Niagara’s Finest Hotels’ Summer Cocktail Recipes
Searching for the ultimate cocktail to impress guests at your next summer party or get-together? Raise a glass to the return of warm days and bright skies with these refreshing summer cocktail recipes that will be a hit all season long!
Compliments of Food & Beverage Manager Alan Ziemianin from HobNob Restaurant at The Charles Hotel, and Kara Rochon, Food & Beverage Manager from Zees Grill at The Shaw Club.
Grapefruit Icewine Spritz
Ready for a taste of Niagara sunshine in a glass? Our Grapefruit Icewine Spritz is a bubbly blast, swirling together your favourite vodka, sweet local Icewine, zingy grapefruit, and a splash of celebratory sparkling wine! It’s the ultimate way to toast those long, glorious summer days.
Compliments of Food & Beverage Manager Alan Ziemianin from HobNob Restaurant at The Charles Hotel.
Ingredients
1 oz of your favorite vodka
1 oz of your favorite Niagara Icewine
3 oz of Niagara sparkling wine or Prosecco
2 oz Red grapefruit juice
Grapefruit sliced for garnish
Method
- Fill a large red wine glass generously with ice.
- Pour 1 ounce of your favorite vodka directly over the ice in the glass.
- Gently add 1 ounce of your favorite Niagara Icewine to the glass.
- Top with 3 ounces of chilled Niagara Sparkling wine or Prosecco. Pour slowly to maintain its delightful fizz.
- Add 2 ounces of red grapefruit juice to the glass.
- Slice a fresh grapefruit and place a slice on the rim of the glass as a garnish.
Rum Runner
Imagine a glorious Niagara-on-the-Lake sunset captured in a glass – that’s our Rum Runner! This seriously fun cocktail swirls together a blend of spiced, white, and coconut rums with a hint of Disaronno and a splash of pineapple, all leading to a beautiful grenadine “sunset” as you sip. It’s the perfect summer escape, no plane ticket required!
Compliments of Kara Rochon, Food & Beverage Manager from Zees Grill at The Shaw Club.
Ingredients
3/4 oz Sailor Jerry spiced rum
3/4 oz Bacardi white rum
3/4 oz Malibu coconut rum
1/4 oz Disaronno liqueur
3 oz Pineapple juice
Grenadine
Method
- Before you start mixing, take your cocktail glass and drizzle a small amount of grenadine down the inside.
- Add a generous amount of ice to your cocktail shaker and add all the rums, Disaronno liqueur, and the pineapple juice.
- Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker feels well-chilled, about 15 – 20 seconds.
- Strain the contents into your grenadine-swirled cocktail glass filled with ice. Avoid pouring the ice from the shaker into the serving glass.
- Skewer a maraschino cherry and place it on the rim of the glass. Add an orange slice for a colorful and aromatic garnish.