a great way to booze things up during your Easter egg hunt. They’re also vegan, gluten-free, non GMO only 110 calories each, and loved by celebs such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Molly Sims and Chelsea Handler. Their colorful vibrant cans come in five fun varieties including the Bellini Spritz and Paloma Spritz – perfect for a festive Easter brunch.
Lastly, for the mixologists out there looking to impress their guests this Easter Sunday, Tomas Delos Reyes (Standard Hotel Bar, Jeepney Restaurant) has shared two of his brand new libations, featuring Don Papa Rum that are easy to make at home. Complete with seasonal ingredients such as guava nectar, lime juice, velvet falernum, pineapple and jalapeño, these cocktails are made for spring sipping.
The Carrot Cordial
Ingredients:
1 ½ oz Frankly Organic Apple Vodka
3/4 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz monin carrot puree
1/2 oz real coconut syrup
1/2 oz real ginger syrup
2 oz soda water
Method:
Add vodka, lime juice, carrot puree, coconut syrup and ginger syrup to cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake for 7-10 seconds. Strain into a Collins glass over fresh ice. Top with soda water and garnish.
Avalon Awakens
Ingredients:
2 oz Don Papa 7
1 oz Pineapple Juice
¾ oz Lime Juice
¼ oz Velvet Falernum
½ oz Ube Syrup
Method:
In a cocktail shaker, add Don Papa Rum, pineapple juice, lime juice, velvet falernum, Ube syrup* and fill with ice. Shake and strain into high ball glass over ice. Garnish with a Pineapple wedge and straw
Jungle Nectar
Ingredients:
1.2 oz Don Papa 7
1 oz Guava Nectar
½ oz Pandan Simple Syrup
¾ oz Lime Juice
1 Jalapeño Disc
1 Dash Peychaud’s Bitters
Method:
In a cocktail shaker, muddle jalapeno disc. Add Don Papa Rum, guava nectar, Pandan simple syrup, lime juice and Peychaud’s bitters. Add ice and shake. Strain into a rocks glass over ice. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with a lime wheel
Miami Cocktail Company’s Organic Spritzes (SRP: $14.99/pack of 4)
Mango & Peach Rosé Bellini Spritz
Grapefruit & Hibiscus Paloma Spritz
Elderflower & Ginger Margarita Spritz