Since cocktail culture took a big hit with gastro clubs closing their doors amid the Covid-19 crisis, millennials have been taking it upon themselves to re-create their go-to cocktails at home. While bar syrups and flavoured vermouths may have been particularly hard to source, there are certain easy cocktails which can be made using pantry ingredients.
Interestingly, many young drinkers are leaning towards hassle-free, non-fruity flavours which are easy to re-create without professional help or even without a shopping trip. If you plan to make a homemade cocktail at home this Gin and Tonic Day, you should focus on tropical, refreshing picks which can act as a great pick-me-up and are also repeatable.
Hopshaus mixologist Robert Hospet and Kenilworth Hotel Kolkata's mixologist Soumen Bhowmik shares their best DIY-friendly cocktail recipes with us. Have a look:
DESI BEES-KNEES by Robert Hospet, Hopshaus
Ingredients: Gin, Fresh CITRUS Juice, Ginger, Simple syrup
Method:
Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cube.
Shake well. Strain in chilled cocktail glass
SOUTH SIDE by Robert Hospet, Hopshaus
Ingredients: Gin, Fresh CITRUS Juice, Mint, Clear turmeric syrup
Method:
Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice cube.
Shake well. Strain in chilled cocktail glass)
Cosmopolitan by Soumen Bhowmik, Kenilworth Hotel
Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Vodka Citron, 1 oz Cranberry juice, 1/2 oz Cointreau
Preparation: Add all ingredients into cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and double strain into large cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wheel.
Served: Straight up; without ice
Standard garnish: Lemon slice, Lime wedge.
Sex on the beach.by Soumen Bhowmik, Kenilworth Hotel
Ingredients: 1 1/3 oz Cranberry juice, 1 1/3 oz Orange juice, 1 1/3 oz Vodka
Preparation: Build all ingredients in a glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange slice.
Served: On the rocks; poured over ice.