CELEBRATION & DESSERT COCKTAILS

Whether it’s Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Halloween or Christmas, or perhaps you just feel like a sweet treat, we have a cocktail that’s right for every occasion. Enjoy!

STRAWBERRY BUTTERSCOTCH CHOCOLATE BUNNIES

Have fun making this tasty treat over the Easter long weekend!

Ingredients | Serves 2


Directions |

Carefully cut the ears off the Lindt bunnies. Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Shake until chilled then pour into Lindt bunnies. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Cheers! Shop Cocktail Packs

 

ST. PAT’S MIMOSA

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a Mimosa or two – but make them green!

Ingredients | Serves 1

  • 10ml Blue Citrus Glades
  • 90ml Orange juice
  • Minks Estate Brut Cuvée
  • Orange peel garnish


Directions |
Add ingredients to glass and garnish with orange peel. Now enjoy your St Patrick’s Day Mimosa – Cheers! Shop Cocktail Packs

 

VELVET HEART

Treat your Valentine (or yourself) to this creamy, indulgent dessert cocktail. 

Ingredients | Serves 1

  • 30ml VKAT Vanilla
  • 30ml Coffee Glades
  • 30ml Cream
  • 15ml Chocolate syrup
  • Whipped cream & chocolate shavings to garnish


Directions |

Add VKAT Vanilla, Coffee Glades, cream, and chocolate syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled. Strain into martini glass and garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Shop Cocktail Packs

LOVE SHOT

Surprise your Valentine (or Galentines) with these fun cocktail shooters!

Ingredients | Serves 2


Directions |

Dip shot glasses in melted chocolate of choice, we used Caramilk, then place in fridge. Add ingredients to shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Pour into shot glasses and garnish with strawberry. Cheers! Shop Cocktail Packs

RASPBERRY MARTINI

This chocolate garnished raspberry cocktail recipe is perfect for Easter or any occasion.

Ingredients | Serves 1

Directions |

Rim glass with chocolate syrup and broken chocolate egg. Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with handful of ice. Shake then pour into glass. Garnish with a fresh raspberry. Enjoy!
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LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Why have a cocktail then dessert when you can have both at the same time! Enjoy lemony, creamy flavours and textures of the dessert all while having a nice kick.  

Ingredients | Serves 1

  • 60ml VKAT Black Label
  • 15ml Simple syrup
  • 1 Egg white
  • 15ml Lemon juice
  • 30ml Lemon curd
  • Garnish Meringue nest, lemon curd and mint sprig


Directions |

In a cocktail shaker add all ingredients with a handful of ice. Shake vigorously until well combined. Double strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a meringue nest filled with lemon curd and garnish with a sprig of mint. Shop Cocktail Packs

CHOCOLATE ORANGE ESPRESSO MARTINI

Make time for a festive #fridayswithdivas cocktail or two during the holiday season!

Ingredients | Serves 2


Directions |

Scorch an orange slice with kitchen blow torch or place slices on baking tray in oven for 10 minutes. Melt chocolate and rim martini glass and dip orange slice. Place glass in freezer whilst you prepare cocktail. Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake vigorously to create foam. Pour into chilled glass and garnish with orange slice. Cheers! Shop Cocktail Packs

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR

Use this recipe for chocolate cocktails (see Chocolate Orange Espresso Martini above), to drink as a liqueur, in desserts or over ice cream.

Combine 2/3 cup cacao nibs, 2 cups VKAT Original, VKAT Black Label or VKAT Vanilla in a large glass jar. Shake and then let steep for 1 week.

When week is over, bring 1 ½ cups sugar and ½ water to a simmer until sugar is dissolved. Let syrup cool, then add to jar with 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (leave out if you have used VKAT Vanilla). Shake and steep for an additional day. Strain out nibs through a sieve and then filter through coffee filter into a bottle or jar for storage. Chocolate liqueur will keep in fridge for 2-3 weeks.

This is a delicious dairy free chocolate liqueur, and you can adjust sweetness to personal taste. Enjoy!

