Wedding cocktails and signature drinks always make the cut when we talk about the best ways to create an epic celebration. They set the vibe for a good time and are a nice alternative to the usual offerings of beer, wine, champagne and soft drink. They’re also a great way to add your own personal touch to the event – perhaps a whiskey sour is symbolic of your first date or someone who has passed.
If you’re tossing up whether to include a cocktail or signature drink at your wedding, read on to find out why they’re always a good idea and to discover some awesome recipes courtesy of our favourite mobile bars and wedding planners.
So now that we’ve twisted your arm (you booze hounds, we knew it wouldn’t take much) we’ve gone one step further and asked some industry mates for their favourite wedding cocktails and signature drinks recipes. Enjoy and drink responsibly!
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Featured image: cocktail by Boozy Suzie, captured by Dear Fiore Photography.
– ELDERFLOWER COLLINS –
Ingredients:
45ml gin
15ml elderflower syrup
3 x lemon wedges
soda water
Method:
Muddle lemon wedges into a shaker, add gin and elderflower syrup over ice. Shake like a polaroid picture and strain into glass.
Top with soda water and garnish with a dehydrated lemon wheel and edible flower.
– OUR SIGNATURE COCONUT COCKTAIL –
Ingredients:
60ml Absolut vanilla vodka
30ml coconut water
15ml pineapple juice
15ml lime juice
15ml simple syrup
Desiccated coconut to garnish
Dehydrated lime to garnish
Method:
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with desiccated coconut and dehydrated lime.
** This drink works equally well as a non-alcoholic version.
– ROSEY JANE –
Ingredients:
45ml gin
15ml rose liqueur
15ml house-made raspberry and lime syrup
1 egg white
30ml lemon juice
Method:
All ingredients double shaken then strained into a gold rimmed glass.
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