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recipes and cocktail styling by David Wolowidnyk

[These] tropical-inspired cocktails can be batched up in advance…leaving you more time to relax.

S ummer presents many temperature rises, so do the cravings for cocktails that remind us of sunny vacations. With a little forethought, the following tropical- inspired cocktails can be batched up in advance so you can spend time socializing with your guests instead of working to host them. Once prepared and chilled, they are ready to self-serve and garnish, leaving you more time to relax. If you enjoy utilizing the freshest berries of the season, mix up a opportunities for outdoor entertaining, and as the delicious Berry Good Sangria that’s bound to quench thirsts. Craving a summer getaway? Jump on a virtual trip to the Caribbean with the Kingston Carnival Rum Punch and dance to the rhythm it inspires, or take inspiration from the classic Mexican beer-and-spiced-tomato cocktail and elevate it by adding either tequila or mezcal to the Mega Michelada. If you’re trying to keep the alcohol content low, opt for a low- alcohol or de-alcoholized beer to top it off. Three distinctively different easy cocktails that will help you organize a gathering to remember and make you the super-host of the summer.

ingredient in Kingston Carnival Rum Punch

KINGSTON CARNIVAL RUM PUNCH 1½ cups (375 ml) Appleton Estate Signature Rum 1½ cups (375 ml) Bacardi Tropical Rum 2 cups (500 ml) pineapple juice

APPLETON ESTATE SIGNATURE RUM Jamaica $25.99 177808 This extraordinarily aromatic rum, from the heart of Jamaica, is crafted from a blend of select rums bringing together notes of overripe bananas, molasses, juicy mango, vanilla and orange peel.

2 cups (500 ml) orange juice 4 oz (125 ml) fresh lime juice 3 oz (90 ml) grenadine 1 orange, sliced 1 lime, sliced 1 pineapple, cubed

In a cocktail dispenser or large bowl, combine rums, pineapple juice, orange juice, lime juice and grenadine. Add fruit and let infuse for 2 to 3 hours. To serve, measure 4 oz (120 ml) and pour over cubed ice in a punch glass. Garnish with fruit infused with the cocktail.

ingredient in Kingston Carnival Rum Punch

Makes 16 cocktails

BACARDÍ TROPICAL RUM USA $24.49 511802 Strong flavours of canned pineapple, creamy coconut and pink guava are hallmarks to Bacardi Tropical rum and provide mixologists a great foundation for tropical island-inspired cocktails.

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