Here Are Three Cocktail Recipes For National Cocktail Day

Happy National Cocktail Day!

The following recipes are from spirit companies such as Cointreau, Mount Gay Rum and The Botanist.

Pina Margarita

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Blanco Tequila
• 1 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 oz Fresh Pineapple Juice

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice and shake until well-chilled.
• Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass.
• Garnish with a pineapple slice.

Passion Daiquiri

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Mount Gay Black Barrel
• 1 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
• 0.5 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
• 0.5 oz Cointreau

Directions:

• Add ingredients to tin.
• Add ice, shake and strain into chilled coupe.
• Garnish with a lemon wheel or peel.

The League Favorite

Ingredients:

• 2 oz The Botanist Islay Dry Gin
• 0.75 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
• 0.25 oz Simple Syrup
• 1 bar spoon Apricot Preserves
• Elderflower Tonic
• Garnish: Lemon Wedge and Sprig of Thyme

Directions:

• Add all ingredients except tonic to a shaker with ice.
• Shake until chilled.
• Fine — strain over ice into a highball glass.
• Top with elderflower tonic.
• Garnish with a lemon wedge and fresh sprig of thyme.

Enjoy! ;)