Exactly 60 years ago on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to venture into space. Here are three unique cocktails to help you celebrate the space exploration anniversary in style!
The Cosmonaut
Ingredients:
2 parts GREY GOOSE La Poire
1 part Fresh Lime Juice
0.75 part Ginger Liqueur
+Dash of Cardamom Bitters
Glass: spherical rocks
Directions:
- Build over a large ice sphere in a spherical rocks glass.
- Garnish with space-candy dusted grape.
Meister on Mars
Ingredients:
30ml Orange Juice
15ml Jägermeister
Splash Blue Curaçao
Splash Grenadine
Glass: Shot Glass
Directions:
- Pour orange juice into a shot glass and layer on Jägermeister.
- Carefully drizzle in blue curaçao and grenadine syrup.
The Galaxy Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 oz. Tequila
3/4 oz. Grenadine
3/4 oz. Blue Curaçao
1 oz. Lemonade
3/4 oz. Blue Curaçao
3/4 oz. Peach Schnapps
1/2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Lemonade
Glass: Hurricane Glass
Directions:
- In a blender, combine tequila, grenadine, blue curaçao, lemonade, and ice. blend thoroughly until smooth.
- In a separate blender, combine vodka, blue curaçao, peach schnapps, lemonade, and ice. Blend thoroughly until smooth.
- Rim the edge of a hurricane glass with pink sugar and pour in the blended mixtures, alternating colors.
- Garnish with a lemon slice.
Don’t drink and drive. Enjoy responsibly.