Easy Spring Cocktail Recipes | Cucumber Gin Gimlet | Smoking Rose Paloma | Lavender Lemon Drop

Freshen up your happy hour with these delightful spring cocktails! http://specsonline.com/springrecipes Cucumber Gimlet - This sweet, tart, and refreshing cocktail is the ultimate sunset sipper! 2 oz Gin ¾ oz lime juice ¾ oz simple syrup 3 long, thin slices English cucumber Directions In cocktail shaker, muddle cucumber slices into lime juice and simple syrup. Add gin and ice. Shake well, then strain into glass over ice. Garnish with long cucumber peel wrapped inside glass. Smoking Rose Paloma - Sotol takes centerstage in this blissful beverage! 2 oz Desert Door Sotol 5 oz Fever Tree Sparkling Grapefruit 3/4 oz Lime Juice 1/2 oz Rose Simple Syrup Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the Sotol, lime juice and rose simple syrup. Shake and strain into the glass. Top with the grapefruit soda and stir. Garnish with grapefruit slice. Lavender Lemon Drop - A twist of flower power brings new life to a classic! 2 oz Absolut Citron Vodka 1 oz Lemon juice 1 tbsp Simple Syrup Lavender sprig or garnish In a cocktail shaker, lightly muddle the lavender and simple syrup. Add vodka, lemon juice, and fill the shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lavender sprig.