The colours are all arranged, and the smells of freshly-made gujiyas are in the air. But Holi is incomplete without some killer cocktails to wash down the plethora of food. If you are throwing a party or just celebrating with the family, here are some cocktail recipes especially curated to spice up your Holi festivities.

Caribbean Sunrise

Skull X Vodka 65 ml

Pineapple juice 200 ml

Juice of half a lime

Grenadine 20 ml

Method Shake the vodka, pineapple, and lime juice and strain into a glass. Add the grenadine on top and garnish with lime or a slice of pineapple.

Michelada

Lone Wolf Mild Lager Beer

Tomato Juice

Lime Juice

Worcestershire Sauce & Soy Sauce (Look for other hot sauces as alternatives in case of unavailability)

Method An authentic Mexican drink in the form of a spicy beer-based cocktail, a Michelada is a common favourite DIY cocktail recipe amongst those with a penchant for experimenting with beer.

Gin Jamun 

Recipe By Ratneesh Kumar, Senior Bar Executive, SAGA, Gurgaon

Jamun concentrate 60ml

Lime juice 10ml

Gin 60ml

Agave syrup 3ml

Tonic water top up

Ice cubes

Method Take a chilled glass, add ice into it and then jamun or blackberryconcentrate, lime juice, and agave syrup. Top with tonic water and garnish with orange peel on it.

Saga Punch 

Recipe By Ratneesh Kumar, Senior Bar Executive, SAGA, Gurgaon

Real coconut 30 ml

Cardamom tincture - 3 dashes

Saffron and orange syrup - 20 ml

Soda water 20 ml

Lime juice - for balance

Method Take a glass, add coconut, saffron & orange syrup to it. Now add cardamom tincture and soda water. Add lime juice to balance your drink. Shake it well and serve it.