Diwali is the perfect to get your family and friends together and celebrate the festival of lights. This also gives you a great opportunity to lean into the festive theme and allow it to seep into all aspects of the festive season. If you plan on hosting a party, give your cocktails an Indian twist with ingredients that capture the flavours of Indian festivities.
Indian-inspired cocktails can take centre stage, making it a focal point of the evening. With options like kokum, tamarind, coconut, amla, and more, these unique concoctions are perfect for adding flair to any festive gathering. Here's how you can serve up some Indian-tastic cocktails: The Last Sipper Inputs by Nitin Tiwari, mixologist, exclusively curated for Toast and Tonic Ingredients: • Kokum Syrup – 30 ml • Gin – 45 ml • Martini Rosso – 15 ml • Lemon Juice – 15 ml • Ginger Ale – 60 ml • Water – 2 ml Method: 1.
Add all the ingredients (except ginger ale) into a shaker. 2. Shake well.
3. Pour the mixture into a wine glass. 4.
Top it up with ginger ale. 5. Garnish with a dehydrated orange wheel.
Cranberry and Kokum Spritzer Inputs by Suraj Bhosale, Bar Manager at Blah!, BKC Ingredients: 1 cup cranberry juice 1/4 cup kokum agal (kokum concentrate) 1/2 teaspoon jal jeera powder 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice Soda water (to top up) Fresh lemon slices for garnish Ice cubes Method: In a small bowl, dilute the kokum agal with a little water to make it easier to mix into the spritzer. In a pitcher o.