With summer already knocking on doors, one really needs something seasonally appropriate. When it comes to beverages, something that is cool and refreshing is what the season demands. A drink that not only cools your parched souls but also calms your burning nerves is what summer demands.
Here are 5 summer special cocktails one should try:
Hennessy Old Fashioned
Hennessy Old Fashioned
Ingredients
Hennessy Very Special: 60ml
One Brown Sugar Cube or 1 bar spoon of powdered sugar
Angostura Bitters: 4 dashes
Ice
Orange Peel for Garnish
Cinnamon Stick for Garnish
Method
Add the sugar cube in the glass and add 4 dashes of bitters. Break sugar cube gently with a muddler or bar spoon. Now add 30ml of Hennessy Very Special and stir. Add ice and stir well. Once the ice settles, add the remaining 30ml of Hennessy Very Special and add more ice and stir again. For Garnish, squeeze the Orange peel and add to the drink and add the Cinnamon stick as well.
Please note - that a well-made old fashioned will require at least one minute of stirring to attain right dilution.
Hennessy-To
Hennessy To
Hennessy Very Special 60ml
Fresh mint leaves 6-8nos
Lime wedges 4nos
Tender coconut water 30ml
Angostura bitters 3-4drops
Ginger ale 30ml
Sugar syrup 15ml
Crushed ice
Method
Add mint, squeeze lime, add bitters & sugar syrup. Add Hennessy & crushed ice. Mix. Top up with coconut water & ginger ale. Garnish with a fresh mint sprig
Hennessy Ginger Mule
Hennessy Ginger Mule
Ingredients
Hennessy Very Special: 50ml
Fresh lime juice: 20ml
Ginger beer/ ginger ale: 100ml
Method
Pour Hennessy Very Special and lime juice into a copper mule mug. Add ice cubes and top up with ginger beer/ginger ale. Stir with bar spoon. Garnish and serve.
Hennessy Sour
Hennessy Sour
Ingredients
Hennessy Very Special: 60ml
Fresh lemon juice: 25ml
Simple syrup: 25ml
Egg white (optional): 7ml
Orange wheel (for garnish): ½
Maraschino cherry (for garnish – optional)
Method
Pour ingredients into a shaker and dry shake (no ice) vigorously to get white foam. Add ice and shake well, then pour into a rocks glass over ice. Garnish with an orange wheel and/or a maraschino cherry
Hennessy Iced Tea
Hennessy Iced Tea
Hennessy Very Special 50ml
Cherry Syrup 25ml
Cinnamon Syrup 5ml
Lemon Juice 20ml
Cold Brewed Tea Decoction 90ml
Method
Build drink in a tall glass over ice. Garnish with slices of pear (fan), cinnamon stick and maraschino cherry
To prepare the cold tea brew: soak 21 Assam tea bags in 3lts of room temperature water and let it infuse overnight. Strain the next morning and refrigerate
