Happy Friday, loves!
I don’t know about you, but there’s nothing I love more than the weekend. We love laidback weekends at home, hosting friends and family the most. My husband loves to cook, and I love to come up with fun new drink ideas on occasion to mix it up a bit. When the awesome team at Icelandic Glacial asked if I’d like to try their sparkling water, I was instantly intrigued. I love sparkling water in my favorite cocktails, and they were kind enough to send me some amazing recipes to share with you.
Since Valentine’s Day is next week, I’m sharing with you a few of my favorite pretty pink drinks that are perfect for your upcoming Valentine or Galentine celebrations. They’re fun, fabulous, and they are delicious. The best part is that you now have three new sparkling water flavors to choose from when you’re mixing your favorite cocktails. Icelandic Glacial now includes Elderflower, Sicilian Lemon, and Tahitian Lime – and if those don’t sound like the perfect segue flavors for summer, what does?
Midnight Sun
1.5 oz. brennivin
1 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
2 dashes aromatic bitters
1 sprig rosemary
1 slice grapefruit
Icelandic Glacial Sparkling Water
Put your ingredients into a shaker, shake, pour into your favorite highball glass, top it off with your Icelandic Glacial Sparkling Water, and garnish with your sprig of rosemary. Taste, and enjoy.
The Perfect Aperol Spritz
3 oz. prosecco
2 oz. aperol
1 oz. Icelandic Glacial Sparkling Water
1 orange slice
Pour all your ingredients in a wine glass with a bit of ice, stir, and add your orange.
Garden Party
2 oz. gin
2 tbs. fresh lemon juice
half ounce crème de violette
half ounce elderflower liqueur
3 cucumber slices
Icelandic Glacial Sparkling Elderflower
Edible flowers
Start by muddling cucumber with lemon juice in a shaker, and add your gin, crème, and elderflower liqueur to the mix. Shake it up with some ice, and then pour it into a glass. Use your edible flowers to garnish this gorgeous cocktail.
What’s your favorite go-to cocktail this time of year?
Tiffany Raiford 