OH CHRISTMAS TREE

We have joined the the fun and festive rosemary tree trend with this one, enjoy!

Ingredients | Serves 2

Directions |

Add lemon slice, rosemary and pomegranate seeds to bottom of glass, cover with water and freeze. Add VKAT Original and Butterscotch Glades and top up with lemonade or soda water. Glasses can be prepared ahead and stored in freezer until ready to serve. Cheers! Shop Cocktail Packs

BLUE NOEL

It’s time for festive drinks, and a frosty pineapple cocktail is perfect for summer!

Ingredients | Serves 2


Directions |

Rim glass with frosting and silver cachous. Add ingredients to blender and blitz. Pour into glass and garnish with a candy cane. Cheers! Shop Cocktail Packs

SANTA’S CAP

Today is the first in our series of festive cocktails that are delicious and fun to make over the holiday season. So stock up the bar cart and enjoy a cocktail or two!

Ingredients | Serves 1


Directions |

Rim glass with frosting and coconut flakes and set aside. Add ingredients except lemonade to shaker with a handful of ice and shake until chilled. Strain into ice filled glass and top up with lemonade. Cheers! Shop Cocktail Packs

THE VANISHING

Here’s another Halloween cocktail! This one is called the Vanishing, because that’s exactly what it will do!

Ingredients | Serves 1


Directions |

Add ingredients except lemonade to shaker with ice. Shake until chilled then strain into glass over fresh ice and top with lemonade. Cheers! Shop cocktail packs

HALLOWEEN COSMO

Here’s a classic with a marshmallow twist for a fun Halloween sip!

Ingredients | Serves 1


Directions |

Heat marshmallow in microwave for 10 seconds then stretch over glass and set aside. Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into glass and enjoy! Shop cocktail packs

AFFOGATO

This Italian classic goes perfectly with our Coffee Glades liqueur. Mmmm… Buonissimo!

Ingredients | Serves 1


Directions |

Place your ice cream in glass. Pour Coffee Glades and espresso shot over the ice cream. Enjoy!
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FREEZY LYCHEE

This crisp and tangy lychee recipe is sure to become a favourite.
 

Ingredients | Serves 1


Directions |

For the perfect slushy we froze our lychee syrup and lemon juice ahead (makes one large or 2 small ice cubes). Add VKAT Vanilla and Lychee Glades to blender with frozen lychees (we used canned lychees and syrup), frozen lemon juice and ice. Blend until smooth and serve in stemmed glass. Garnish with skewered lychees and edible flower.  Shop cocktail packs

SPIKED SPIDER

This spiked spider #fridayswithdivas creation is a delicious blend of raspberry and chocolate – Yum! 

Ingredients | Serves 1

  • 3 scoops of raspberry and/or chocolate ice cream
  • Fresh raspberries and mint to garnish

Directions |

Add chocolate and/or raspberry ice cream to glass and top up with your Raspberry Gem. Garnish with raspberries and mint. Cheers!
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CHOCOLATE ICED COFFEE

This iced coffee with a dash of chocolate syrup is the perfect #fridayswithdivas treat when you want some ice cold beverage refreshment with your caffeine!
 

Ingredients | Serves 1

  • 45ml VKAT Original
  • 45ml Coffee Glades
  • 45ml Cream
  • 30ml Chocolate syrup (adjust to taste)
  • 1 cup black coffee ice cubes
  • Whipped cream, a chocolate and extra syrup for garnish
 

Directions |

Add ingredients to blender and blitz. Pour into glass and garnish with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a chocolate. 

BE MY VALENTINE

Treat yourself for Valentine’s Day and make this delicious #fridayswithdivas strawberry and vanilla cocktail, it will be the perfect start to your evening!
 

Ingredients | Serves 1

 

Directions |

Add ingredients except sparkling water to shaker with handful of ice and shake until chilled. Strain over fresh ice, top up with sparkling water and garnish with fresh strawberry.

PINK POM POM

This festive cocktail features two of our newest products – VKAT Vanilla and Lychee Glades!

