If you like more of a basil taste use spoon to muddle mixture before shaking.
Shake
Strain
Pour
Garnish with strawberry slice
Enjoy!
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Looking for the perfect summer dinner party cocktail recipe? Try adding Whiskey Peach Smashes to your menu. Pair this with a great pasta meal or BBQ and Apple Pie. Yummm!
Ingredients
½ peach
3-4 fresh mint leaves
lemon wedge
1oz. water
1 oz Big Train peach real fruit concentrate
1 oz simple syrup
2 oz whiskey
Ice
Instructions
Muddle all ingredients in cocktail shaker, except whiskey and ice.
Fruit and cocktails go together like peanut butter and jelly, like ice cream and fudge. Delicious real fruit smoothie mixes are the foundation to amazing Fruit Cocktails. Its summer and what could be more refreshing than offering your customers a refreshing summer smoothie? How about a spiked smoothie? These fruit cocktail recipes are sure to be a big hit, making any time of the day a happy hour.
Combine all ingredients and blend. Blend till consistency is slushy, but not completely smooth. Top off with champagne if desired. Garnish with peach slice.
Reactions:
“It was a great tasting and refreshing drink. Easy to drink with the fruit flavors, the peach flavor and the champagne carbonation made a good addition.” – Eric Heitzmann
“The peach Bellini was delightful and refreshing. The taste didn’t linger so it was a light and fresh experience.” – Christopher Mazurk
If you’d like to offer your customers something a little different, try this twist on the traditional Bellini. The tastes of key lime and peach combine to create a truly unique morning drink. This drink is sophistication with a little punch.
Combine all ingredients and blend. Blend till consistency is slushy, but not completely smooth. Top off with champagne if desired. Garnish with lime and/or peach slice.
Reaction:
“Fizzy, Bubbly and Sweet”. “Everything blends together so well.” – Geoff Martinez
“This might be my new favorite.” – Maryann Beckman
Whiskey Peach Smash For the customer that wants something a little different. This drink will evoke images of the south in the summer. The flavors of whiskey and peaches are smashed together with mint and lemon for a summer smoothie cocktail that will be a big hit at your next BBQ.
Muddle all ingredients in cocktail shaker, except whiskey and ice. Then add ice and whiskey and shake till combined. Strain and pour into glass. Garnish with peach slice.
Reactions:
“This tastes like sunshine, but if it was chilled, so I guess it takes like chilled sunshine.” – Geoff Martinez
“One of the BEST whiskey variants I’ve had in a long time.” – Josh Beckman
This is a spicy drink. Perfect for those customers who want something with a little more heat. This martini smoothie has a kick.
Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker. Shake. Strain. Pour. Enjoy. Garnish with candied ginger if desired.
These two Martini Smoothies are perfect for summer. These combinations are light, fruity. Your customers will find enjoy sipping these fruit smoothie cocktails as they unwind after a long day of work or catching up with a few friends.
Strawberry Basil Martini
3 strawberries
3 basil leaves,
½ oz simple syrup
2 oz vodka
1 oz Big Train Real Fruit Strawberry Concentrate
1/2 oz lime juice
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker. If you like more of a basil taste use spoon to muddle mixture before shaking. Shake. Strain. Pour. Enjoy. Garnish with strawberry slice
Reactions:
“Mmm like a liquid jello shot.” – Geoff Martinez
Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker. hake. Strain. Pour. Enjoy. Garnish with strawberry slice, cucumber or both.
Reactions:
“It’s refreshingly sweet and very summerish but with a bite!” – Geoff Martinez
See all of Big Train fruit smoothie products for Home Baristas here: Got a favorite fruit cocktail recipe? We want to know about it. Submit your fruit cocktail recipes here. For more information about Big Train, go here.
National Strawberry Month is soon coming to an end, so be sure to see it off with style! Whether you’re having a quiet night at home or hosting a rockin’ party, perfect cocktails are always the key ingredient. Using our delicious Strawberry Sensation Fruit Tea Smoothie Blast and your favorite liquor, the drink possibilities are endless. Although we’re not going to list them all, below are our top three recipes for Big Train® strawberry cocktails!
Cocktails for everyone!
Strawberry Margarita (16 oz)
3 fl oz Big Train® Strawberry Sensation Fruit Tea Smoothie Blast
3 fl oz tequila
2 fl oz lime juice
2 cups of ice
Pour into a blender and blend until smooth then garnish with a strawberry.
Strawberry Daiquiri (16 oz)
3 fl oz Big Train® Strawberry Sensation Fruit Tea Smoothie Blast
3 fl oz rum
2 fl oz lime juice
2 cups of ice
Pour into a blender and blend until smooth then garnish with a strawberry.
Coladas aren't complete without Malibu Rum!
Strawberry Colada (16 oz)
3 oz Malibu Rum
3 oz Big Train® Strawberry Sensation Fruit Tea Smoothie Blast
2 oz Midori Melon Liquor
2 cups of ice
Pour into a blender and blend until smooth then garnish with a strawberry.
Strawberry Martini
4 parts Vodka
2 parts Triple Sec
2 parts Big Train Strawberry Sensation Fruit Tea Smoothie Blast
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Feel free to spice up your drinks with any other garnishes, liquors or whatever else you may feel so inclined to add! With our versatile Fruit Tea Smoothie Blast, if there’s an adult beverage you have in mind, you can make it! Just switch out the cocktail mix you would normally use and replace it with any of our TEN flavors.
Please be sure to enjoy the rest of your National Strawberry Month, have a great Memorial day weekend and always remember to drink responsibly!
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