Aperol Spritz
A sparkling, refreshing aperitif with orange bitters.
Ingredients: Aperol, prosecco, soda water. Serve over ice with an orange slice.
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Holiday Escape Cocktails for When You Need Sun in a Glass cocktails.
Holiday Escape Cocktails for When You Need Sun in a Glass is for those times when you want a drink to do more than just taste good. You want it to change the mood a bit. Something cold, bright, and full of the kind of flavours that instantly feel like a break from normal life. Citrus, tropical fruit, crushed ice, a bit of fizz, a bit of rum, maybe something that tastes like it should be served somewhere with sea air and late afternoon sun. That is what this collection is built around.
These are the cocktails that bring that holiday feeling quickly. Some lean tropical and full-on escapist, with pineapple, coconut, passion fruit, or rum doing the heavy lifting. Others are lighter and sharper, built around lime, grapefruit, mint, or sparkling wine, but still have that same warm-weather feel to them. Together they create the sort of line-up that works whether you want something beachy, poolside, rooftop-ready, or just a drink that makes an ordinary evening feel less ordinary.
This is the kind of collection you go to when you want something refreshing, relaxed, and easy to enjoy. The drinks feel sunny, social, and made for slowing down a bit, even if you are nowhere near a holiday. If you want cocktails that bring a bit of escape into the glass, this is exactly the mood.
These are the cocktails that bring that holiday feeling quickly. Some lean tropical and full-on escapist, with pineapple, coconut, passion fruit, or rum doing the heavy lifting. Others are lighter and sharper, built around lime, grapefruit, mint, or sparkling wine, but still have that same warm-weather feel to them. Together they create the sort of line-up that works whether you want something beachy, poolside, rooftop-ready, or just a drink that makes an ordinary evening feel less ordinary.
This is the kind of collection you go to when you want something refreshing, relaxed, and easy to enjoy. The drinks feel sunny, social, and made for slowing down a bit, even if you are nowhere near a holiday. If you want cocktails that bring a bit of escape into the glass, this is exactly the mood.
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Holiday Escape Cocktails for When You Need Sun in a Glass recipes
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Basil Peach Daiquiri
Basil Peach Daiquiri brings together White rum and Peach syrup, lime, and Basil syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: White rum, Peach syrup, lime, and Basil syrup.
Caipirinha
Brazil’s lime and cachaça classic: sharp, grassy, cold and full of character, with sugar pulling the citrus oils into the glass.
Ingredients: Cachaca, Lime, Sugar
Calamansi Cooler
Calamansi Cooler combines Gin with Calamansi syrup, lemon juice, and Mint Cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Calamansi syrup, lemon juice, Mint Cordial, and Soda Water.
Cocoa Grove
Cocoa Grove brings together Dark rum and Cacao Liqueur and Banana modifier in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Dark rum, Cacao liqueur, Banana modifier. Serve well chilled.
Coconut Pandan Fizz
Coconut Pandan Fizz combines Gin with Coconut syrup, lemon juice, and Pandan cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Coconut syrup, lemon juice, Pandan cordial, and Soda Water.
Daiquiri
A crisp cocktail made with lime and rum.
Ingredients: Rum, lime juice, sugar syrup. Shake with ice and serve chilled.
East 8 Hold-Up
A vivid modern vodka cocktail combining pineapple and passion fruit with lime and the bittersweet orange bite of Aperol.
Ingredients: 45 ml vodka; 15 ml Aperol; 20 ml pineapple juice; 15 ml fresh lime juice; 7.5 ml rich sugar syrup; 5 ml passion fruit syrup.
Electric Sunset
Electric Sunset combines Tequila with Orange syrup, lime juice, and Grenadine cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Tequila, Orange syrup, lime juice, Grenadine cordial, and Soda Water.
Enzoni
A modern gin-and-Campari sour softened by muddled fresh green grapes, lemon and sugar.
Ingredients: 5 fresh green grapes; 30 ml London dry gin; 30 ml Campari; 20 ml fresh lemon juice; 15 ml rich sugar syrup.
Guava Glow
Guava Glow combines Rum with Guava syrup, lime juice, and Lime Cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Rum, Guava syrup, lime juice, Lime Cordial, and Soda Water.
Harbour Lights
Harbour Lights combines Rum with Pineapple syrup, lime juice, and Lime Cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Rum, Pineapple syrup, lime juice, Lime Cordial, and Soda Water.
Late Checkout
Late Checkout brings together Tequila and Pineapple syrup, lime, and Jalapeno syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Tequila, Pineapple syrup, lime, and Jalapeno syrup.
