Cocktail Day: On World Cocktail Day, enjoy summer with fruity whiskey concoctions

As the temperature rises and the heat ruins prospects for all-day activity, there’s nothing better to unwind than a glass of cold, fruity, alcoholic beverage. And, if you need a reason to celebrate, it’s the eve of World Cocktail Day, so pour yourself a drink already.

If you need recipes to spice things up a bit and add a summer vibe, here are three perfect cocktail recipes. These drinks come with a fruity twist and have the potential to liven up your boring afternoon parties, or be the stars of the legendary sunset house parties you’ve been planning in your head. Here they are:

The Macallan Legacy Garden

This cocktail pays homage to The Macallan’s distilling heritage and features Double Cask 12 Year Old, a splash of pink grapefruit juice, sugar syrup and sea salt.

Ingredients

• 40ml The Macallan Double Cask 12 Year Old
• 30ml pink grapefruit juice
• 10 ml Sugar syrup
• Pinch of sea salt
• Top with club soda or tonic and garnish with a wedge of pink grapefruit

The Macallan Hundred and Seven

This drink includes The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Year Old, Oloroso sherry and a splash of ginger ale.

Ingredients

• 50ml The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 years
• 20ml Oloroso sherry
• ginger ale
• Garnish with a lemon twist

Macallan seasoned and shaped

Made from The Macallan Double Cask 15 Year Old, The Macallan Seasoned & Fashioned has a bright, lemony finish.

Ingredients

• 50ml The Macallan Double Cask 15 Year Old
• A square of sugar
• 2 dashes of orange bitters
• Fresh and clean ice