23 co*cktail Recipes to Try If You Treat Brunch Like a Competitive Sport (2024)

Combine 1 oz. of RumHaven with 2 oz. pineapple juice, and top it off with sparkling wine.

Recipe by RumHaven

Combine 1.5 oz. of King St. Vodka, ¼ oz. Cointreau, 2 oz. of fresh pomegranate, ½ oz. of lemon juice, ½ oz. of pineapple juice, and ½ oz. of brown sugar syrup (Demerara). Shake in a mixing tin with orange slices.

Pour into tumbler over fresh ice. Garnish with dehydrated oranges/ pomegranate seeds

Recipe by King St. Vodka

Blend 1 ½ oz. Cotton & Reid All Spice Dram, 1 oz. of Disaronno, ¾ oz. of orange juice, ½ oz. of grade A maple amber syrup, and 1 whole egg and shake. Strain into a coupe and garnish with cinnamon and nutmeg dust.

Recipe by Raquel Fowler and Corey Holland for Via Sophia

Shake a glass filled with 1 oz. of green crème de menthe, 1 oz. of white crème de cacao,1/4 oz. of Branca Menta, and 1.5 oz. heavy cream. Double strain and garnish with grated Valrhona chocolate.

Recipe created by Dante NYC

Shake 2 oz. of Convite Mezcal Esencial, 2 oz. of passionfruit nectar, ¾ oz. of light agave syrup, and 1 dash of green habanero sauce with ice. Strain into glass over ice. Sprinkle ground salt and pepper. Garnish with fresh mint.

Recipe by Convite Mezcal

Add 2 oz. You and Yours Distilling Sunday Gin, 1 oz. blanc vermouth, ¾ oz. lemon juice, ⅓ oz. lime juice, and ⅓ oz. agave nectar to co*cktail shaker with ice. Shake for 10 to 12 seconds until shaker is frosted.

Dump ingredients of shaker into rocks glass, ice included. Garnish with lemon wedges, strawberry, tomato slices, edible flowers, or anything else from the garden that will look great.

Recipe by Puesto.

Combine 1½ oz. tequila, ¾ oz. lime juice, ¾ oz. simple syrup, ¾ oz. cucumber juice, and 5 or 6 mint leaves in a co*cktail shaker. Shake and strain over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with cucumber and mint.

Recipe by Jim Kearns at Happiest Hour in NYC.

Add 2 c. of rose petals to an ice tray and cover halfway with distilled water. Freeze for a few hours. Remove the half-frozen ice cubes from the freezer and fill the remaining with distilled water. This will allow your roses to be in the center of your ice cubes. Freeze overnight and add, along with 2–3 organic roses, to your favorite beverages, such as 2 oz. vodka or tequila.

Recipe by HelloFresh.

Muddle 2 slices of cucumber. Then, stir 2 oz. Knappogue Castle 12 Year Old Irish Whiskey, ¾ oz. Lillet Rosé, ½ oz. Aperol, and 1 light pinch Kosher salt. Double-strain into a co*cktail glass. Garnish with skewered cucumber ribbon and 1 drop rose water.

Created by Joaquín Simó, Pouring Ribbons.

Combine 1½ oz. Hendrick’s Gin, ¾ oz. lime juice, ¾ oz. cucumber juice, and ¾ thyme syrup in a co*cktail shaker with ice. Shake for 5 seconds and strain into a highball glass. Top with 3 oz. club soda, fresh ice, and a thyme garnish.

Recipe from A.L.B. (Arlo Lobby Bar) in NYC.

In a co*cktail shaker, combine 3 oz. gin, 1 oz. elderflower liquor, and 1 oz. lime juice. Add ice and shake for 10 seconds. Then, add rose-petal ice cubes to an empty co*cktail glass. Strain co*cktail mixture onto the ice. Top with 6 oz. rose champagne and enjoy.

Recipe by HelloFresh.

Add ½ oz. Moscatel sweet wine, 1 oz. Amontillado sherry, ½ oz. Smith & Cross Rum, ¼ oz. crème de banane, and 1 oz. coconut cream to an ice-filled co*cktail shaker and shake until well combined. Strain into ice-filled rocks glass. Garnish with sprinkle of nutmeg and mint sprig.

Created by Ivy Mix. Available at DIEGO at PUBLIC Hotel, NYC.

Muddle 1 cherry with simple syrup in the bottom of a co*cktail. Fill tin two-thirds full of ice, add 2 oz. You and Yours Distilling Sunday Gin, ¼ oz. Pierre Ferrand dry curaçao, ¼ oz. simple syrup, and 1 oz. lime juice. Shake for 10 to 12 seconds until frost forms on the outside of the tin.

Pour, using fine strainer to remove cherry pieces, into a martini or coupe glass, and garnish with additional bing cherry and lime wheel.

Recipe by Puesto.

Add 3 oz. Mionetto Prosecco DOC Treviso, 2 oz. Aperol, and 1 oz. soda water in a white wine or balloon glass over ice. Enjoy with an orange slice.

Recipe by Mionetto.

Add 1 part Effen rosé vodka, 3 parts sparkling wine, ½ part lemon juice, and ½ part simple syrup into a co*cktail shaker. Muddle 6 raspberries or add ½ oz. raspberry liquor to shaker. Strain over ice and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with lemon peel and raspberries.

Recipe from Effen Vodka.

Recipe from UV Vodka.

Combine 2 oz. pineapple juice, 1 oz. coconut water, and 1 oz. white rum in a glass filled with ice and stir.

Recipe from Taste Nirvana.

Recipe from Tequila Avión.

Combine 2 oz. IPA beer, 1 oz. Sriracha sauce, 2 oz. lime juice lime, and 2 oz. bitters in a glass filled with ice and stir.

Recipe from Public House.

Pour 1 oz. orange juice into a flute glass. Top with 2 oz. Martini Asti prosecco. Garnish with a strawberry.

Recipe from Martini Asti.