Ingredients | Serves 1

  • 45ml Lychee Glades
  • 30ml VKAT Vanilla
  • 30ml Cream
  • 15ml Vanilla simple syrup
  • 30ml Coconut water
  • 7ml Grenadine
  • Sugar, icing sugar, rosemary and pomegranate arils for garnish


Directions |

Half rim glass with icing sugar paste and granulated sugar. Add ingredients to shaker, shake with ice then pour into chilled glass. Garnish with rosemary and pomegranate arils. 

Pink Pom Pom cocktail with rosemary, pomegranate and sugar rim garnish

THE GRINCH

He’s a mean one, Mr Grinch, but you’ll be the star of the party if you are serving these delicious melon cocktails. Cheers!

Ingredients | Serves 1


Directions |
Add first 5 ingredients to cocktail shaker with a handful of ice. Pour into glass over fresh ice and top with lemonade. Garnish with mint, maraschino cherry and a candy cane. For an added Christmas vibe we half rimmed glass with lemon and shredded coconut. Cheers!

VAMPIRE’S KISS

The spirits are restless as Halloween approaches, so why not mix one up into a scary cocktail? Cheers!

Ingredients | Serves 1

  • 30ml VKAT Original
  • 30ml Strawberry Glades
  • 60ml Cranberry juice
  • 15ml Lemon juice
  • 15ml Simple syrup
  • Red gel and vampire teeth for garnish
 
Directions |
Half rim glass with red gel food colouring. Add ingredients to cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain into glass and garnish with vamire teeth dipped in red gel.

CARAMEL APPLETINI

This recipe is a tasty dessert cocktail for those with a sweet tooth.

Ingredients | Serves 1

 
Directions |

Add VKAT Original, apple juice, Orange Glades, caramel syrup and cream to cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into cocktail glass and garnish with an apple slice and pinch of nutmeg. Cheers!

CHOC FANTASY

Happy Easter! Enjoy the holiday with this indulgent dessert cocktail for a fun Easter treat.
 

INGREDIENTS | Serves 1

  • 45ml VKAT Original
  • 45ml Coffee Glades
  • 60ml Chocolate sauce (recipe below)
  • 100g Chocolate ice cream
  • 100g ice
  • Whipped cream, maraschino cherry and mini Easter eggs for garnish


DIRECTIONS |

Use brush to apply chocolate sauce to Hurricane glass, then place glass in freezer whilst you prepare cocktail. Add VKAT Original, Coffee Glades, chocolate sauce, chocolate ice cream and ice to blender and blitz. Pour into chilled hurricane glass and top with whipped cream. Garnish with mini Easter Eggs and a maraschino cherry.
Chocolate Sauce – 300g good-quality dark chocolate, chopped, 200ml cream. Melt chocolate in saucepan on low heat and stir cream through until combined, store in mason jar in fridge (leftovers of this sauce go well over icecream)
Chocolate cocktail with easter egg garnish

SPIKED STRAWBERRY SHAKE

More like a dessert, this has fresh strawberries, ice-cream, and delicious strawberry and coconut notes from our Strawberry and Coconut Glades liqueurs.

INGREDIENTS | Serves 1

  • 60ml Strawberry Glades liqueur
  • 30ml Coconut Glades liqueur
  • 30ml Frozen or fresh strawberries
  • 60ml Milk
  • 50g Vanilla or Strawberry Ice cream
  • 50g Ice
  • Whipped cream, mint and a fresh strawberry for garnish

DIRECTIONS |

Add ingredients to blender and blend until lumps are removed. Pour into glass, top with whipped cream, strawberries and mint.

BUTTERSCOTCH BLISS

This riff on a White Russian has the addition of our Butterscotch Glades, and a salted butterscotch rim.

