5 Spring Cocktails to Have You Feeling Tipsy and Beautiful This Spring
Cheers to springtime with a spring cocktail. If you are planning a picnic, garden party, or just like to enjoy a drink at the end of the day, find a spring cocktail to fit your mood. A spring-inspired cocktail is a light buzz full of fresh fruit, bright colors, and smells like flowers, served over ice.
Strawberry Long Island Iced Tea
Enjoy strawberry picking this spring, then throw the strawberries in a Strawberry Long Island Iced Tea. The spring cocktail is a springtime remix of the classic cocktail, Long Island Iced Tea, with fresh strawberry flavor adding sweetness that balances the sweet-and-sour mix.
Store-bought strawberry purée will work for the recipe, but homemade strawberry purée will add a refreshing, juicy taste. A jigger or a measuring spoon is needed for accuracy to prevent overpouring the assortment of spirits.
Ingredients
Strawberry Purée
- 2 cups of strawberries
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon of sugar is optional for taste
Directions
Add the strawberries and lemon juice to a blender and blend until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon of sugar or more for a sweeter taste. The serving size is about a cup and lasts up to five days.
Strawberry Long Island Iced Tea
- 1 1/2 oz sweet & sour mix
- 1/2 oz gin
- 1/2 oz rum
- 1/2 oz tequila
- 1/5 oz triple sec
- 1/2 oz vodka
- 3/4 oz strawberry purée
- 1 strawberry
- 1 lemon wedge
Directions
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Next, combine the strawberry purée, gin, rum, tequila, triple sec, and vodka in the cocktail shaker. Shake until chilled (about 10 to 15 seconds) and pour into a glass. Cut the strawberry in half, stick the lemon wedge and the strawberry half to the rim of the glass.
The Green Oasis
If you don’t have a green thumb, this spring, the Green Oasis is the perfect spring cocktail to bring to the party. The Green Oasis is a light tropical drink with a creamy texture that resembles a pina colada. The green color will stand out at your next spring fling, but a bonus is that the Green Oasis cocktail can be converted into a mocktail.
Ingredients
4oz pineapple juice
2 oz of vodka
1/2 oz of cream of coconut
1/2 oz of blue curacao
1 lime wheel
1 sour candy stripe and a wooden candy skewer
Directions
In a cocktail shaker, add the pineapple juice, vodka, cream of coconut, and blue curacao over ice. Shake for about 15 seconds or until the shaker frost, strain, and pour into a glass.
To create a mocktail version, remove the vodka and swap out the blue curacao with blue food coloring.
If you would like to decorate the glass, add the lime wheel. Next, fold your candy stripe accordion-style and carefully place a skewer through it to create a fun rainbow.
Aviation
The Aviation is a classic cocktail known for its purple color and floral scent, making the Aviation a must-try spring cocktail. The floral scent and taste are credited to the ingredient crème de violette. According to the Cocktail Society describe the tasting palate of crème de violette is described as follows: “The aroma of the liqueur is distinctly floral, subtle, and inviting. The sweet violet fragrance and earthy aromas leave a lasting impression. The taste is sweet, floral, and almost perfume-like.” And the taste is ” It’s often described as being similar to violet candy.”
Ingredients
1/4 oz crème de violette
2 oz gin
3/4 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz maraschino liqueur
Directions
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, mix the crème de violette, gin, lemon juice, and maraschino liqueur. Shake for about 15 seconds or until the shaker chills, strain, and pour into your glass.
White Wine Floral Sangria
The White Wine Sangria is a spring cocktail to add to your Mother’s Day brunch menu. The sangria is made in a big pitcher and serves at least eight people, and is made in advance, so it is chilled and ready to serve. The White Wine Floral Sangria is light and refreshing, with a kick from the brandy, and perfect for brunch without leaving your guests with a hangover.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup brandy
- 1 bottle white wine, chilled
- ⅓ cup elderflower cordial
- 2 cups of chilled lemon-lime soda
- 2 sprigs mint
- 2 peaches
- a lime
- ¾ cup raspberries
- 2 oranges ( preferably blush oranges)
Directions
First, prepare your fruit. ash all the fruit, then cut your oranges and lime into thin wheels and peaches into wedges. Second, add your bottle of wine, elderflower cordial, and brandy to your big pitcher, then mix them. Next, add your sliced fruit to the pitcher and blend the fruit with the alcohol mixture.
Last, add the raspberries on top, followed by the lemon-lime soda. If you are serving the drink later, add the lemon-lime soda before serving it to your guests.
Spring Fling
If it is one spring cocktail that embodies the feeling of spring, it is the Spring Fling. The name alone will start a conversation. The cocktail has a citrus kick from the triple sec and orange juice, but the pineapple juice and tequila give it a smooth, sweet balance to counter an overpowering sour citrus.
Ingredients
1/3 oz Triple sec
1 oz Tequila blanco
2/3 oz pineapple juice
2/3 oz orange juice
a lime wheel
Directions
Fill a shaker with ice, add the Triple sec, Tequila Blanco, pineapple, and orange juice, and shake for 15 seconds. Strain and pour the cocktail into a glass filled with ice. Last, add the lime wheel to the rim.
Fresh Flavors of Spring Cocktails
Whether you are spending time indoors or outdoors, enjoy a spring cocktail responsibly with a friend. Most ingredients can be found at your local grocery store or your local farmers’ market. Remember, fresh fruit is the key to getting the best flavors in your cocktail and bringing the spring vibe to it.
