Fancy an aperitif to the flavors of the world ? Nothing like an exotic cocktail to escape! Whether it is a Brazilian tropical cocktail, a comforting Nordic infusion or a refreshing Thai drink, here are 13 recipes from all over the globe to test for an original and festive aperitif or to start your Valentine's Day .
🇧🇷 1. Capirinha with passion fruit - Brazil 🍍
Ingredients (for 1 glass):
- 1 passion fruit
- 1/2 lime
- 2 tsp. cane sugar
- 6 cl of Cachaça
- Crushed ice cubes
Preparation:
1️⃣ extract the pulp from passion fruit.
2️⃣ Crush the lime with the sugar in a glass.
3️⃣ Add the pulp, then fill the glass with pounded ice cubes.
4️⃣ Pour the Cachaça and stir gently.
🇯🇵 2. Matcha Sour - Japan 🍵
Ingredients (for 1 glass):
- 4 cl of Japanese whiskey
- 2 cl of lemon juice
- 1 cl of sugar syrup
- 1/2 tsp. matcha powder
- egg white (optional)
- Ice
Preparation:
1️⃣ Sift the matcha to avoid lumps.
2️⃣ Mix all the ingredients in a shaker and shake dry (without ice).
3️⃣ Add ice cubes and shake again.
4️⃣ Filter in a glass and sprinkle with a pinch of Matcha.
🇸🇪 3. Nordic mulled wine in the berries - Scandinavia 🍷
Ingredients (for 2 glasses):
- 25 cl red wine
- 2 tsp. honey
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 2 cloves
- 1 pinch of cardamom
- 50 g of red berries (areas, blueberries, raspberries)
Preparation:
1️⃣ Heat the wine gently with honey and spices.
2️⃣ Add the berries and let steep for 10 minutes.
3️⃣ Filter and serve hot.
🇹🇭 4. Mango lassi with coconut milk - Thailand 🥭
Ingredients (for 1 glass):
- 1/2 ripe mango
- 10 cl coconut milk
- 5 plane yogurt
- 1 tsp. honey
- Ice
Preparation:
1️⃣ Mix all the ingredients until you get a smooth texture.
2️⃣ Serve fresh with a few pieces of mango in decoration.
🇮🇹 5. Bellini - Italy 🍑
Ingredients (for 1 glass):
- 6 cl of prosecco
- 4 cl of white peach puree
- 1 line of lemon juice
Preparation:
1️⃣ Mix the peaches to obtain a smooth puree.
2️⃣ Pour the puree into a flute, add a line of lemon juice.
3️⃣ Complete with very fresh prosecco and stir gently.
🇫🇮 6. Sangria with grenade and citrus fruits - Spain 🍷🍊
Ingredients (for 1 pitcher)
- 50 cl red wine
- 10 cl of grenade juice
- 1 orange slices
- 1/2 lemon in slices
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 5 cl of orange liqueur (optional)
- Gaser water and ice cubes
Preparation:
1️⃣ Mix the wine, pomegranate juice, sugar and citrus slices in a pitcher.
2️⃣ Leave to rest in the fridge for 2 hours.
3️⃣ Add ice cubes and a little sparkling water before serving.
🇬🇷 7. Ouzo Tonic - Greece 🍸
Ingredients (for 1 glass)
- 4 cl of Ouzo
- 10 cl of tonic
- lemon slice
- Ice
Preparation:
1️⃣ Fill a glass of ice cubes.
2️⃣ Pour the Uzo and complete with the tone.
3️⃣ Add a lemon slice and stir gently.
🇩🇰 8. SPRITZ AS Airelles - Denmark 🍷
Ingredients (for 1 glass)
- 5 cl of area juice (you can replace it with just cranberry or grenade )
- 10 cl of sparkling wine
- 2 cl of bay liqueur (optional)
- Ice
Preparation:
1️⃣ Pour the area juice into a glass filled with ice cubes.
2️⃣ Add the liquor (optional) and complete with sparkling wine.
3️⃣ stir slightly before serving.
🇮🇸 9. Vanilla and ginger infusion - Tahiti 🌺
Ingredients (for 1 cup)
- 25 cl of hot water
- 1 tsp. honey
- 1/2 Tahiti vanilla
- Fresh ginger puck
Preparation:
1️⃣ Heat the water and add the split vanilla pod and ginger.
2️⃣ Leave to infuse 5 to 10 minutes .
3️⃣ Add the honey and taste hot.
🇳🇴 10. Swedish coffee with cardamom notes - Sweden ☕
Ingredients (for 1 cup)
- 1 cup of filter coffee
- 1/2 tsp. Cardamom covered cardamom
- 1 tsp. of sugar (optional)
Preparation:
1️⃣ Add the ground Cardamom to the ground coffee before infusion.
2️⃣ Filter like a classic coffee.
3️⃣ Success according to tastes and taste hot.
🇵🇫 11. May Tai revisited with coconut milk: Tahiti Tropical Cocktail 🍹
Ingredients (for 1 glass)
- 4 cl of Rhum Ambré
- 2 cl of white rum
- 2 cl of coconut milk
- 1.5 cl of orgeat syrup
- 1.5 cl of triple dry (Cointreau, Grand Marnier, or Curaçao Orange)
- 2 cl of lime juice
- Ice
- pineapple slice and 1 sheet of mint for decoration
Preparation 1️⃣ In a shaker, pour the two rums, coconut milk, orgeat syrup, triple dry and lime juice.
2️⃣ Add ice cubes and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
3️⃣ Pour into a glass filled with crushed ice.
4️⃣ Decorate with a slice of pineapple and a sheet of mint.
5️⃣ taste immediately with a straw!
🇮🇳 12. Punch namaste: Indian cocktail with spices and mango 🍹
Ingredients (for 1 glass)
Alcohol -free version 🌿
- 10 cl of fresh mango juice
- 4 cl of sparkling water or tonic
- 1 cl of lime juice
- 1/2 tsp. grated ginger
- 1 pinch of mold
- 1 tsp. syrup or cane sugar
- Ice
- Mint leaves and a slice of lime for decoration
Alcohol version 🍸
- Replace sparkling water with 4 cl of gin or white rum
Preparation
1️⃣ In a shaker, mix the mango juice, lime juice, grated ginger, cardamom and honey syrup.
2️⃣ Add ice cubes and shake vigorously.
3️⃣ Filter in a glass filled with ice cubes.
4️⃣ Complete with sparkling water or tone (or alcohol if you choose the alcoholic version).
5️⃣ Decorate with a mint sheet and a lime washer .
🇫🇷13. Kir Royal: Elegant and sparkling French aperitif 🍾
🥂 Ingredients (for 1 glass)
- 9 cl of champagne brut very fresh
- 1 cl of blackcurrant cream (or raspberry cream for a variant)
🍸 Preparation
1️⃣ Pour the blackcurrant cream into the bottom of a flute.
2️⃣ Complete slowly with fresh champagne to preserve the bubbles.
3️⃣ Do not stir, blackcurrant cream naturally mixes.
4️⃣ Serve immediately and enjoy!
🌎 With these 13 cocktails, travel to the four corners of the world without leaving your kitchen! So what will your first stop? 🍹✨