With its bright, fresh raspberry flavour, the Clover Club, a pre-Prohibition classic created in Philadelphia, and apparently much-loved by captains of industry, is a delicious cocktail to sip on a Spring day; even when it's pouring outside! Happy Thursday!

Ingredients (serves 1):

5 fresh raspberries

15 millilitres/1/2 fluid ounce (1 tablespoon) Simple Syrup

60 millilitres/2 f7luid ounces (4 tablespoons) London Dry Gin

1/2 ripe lemon

1 egg white

8 ice cubes

3 fresh raspberries

Place raspberries at the bottom of a shaker. Pour Simple Syrup over the raspberries, and muddle until the raspberries have collapsed into a bright red syrup. Pour in the Gin.

Thoroughly squeeze the juice of the lemon halve, and pour into the shaker.

Add the egg white and the ice cubes.

Close shaker tightly and shake vigorously until well-chilled through.

Double strain cocktail into a chilled coupe glass.

Skewer raspberries onto a cocktail pick, and garnish the cocktail with it.

Elderflower & Herb Cooler !

Ingredients: (per person)

2 oz elderflower cordial

5 oz elderflower liqueur

5 oz gin

Method:

Pour ingredients in a serving jug with some floral ice* and stir until well-combined.

Pour into serving glasses and top off with club soda.

*To make floral ice: Remove the leaves from two sprigs of rosemary and thyme and add to an empty ice cube tray with edible flowers such as pansies or rose petals, top with water and put in the freezer.

Courtesy: Colorado Homes Magazine

Remember mom's homemade lemonade? Well, now you're a mom and it's time to make your own.

Lemon & Berry Martini

Servings 1

Ingredients

2 oz. Cranberry juice

1 Lemon

1 oz. Citron vodka

1 oz. Elderflower liqueur

Instructions

Gin & Tonic Ice Pops

These refreshing ice pops only take three ingredients to make. A fun adults-only treat for your next barbecue!

Preparation time: 5 minutes, plus freezing time

Ingredients (per ice pop)

2 lime slices 1 ounce gin 2 ounces tonic water ½ ounce fresh lime juice

Directions

Place two lime slices in each ice pop mold.

Cranberry basil sangria mocktail !

Ingredients:

3 cups cranberry juice

½ cup orange juice, fresh squeezed

1 ½ cups lemon-lime seltzer

1 orange, sliced

1 apple, cored and chopped

1 cup sliced strawberries

½ cup fresh cranberries

½ cup fresh basil leaves

ice

Directions:

Add the cranberry juice, orange juice and seltzer to a large pitcher and stir gently.

Add the fresh orange slices, apples, strawberries and cranberries and stir again.

Add the basil.

Let the sangria sit for about 30 minutes to allow the flavors to develop. You can drink the basil sangria right away but it will taste even better if you let it sit! Keep chilled.

Add the ice and then enjoy!

Courtesy: Moktail

Rhubarb Margarita

A tangy twist on a traditional margarita, made with a delightful homemade rhubarb simple syrup.

Makes 1 drink

Ingredients For the rhubarb simple syrup: 4 cups chopped rhubarb 1 cup sugar 1 cup water

For the margarita: 2 ounces tequila 1 ounce Cointreau 1 ounce rhubarb simple syrup 2 ounces fresh lime juice

Directions

Combine the chopped rhubarb, sugar and water in a pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain and pour into a sealable container. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

LaCroix Cocktails

There’s no question that one of the hottest beverages these days is LaCroix Sparkling Water. The only way to make them tastier? Turn ‘em into cocktails! Here are 5 fun ideas:

LaCroix Mule: Fill a glass half full with ice, then add 1½ ounces whiskey, 4 ounces ginger beer and top with Lime LaCroix. Garnish with a lime slice.

LaCroix Lemon Drop: Fill a glass half full with ice, then add 2 ounces vodka, 1 ounce simple syrup and top with Lemon LaCroix. Garnish with a lemon slice.

LaCroix Radler: Fill a glass half full wit ice, then add 1½ ounces gin, 4 ounces Stiegl Radler and top with Grapefruit LaCroix. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.

LaCroix Berry Spritzer: Fill a glass with 4 ounces chilled rose and top with Cran-Raspberry LaCroix.

LaCroix Bellini: Fill a glass with 4 ounces chilled Prosecco and top with Mango LaCroix.