Are you wishing you were on a tropical island sipping a Pina Colada right now? Well so are we! Why not recreate that feeling in your own home? This week we have curated a list of cocktails from around the world so you can sit back, relax and pretend you are off exploring the world.

United Kingdom: Pimm’s – Is there anything better than a refreshing glass of Pimm’s on a warm afternoon?

Ingredients

• 180mL Pimm’s No 1 Aperitif 700mL
• Strawberries, Cucumber slices, and Orange wedges to garnish
• Lemonade
• Ginger Ale

Recipe

• Fill a jug with ice, halved Strawberries, Cucumber slices, and Orange wedges.
• Pour in 180mL of Pimm’s No 1 Aperitif.
• Fill the jug 3/4 of the way with equal parts Lemonade and Ginger Ale.
• Fill to the top with more Ginger Ale. Stir and enjoy!

Singapore: Singapore Sling –  One cannot visit Singapore and not visit Raffles to have a cheeky Singapore Sling. So why not pretend you are there tonight?

Ingredients

• 30 ml Sipsmith gin
• 15 ml Heering cherry brandy
• 5 ml Cointreau
• 5 ml Dom Benedictine
• Dash Angostura bitters
• 10 ml Grenadine
• 15 ml lime juice
• 120 ml pineapple juice
• Ice cubes

Recipe

• Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake.
• Strain into a poco grande glass and serve garnished with a slice of pineapple and a cherry.

Spain: Sangria – Experience the passion of Spain with this hearty Sangria recipe.

Ingredients

• 4 oranges
• 2 lemons
• 1 apple, unpeeled, core removed, diced
• 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 750ml bottle red wine (see note)
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 750ml bottle soft drink (lemonade, soda water or ginger ale)

Recipe

• Thinly slice 1 orange and 1 lemon. Cut each slice into small wedges and place in a large bowl. Add apple, cinnamon and brandy. Stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Juice remaining oranges and lemon.
• Combine 1 1/2 cups wine, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, 1 1/2 cups soft drink, 1/4 cup orange juice and 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice in a jug.
• Add half the apple mixture. Stir to combine. Repeat with remaining ingredients in another jug.
• Spoon crushed ice into 8 tall glasses. Pour over sangria. Serve.

Puerto Rico: Pina Colada – Let’s go to the Caribbean and enjoy island life with this Pina Colada recipe!

Ingredients

• 60ml Buckeye Silver Caribbean Rum 700mL
• 90ml pineapple juice
• 30ml coconut cream
• Ice cubes
• Coconut & pineapple leaves to garnish

Recipe

• Add white rum, pineapple juice & coconut cream into a cocktail shaker
• Add ice and shake
• Strain into a highball glass
• Garnish with coconut & pineapple leaves

Aperol Spritz: Italy – Travel to Italy and imagine you are in the sitting on your balcony overlooking the Amalfi Coast with this Aperol Spritz recipe.

Ingredients

• 90ml Porta Dante Prosecco
• 60ml Aperol Aperitivo
• Soda water
• Orange wedge to garnish

Recipe

• Fill wineglass with ice
• Add Aperol and Prosecco.
• Top with soda water
• Garnish with a wedge of orange