Friendship day is around the corner and what better way to celebrate friendship with the buddies than by bonding over interesting cocktails. We have curated below some delectable cocktails by Pernod Ricard India, that are sure to stimulate engaging conversations and a lot of banter!

Jameson, Ginger and lime

Ingredients:

•    50 ml Jameson Irish Whiskey

•    Ginger Ale

•    Large wedge of lime

Method:

•    Fill a high ball glass with ice. 

•    Pour in a shot of Jameson. 

•    Top up the glass with a good quality bottled ginger ale. 

•    Stir to briefly mix. 

•    Take a large wedge of lime, give it a squeeze and drop it into the glass. 

•    Roughly 1 part Jameson to 3 parts ginger ale, and all parts refreshing.

Absolut Cosmopolitan

Ingredients:

•    40 ml Absolut Citron

•    20 ml Triple Sec

•    20 ml Lime Juice

•    20 ml Cranberry Juice

•    1 Twist Orange Zest

•    Ice Cubes

Method

•    Fill a shaker with ice cubes. 

•    Add all ingredients. 

•    Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. 

•    Garnish with an orange zest twist.

Tom Collins

Ingredients:

•    45ml Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin

•    20ml Lemon Juice

•    20ml Simple Syrup

Method

•    Build with ice into a collins glass. 

•    Stir well and top with Soda Water. 

•    Garnish with lemon and orange wheel.

Absolut Grapefruit and Tonic

Ingredients:

•    45 ml Absolut Grapefruit

•    120 ml Tonic

•    Grapefruit or lime wedge for garnish

Method

•    Pour Absolut Grapefruit and Tonic into a Copa glass filled with ice cubes.

•    Stir and garnish with a grapefruit or lime wedge.

Oaken Tea

Ingredients:

•    30ml Oaken Glow

•    30ml Pineapple juice

•    30ml lapsang Souchang tea

•    1 bar spoon/teaspoon of honey

Method:

•    Mix this summer cocktail for a party using a shot of Oaken Glow with a shot of Lapsang souchung tea (a Smoky Chinese black tea) and a shot of pineapple juice.

•    Pour/strain over fresh ice and top the finished cocktail with a sprig of mint.