End of Summer Cocktail Recipes from VOGA Wines & Sparkling Ice
30 Aug 2015 by Pedro Aristes in Cuisine, General, Pleasure, Products, Spirits
Just because summer’s coming to an end doesn’t mean the fun and fruity drinks have to. Enjoy these end of summer cocktail recipes from SPARKLING ICE and VOGA Italia Wine; perfect for your Labor Day gatherings.
BLOOD ORANGE SPRITZER
Ingredients
· 3 oz. VOGA Pinot Grigio
· 2 oz. Campari
· 1 blood orange
Directions
1. Squeeze ½ blood orange into wine glass
2. Pour VOGA Pinot Grigio and top with Campari
3. Garnish with blood orange slices
GRAPEFRUIT JALAPENO MARTINI
Ingredients
3 oz. Grapefruit Sparkling ICE
1 ½ oz. vodka
1 oz. lime juice
Lime wedge
Sliced fresh jalapeño
Chili salt for rim of glass (Kosher salt mixed with chili powder)
Directions
Use a lime wedge to rub the entire rim of a chilled martini glass, and dip into chili salt mixture.
Combine vodka and jalapeno slices with ice in a shaker.
Strain and pour into the chilled martini glass.
Top with Grapefruit Sparkling ICE.
Garnish with a few Jalapeno slices.
SPARKLING CUCUMBER LEMONADE CHILLER
Ingredients
4 oz. Lemonade Sparkling ICE
1 ½ oz. vodka
Cucumber and lemon slices
Directions
Muddle a few cucumber sliced with vodka. Strain and pour into a tall chilled glass over ice.
Top with Lemonade Sparkling ICE.
Garnish with lemon and cucumber slices.
Ingredients
· 1 Bottle of VOGA Italia Moscato Wine
· 12 oz passion fruit nectar or juice
3 oz. Triple Sec
· 2 sliced peaches
· 2 sliced apricots
· 1 cup diced mangos
· 1 sliced Gala apple
· ½ lb green seedless grapes, halved
· 3 tbsp finely chopped mint
· 3 tbsp finely chopped dill
· 1/2 liter club soda
Directions
1. Pour wine, apples, peaches and mango in a pitcher or bowl
2. Add triple sec and stir gently. Stir in the passion fruit juice or nectars, add the grapes, mint and dill and cover and refrigerate 2-24 hours
3. Before serving, top with club soda, stir gently and serve over ice with dill sprigs as a garnish.
Ingredients
3 oz. Strawberry Lemonade Sparkling ICE
1 oz. white rum
Basil leaves
Directions
Muddle basil leaves with rum.
Strain and pour over ice.
Top with Strawberry Lemonade Sparkling ICE.
Garnish with fresh strawberries and basil leaves.