5 Easy Cocktail Recipes to Make When the Liquor Stores Are Closed

It can be quite a hassle when the liquor stores are closed during the pandemic. If you are stocking up on the grocery essentials, consider stocking up a few of your favorite ingredients for cocktails.

Get a few bottles of Smoke Lab Vodka and you are all set for a lockdown! Smoke Lab is one of the best vodkas in India for making cocktails. Here are some easy cocktail recipes to make with vodka:

1.      Cranberry Hot Toddy

In a saucepan, bring to a gentle simmer 2 cups of unsweetened cranberry juice, 1/2 orange, cinnamon sticks, sliced ginger, pink peppercorns, 2 cloves, and 1-star anise. Remove the saucepan from heat and set aside for a few minutes for the flavours to mingle. Strain the cocktail and pour into a pitcher. Pour 1 part bourbon and 1 part Smoke Lab vodka in the cocktail. Pour the hot toddy in glasses garnished with fresh cranberries and sip into this cocktail on a cold winter evening. For more aniseed cocktails, check out Smoke Lab Vodka website.

2.      Nectarine Fizz

In a mortar pestle, muddle the nectarine slices with lemon juice, honey, and vanilla extract. Add the muddled mixture to a glass pitcher. In another pitcher, add the Aperol and ice cubes and gently stir the cocktail until chilled. Strain the liquor into a prepared glass on the rocks and top with vodka and Prosecco. Garnish with fresh Nectarine slices and enjoy the drink chilled. Use Smoke Lab Vodka for this recipe, which is the best vodka brand in India.

3.      Apple & Rosemary Sparkler

In a mortar pestle, muddle some fresh rosemary leaves. In a cocktail shaker, add 1.5 oz Smoke Lab classic vodka, 1 oz apple cider, rosemary, and shake the cocktail until mixed. In a glass, add some ice cubes and drizzle 1 tsp of raw honey. Pour the vodka cocktail to the cocktail glass. Garnish with a fresh rosemary sprig and enjoy this easy cocktail. Check out aniseed cocktails in the Smoke Lab website.

4.      Blueberry Punch

In a big punch bowl, add 2 cups unsweetened blueberry juice, 2 cups Apple Juice, 1 bottle of red Moscato, 1 bottle Prosecco, 1/ 2 bottle Smoke Lab classic vodka, 2 cups frozen blueberries, 1 few thyme sprigs, and a few slices of lemon. Allow the punch to chill for a few hours before serving in punch glasses garnished with orange slices. 

5.      Appletini

In a cocktail shaker, add a few ice cubes, 1 oz apple brandy, 2 dashes on Angostura Bitters, 2 oz Smoke Lab Vodka, and shake well. Strain the cocktail into a martini glass. Garnish with a thin apple slice and enjoy this classic cocktail.

With these cocktail repertoire, you can be cocktail ready at anytime whether there’s a lockdown or not!