5 Cocktails To Keep Summer From “Sipping” Away

Don’t let go of Euro girl summer just yet; these inspired cocktails will help keep the trans-Atlantic vibes going through September. —Vita Daily

Mediterranean Mojito

• 10 mint leaves
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 1/2 oz Flor de Caña 12 Year Old Centenario
• 1/2 cup soda water
• 1 sprig rosemary
• Ice cubes

Muddle mint and lemon, add honey, muddle again until mixed. Fill glass with ice. Pour rum over ice, top with soda water and stir. Garnish with mint, lemon and rosemary for an extra Mediterranean flair.

Spanish Spritz

• 3 oz Mionetto Prosecco Treviso Brut
• 2 oz Spanish vermouth
• 1 oz soda water
• Ice cubes
• Orange slice
• Green olives

Fill wine glass with ice, pour in vermouth, prosecco and soda water and stir. Garnish with orange and two olives on a cocktail pick for a Spanish touch.

Turkish Espresso Martini

• 1 oz White Claw Premium Vodka
• 1 oz coffee liqueur
• 1 oz brewed, cooled Turkish coffee
• 1/2 oz simple syrup
• Pinch cardamom
• Ice cubes
• Coffee beans

Fill cocktail shaker with ice. Add vodka, liqueur, coffee, simple syrup. Add ground cardamom and shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds. Strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with coffee beans.

Italian Negroni

• 1 oz gin
• 1 oz Campari
• 1 oz Amaro Montenegro
• Ice cubes
• Orange twist

Fill mixing glass or cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in gin, Campari and Amaro Montenegro. Stir for 20-30 seconds, strain into chilled rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

British Gin Martini

• 2 1/2 oz Dillon’s Gin Dry 7
• 1/2 oz dry vermouth
• Ice cubes
• Lemon twist or green olive

Chill a martini glass by filling it with ice water. Fill a separate glass or cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in gin and vermouth, stir for 30 seconds. Discard ice water from the martini glass and strain gin and vermouth mixture in. Garnish and cheers!