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There's no better way to celebrate than to enjoy a few good drinks with your loved ones. As you relax and unwind this Independence Day long weekend, recreate these expertly concocted and refreshing drinks to enjoy your time off. From traditional classics to innovative fusions, these beverages offer a sensory voyage through India's culinary tapestry. With just a few ingredients and a recipe that only takes a few minutes, these drinks will surely add a lot of colour and freshness to your Independence Day 2024 celebrations.
Ingredients
2-3 ginger chunks
½ tea spoon mint caviar
30 ml litchi crush/syrup
90 ml cold black tea
15 ml lime juice
15 ml sugar syrup
Top up with soda
Method
Crush the ginger and add it to a mixture of litchi crush, cold black tea, lime juice, and sugar syrup. Mix well and strain the liquid over ice cubes. Top it off with soda and garnish with mint caviar and mint leaves.
Recipe Credits: Akash Kalra
Ingredients
10-12 fresh mint leaves
45 ml mint syrup
2 pinch black salt
2 pinch chat masala
3 tbsp pomegranate seeds
45 ml grenadine (pomegranate syrup)
Ice cubes
Soda
Method
Put ice, mint, and pomegranate in a shaker and muddle them together. Add lime juice, mint syrup, sugar syrup, and chat masala. Shake. Pour into an ice-filled glass. Top with soda and serve chilled.
Recipe Credits: Mixologist Sushil Dhanai
Ingredients
250 grams mattha (buttermilk)
½ tsp black salt
½ tsp roasted cumin
8-9 coriander leaves
Ice cubes as required
Method
Take a blender and add ice cubes, coriander leaves, black salt and roasted cumin and yoghurt. Blend it for 30–40 seconds. Pour the ready mixer into a tall glass and garnish it with roasted cumin, and serve chilled.
Recipe Credits: Harjeet Singh
Ingredients
Nutella- 30 gms
Cold milk- 100 ml
Ice cube- 100 gms
Espresso- 30 ml
Vanilla ice cream- 100 gms
Chopped almonds
Method
Blend vanilla ice cream, cold milk, Nutella, espresso, and ice cubes until you have a smooth and creamy frappe. Pour your delicious frappe into a glass and garnish with chopped almonds for an extra textural delight.
Recipe Credits: Ronit Saha, Third Wave Coffee
Ingredients
100 ml James Blond
15 ml Vodka
15 ml Gin
15 ml White Rum
15 ml Triple Sec
15 ml Lime
Method
Add all the spirits in a Brandy Balloon glass with ice.
Stir well.
Top up with James Blond beer.
Garnish with an orange slice.
Ingredients
50 ml Godawan 01
20 ml Mathania Chilli Peach
20 ml Lime Juice
Ginger Ale to top up
Mint Sprig to garnish
Method
Build the drink in a Highball glass and start by pouring the Godawan 01 Rich & Rounded whisky over ice.
Add the Mathania Chilli Peach syrup and squeeze 20 ml of fresh lime juice.
Stir the mixture gently with a bar spoon and top up with ginger ale.
Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and serve chilled.
Ingredients
45 ml Pistola Agave
15 ml Cointreau
½ cup Mango chunks
30 ml Honey
10 ml Lime juice
1 cup Crushed ice
Mango Slice to garnish
Method
Blend all the ingredients together with ice in a blender.
Pour into a glass, garnish with a mango slice and serve.
Note: Find this recipe and many others, in Shaker Sutra: The Tulleeho Book of Cocktails, a comprehensive cocktail guide co-authored by Vikram Achanta - Founder and CEO, Tulleeho and Co-Founder, 30BestBarsIndia.
