Cider Cocktails by Sydney Brewery

IN-CIDER COCKTAIL

There’s nothing more refreshing than a cold cider on a hot day. But when you’re entertaining at home and want to add a little WOW factor to your beverage options, what better way to impress than with a refreshing cocktail. Plus, there’s the added bonus of impressing your friends with your ability to make and shake some knockout drinks. Taking the invigorating taste of cider, and the eye-pleasing features of cocktails, Ben Davidson from explore DRINKS has teamed up with Sydney Brewery and pulled together a list of recipes that will make you the hostess with the mostess this summer.

GLASS: Tall INGREDIENTS: 150ml Sydney Cider 30ml Gin 20ml Fresh Lemon Juice 1 tsp Orange Sherbet METHOD: Add all ingredients into a tall glass with ice. Stir, garnish and serve GARNISH: A slice of lemon and an orange peel twist

HOW TO MAKE ORANGE SHERBET LIQUID: Place the juice and peel of one orange in a metal dish and cover with 300gm of fine caster sugar. Cover and place in the fridge overnight. Strain the orange sherbet liquid into a clean bottle. How easy is that!

AUSTRALIANO

GLASS: Stemmed pilsner glass INGREDIENTS: 150ml Sydney Cider 20ml Campari 20ml Regal Rogue Rosé Vermouth METHOD: Add all ingredients into a stemmed pilsner glass apart from Sydney Cider. Top with a dash of Sydney Cider at the time to taste GARNISH: A slice of orange and apple fan GLASS: Short glass INGREDIENTS: 150ml Agave Ginger Cider 30ml Vodka 10ml Sugar Syrup 4 x Lime Wedges Squeezed METHOD: Add ingredients to a short glass and top with crushed ice GARNISH: Mint sprig

SMOKY CIDER

GLASS: Short glass INGREDIENTS: 150ml Agave Ginger Cider 30ml Wahaka Mezcal 30ml Pink Grapefruit Juice 5ml Agave Syrup METHOD: Serve with ice in a short glass, rimmed with smoked sea-salt GARNISH: Garnish with a slice of charred pink grapefruit

Check-out the gold award winning medals on the Sydney Cider

Australiano

TIP: To char the tip of the grapefruit slice, use a small kitchen blowtorch. If you don’t have one of these at home, a slice of grapefruit without the charring still looks great