EASTER COCKTAIL GUIDE | FIVE SIMPLE COCKTAILS TO MAKE AT HOME
- MAISON MADRE
- Apr 8
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 13
Our spring-inspired Easter cocktail guide provides a twist on classic cocktails.
Simple, easy recipes to woo over your guests this Easter.
POMELLO SPRITZ
Ditch the Aperol in favour of this new favourite. Providing the perfect balance of sweetness and citrus.
INGREDIENTS
50ml Pomello
100ml Prosecco
Top with Soda
Garnish with grapefruit
Fill a glass with ice.
Add Pomello.
Top with soda.
Stir gently.
Garnish with a fresh grapefruit.
SERVING
Serve in a wine glass or tumbler.
FRENCH MARTINI
A hit since the 1980s.
INGREDIENTS
45ml Vodka
15ml Chambord
15ml fresh pineapple juice
Ice
Lemon twist or raspberry for garnish
Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice.
Add vodka, Chambord and pineapple juice to the shaker.
Shake vigorously.
Strain the cocktail into a chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a twist of lemon or a fresh raspberry.
SERVING
In a Martini glass - of course.
ST GERMAIN SPRITZ
Quick and easy but impressive and delicious.
INGREDIENTS
40ml St-Germain
60ml Sparkling wine (Prosecco or Cava)
60ml Soda water
Ice
Lemon twist (for garnish)
Fill a wine glass with ice.
Pour in the St-Germain.
Add sparkling wine and soda water.
Stir gently.
Garnish with a twist of lemon zest .
SERVING
Serve in a wine glass with twist of lemon - use a straw to curl your lemon.
BRAMBLE
British gin based classic.
INGREDIENTS
40ml Gin
20ml lemon juice
20ml sugar syrup (equal part granulated sugar and water, boil until sugar dissolves and leave to cool)
Ice
Fresh berries or lemon zest
Fill a shaker with ice.
Add gin, lemon juice and syrup.
Shake well and strain into a glass filled with crushed ice.
Drizzle De Kuyper Crème de Cassis over the top.
Garnish with fresh berries or lemon zest.
SERVING
In a tumbler with plenty of crushed ice.
CUCUMBER MINT COOLER
A refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail.
INGREDIENTS
4 cucumber slices
6 fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon sugar syrup (equal part granulated sugar and water, boil until sugar dissolves and leave to cool)
Ice
Club soda
Cucumber and mint for garnish
In a shaker, muddle the cucumber slices and mint leaves.
Add the lime juice and syrup.
Shake well and strain into a glass filled with ice.
Top with club soda and gently stir.
Garnish with a cucumber and mint.
SERVING
Serve in a highball.
