To stir, with love

As summer checks in, we present some cool new cocktail recipes that will rid you of all that sweat. Higher the temperature, higher the spirits, hai na?

>> Chake De

Ingredients:
Fresh coconut water: 120 ml
Melon syrup (midori): 20 ml
Vodka: 45 ml
Fresh lime juice: Dash

Method: Take a tall glass, fill it with ice. Add fresh coconut water, melon flavoured syrup and fresh lime juice. Top it up with vodka. To garnish, use melon slices.
Sahil Grewal, bartender, Den

>> Blue Lassi

Ingredients:
20 ml organic whole milk yogurtu00a0
45 ml blueberry flavoured vodka
3 Tbsp demerera sugar
1 tsp Rose flower water
1 Green cardamom Pod
Mint sprig

Method: Blend all ingredients in a mixing bowl until smooth. Serve cold in a short glass without ice as an aperitif. Garnish with a mint sprig.u00a0

>> KAI-THA-CHA-KKA

Ingredients:u00a0
White Rum, apple juice, strawberry crush, vodka, pineapple juice, curacao blue and fresh cream, lime juiceu00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0

Method: Mix strawberry crush with fresh apple and pineapple chunks. Blend it with fresh lime juice, curacao blue and whipped cream.u00a0u00a0
Mahendra Singh Kiroula (Group beverage manager, IVY)

>> Darshna

Ingredients:
Tomato juice: 90 ml
Tabasco sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Rock Salt
Chaat masala
Coriander:u00a0 chopped
Vodka: 60 ml

Method: Take an old fashion glass. Rim it with salt. Add a dash of tobasco, worchestershire, salt, pepper, chaat masala and mix it well. Fill the glass with ice. Add tomato juice, float vodka over it. Garnish with celery stick and coriander.

>>u00a0Orange Fizz

Ingredients:
Juice of two oranges
Two shots of gin
One teaspoon caster sugar
Soda
Method:
Thoroughly mix all the ingredients except soda. Top up glass with soda and serve chilled.