Summer Wine Cocktails
This summer, we’re hitting “refresh” with five simple wine cocktails to celebrate the season. Using fresh fruits, citrus, and a garnish, simply add select wines from The Barrel Room and serve. Cheers!
Tropical Lolli Tango
2.5 oz Lolli Sweet Red
.5 oz tequila
2 oz grapefruit soda
2 oz lemon-lime soda
Fresh lime, squeezed
Ice
Garnish
Fill a cocktail glass 2/3 with ice, Add liquid ingredients. Squeeze of lime and garnish.
White Ginger
2 oz. Apothic White
.5 oz. gin
.75 oz. fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup of freshly extracted ginger juice
1/4 cup filtered water
1 cup sugar
1 lemon
Directions for Ginger Syrup:
Add the following ingredients to a small sauce pan:
3/4 cup freshly extracted ginger juice
1/4 cup filtered water
1 cup sugar
Simmer on medium/low heat until sugar fully dissolves
Remove from heat and allow newly formed syrup to cool
Once cool, add into a glass bottle and store in refrigerator for future use.
Directions for Cocktail:
Add the following ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice:
2 oz. Apothic White
.5 oz. gin
.75 oz. fresh lemon juice
.75 oz. ginger syrup
Shake together to combine/chill
Strain into a double old-fashioned rocks glass filled with ice
Garnish with a lemon wheel
Moscato Strawberry Lemonade
3 oz Barefoot Moscato
1 oz triple sec
2 oz lemonade
2 oz lemon-lime soda
Fresh lime, squeezed
½ lemon, squeezed
2 lemon slices, quartered into 8 pieces
1 strawberry, sliced
Mint leaf to garnish
Fill a cocktail glass 2/3 with ice, layering in sliced strawberry and lemon pieces. Add liquid ingredients. Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Rebellious Red Sangria
1 bottle of Apothic Red
1/4 cup of brandy
Choice of lemon-lime soda or ginger ale/beer
5 blood oranges, sliced
3 plums, wedge cut
1 pomegranate, seeded
Mix ingredients in a large pitcher. Stir and pour over ice.
Blushing Beauty Sparkling Peach Cocktail
3 oz. LaMarca Prosecco
2 oz. peach brandy
¾ oz. lemon juice
½ oz. simple syrup
½ oz. orange liqueur
Lemons
Shake all ingredients, except for La Marca Prosecco. Strain into a martini glass while simultaneously pouring in your Prosecco. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel.
Lo-Fi Spritz
2 parts Lo-Fi Gentian Amaro
2 parts sparkling wine
Splash of soda
Grapefruit slice garnish
Build in a white wine glass over ice and garnish with a grapefruit slice.
