Our choice of Corona-inspired recipes

Espresso Quarantini

Ingredients

■ 100g golden caster sugar

■ 100ml vodka

■ 50ml freshly brewed espresso coffee

■ 50ml Kahlua

■ 4 coffee beans (optional)

Start by making the sugar syrup. Put the caster sugar in a small pan over a medium heat and pour in 50ml water. Stir, and bring to the boil. Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Put two martini glasses in the fridge to chill. Once the sugar syrup is cold, pour 1 tbsp into a cocktail shaker along with a handful of ice, the vodka, espresso and coffee liqueur. Shake until the outside of the cocktail shaker feels icy cold. Strain into the chilled glasses. Garnish each one with coffee beans if you like.

Grimlet

Ingredients

■ 50ml lime cordial

■ 50ml gin

■ Lime to garnish

Put a martini or coupe glass in the fridge to chill. Pour 50ml of the lime cordial into a jug or tall glass and add a few ice cubes and the gin. Stir until the outside of the container feels very cold. Strain the mixture into your chilled glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

Strawberry Cov-Ito

Ingredients

■ 9-10 strawberries

■ 2 chopped limes

(SERVES 10)

■ 2 tbsp granulated sugar

■ 2 mint sprigs, leaves picked

■ 350ml Bacardi/white rum

■ 600ml sparkling water

Muddle the strawberries, limes and sugar in a large jug. Mash the mint leaves and add to the jug with a pinch of black pepper. Add lots of ice and stir in the rum and sparkling water.

Health Hurricane

Ingredients

■ 50ml dark rum

■ 50ml white rum

■ 1 passion fruit

■ 1 orange

■ juice of 1 lemon

■ 50ml sugar syrup

■ 2 tsp grenadine

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice then add the rums. Scoop the flesh and seeds from the passion fruit and add to the shaker along with the orange and lemon juices, sugar syrup and grenadine. Shake well until the outside of the cocktail shaker feels icy cold. Fill two hurricane glasses with fresh ice then double strain the drink into the prepared glasses. Garnish each one with a slice of passion fruit.

Long Isolation Iced Tea (SERVES 4)

Ingredients

■ 50ml vanilla vodka

■ 50ml London dry gin

■ 50ml tequila

■ 50ml Bacardi

■ 50 ml Cointreau

■ 100ml fresh lime juice

■ 500ml Coca-Cola

■ 2 limes, cut into wedges

Pour the vodka, gin, tequila, rum and triple sec into a large (1.5l) jug, and add lime juice to taste. Half fill the jug with ice, then stir until the outside feels cold. Add the cola then stir to combine. Drop in the lime wedges. Fill 4 tall glasses with more ice cubes and pour in the iced tea.