WHAT's ON gets Pune's experimental bartenders to share recipes of four easy-to-stir-up cocktails that will fire up any at-home party
WHAT's ON gets Pune's experimental bartenders to share recipes of four easy-to-stir-up cocktails that will fire up any at-home party
High spiritsTwisted (Rs 200 plus taxes) is a complete energy drink that will refresh you on a hot sunny day. The manager states that due to its tangy flavour, it's quite popular among the ladies.
Ingredients: 4 chunks of orange
4 chunks of lemon
60 ml Vodka
20 ml Cranberry juice
How to make it: Mix orange and lemon in a big glass and fill the glass with ice cubes. Add Vodka and mix it well. Top it with cranberry juice and mix it lightly with a cocktail straw. Serve chilled.
At: High Spirits, near ABC Farms, Koregaon Park Road Extension
Stone water grill
Their yummy Melon and Apple Sangria (Rs 350 plus taxes) is an English cocktail that is usually paired with white meat. The flavour of green apple lends punch to the drink and it is garnished with apple slices.
Ingredients: 60 ml Apple Juice
15 ml Vodka
60 ml White Wine
10 ml Green Apple Liquor
Apple slices for garnishing
Ice cubes according to taste
How to make it: In a shaker, pour apple juice, Vodka, green apple liquor and ice. Stir it with a cocktail spoon and pour the mix in a wine glass. Garnish with apple slices and serve.
At: Stone Water Grill, Pyramid Complex, 81/82, North Main Road, Koregaon Park.
FlagsWatermelon Tenny (Rs 350 plus taxes), is a refreshing cocktail and a favourite with the crowds during the hot summers. It tastes sweet and the bartender guarantees you won't get a hangover from it.
Ingredients: 5-6 pieces of fresh watermelon chunks (medium size)
3-5 mint leaves
60 ml Vodka
Dash of lime syrup
Dash of sugar syrup
6 ice cubes Watermelon balls for garnishing
How to make it: Grind fresh watermelon in a grinder or juicer and then pour it in a shaker. Add Vodka, sugar syrup, lime syrup, ice cubes and shake it well. Stir and pour it in a Martini glass. Garnish with water melon balls and mint leaves and serve.u00a0u00a0
At: Flags Restaurant, next to Inox Multiplex, Bund Garden Road.
Mix lounge bar
Savour their Kiwi Apple (Rs 350 plus taxes), which is a perfect balance of mixed fruits and alcohol. It has got a khatta-meetha flavour that will tickle your taste buds.
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Kiwi Crush
50 ml Apple Juice
60 ml Vodka
Six cubes of ice
How to make it: Pour kiwi crush in a Margarita glass and keep it separately. In a shaker, pour apple juice, vodka and ice. Shake and pour it in the Margarita glass. Garnish with pineapple slices and serve.
At: Mix Lounge Bar, Hotel Royal Orchid, next to Lifestyle, Kalyani Nagar.
