11 refreshing drinks to get ready for the holidays

Celebrating with family and friends is always a pleasure! Drinks promise to be the fun and delicious accompaniment to make any event or celebration even better. Check out some drink recipes refreshing for the end of year celebrations. These drinks are wonderful and easy to make!

Traditional mojito

Better than knowing the taste of novelty, savoring the taste of classic and world-famous drinks is priceless. So how about preparing a amazing traditional mojito enjoy the end of year celebrations with friends?

Time: 10 minutes

Performance: 1 cup

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 sprig of mint
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• 30 ml of lemon juice
• 1 small glass of light rum
• sparkling water
• Ice

Method of preparation:

1. Rub the insides of the glass with 2 mint leaves.
2. Put 6 mint leaves, including the flavored leaves, into the glass.
3. Add sugar and lemon juice.
4. Using a pestle, mash the leaves with the sugar and lemon.
5. Then stir in the rum and top up with sparkling water.
6. Put the ice stones, stir and serve after.

Moscow mule

This drink, a combination of vodka and ginger, is originally made with ginger beer, but here in Brazil it has been adapted using the food itself. What are you waiting for to taste these refreshing drinks?

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Performance: 1 cup

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (tea) of sugar
• 1 cup of water (tea)
• 2 tablespoons of grated ginger
• 1 piece of cinnamon stick
• 1 shot of vodka
• 1/2 cup of lemon juice
• Ice and sparkling water to top it all off
• mint leaves

Method of preparation:

1. In a pan, make the reduction with: water, sugar, cinnamon and ginger – set aside.
2. Then put 2 doses of this ginger syrup in the cup with ice.
3. Add the vodka, lemon juice and top up with sparkling water. Mix.
4. Finally garnish with a lemon wedge and mint leaves.

pisco acid

Refreshing and delicious drink Chilean and Peruvian origin. Based on pisco, which is nothing more than a distillate of grapes, this drink, based on egg whites and lemon juice, is perfect to have at the weekend.

Time: 10 minutes

Performance: 2 portions

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 100ml of pisco
• 100ml of lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 egg white
• 15 ice cubes
• Lemon slices to decorate

Method of preparation:

1. Beat all the ingredients in the blender for about 1 minute.
2. Then distribute the contents into drink glasses and serve immediately.
3. If you want, use your creativity to make a different presentation.
4. One option is to decorate the glasses with lemon slices.

Capirinha sake

Caipirinha it is already part of the list of refreshing and classic drinks, but with sake it becomes even sweeter! Try this delicious recipe this new year!

Time: 20 minutes

Performance: 1 cup

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 2 kiwis or 1 lemon
• 5 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 small glasses of sake (100 ml)
• ice to taste

Method of preparation:

1. In a tall glass, with a punch, mash the fruit with the sugar.
2. Add sake and ice.
3. Stir and serve in wide mouth glasses.

homemade bittersweet

homemade bittersweet
Time:

Performance:

Difficulty:

Ingredients:

• 1 can of cold cream (300 g)
• 1 can cold white rum (use empty condensed milk can to measure)
• 1 jar ice cream ice cream frosting (use empty condensed milk jar to measure)

Method of preparation:

1. Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
2. Serve, if preferred, with ice.

wine aperitif

wine aperitif It is a very sweet recipe and perfect for those who appreciate refreshing drinks.

Time: 30 minutes

Performance: 10 cups

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 liter of dry red wine
• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1/3 cup (tea) diced guava
• 1 cup (tea) of ice

Method of preparation:

1. Beat everything in the blender until the ice melts.
2. Divide into tall glasses or bowls and serve immediately.

peach smoothie

THE classic peach smoothie It is also a good choice, especially for parties and celebrations.

Time: 30min (+1h of fridge)

Performance: 1 cup

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of sparkling wine
• 1 can of drained peaches
• 1 can of condensed milk
• ice to taste

Method of preparation:

1. In the blender, put 1 bottle of champagne, the drained peaches and 1 can of condensed milk.
2. Beat all the ingredients until a homogeneous and creamy mixture is formed.
3. If you prefer, beat as long as you feel necessary for the texture of the drink to suit your preferences.
4. Place in the fridge for 1 hour before serving and, if you like, decorate the glasses with pieces of peach and mint leaves.

Pina coladas

sweet and very popular cocktail
Puerto Rico

Time: 2 minutes

Performance: 1 cup

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/2 shot of rum (50 ml)
• 3 doses of pineapple juice (150ml)
• 1 small glass of coconut milk (50 ml)
• 1 small glass of condensed milk (50 ml)
• ice to taste

Method of preparation:

1. Put ice in a shaker, add the shot of rum, pineapple juice, condensed milk and coconut milk and shake for 2 minutes until smooth.
2. Transfer the cocktail to a tall glass or tall glass.
3. Serve, as desired, garnished with a slice of pineapple.

lemon sake

Sake is an ancient fermented drink of Japanese origin. Its only ingredients are rice and water and the alcohol content is approximately 16%. It’s delicious!

Time: 10 minutes

Performance: 1 portion

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients:

• 40 ml of Azuma Kirin Golden® Sake
• 10ml Syoucyu Azuma Kirin®
• 50ml Sicilian lemon juice
• 10ml Spicy liqueur (Marie Brizard)
• 3 drops of Amarena syrup
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• ice to taste

Method of preparation:

1. In a blender, blend Azuma Kirin Dourado® Sake, Syoucyu Azuma Kirin®, Sicilian lemon juice, spicy liqueur, Amarena drops, sugar and ice until smooth.
2. Transfer to a glass and serve, if desired, garnished with mint leaves and lemon wedges.

Villa Spring Cocktail

Made with vodka, mandarin syrup, Sicilian lemon juice, basil and Sprite®, the refreshing Vila Spring cocktail is perfect for enjoying with friends.

Ingredients:

• 5 basil leaves
• 50ml of vodka
• 25 ml of mandarin syrup
• 15 ml of Sicilian lemon juice
• 1 Sprite®
• 1 Bahia Orange

Method of preparation:

1. Shake all ingredients (except Sprite® and basil leaves) in a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice.
2. Strain into a tall glass filled with ice (ice in shaker should be discarded) and top up with Sprite®.
3. Decorate with a peel of Bahia orange and a sprig of basil.

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Ben

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