Mai Tai
A tropical rum punch with a hint of lime.
Ingredients: Rum, lime juice, almond syrup, orange liqueur.
Mango Chilli Margarita
Mango Chilli Margarita brings together Tequila and Mango Syrup, lemon, and Chilli Syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Tequila, Mango syrup, lemon, Chilli syrup. Serve well chilled.
Margarita
A zesty drink featuring lime and tequila.
Ingredients: Tequila, lime juice, triple sec, salt rim. Serve chilled.
Mojito
A refreshing cocktail with mint, lime, and rum.
Ingredients: Mint, lime, rum, sugar, and soda water. Serve over ice.
Palm Court Cooler
Palm Court Cooler combines Gin with Cucumber syrup, lemon juice, and Melon cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Gin, Cucumber syrup, lemon juice, Melon cordial, and Soda Water.
Paloma
Paloma is sharp, lively and properly structured, with Tequila, Grapefruit soda, Lime juice and Salt giving the drink a clearer flavour story and a more useful reason to make it.
Ingredients: Tequila, Grapefruit soda, Lime juice, Salt. Serve over ice.
Pandan Colada
Pandan Colada pairs Rum with Pandan juice, Coconut syrup, and lime juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Rum, Pandan juice, Coconut syrup, and lime juice.
Passionfruit Pepper Spritz
Passionfruit Pepper Spritz combines Tequila with Passion Fruit Liqueur, Pink pepper cordial, and Sparkling Wine, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Tequila, Passion Fruit Liqueur, Pink pepper cordial, and Sparkling Wine.
Pina Colada
A tropical blend of pineapple, coconut, and rum.
Ingredients: Rum, pineapple juice, coconut cream. Blend with ice.
Pineapple Sage Smash
Pineapple Sage Smash brings together Gin and Pineapple syrup, lime, and Sage syrup in a focused cocktail that is easy to understand but far from one-note.
Ingredients: Gin, Pineapple syrup, lime, and Sage syrup.
Poolside Breeze
Poolside Breeze combines Vodka with Watermelon syrup, lemon juice, and Mint Cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Watermelon syrup, lemon juice, Mint Cordial, and Soda Water.
Pornstar Martini
A fruity, passion fruit-flavored cocktail, served with a shot of prosecco.
Ingredients: Vanilla vodka, passion fruit puree, lime juice, sugar syrup, and prosecco.
Rum Punch
A generous tropical rum punch with pineapple, orange, lime and grenadine. Colourful, fruity, balanced and built for sharing.
Ingredients: Rum, Orange juice, Pineapple juice, Lime juice, Grenadine
Seaside Ceremony
Seaside Ceremony combines Vodka with Cucumber syrup, lemon juice, and Sea salt cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Cucumber syrup, lemon juice, Sea salt cordial, and Soda Water.
Sex on the beach
A fruity, vodka-based cocktail with peach schnapps and tropical flavours.
Ingredients: Vodka, peach schnapps, cranberry juice, and orange juice.
Sundown Tiki
Sundown Tiki pairs Dark rum with Passion Fruit Juice, Orange syrup, and lime juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Dark rum, Passion Fruit Juice, Orange syrup, and lime juice.
Tamarind Sunset
Tamarind Sunset combines Tequila with Tamarind syrup, lime juice, and Orange cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Tequila, Tamarind syrup, lime juice, Orange cordial, and Soda Water.
Tokyo Iced Tea
A vivid green Long Island Iced Tea variation built from five spirits, melon liqueur, lime and lemon-lime soda.
Ingredients: 15 ml white rum; 15 ml gin; 15 ml vodka; 15 ml reposado tequila; 15 ml triple sec; 15 ml green melon liqueur; 30 ml fresh lime juice; 50 ml chilled lemon-lime soda.
Tom Collins
A refreshing gin cocktail with lemon juice, sugar, and soda water, served in a Collins glass.
Ingredients: Gin, lemon juice and simple syrup.
Tropical Tailwind
Tropical Tailwind pairs Rum with Mango juice, Coconut syrup, and lime juice for a bright, sharply balanced cocktail with a clean finish.
Ingredients: Rum, Mango juice, Coconut syrup, and lime juice.
Watermelon Basil Splash
Watermelon Basil Splash combines Vodka with Watermelon syrup, lemon juice, and Basil cordial, finishing with a lively, refreshing lift.
Ingredients: Vodka, Watermelon syrup, lemon juice, Basil cordial, and Soda Water.