5 Indian Cocktails You Must Try This Festive Season

The festive season is around the corner and there's plenty left to do! Decorating your home, buying gifts, organising parties, and so much more! When it comes to parties, there's of course the pressure for the events to go well. You want your friends and family to have a good time and an experience that leaves them with unforgettable memories.

One of the best ways to achieve this is by having a theme that exudes fun. And one of the easiest themes to prepare for is an 'Exotic' theme. Tropical, spicy, heat-filled bold flavours are such a rage today! So, it makes absolute sense to go with this theme.  We suggest you go with an Indian theme and serve desi cocktails!

Worried about recipes? Don't worry! We got that covered too. Check out the list below.

Berry Delicious Punch

Ingredients

60 ml Smirnoff vodka 100 ml custard apple puree 20 ml lime juice  50 gm mixed berries (fresh/frozen), for garnish

Method

Take a blender, add all the ingredients except the berries and blend well. Serve it in a highball glass with crushed ice and garnish with mixed berries.

Mango Tequila Cocktail

Ingredients

45 ml Don Julio Blanco 60 ml mango juice 10 ml lime juice Half a green chilli Sugar chilli mix, for rimming the glassware 

Method

Combine all the ingredients using a blender. Now, take a plate,  add sugar and chilli powder and mix them using a spoon. Take a rock glass and half-rim it with the sugar-chili mixture. Add ice cubes to the glass and pour the drink into it. Garnish with mango slices.

Guava Gin Cocktail

Ingredients

60 ml Gordon's Gin 90 ml guava juice 60 ml yoghurt

Method Put some ice in the blender and add all the ingredients. Blend the mixture till it becomes smooth. Take a highball glass and rim it with red chilli powder. Add ice cubes to the glass and pour the drink over it. Garnish with a guava slice.

Jamun Delight

Ingredients

60 ml Tanqueray 7-8 no jamun (deseeded)/jamun juice 15 ml lime juice 15 ml sugar syrup

Method

Take a shaker and all the ingredients in it. Shake the mixture well. Half-rim a rock glass with salt. Add ice cubes to the glass and pour the drink over it.

Vodka Kokum Punch

Ingredients

60 ml Smirnoff vodka 60 ml kokum sharbat 15-20 mint leaves 10ml lime juice Sugar, salt and cracked pepper mix

Method

Take a highball glass and half-rim it with sugar, cracked pepper and salt mix. Add the ingredients to it and stir them well. Your cocktail is ready to be served.

And that's a wrap on the Indian cocktail recipes. Each cocktail has a dash of sugar and spice and fruity flavours. They all are easy to make and can be prepared in little to no time. Buy fresh ingredients for the cocktail. Your guests will relish them and appreciate the unorthodox notes in their drinks. You can pair them with a variety of Indian foods.