A Coconut Cocktail Guide To Celebrate World Coconut Day
The easiest and quickest ingredient to find in India is coconut and on September 2, we are geared to celebrate World Coconut Day along with Diageo India.
Get yourself a lovely bunch of coconuts and curate some refreshing coconut-based cocktails recommended by Afzal Kaba, Diageo Brand Ambassador. Take your pick from scotch, gin or vodka, and put together a cocktail at home in no time. Here are five recipes you can make right away.
Gordon’s Snowflake
Ingredients:
- 45ml Gordon’s London Dry
- 20ml Homemade Coconut syrup
- 30ml fresh coconut water
- 5 Fresh Strawberries
- 1 medium-size scope of crushed ice
- Fresh mint sprig
- Berry of your choice
Glassware: An old-fashioned glass
Method:
- Add Gordon’s London Dry and the fresh strawberries halved (without green leaves) to the blender
- Add your homemade coconut syrup, fresh coconut water, crushed ice and blend them.
- Pour it into a glass.
- Garnish it with a fresh mint sprig, berry of your choice and serve.
Note: Homemade Coconut Syrup Recipe – Blend coconut water & tender coconut into a puree. Take some amount of sugar and mix it in the puree. Heat it to let the sugar dissolve. Strain it after it comes down to room temperature. Store it in an airtight container.
Black & White Coco Sour
Ingredients:
- 60ml Black & White Whisky
- 25ml of homemade Coconut syrup
- 15ml fresh lime juice
- 30ml fresh pineapple juice
- Ice cubes
- Orange peel
Glassware: Old Fashioned Glass
Method:
- Take a cocktail shaker and add all the ingredients.
- Shake it hard
- Strain it over fresh ice in a glass
- Garnish it with orange peel and serve.
Note: Homemade Coconut Syrup Recipe – Blend coconut water & tender coconut into a puree. Take some amount of sugar and mix it in the puree. Heat it to let the sugar dissolve. Strain it after it comes down to room temperature. Store it in an airtight container.
Tiki Tai
Ingredients:
- 50 ml Ketel One Vodka
- 50ml Fresh coconut water
- 2 large/4 small orange ice cubes (use fresh orange juice without sugar)
- Mint sprig
Glassware: Coupe Glass
Method:
- Pre-prep: Chill the coupe glass and freeze fresh orange juice into ice cubes (without sugar)
- Take a cocktail shaker and add all the ingredients.
- Shake it hard and strain
- Add a mint sprig to garnish and serve
Johnnie Coco Highball
Ingredients:
- 60ml Johnnie Walker Black Label
- Coconut soda
- 3 Lime Wedges
- Fresh Coconut
- Ice
Glassware: A highball glass
Method:
- Take a highball glass and fill it with ice.
- Pour the whiskey and top with coconut soda
- Stir it gently
- Add coconut as garnish and serve.
Fresh Coconut water soda recipe
We can have two recipes here:
- Take some fresh coconut water and fizz it, using a soda syphon or Dr Butter (or)
- Make a coconut syrup and add a little citric acid to make a cordial. Pour 30 ml of this cordial into chilled soda.
Which one are you going to try today? Let us know in the comments below.
