Fresh Spring Cocktails for 2025
Spring has sprung, and mixologists have been creating some delightful fresh cocktails for the season, many incorporating floral and fruit flavors. Here are seven we like for this year.
Spring Cooler
Ingredients
2 parts The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 year old Scotch2 parts Fresh-pressed strawberry juice1 part Fresh lemon juice1 part Simple syrupFresh mint
Instructions
Clap mint and adding to a cocktail shaker.
Add the rest of ingredients.
Add ice and shake hard for 7 seconds.
Strain into glass over fresh ice.
Top with soda water as desired for a spritz.
Garnish with fresh mint sprig, lemon slice and edible flowers.
Notes
** For group serve, quadruple ingredients, add to a large pitcher with ice and stir. Top with soda as desired and gently pull it through to mix.
Brett Bayly, The Balvenie’s West Coast Ambassador, created this recipe.
Illicit Affair
Ingredients
2 oz. Grey Goose vodka¼ oz. Elderflower liqueur¾ oz. Dragon fruit purée½ oz. Lemon juiceCucumber slicesBasil leaves
Instructions
Muddle cucumber and basil in a shaker.
Add rest of ingredients.
Shake well with ice.
Double strain into a chilled Martini glass.
Notes
The mixologists at Maple & Ash in Miami created this recipe.
Sparkling Pear Spritz
Ingredients
5 parts Mumm Sparkling Brut Prestige1 ½ part Pear nectar¼ part Lemon juice1 Pear thin sliced
Instructions
Place one large ice cube in a glass.
Add a thin slice of pear as garnish (easier to add to the drink before you pour in the liquid)
Pour in sparkling wine, pear nectar and lemon juice and stir gently.
Notes
The mixologists at Mumm created this recipe.
Prairie Botanist
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Prairie Organic gin½ oz. Leroux ginger flavored brandy½ oz. Lychee syrup½ oz. Lemon juice freshly squeezedSplash of soda waterpinch Fresh dill sprigs chopped
Instructions
Combine all ingredients, except club soda, into a cocktail shaker with ice.
Shake until well chilled.
Fine strain into glass filled with ice.
Top with soda water.
Garnish with dill sprigs and edible flowers
Notes
Recipe courtesy of Cocktailmanac 2025, Phillips Distilling Co.’s industry guide.
Blushing Ballerina
Ingredients
1 oz. Lalo tequila¾ oz. Cocchi rosa¾ oz. Triple sec¾ oz. Lime juice2 drops Rose water
Instructions
Add ingredients to a shaker.
Shake and strain into a glass.
Garnish with rose petals.
Notes
The mixologists at Lalo created this recipe.
Enchanted Forest
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Mijenta Tequila Blanco½ oz. Blue Curaçao½ oz. Pineapple juice½ oz. Lime juice½ oz. Vanilla horchata
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake.
Strain into a rocks glass.
Garnish with moss, dry ice and micro flowers.
Notes
Juan Coronado, cofounder of Mijenta Tequila, created this recipe.
Sorrento Punch
Ingredients
2 oz. Bacardi 8 rum½ oz. Averna Amaro¾ oz. Lemon juice½ oz. Agave2 oz. Pineapple juice
Instructions
Combine ingredients and shake.
Pour into rocks glass with ice.
Garnish with lime wheel and fresh mint.
Notes
The mixologists at Casa Gianna in Miami created this recipe.
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