australia top cocktail recipes

With cocktail culture exploding worldwide, here are some amazing cocktails  to try at home or drinks to look for on your travels!

watermelon spritz

Who doesn’t love watermelon? Even if you don’t, you’ll enjoy this watermelon-based drink from down under.

watermelon spritz

INGREDIENTS: – 1.5 liters of freshly squeezed watermelon juice – 6 green limes, cut into quarters – 10 oz chilled vodka – 1-liter soda – Olives, feta, and mint for garnish – Ice

Squeeze all the limes into a large jug. Top with the watermelon juice and stir. Refrigerate until serve. When ready, add the vodka and soda.

giggly rose

This funny-named concoction from Australia is refreshing and cool, perfect for those warm summer nights.

giggly  rose

INGREDIENTS: – 3 oz Gin – 1/4 cup lemon juice – Ice cubes – 1 bottle of sparkling white wine – Rose syrup (rose water and sugar) – To garnish, mint leaves, rose petals

Add the mint and rose petals to a cocktail shaker and muddle with gin, lemon juice, and rose syrup. Add ice and shake until chilled. Pour over ice, top with chilled sparkling wine.

the cool green

This cool and colorful cocktail recipe is more savory than sweet.

the cool green

INGREDIENTS: – 4 cucumbers, peeled and juiced  – 4 oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin – 4 oz St Germain elderflower liqueur – 400 mL soda – Crushed ice – 4 limes

Fill four glasses with ice, pour in 1 oz each of elderflower and gin, and squeeze in half a lime into each glass. Add 1/4 of the cucumber water into each, then top with soda.

For the full list of 26 Cocktails from around the globe and their recipes, click below.