The summer cocktails you should be making

As the season synonymous with hosting inches closer, it's time to get your cocktail recipes in check for planned get-togethers and surprise drop-ins alike. With more than 330 years of experience crafting and creating, there's no liquor label to trust with this task quite like De Kuyper. Lovingly dreamt up from its distillery in the Netherlands, De Kuyper's wide range of cocktail liquors opens the door to limitless cocktail creations, appealing to both seasoned bartenders and at-home tastemakers.

For the warmer months ahead, tropical flavours and fresh fruit-led notes are at the top of our agenda, lending themselves perfectly to sun-soaked soirées. As we rang in spring and toasted to summer at the Remix Spring Gala, we called upon our friends at De Kuyper to create three bespoke cocktails that encapsulated this feeling, and my, did they deliver.

At the De Kuyper by Hancocks bar, guests could order from three tropical-inspired cocktails. The Let-That-Mango combined Flor De Caña Rum, De Kuyper Mango, lime juice, and fresh mango for a fruit-forward hit. The Ko-Sah-Mui Cooler offered a refreshing balance of Hayman's Gin, De Kuyper Watermelon, lemon, and raspberry, finished with soda. Finally, the Passionfruit Paloma delivered a playful twist on a classic, blending El Jimador Blanco with De Kuyper Passionfruit, lime, and grapefruit soda.

And now, it's your turn to get in on the action, as we present the recipes for each of these tantalising cocktails for you to make this summer.

Let-That-Mango
30 ml Flor De Cana Rum
30 ml De Kuyper Mango
30 ml Lime Juice
20 ml Real Mango

Ko-Sah-Mui Cooler
40 ml Hayman's Gin
20 ml De Kuyper Watermelon
30 ml Lemon Juice
20 ml Real Raspberry
Topped with Fever Tree Soda

Passionfruit Paloma
45 ml El Jimador Blanco
15 ml De Kuyper Passionfruit
15 ml Lime Juice
Topped with Fever Tree Grapefruit Soda

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