Father’s Day Fun: Dad Deserves a Cocktail This Year
SHARP & Mark Anthony
Father’s Day is often a varied affair, with activities ranging from family brunches to days on the beach. In the name of family fun, we’ve put together a list of five cocktail recipes featuring Mark Anthony approved spirits. Premium ingredients like Glendalough’s Wild Botanical Gin and Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry put an upscale twist on mixology favourites. With recipes ranging from smooth gin mixers and vodka-based bevs to citrus-filled punch, these five drinks are curated for all kinds of Sunday lunches and dinners. Take your Father’s Day celebration one step further with a handmade drink for Dad to enjoy.
Zenitude Paloma
Spirits: Tequila Tromba Blanco
Tequila Tromba springs from a craft distillery deep in the mountains of Los Altos — a terrain sketched on the crystal clear Tromba Blanco bottle. The spirit offers light notes of citrus, accenting the taste of premium distilled agave with honey, caramel, and a refreshing pineapple. Paired with fresh lime and grapefruit juice, the cocktail is an excellent summer evening sip.
Ingredients:
45 ml green tea infused Tromba Blanco
30 ml St-Germain (or an elderflower liqueur of your choosing)
60 ml fresh grapefruit juice
15 ml fresh lime juice
2 dashes Ms Better’s Bitters Cucumber Bitters
60 – 90 ml club soda
15 ml egg whites
1 tsp black lava salt
1 dehydrated lime wheel to garnish
Method:
Rim a tall glass with salt — for a natural adherent, douse a paint brush in agave nectar, then dip it in salt and glide it along the glass rim. In a shaker, build the first ingredients: tequila, St. Germain, juices, bitters, and egg whites. Shake it vigorously before adding ice, then shake again. Once blended, fill your glass with ice and strain the mix into it. Top the blend with soda and add a lime wheel to garnish. Mix with a straw and serve.
Glendalough Collins
Spirits: Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin
Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin captures the essence of spring in a bottle. The brand forages for wild plants local to the distillery, sustainably harvesting them before extracting their natural taste with a slow distillation. Instead of a conventional, standardized process, Glendalough decides a unique cut point for each batch guided by smell and taste. The bespoke flavours shine through, with fresh botanical notes that complement cocktail garnishes.
Ingredients:
50 ml Wild Botanical Gin
10 ml apple cider vinegar
30 ml sugar syrup
8 mint leaves
100ml sparkling water
Method:
Start by filling your glass of choice with ice. Then, bust out a cocktail shaker and add all the ingredients, save for sparkling water. Shake hard and slowly strain the mix over your ice-filled glass. Top with the sparkling water and garnish with an orange twist and a mint sprig. For an extra-summery kick, try swapping simple syrup out for a blend of elderflower and rose syrups (15 ml each).
Stoli Lemonade
Spirits: Stoli® Premium Vodka
A smooth vodka infused with scents of marshmallow and citrus rind, Stoli Premium has a clean and sweet finish. Clear as water, the classic liquor makes an excellent base for pre-dinner drinks like spiked seltzers and lemonade cocktails.
Ingredients:
50 ml Stoli® Premium Vodka
125 ml lemonade
3 parts big mint sprig and lemon wheel to garnish
Method:
Fill your glass until it brims with large ice cubes before gently stirring together vodka and lemonade. Next, add in a small bouquet of mint and/or garnish with a wheel of lime.
Montenegro Spritz
Spirits: Amaro Montenegro
Amaro Montenegro credits a secret blend of 40 botanicals for its robust flavour. A few named ingredients reveal a recipe that spans the full spectrum of taste, including sweet cinnamon and nutmeg, citrusy dried orange, and bitter herbs like oregano. The bottle features eye-catching curves and cuts, designed to parallel the intrigue of alchemy.
Ingredients:
2 parts Amaro Montenegro
4 parts Prosecco
Method:
The cocktail is a straightforward process, starting with a wine glass half-filled with ice. Pour 4 parts Prosecco into the glass, followed by 2 parts Amaro Montenegro, then garnish with an orange slice.
Harry Harveys Punch
Spirits: Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry
From a brand with over two centuries’ experience under their belt, Harveys Bristol Cream is a testament to tradition. A velvety finish follows the sherry’s rich and varied flavour, with earthy notes of amber and chestnut lingering behind. A balanced blend of fine wine, this sherry is best enjoyed on its own, or as part of a dessert cocktail.
Ingredients:
50 ml Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry
25 ml maraschino liqueur
15 ml lemon juice
75 ml orange juice
2 dashes Angostura® bitters
1 orange, sliced
1 sprig of mint
Method:
In a shaker, combine Harveys Bristol Cream, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, orange juice, bitters, and ice. Shake until blended and strain into a large glass. Finish the drink by garnishing with orange slices and/or a sprig of mint.
