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3 Cocktails To Try For The Summer

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There are plenty of ways to help keep your body hangover free during the summer holidays.

One way is by adopting the 1-to-1 rule (drink a glass of water after every alcoholic beverage). Another popular method is by eating a lot of hydrating fruits like grapes and watermelon. However, our favourite is making sure to add enough water to your cocktail recipes.

Try these 3 cocktail recipes we found to keep you cool and refreshed during the hot summer days.

The Sloe Gin Collins

  • 35 ml Sloe Gin
  • 25 ml Lemon Juice

Build over ice, top up with 100 ml filtered sparkling water from your HydroTap. Serve with a lemon wedge.

The Cointreau Fizz

  • 50ml Cointreau
  • 15ml fresh lime juice
  • 50ml sparkling water

In a Boston shaker glass: add Cointreau and lime juice – fill with ice. Shake until the metal tin is frosted.
Strain into the glass over ice, and top up with filtered sparkling water from your HydroTap.

The Classic Whiskey Sour

  • 25ml Irish Whiskey
  • 50ml Lemon Juice
  • 25ml Egg White
  • 25ml Sugar Syrup
  • Dash Angostura Bitters
  • Dash Sparkling water

Put a glass in the freezer to chill. (Stops the drink from becoming warm quickly once poured).
Add everything but the sparkling water and lemon peel garnish to a cocktail shaker full of ice.
Shake well for 20-30 seconds. Pour through a strainer into your chilled glass.

Top up with filtered sparkling water straight from the HydroTap and place the lemon peel garnish on the rim of the glass.
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