Light and Refreshing Summer Cocktails

[weinoo]

I'll start. 

 

Rome With a View. Created by Michael McIlroy at Attaboy.

 

 

1 oz. Campari

1 oz. Dry Vermouth

1 oz. Lime juice

3/4 oz. Simple

Soda Water

Orange wheel

 

Shaken with ice. Strained over ice. Topped w/sparkling water. Orange wheel.

Edited August 2, 2015 by weinoo (log)

[Okanagancook]

Nice, think we'll have that tomorrow. Thank you.

Made a basil gimlet with the garden bounty

5 leaves basil

2 oz gin

1/2 oz agave syrup

3/4 oz lime juice

Muddle leaves with lime.add ice and other ingredients. Shake, strain add spanked basil leaf as garnish

[Ashen]

Nothing fancy but a Gin and Chinotto is a great hot day drink for those that have a taste for bitter ..   basically switch out the tonic for chinotto  soda and make as you would your preferred G &T  .  I usually add a squeeze of lime juice and a slice for garnish. 

[weinoo]

How about the Snakebite?

 

1/2 dry cider

1/2 lager

 

Of course, this drink can seemingly go off in many directions.

[BillBuitenhuys]

Yesterday, I wanted to make a rhum dandy shim, courtesy Fred Yarm's cocktail virgin site, but this ended up being a very good rum dandy shim. Much different presence than it would have had with agricole but very refreshing all the same.

 

2oz Dolin blanc

1/2oz rum agricole (I'm out of agricole (what?!) but used Diplomatico reserva)

1/2oz lime

barspoon of cane syrup (Clement)

2 dashes absinthe

 

Build in OF glass, add crushed ice, garnish with grated lime zest.

 

drink credits: From The Art of the Shim book, recipe by Craig Lane, Bar Agricole (2010)

[Rafa]

I like a nice fino or manzanilla sherry with a good tonic like fever tree, and maybe a bit of gin for fortification. Cynar makes a nice accent when you're feeling sinister.

[weinoo]

The Americano Bolognese.  Nu Lounge Bar, Bologna, Italy.

 

40 ml Rosso Antico
40 ml Martini Bitter
1 dash Angostura BItters or Rhubarb Bitters
40 ml Tonic Water
Orange twist
Lemon twist

 

Shake Rosso Antico, Martini Bitter, Angostura/Rhubarb bitters & lemon twist with ice.  Pour un-strained into old fashioned glass. Add the tonic and orange twist.

[weinoo]

And since Rafa mentions sherry - there's always a classic Bamboo.  Makes you think you're drinking a grown-up cocktail.

 

Here's the recipe from Kindred Cocktails.

[Rafa]

There's also the Flor de Jerez. 

[kayb]

All-time favorite summer cooler has to be a watermelon mojito. Whiz up 1-2 cups watermelon in the blender, strain through a doubled cheesecloth. 3 oz juice, 1/2 oz lime juice, 1 1/2 oz rum, 3/4 oz simple syrup, shake with ice, top with sparkling water, garnish with mint.

 

I also keep cucumber-lime agua fresca in the fridge all summer long. Have found it makes a nice cocktail base as well.

 

4 oz agua fresca

1 1/2 oz rum

1/2 oz Pimms No. 2

 

stir with ice

[Anna N]

Strawberry Cooler from David Lebovitz' web site. Nice.

[blue_dolphin]

  On 8/8/2015 at 7:15 PM, Anna N said:

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Strawberry Cooler from David Lebovitz' web site. Nice.

I am sipping one of these now and it is very nice.  My first thought was, "I don't want no strawberries in my gin & tonic!"  But I've got a tub of berries destined to become strawberry, lime and black pepper popsicles and recognizing the similarity, I went ahead and gave this a try.  I skipped the sugar and threw in an extra berry.  

 

Edited to fix link

Edited August 12, 2015 by blue_dolphin (log)

[lindag]

Omigod, it's five o'clock and you guys are killing me with those amazing drink photos! 

Since I don't have any strawberries on hand and I can't get exotic ingredients anywhere near where I live,

I'll be having a plain ol' gin and tonic.

[Naftal]

  On 8/3/2015 at 4:41 AM, Okanagancook said:

Nice, think we'll have that tomorrow. Thank you.

Made a basil gimlet with the garden bounty

5 leaves basil

2 oz gin

1/2 oz agave syrup

3/4 oz lime juice

Muddle leaves with lime.add ice and other ingredients. Shake, strain add spanked basil leaf as garnish

 

  On 8/12/2015 at 11:03 PM, lindag said:

Omigod, it's five o'clock and you guys are killing me with those amazing drink photos! 

Since I don't have any strawberries on hand and I can't get exotic ingredients anywhere near where I live,

I'll be having a plain ol' gin and tonic.

I never get tired of the variations that can be played on gin, lime juice, and/or tonic!