Summer in a glass – 7 cocktails to keep you chill

The days have gotten unbearably hot as the summer is here in all its glory. This calls for having food that cools your body and rejuvenate our mind. If you're looking to brace against the long and blistering Indian summer, here are some remarkable recipes to boost your spirits.

IANS Life reached out to some of India's greatest mixologists from some of the top bars, who have give some versatile recipes that will help anyone brew these incredibly easy-to-make, but unbelievably delicious cocktails.

Rosai Cucumas
By Latesh Kotian, Mixologist at Silly Bombay
Ingredients
60ml Bombay Sapphire
3-4pcs fresh cucumber chunks
5ml fresh rose water
10ml simple syrup (sugar free)
A splash of tonic water
Method:
Muddle & shaken
Glassware: Wine glass
Garnish: Rose petal & cucumber peel

Watermelon thirst
By Ishaan Bahl, Founder & CEO of 145 Cafe & Bar
Ingredients
60ml Belenkaya vodka
10ml Monin Watermelon Syrup
10ml lime juice
60ml fresh watermelon Juice
3-4 basil Leaves
5ml fresh ginger juice
Method:
Muddle & shaken
Glassware: Martini glass
Garnish: Basil Leaves

Gin basil sour
By Sasmit Manjrekar, Mixologist at Elephant & Co
Ingredients
60 ml Gordon's London Dry Gin
90 ml pineapple juice
30ml lime juice
3 fresh basil leaves
Method:
Shake all ingredients over ice in a shaker.
Garnish: Fresh basil leaf.

Strawberry daiquiri
By Mihir Desai, Founder & CEO of Bar Bank Juhu
Ingredients
60ml white rum
1 lime wedge
30 ml lime juice
5-6 fresh strawberries
Method:
Muddle & Shaken
Garnish: Lime Wedge

Yazu special margarita
By Ritesh Kumar, Mixologist at Yazu Goa
Ingredients:
60ml tequila
15ml triple sec
15ml lime juice
30ml Yuzu puree
30ml egg white
Method:
Add all ingredients into a shaker along with ice-cubes, and strain into the tik glass
Garnish - Burnt rosemary and Thai chilli

La Guavarita
By Ishan Grover, Mixologist at Copter7
Ingredients:
Jose Cuervo Silver
30 ml guava juice
60 ml lime juice
20 ml sugar syrup (1:1)
60 ml Copter7 Premium Strong Beer
Salt
Cucumber
Peppercorns
Method:
Rim the beer tankard with a mix of salt and pink peppercorns
Add ice to the glass and pour all ingredients, building the cocktail over ice
Top up with beer and gently stir
Garnish with a cucumber slice

The Green Beast
By Dushyant Tanwar, Mixologist at Monika Enterprises
Ingredients:
30 ml Absente
60 ml cold water
30 ml simple syrup
3-4 slices of cucumber
Method:
Built in a glass of choice of about 150-180 ml capacity
Stir the 3 liquids with ice and stir
Put in the cucumber slices on the side.