Summer Treats: Rekorderlig Summer Cocktail Range

Nothing says ‘summer’ more than sipping a cocktail in the beautiful sunshine but unfortunately for the Cosmopolitan, the classics just don’t cut it anymore. Top of the menu this season are Scandi style cider cocktails created by premium Swedish cider brand, Rekorderlig.

Here at Manchester Social 101 were big fans! We say if the summer won’t come to us, we’ll bring it!!!

The limited edition cocktails balance flavours from the refreshing Rekorderlig range with delicious ingredients to create a unique style of mixology that turns cider fans into cocktail connoisseurs.

The range includes the ‘Swedish Berry Martini’ a twist on a classic made with a mix of vanilla gomme, gin and lemon juice topped with Apple & Blackcurrant Rekorderlig, giving a satisfyingly bitterly-smooth experience. For the sophisticated and sweet toothed

For discerning drinkers the ‘Wild Port of Love’ combines Disaronno Amaretto with fresh lemon juice, Cockburns Port with dashes of Angostura Bitters, finished with Wild Berries Rekorderlig and served in a champagne flute. The creme-de-la-creme of summer cocktails is the ‘Summer Cup’, bursting with strawberries, mint, cucumber, lime, elderflower and mixed with Stolichnaya vodka, finished with Strawberry & Lime Rekorderlig for a mouthwatering taste.

Experimentalists should try the ‘Swedish Apple Beet’. Mixing Apple Rekorderlig with Courvoisier, slices of fresh beetroot, mint and fresh lemon juice served in a rocks glass, this recipe is a fine concoction for the more adventurous drinker.

The range of cider cocktails will launch exclusively at the Rekorderlig Swedish Midsummer House this June. Visit their Facebook page for ticket information.

To recreate the recipes at home, follow the methods listed below.

Recipes

Summer Cup – 9.9% ABV – 1.45 units
1⁄2 strawberry (quartered)
4 cubes cucumber
8 mint leaves
10ml fresh lime juice
10ml elderflower cordial
30ml Stolichnaya vodka
100ml Strawberry & Lime Rekorderlig
Glass: large wine glass Garnish: mint sprig
Add cubed ice into a large wine glass. Add strawberry, cucumber and mint. Pour in vodka, elderflower, lime and Rekorderlig. Stir gently and garnish with a mint sprig.
Swedish Berry Martini – 10.6% ABV – 1.8 units
20ml Monin vanilla gomme
30ml Brokers Gin
20ml fresh lemon juice
100ml Apple & Blackcurrant Rekorderlig
Glass: martini glass Garnish: lemon twist
Chill a martini glass. Add cubed ice into a cocktail shaker and add all ingredients apart from the cider. Shake ingredients hard and double strain into glass. Top with Rekorderlig. Add lemon twist.

Svenska Chocolate Fizz – 21.9% ABV – 3 units
2 glace cherries
10ml Monin chocolate blanc syrup
10ml fresh lemon juice
20ml champagne
100ml Pear Rekorderlig
Glass: champagne flute Garnish: cherry
Add cubed ice into a cocktail shaker and add all ingredients apart from the cider. Shake ingredients hard and double strain into glass. Top with Rekorderlig. Add cherry.

Wild Port of Love – 10.9% ABV – 1.9 units
25ml Disaronno Amaretto 25ml fresh lemon juice
25ml Cockburns Port
2 dashes Angostura Bitters 100ml Wild Berries Rekorderlig
Glass: champagne flute Garnish: lemon twist
Add cubed ice into a cocktail shaker and add all ingredients apart from the cider. Shake ingredients hard and double strain into glass. Top with Rekorderlig. Add lemon twist.
Swedish Apple Beet – 9.7% ABV – 1.55 units
2 slices beetroot
20ml fresh lemon juice 10ml gomme
30ml Courvoisier
6 mint leaves
100ml Apple Rekorderlig
Glass: rocks glass
Garnish: lemon twist & mint sprig
Muddle beetroot in a cocktail shaker and add cubed ice. Add all ingredients apart from the cider. Shake ingredients hard and double strain into glass. Top with Rekorderlig. Add lemon twist and mint sprig.

Rekorderlig Cider

Made from Europe’s most accredited pure spring water source in the heart of Smaland Sweden, Rekorderlig Cider is Sweden’s leading fruit cider brand.

Available in 500ml bottles. Pear and Apple (both 4.5% ABV), and in flavours at 4% abv; Strawberry-Lime, Wild Berries, Apple-Blackcurrant, Orange-Ginger, Mango-Raspberry, Peach-Apricot and a limited edition Winter Cider.

Rekorderlig is owned by fourth generation Swedish brewer Åbro and is partnered globally by Chilli Marketing.

Winner: Silver, International Cider, The International Brewing Awards 2013

Winner: ALIA Award for Best Cider, Australia 2012