This Holi, skip the thandai in favour of some truly exotic cocktail recipes with these all-time favourite, pure spirits. Have fun creating and indulging in these vivid creations, as you celebrate the Festival of Colour with your loved ones!

Glenmorangie - Orange Mingle

ORANGE MINGLE

Glass: Nick & Nora

Ingredients:
45 ml – Glenmorangie Original
2 ml – Orange Marmalade
10 ml – Aperol
15 ml – Lemon Juice
10 ml – Orange Juice
25 ml – Egg White
Orange Bitters

Garnish: Edible Flowers

Directions
Add all ingredients to a shaker and reverse dry shake. Double strain into a Nick and Nora glass. Garnish with bitters and edible flowers.

Glenmorangie - Orange Highball

ORANGE HIGHBALL

Glass: Highball

Ingredients:
50 ml – Glenmorangie Original
50 ml – Soda Water
50 ml – Tonic Water
Orange Wedges

Garnish: Orange Wedge

Directions:
Fill a highball with ice and add Glenmorangie. Squeeze on wedge into the glass and then top with Soda and Tonic Water. Garnish with an Orange Wedge.

Hennessy Ginger Mule

HENNESSY GINGER MULE

Glass: Copper Mule Mug

Ingredients:
60 ml – Hennessy Very Special
20 ml – Lime Juice
2 Dashes – Angostura Bitters
Ginger Ale

Garnish: Dehydrated Lime Wheel/Lime Wedge

Directions:
Pour Hennessy Very Special, lime juice and bitters into a copper mule mug. Add ice cubes and top up with ginger beer/ginger ale. Stir with a bar spoon. Garnish and serve.

Henny-Cillin

HENNY-CILLIN

Glass: Rocks/Old Fashioned

Ingredients:
50 ml – Hennessy VS
5 ml – Ardbeg 10/Smoky Whisky
22 ml – fresh lemon juice
22 ml – Honey Syrup
3 slices – fresh ginger

Garnish: Candied Ginger

Directions:
Muddle the fresh ginger in the bottom of a shaker. Add the Glenmorangie, lemon juice, and honey syrup; add ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass. Pour the Ardbeg over the back of a bar spoon so that it floats atop the drink.

Ginger Hennessy-To

GINGER HENNESSY-TO

Glass: Collins

Ingredients:
60 ml – Hennessy Very Special
22 ml – Lime Juice
15 ml – Honey Water
15 ml – Fresh Ginger Juice
5-7 mint leaves

Garnish: Mint Bouquet

Directions:
Muddle the mint in a shaker tin, then add the remaining ingredients, plus ice. Shake to chill, double strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh ice. Top with soda, float with the blackstrap, then garnish.

Hennessy Ginger Sour

HENNESSY GINGER SOUR

Glass: Rocks/Old Fashioned

Ingredients:
Absinthe
50 ml – Hennessy Very Special
22 ml – lime juice
20 ml – fresh ginger syrup
Egg white
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Garnish: Candied Ginger/Lemon Peel

Directions:
Add all the ingredients to a shaker – dry shake first, then add ice until chilled. Double strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a candied ginger/lemon peel.

Belvedere Super Cocktail – Turmeric

BELVEDERE SUPER COCKTAIL – TURMERIC

Glass: Highball

Ingredients:
45 ml – Belvedere Vodka or Belvedere Ginger Zest
30 ml – Fresh Lime Juice
20 ml – Honey Syrup
60 ml – Moroccan Mint Tea
60 ml – Ginger Beer
1 dash – Turmeric

Garnish: Mint Sprig

Directions:
Place all ingredients into a shaker except for the soda. Strain into a highball glass and top with ginger beer. Garnish with mint sprig.

Belvedere Super Cocktail – Carrot

BELVEDERE SUPER COCKTAIL – CARROT

Glass: Highball

Ingredients:
45 ml – Belvedere Vodka
150 ml – Fresh Carrot Juice
20 ml – Fresh Lemon Juice
½ bar spoon – Miso or Dashi Powder
½ bar spoon – Ginger or Ginger Syrup
1 dash – Chili Flakes
7 ml – Honey Syrup

Garnish: Carrot Stem / Chili Flakes

Directions:
Shake all ingredients with two ice cubes. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice and garnish with carrot stem/chili flakes.

Polska Mary

POLSKA MARY

Glass: Highball

Ingredients:
45 ml – Belvedere Vodka
20 ml – Tomato Juice
20 ml – Passata
20 ml – Beetroot Juice (optional)
10 ml – Lemon Juice (optional)
10 ml – Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes – Tabasco
Pinch Celery Salt

Garnish: 1 Lemon Wedge

Directions:
Add all ingredients to a highball glass, and fill with ice. Stir to combine. Garnish with a lemon wedge.