Watermelon Vodka Spritz

Summer in Cyprus, means watermelon! Let’s blend it in a refreshing cocktail!

Ingredients

1 cup watermelon (diced, no seeds)

40 ml prosecco or other sparkling white wine

½  lime

1 pinch salt

1/4 cup sparkling water

Mint, for garnish

Method

Combine the watermelon, the lime juice and salt in a blender. Puree until smooth. Pour in a tall glass. Add the prosecco or sparkling wine and top up with the sparkling water. Garnish with mint (or blend the mint directly into the drink).

Paloma

One of the most classic summer cocktails!

Ingredients

60 ml tequila (blanco or reposado)

15 ml lime juice

Grapefruit soda

Pinch of salt,

Salt for the rim,

Grapefruit twist

Method

Rim a Collins glass with salt by dipping the glass in fresh lime juice and then salt.

In a salt-rimmed Collins glass, add tequila, lime juice and a pinch of salt.

Add ice, top with grapefruit soda and stir.

Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Pimm’s Cup

You will fall in love with this amazingly fresh cocktail!

Ingredients

45 ml Pimm’s No. 1

Sparkling lemonade or ginger beer

10 ml fresh lemon juice

Cucumber and mint leaves, for garnish

Strawberry, lemon and orange slices for garnish (optional)

Method

Fill a highball glass with ice and your garnishes.

Build the cocktail in the glass, starting with the Pimm’s and the lemon juice, then top with the sparkling lemonade or ginger beer of your choice.