Cocktails with Framboise
We have the ultimate summer conversation starters: ice-cold, fruity framboise refreshments. With the irresistible taste and vibrant color of raspberries, we’ve created the most delicious cocktails you’ll taste this year. You absolutely have to try at least one – cough… maybe more – glasses of them.
Devil In A Glass
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 parts Elephant Island Framboise
1 part Vodka
squeeze of lime (if you like a little tartness in your Martini)
Preparation
Shake ingredients together in a cocktail shaker full of ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass rimmed with sugar. Float frozen berries on top.
East Van Sour
with thanks to Jeff Van Geest + Katherine Manson @ Aurora Bistro. Serves 1
Ingredients
1 oz Whiskey
1 oz Framboise
1 oz squeeze fresh lemon juice (juice of approx ½ lemon)
Preparation
Build in cocktail shaker over ice. Shake + pour over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with citrus twist.
Frisky Lemonade
Serves 2
Ingredients
¼ oz Elephant Isl Framboise
2 oz Vodka
½ oz Extra Dry Vermouth
Lemon/Lime Soda (Sprite or similar)
Preparation
Pour ingredients into ice-filled highball glass (to ¾ full) and stir. Top with lemon/lime soda to taste. Garnish with a lime wedge (to be squeezed and dropped into glass).
Island Indulgence
With Thanks – Shannon Brett of Chateau Victoria. Serves 1
Ingredients
¾ oz EIO Framboise, chilled
¾ oz Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka, chilled
1 oz Black pepper infused Simple Syrup
Fresita Strawberry Sparkling wine
Raw cane sugar and fresh cracked pepper mix on rim of glass
raspberry garnish
Preparation
Rim the top of a champagne flue with raw sugar and black pepper mix. Pour the chilled chocolate vodka and EIO Framboise into a champagne flute. Add the black pepper simple syrup. Top with strawberry Fresita, garnish with fresh raspberry.
Raspberry Mint Daiquiri
Serves 2
Ingredients
½ oz Elephant Isl Framboise
2 oz Appleton White Rum
½ oz fresh squeezed limi juice
½ oz simple syrup
5 fresh mint leaves
Preparation
Muddle the mint leaves, Framboise, Rum, Lime juice + simple syrup. Add ice, shake vigorously and fine strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a mint leaf.
