FOOD AND TRAVEL

Lazy Summer Cocktails

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Beat the heat, with a pickle cocktail.

Here are four festive specialty GREY GOOSE drink recipe to enjoy this summer, in the sun, straight from the mixin’ masters at GREY GOOSE

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GREY GOOSE Storm

  • 1 ½ parts GREY GOOSE Vodka
  • ½ part lemon juice
  • ¼ part grenadine syrup (or 2 tsp brown sugar)
  • 5 red grapes
  • 2 parts ginger ale
  • In a mixing glass, muddle grapes with grenadine syrup. Add remaining ingredients and  shake. Strain over ice in  a tall glass and top with ginger ale.
  • Add a spray of lemon zest to taste.

GREY GOOSE In a Pickle:

  • 2 dashes of orange bitters
  • Dash of dry vermouth
  • Pinch of dried dill
  • 2 to 3 pieces of pickled watermelon rind
  • 2 parts GREY GOOSE Le Citron Flavored Vodka
  • Mustard seed for rimming glass
  • Garnish with pickled okra spear or cucumber
  • Place mustard seed on a small plate. Rub outside lip of glass with honey and roll in mustard seed.
  • In a cocktail shaker, add first four ingredients, muddle well. Add ice and vodka, shake  vigorously, strain into a martini glass…
  • Enjoy in the shade of a tall tree.

GREY GOOSE Surf Spritzer:

  • 1 ¼ parts GREY GOOSE L’Orange Flavored Vodka
  • ¾ parts APEROL
  • ¾ parts LILLET Blanc
  • 1 part orange juice
  • 1 part seltzer
  • Garnish with orange slices
  • In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add first four ingredients, shake vigorously and                strain into tall glass filled with ice. Top with seltzer, garnish…
  • Head to the beach.

GREY GOOSE Tarragon Twist:

  • 1 ½ parts GREY GOOSE L’Orange Flavored Vodka
  • ¾ parts BENEDICTINE liqueur
  • ½ part simple syrup
  • 1 part lemon juice
  • ½ part hot tap water
  • 1 tsp tarragon
  • Garnish with tarragon leaves or citrus twist
  • In a cocktail shaker add tarragon and hot water, muddle gently. Add ice and remaining ingredients. Shake vigorously, strain into a martini glass, garnish…
  • Enjoy with a picnic

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