Last week, I attended a fun event at Shisha Bar Stock Exchange. Shantanu Sengupta, United Spirits Brand Ambassador took an exciting cocktail making masterclass for us bloggers and the theme was cricket. We learned how to make cocktails such as ‘Smirnoff PowerPlay’ and ‘Summer Cricket’ and also got to play the role of a mixologist! I created Smirnoff Cool Off, a refreshing drink made with Smirnoff 21, lychee juice, cranberry juice, lime water and rose water. And if I may add, did a pretty good job 🙂
Shantanu was a very good teacher explaining to us the nuances of making and serving cocktails – sharing tips and tricks on how to pour a drink, how to stir properly and how to taste a drink before serving to someone else. The best part about the session was that he chose cocktails which don’t require too many ingredients, are very easy to make and apt for summer.
Here are a few recipes if you want to try your hand at making some delicious cocktails at home.
Smirnoff Cool Off
Ingredients – Smirnoff 21 60 ml, Lychee Juice 90 ml, Cranberry Juice 30 ml, Lime juice 20 ml, Rose water-few drops
Method – Fill a mason jar with ice, pour vodka, lime juice, lychee juice and lastly, cranberry juice to get the light pink color. Add few drops of rose water. Garnish with a rose petal.
Summer Cricket
Ingredients – Smirnoff 21 60 ml, Sugarcane juice 90 ml, Lime juice 30 ml
Method – Fill a mason jar with ice, pour vodka, lime juice and top up with sugarcane juice. Garnish with a lemon wedge / thin sugarcane stick.
Smirnoff Powerplay
Ingredients – Smirnoff 21 60 ml, Red Bull 120 ml, Sugar syrup 20 ml
Method – Fill a mason jar with ice, pour vodka, top up with Red Bull. Garnish with a lemon wedge
Smirnoff Timeout
Ingredients – Smirnoff 21 60 ml , Lime juice 15 ml, Sugar syrup 15 ml, Black Salt half teaspoon, Soda to top up
Method – Fill a mason jar with ice. Pour vodka and all the ingredients. Stir it up. Garnish with a lime slice
Smirnoff Orange Drink Break
Ingredients – Smirnoff Orange 60 ml, Tonic water 90 ml, Sugar syrup 20 ml, Orange chunks, 1 sprig of mint leaves
Method – Gently muddle orange chunks, mint and sugar syrup. Pour vodka. Fill up the mason jar with cracked ice. Top up with tonic water. Garnish with an orange spiral.
Smirnoff Watermelon
Ingredients – Smirnoff 21 60 ml, Black Pepper 1 pinch, Watermelon juice 90 ml
Method – Fill a mason jar with ice. Pour vodka and a pinch of black pepper. Top up with watermelon juice. Garnish with a water melon wedge & mint sprig.
Green Apple Martini
Ingredients – Smirnoff Green Apple 60 ml, Lime juice 20 ml, Apple Juice 60 ml
Method – In a cocktail shaker, shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an apple fan.