5 delicious Carrot Cocktails that will make your Easter Brunch a real feast
I can’t believe the long Easter weekend is just around the corner.
While Easter comes early this year (on the calendar, actually), it already feels a lot like spring in many parts of Europe. It might be these already milder temperatures, but this year I am planning to skip on heavily chocolate-based Easter cocktails in favour of more spring-like lighter and refreshing cocktails to be enjoyed on the terrace.
And yet, to make it onto my Easter brunch buffet, a classic ‘Easter flavour’ along with bright colour is required.
These delicious, refreshing cocktails mixed with sweet and tangy carrot juice are perfect for the Easter brunch buffet and beyond.
I am pretty sure, the Easter bunny would agree!
Five carrot cocktails to elevate your Easter Brunch
These super tasty, refreshing cocktails will not only elevate your Easter brunch. They are also perfect for the warmer spring days ahead.
They will taste delicious with freshly made carrot juice but there is no problem using store-bought carrot juice at all.
Spicy Carrot Margarita
The star in this cocktail is the smoky mezcal, adding additional depth to the spicy margarita.
Serves 1
40 ml mezcal
15 ml Cointreau
25 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
60 ml carrot juice
15 ml simple syrup (alternatively 1 teaspoon sugar)
lime wheel and basil leaves for garnishing
salt or sugar to rim the glass (optional)
Rim a lowball cocktail class with salt or sugar.
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker over ice and shake vigorously for about 15 to 20 seconds. Stain into a lowball cocktail class over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and fresh basil leaves.
Carrot Whisky Cocktail
This carrot whisky cocktail is the perfect cocktail if you love whisky cocktails with a unique twist.
Serves 1
60 ml whisky
60 ml carrot juice
30 ml lemon juice
15 ml honey syrup
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled halfway with ice. Shake vigorously for about 20 seconds until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a lemon wheel and a spring of parsley.
Carrot Gin Cocktail
I can’t help it, but gin remains my favourite spirit and when mixing up new cocktail variations there will be invariably one or two involving gin.
For this Easter Carrot Gin Cocktail, I have used Murre Gin from Germany. ‘Murre’ is the local Rhenish dialect for ‘Möhre’ which means carrot in German. Handcrafted and made in small batches, Murre Gin is made with only seven botanicals – in addition to juniper and carrots it also features orange zest, peppermint, and cinnamon.
Serves 1
90 ml carrot juice
90 ml ginger ale
40 ml gin
20 ml fresh lime juice
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for about 15 seconds then strain into a cocktail glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a lime wheel and some fresh mint leaves or a spring of parsley.
Carrot Gin Tonic
For a slightly lighter version of the Gin Cocktail mix up this refreshing Carrot Gin Tonic. Instead of the ginger ale it’s mixed up with orange juice and tonic water.
50 ml carrot juice
50 ml orange juice
45 ml gin
150 ml tonic water
Fill a tall cocktail class with ice. Add gin, carrot and orange juice and top off with tonic water. Stir gently to combine and garnish with an orange wheel and a spring of parsley.
Non-alcoholic Carrot Spritz
The Fat Radish, New York’s acclaimed restaurant might have closed permanently. Thankfully, it leaves behind a legacy with some of its booze-free cocktail creations. This non-alcoholic Carrot Spritz cocktail, created by Gaby Mlynarczyk, at the time Beverage Director of The Fat Radish is a delicious non-alcoholic spring cocktail that easily lives up to any of its boozy cousins.
Serves 1
90 ml carrot juice
30 ml ginger syrup
20 ml lemon juice
45 ml ginger beer
1 drop vanilla extract
Add carrot juice, ginger syrup, lemon juice and vanilla extract to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds until well chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass. Top up with ginger beer. Garnish with a carrot curl and a spring of parsley.
Do you have a favourite Easter cocktail? Let me know in the comments below.
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