We’re living in a technicolored world, that’s for sure. From coffee to cakes, consumers are snapping photos and sharing reactions to a whole new world of colorful culinary creations. With this much attention being given to the color of our food and drinks, it’s time to take another look at your cocktail list and find some opportunities to bring in a little color.
To help spark your imagination, we have developed seven rainbow-inspired cocktails, one for each hue in a rainbow – Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet (ROYGBIV). To create these drinks, we used Bols Liqueurs, which not only add bright, vivid colors to cocktails, but they also provide a balanced sweetness and fresh fruit flavors.
Ruby Red Sipper
.5 oz Galliano L’ Apertivo
.75 oz Bols Strawberry
.5 oz frest lime juice
4 oz brut cava
Garnishes: Strawberry and a lemon twist
Combine the Galliano L’ Apertivo, Bols Strawberry and lime juice into a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until the drink is chilled. Strain into a flute glass and top with brut cava.
Oscar’s Wild
1.5 oz bourbon
.75 oz Bols Apricot
.75 oz fresh lemon juice
.5 oz mango puree
2 dashes
Garnishes: Dried apricot, cherry and grated nutmeg.
Combine bourbon, Bols Apricot, lemon juice and mango puree in a shaker tin packed with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a clean Georgian glass. Garnish with the dried apricot, cherry and freshly grated nutmeg.
Yes to the Beach
1.5 oz. white rum
.5 oz. dark rum (float)
.75 oz. Bols Banana
.75 oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. pineapple juice
.75 oz. passionfruit puree
3 dashes aromatic bitters
Garnishes: Pineapple leaf, pineapple wedge, lime wheel and fresh nutmeg
Combine white rum, Bols Banana, pineapple juice, passionfruit puree and bitters into a shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a hurricane glass filled with fresh ice. Float the dark rum on top of the drink. Garnish with the pineapple leaf, pineapple wedge and a few grates of nutmeg.
Grill and the Garden
1.5 oz. vodka
.75 oz. Bols Melon
.75 oz. fresh lime
.5 oz simple syrup
Garnishes: Sprig of mint, lime wheel
Combine vodka, Bols melon, fresh lime juice and simple syrup into a shaking tin with ice. Shake until well chilled. Double strain into a clean coupe glass and garnish with the sprig of mint and lime wheel.
Basic Blue Cardigan
1.5 oz. Damrak Gin
.75 oz. Bols Blue Curacao
.75 oz. fresh lemon juice
.5 oz. blueberry puree
1 dash cardamom bitter
Garnishes: Fresh blueberries and a lemon swath
Combine Damrak Gin, Bols Blue Curacao, lemon juice, blueberry puree and bitters into a shaker packed with fresh ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a clean rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a few floating blueberries and the lemon swath.
Idyllic Journey
1.5 oz. Bols Genever
.25 oz. Bols Blue Curacao
.5 oz. Bols Lychee
.5 oz. fresh lime juice
2-3 oz. ginger beer
Garnishes: Edible flowers, lime wheel, orange twist
Combine Bols Genever, Bols Blue Curacao, Bols Lychee, and fresh lime juice into a shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a Collins glass filled ¾ of the way with ice. Add the ginger beer and then top it off with more ice. Garnish with the edible flowers, lime wheel, orange twist
Villa Nueva
1.5 oz. Tequila
.75 oz. Bols Cassis
.75 oz. fresh lime
.5 oz. simple syrup
2 oz. brut cava
2 dashes orange bitters
Garnishes: Lime wheel, cinnamon stick, cherry
Combine Tequila, Bols Cassis, fresh lime juice, simple syrup and orange bitters into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass filled with ice. Top with brut cava and add more ice if needed. Garnish with the lime wheel, cherry and freshly grated cinnamon.