With the release of the new film “Wicked Part 2,” which will take viewers to the merry old land of Oz, here are a few cocktail recipes to help fill the time. Note: There’s plenty of pink to be found in these, not to mention some little green apples.
Cosmopolitan
Ingredients
1 oz Cointreau
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
1 oz Cranberry Juice
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
Add ice and shake until well chilled
Stain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass
Garnish with orange twist
Pink Sangria
Ingredients (for 10 cocktails)
8.3 oz St. Rémy VSOP
25 oz Pinot Grigio
16.7 oz Watermelon Juice
3.3 oz Lime Juice
2.7 oz Honey
Directions
Combine all the ingredients in an ice-filled carafe
Stir gently with a bar spoon and serve
Matcha Margarita
Ingredients
2 oz Blanco Tequila
1 oz Cointreau
0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 bsp Matcha Green Tea Powder
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
Add ice and shake until well chilled
Strain into a chilled Old Fashioned glass
Garnish with a lime slice
Green Apple Spritz
Ingredients
1.5 oz METAXA 7 Stars
1.5 oz Green Apple Liqueur
0.8 oz Prosecco
Guadeloupe melon balls and green apple slices for garnish
Directions
Garnish with green apple slices
Belle Tampico
Fill the glass with ice
Pour METAXA 7 Stars and green apple liqueur over the ice
Add prosecco and Guadelupe melon balls. Stir gently
Ingredients
1.5 oz Belle de Brillet
0.75 oz Bitter Campari
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
3 oz Tonic Water
Directions
Pour all ingredients into a tall glass full of ice cubes and stir gently