This watermelon, basil and vodka cocktail recipe is tasty, refreshing and definitely cute enough to put on your Instagram story.

SERVES 2 // COOKING TIME 10 min

INGREDIENTS
4 cups cubed watermelon
¼ cup sugar
Ice cubes
½ cup water
¼ cup vodka
¼ cup basil
1 lime, juice

METHOD
1. Blend watermelon, sugar and 2–3 ice cubes till smooth. Strain, discarding the pulp and seeds.
2. Mix water, vodka, basil and lime juice. Pour into 2 glasses.
3. Add ice and watermelon juice, then stir. Garnish with watermelon.

Enjoy a treat for two with these delicious Peruvian grapefruit cocktails. They make the perfect sundowners to end off a great week!

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Crowd-pleaser welcome drinks coming your way! Your guests won’t be able to say ‘no’ to these unique and fresh watermelon, Earl Grey and vodka cocktails.

MAKES 6 // COOKING TIME 20 min

INGREDIENTS
Crushed ice
3 Earl Grey teabags, steeped in
500 ml boiling water, chilled
1 cup vodka
½ watermelon, pureed and strained

METHOD
1. In a jug filled with crushed ice, add the tea, vodka and watermelon juice.
2. Stir until chilled and fully combined.
3. Pour into cocktail glasses and serve immediately.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Andreas Eiselen // HMimages.co.za

Loving the fresh flavour? These cardamon, basil and grapefruit mimosas making equally as delicious celebratory drinks!

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Making your own cocktails at home can be an easy and fun way to get creative with your drinks. These salted mango and vodka slushies make delicious party starters!

MAKES 4 // COOKING TIME 10 min

INGREDIENTS
5 mangoes, cut and frozen
1 cup ice
2 limes, zested and juiced
½ cup vodka
1 tbsp salt
To serve
4 tbsp sea salt
1 lime, sliced into rounds

METHOD
1. Blend all the ingredients together until smooth.
2. To serve, spoon the thick slushy into a glass, sprinkle with salt and garnish with lime.

Recipe & styling: Chiara Turilli
Photography: Samantha Pinto // HMimages.co.za

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The classic, simple recipe that was famously enjoyed by Ernest Hemingway himself, a Bloody Mary is delicious with brunch, and equally socially acceptable. To our readers who are thinking of mixing their own spicy, boozy blend, we suggest you take Mr Hemingway’s advice: ‘If it lacks authority, add more vodka.’

MAKES 1 large jug // COOKING TIME 10 min

INGREDIENTS
Ice
1L tomato juice
500 ml vodka
Black pepper
Celery salt
Cayenne pepper
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp Tabasco
2 limes
Celery stick

METHOD
1. Pour the tomato juice into a large jar filled halfway with ice.
2. Mix in the vodka.
3. Add a generous pinch of black pepper and a sprinkle of celery salt.
4. Add as much cayenne pepper as your taste buds can handle.
5. Mix in the Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco.
6. Squeeze the limes, strain the juice and add a shot or two to the mixture.
7. Garnish with a celery stick.

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Do you love the taste of jelly babies as much as we do? We decided to take things a step further for the long weekend and try to turn this flavour into a fun boozy treat. Try these babies out and let us know what you think.

MAKES 2 double shots // COOKING TIME 5 mins

INGREDIENTS
1 tbsp cherry vodka
1 tbsp peach schnapps
1 tbsp pineapple juice
1 tbsp Sprite

METHOD
1. Shake ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Pour into double-shot glasses. Garnish each one with a jelly baby for a fun touch (or a raspberry, if you want to be classy).

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