INGREDIENTS | Serves 1


DIRECTIONS | 

Rim glass with butterscotch sauce (store bought or see recipe below) and salt. Add ingredients to glass over ice. Garnish with pinch of nutmeg and chocolate of choice.
HOMEMADE BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE – Add 2 tbsp butter, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup thick cream, ½ tsp vanilla extract to a small saucepan and stir over gentle heat until sauce reaches a simmer and ingredients are combined.  Transfer to jar to cool.
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CHERRY SOUR

In Australia, nothing says Christmas more than cherries, so we made this recipe for Christmas, but this recipe is perfect whenever you can get cherries or have some cherry syrup handy! Make the cherry syrup in advance, and you can quickly shake up this cocktail and impress your guests.

INGREDIENTS | Serves 1

  • 60ml VKAT Black Label
  • 30ml Cherry syrup (uses 170g cherries)
  • 15ml Lemon juice
  • 15ml Lime juice
  • 2 Shakes Angostura bitters
  • Egg white or substitute
  • Lime or lemon peel and extra cherries for garnish

DIRECTIONS |

Add ingredients to cocktail shaker and dry shake. Add ice and shake until chilled. Pour into martini or coupe glass and garnish with lemon or lime ribbon and maraschino or fresh cherries.

Cherry syrup (enough for 6 cocktails) – Add 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 cup of sugar and 170g fresh pitted cherries to saucepan. Heat and simmer for 5 minutes, then cover and allow to cool. Press through strainer and store syrup in jar in fridge.

BUTTERSCOTCH DREAM

The Butterscotch Dream is just that, with delicious butterscotch, white chocolate and vanilla.

INGREDIENTS | Serves 2

  • 60ml Homemade Butterscotch sauce
  • 30g White chocolate
  • 100g Vanilla ice cream
  • 100g Ice


DIRECTIONS |

Place ingredients into blender and blitz. Pour into glasses and drizzle with remaining butterscotch sauce as garnish.
HOMEMADE BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE | Melt 2 tbsp butter, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup thick cream and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract in small saucepan and stir over gentle heat until combined and sauce reaches gentle simmer. Do not overboil as sauce may become chewy. Transfer to jug to cool.

SEX IN THE SNOW

This easy recipe with only 3 ingredients is one that will appeal to snow lovers! If you love coconut, this one’s for you!

INGREDIENTS | Serves 1

  • 60ml Coconut Glades
  • 60ml Coconut Cream
  • 100g Ice
  • Grated coconut for garnish


DIRECTIONS |

Rim glass with lemon and dip in grated coconut. Set aside. Place Coconut Glades, coconut cream and ice in blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a chilled martini glass. Enjoy!

Sex in the Snow white coconut cocktail, made with Coconut Glades and served in a martini glass.

SUMMER BERRY ROSE

Straight out of a fairy tale, the Summer Berry Rose tastes as beautiful as it looks, with sweet flavours of summer berries and Persian rose fairy floss.

INGREDIENTS | Serves 1


DIRECTIONS |

Add scoop of berry sorbet to a wide coupe glass. Top with Persian fairy floss. Add VKAT Original and Strawberry Glades. Top with tonic water and sprinkle with dried rose petals to garnish.

PINK LEMON FIZZ

Using Orange Glades, this refreshing summer cocktail is super easy to make, and perfect for celebrating!

INGREDIENTS | Serves 1

  • 30ml Orange Glades
  • 1 scoop Berry sorbet
  • 1 scoop Lemon sorbet
  • Prosecco
  • Lemon sparkling water
  • Lemon slices and mint sprig to garnish


DIRECTIONS |

In a copa glass add a scoop of berry sorbet and a scoop of lemon sorbet. Add Orange Glades. Fill halfway with prosecco then top up with lemon sparkling water. Gently stir to combine. Garnish with lemon slices and a sprig of mint.

 

Elegant cocktail made with Orange Glades.

TOFFEE APPLETINI

Inspired by a toffee apple, this delicious cocktail is a sweet treat!

INGREDIENTS | Serves 2


DIRECTIONS |

In a cocktail shaker add all ingredients with a handful of ice. Shake then strain into 2 chilled glasses and garnish with apple slices.

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