Happy Liqueur Day Recipes
Without liqueur, our cocktails would not be as flavorful and colorful as we know and love today. That’s why we’re celebrating International Liqueur Day today! Let’s elevate our drinking game with recipes featuring some of the many available liqueurs at Solid Wine. Craft these recipes for your next bonding session with friends and family! Don’t forget to tag us when you try these.
- Courtside
Thanks to the sweet and floral notes of Bitter Truth Elderflower Liqueur, the Courtside cocktail is the perfect choice to refresh your palate!
Ingredients
- 2 small strawberries, diced
- 3 raspberries
- 2 basil leaves, chopped
- 1 ½ oz. vodka of your choice
- ½ oz. Elderflower liqueur of your choice
- 1 ½ oz. apple juice
- ½ oz. lime juice
- ⅓ oz. simple syrup
- Soda water
Instructions
- Muddle the berries and basil at the bottom of a cocktail shaker.
- Add ice.
- Add vodka, Elderflower liqueur, apple juice, lime juice, and simple syrup to the shaker.
- Shake for 30 seconds.
- Add ice to a highball glass.
- Strain the cocktail into the glass.
- Top with soda water.
- Stir to combine, and enjoy!
- Lazarus
We're combining two essentials everyone can't live without: coffee and liquor! Walsh Coffee Liqueur will elevate your favorite drinks into irresistible cocktails.
Ingredients
- 30ml Vodka
- 15ml Cognac
- 30ml Coffee Liqueur
- 30ml Espresso Coffee
Instructions
- Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled glass.
- Banana Daiquiri
Smooth, creamy, and tangy, a daiquiri with a twist using Walsh Crème De Bananes is just what you need as a treat after a long and busy day!
Ingredients
- 50ml white rum
- 25ml banana liqueur
- 10ml lime juice
- 1 ripe banana, peeled
- 2 handfuls of crushed ice
- Banana slices or banana chips, lime wedges or cocktail cherries, to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Put the rum, banana liqueur, lime juice, banana and ice in a blender suitable for crushing ice, and blitz until smooth.
- Pour the drink into a hurricane or other tall glass, and garnish with banana slices or chips, lime wedges or cocktail cherries, if you like (we skewered two cocktail cherries and a lime wedge on a cocktail stick).
- Old Fashioned
The Bitter Truth Orange Bitters are crafted to enhance the exquisite flavors of whisky. That's why the Old Fashioned cocktail will be right up your alley if you're a whisky fan!
Ingredients
- 1 sugar cube (1 teaspoon sugar)
- 4 dashes orange bitters
- ½ teaspoon water
- 2 ounces bourbon
- Orange peel
- Cocktail cherry, for garnish (optional)
- Large clear ice cube, for serving
Instructions
- Place the sugar cube in a lowball glass and add the bitters. Add the water and mash and swirl it with a muddler or wooden spoon until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
- Add the whiskey and swirl to combine. Add a large ice cube.
- Use a knife to remove a 1″ wide strip of the orange peel. Squeeze the orange peel into the drink to release the oils. Gently run the peel around the edge of the glass, then place it in the glass.
- If desired, garnish with a cocktail cherry for additional sweetness.
- Classic Sidecar Cocktail
Arguably one of the most iconic liqueurs, Cointreau adds fresh and zesty flavors to your favorite spirits, making your nights of drinking so much better.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Cognac (VS or VSOP)
- 1 ounce Cointreau
- 1 ounce lemon juice
- For the garnish: lemon twist or orange twist
- Superfine sugar rim, optional
Instructions
- Cut a notch in a lemon wedge, then run the lemon around the rim of a cocktail glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of superfine sugar.
- Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake until cold.
- Strain the drink into the prepared glass. Garnish with a lemon twist or orange twist.