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It’s not often we need an excuse to make a cocktail but given restaurants and pubs are starting to open again – and we’re only a couple of weeks away from being able to socialise inside (in groups of six) – we definitely think a celebration is in order. While it’s been great dressing like an eskimo for dinner, dodging rain showers and battling for a table next to a heater, we’re very ready to take socialising back inside – or at least have the option.
So dust off your home bar, choose five cocktail-loving friends, grab yourself a couple of bottles of Caleño Light & Zesty, and Dark & Spicy, and have some fun. Like with any dish, don’t be afraid to improvise a little and switch up ingredients if there’s something you’re missing – be creative!
CAFE COCO
A Colombian take on the classic Espresso Martini.
Ingredients
50ml Dark & Spicy
50ml Cold Brew Coffee (Vanilla flavoured if possible)
20ml Coconut Purée (Or cream)
1tsp Vanilla Extract (If using original Cold Brew)
3 Coffee Beans (for garnishing)
Method
Add all the ingredients to your shaker.
Mix it all together with ice, give it a good shake, and strain into your glass.
Garnish with Coffee Beans.
FRESA PARA TODOS
Move over Strawberry Daiquiri…
Ingredients
50ml Light & Zesty
4 Fresh Strawberries (tops cut off)
10ml Raw Honey Water (2:1)
5ml Lemon Juice
Method
Muddle the 3 strawberries into a glass.
Add the Light & Zesty, honey water, lemon juice, and some crushed ice to your glass.
Garnish with the final strawberry.
TROPICAL SUNSET
For those who like a bit of sweet and spice.
Ingredients
50ml Dark & Spicy
100ml Pineapple Juice
15ml Ginger Cordial
15ml Lime Juice
10ml Agave Syrup
Slice of Lime
Method
Add the Dark & Spicy, lime juice, agave syrup, ginger cordial, and pineapple juice to your shaker and give it a shake.
Fill your glass with ice and pour over the top. Garish with lime.
CALEÑO COLLINS
Simple but delicious, you could drink this all day.
Ingredients
50ml Light & Zesty
10ml Lemon Juice
10ml Sugar Syrup (2:1) or Gomme
Soda
Slice of Lemon Zest
Method
Mix together the Light & Zesty, lemon juice and sugar syrup.
Pour over a highball glass filled with ice, garnish with a slice of lemon zest.
COCO-LOMBIA
One sip will transport you to a tropical paradise.
Ingredients
50ml Dark & Spicy
25ml Coconut Water
15ml Agave Syrup
15ml Passion Fruit Purée
Soda
1/2 Passion Fruit (for garnishing)
Method
Fill your highball glass with ice.
Add all the ingredients together (apart from the soda) and pour over the ice
Top with soda and place half a passion fruit on top.
VERANO PUNCH
If you like iced tea, you’ll love this.
Ingredients
50ml Light & Zesty
50ml Chilled Black Tea
35ml Peach Honey or Peach Purée
Slice of Lime (for garnishing)
Method
Make your tea using any black tea then chill in the fridge for a few hours.
Mix together your tea, Light & Zesty, and peach honey/purée.
Pour over a glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a slice of lime.