Refreshing alcoholic drinks for summer

It's officially summer in the northern hemisphere and i decided to write about the best and most refreshing drinks you can make at home!

DISCLAIMER: only drink if you are of legal age to drink alcohol. i am not encouraging minors to drink what i will list below, be responsible & act in accordance with the laws of your country :)

let's go!

BERRY PROSECCO

ingredients:
- 3 strawberries
- 3 blackberries
- 4 raspberries
- 6 blueberries
- 1 tbs of sugar
- 100ml of prosecco
- ice

how to prepare:
in a glass, add the berries and the sugar. with the help of a tamper, mash the fruit to extract the juice. then add crushed ice, complete with prosecco, stir gently and serve immediately. decorate the glass with fresh berries.

CITRUS FRUIT SANGRIA

ingredients:
- 100ml white wine
- 100ml green grape juice
- 15ml of Cointreau (orange liqueur)
- 20g pineapple cut into strips
- 20g kiwi
- 20g orange cut into slices
- 20g pitted green grape

how to prepare:
mix wine, green grape juice and Cointreau in the glass. include the fruit and complete the bowl with ice.

CLASSIC MOJITO

Ingredients:
- 2 oz. (60ml) white rum
- 5 oz. (150ml) lime juice (squeezed fresh)
- 1 tsp. superfine sugar
- 3 mint leavesclub soda or seltzer

how to prepare:
in a glass, muddle lime juice with 1/2 to 1 tsp. superfine sugar. add the mint leaves, mushing them against the side of the glass. fill glass 2/3 with cracked ice and pour in the rum. pitch in the squeezed-out lime shell and top off with club soda or seltzer.

SOUR-CHERRY GIN SMASH

ingredients:
- 2 oz. (60ml) gin
- 6 sour cherries
- 1 sugar cube
- 5 oz. (150ml) fresh lime juice
- ginger ale
- 1 lime wedge

how to prepare:
in a cocktail shaker, combine the cherries and the sugar cube. muddle until the sugar is broken down. add the lime juice and gin, and then shake. strain into a glass filled with ice. top with a splash of ginger ale and garnish with a lime wedge.

RASBERRY GIN

ingredients:
- 1.5 oz. (45ml) gin
- 4 oz. (120ml) club soda
- 2 tbsp. simple syrup
- fresh raspberries
- 2 tbsp. lime juice

how to prepare:
muddle two raspberries in the bottom of a glass. add the rest of the ingredients together with ice. garnish with a lime slice and more raspberries.

STRAWBERRY BASIL BOURBON LEMONADE

ingredients:
- 8 oz. (235ml) bourbon
- 2 c. strawberries
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 c. fresh lemon juice
- 12 basil leaves
- 8 basil sprigs
- bitters

how to prepare:
place strawberries into blender and add 2 tbsp of sugar and about 1/4 of a cup of water and pulse until pureed. in a medium saucepan over a medium-high heat, add the puree and 1 3/4 cup of water. heat until mixture begins to boil. allow to cool and then strain through a sieve. in a large pitcher, combine the strawberry syrup, bourbon, 1 cup of water, lemon juice, basil leaves, and a splash of bitters. stir and then pour into eight glasses with ice. garnish each with a basil sprig.

STRAWBERRY GIN

ingredients:
- 700ml bottle of gin
- 400g punnet of strawberries (sliced)
- 100g caster sugar

how to prepare:

mix the gin with the strawberries and caster sugar in a large bowl and pour into a jar. store in the fridge and stir every two days for three weeks. strain though coffee filters or muslin cloth to serve.