Horoscope: The Signs as Cocktails

Aries (March 21 – April 19)

• Long Island Iced Tea

  • Ingredients:

    • 3/4 ounce vodka

    • 3/4 ounce white rum

    • 3/4 ounce silver tequila

    • 3/4 ounce gin

    • 3/4 ounce triple sec

    • 3/4 ounce simple syrup

    • 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed

    • Cola, to top

    • Garnish: lemon wedge

  • Steps

    • Add the vodka, rum, tequila, gin, triple sec, simple syrup and lemon juice to a Collins glass filled with ice.

    • Top with a splash of the cola and stir briefly.

    • Garnish with a lemon wedge.

    • Serve with a straw.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

• White Russian 

  • Ingredients

    • 2 ounces vodka

    • 1 ounce Kahlúa

    • 1 splash heavy cream

  • Steps

    • Add the vodka and Kahlúa to a rocks glass filled with ice.

    • Top with the heavy cream and stir.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

• Aperol Spritz

  • Ingredients

    • Ice

    • 3 ounces (1 part) Aperol

    • 3 ounces (1 part) dry Prosecco

    • 1 ounce (a splash) club soda or unflavored sparkling water

    • Orange slice, for garnish

  • Steps

    • Add ice to a wine glass until it is nearly full. Pour in the Aperol (I usually eyeball this and pour until I’ve filled about one-third of the glass).

    • Pour in an equal amount of Prosecco. Top your drink off with a splash of club soda and add a slice of orange. Enjoy!

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

• Grapefruit Sunrise

  • Ingredients

    • 1 part regular vodka

    • 2 parts ruby red grapefruit juice drink

    • 1 part orange liqueur

    • Splash lemon juice

    • Splash grenadine

    • Optional: Ruby red grapefruit slices and/or rosemary sprigs for garnish

  • Steps

    • Mix vodka, ruby red grapefruit juice, orange liqueur, and lemon juice together and pour in a glass over ice. Top with grenadine. Garnish with grapefruit slices and/or rosemary sprigs, if desired.

Leo (July 23 – August 22)

• Sex on the Beach

  • Ingredients

    • ice

    • 50ml vodka

    • 25ml peach schnapps

    • 2 oranges, juiced, plus 2 slices to garnish

    • 50ml cranberry juice

    • glacé cherries, to garnish (optional)

  • Steps

    • Fill two tall glasses with ice cubes. Pour the vodka, peach schnapps and fruit juices into a large jug and stir.

    • Divide the mixture between the two glasses and stir gently to combine. Garnish with the cocktail cherries and orange slices.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

• Negroni 

  • Ingredients

    • 1 ounce gin

    • 1 ounce Campari

    • 1 ounce sweet vermouth

    • Garnish: orange peel

  • Steps

    • Add the gin, Campari and sweet vermouth to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir until well-chilled.

    • Strain into a rocks glass filled with large ice cubes.

    • Garnish with an orange peel.

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

• Farmers Cocktail:

  • Ingredients:

    • 3 1-inch-thick cubes watermelon

    • 3/4 ounce simple syrup

    • 2 ounces Veev spirit

    • 1/4 ounce Aperol

    • 1 ounce tomato juice, freshly pressed

    • 3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed

    • Garnish: 3 cherry tomatoes, speared

  • Steps:

    • Add the watermelon cubes and simple syrup into a shaker and muddle.

    • Add the Veev, Aperol, and tomato and lime juices, plus ice, and shake until well-chilled.

    • Double-strain into a highball glass.

    • Garnish with three speared cherry tomatoes.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)

• Watermelon Mojito

  • Ingredients

    • 4 ounces seedless watermelon, chopped

    • 4 large mint leaves

    • 1 tablespoon agave nectar

    • 1/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed

    • 1 1/2 ounces light rum

    • Garnish: lemon twist

  • Steps

    • In a shaker, muddle the watermelon and mint with the agave nectar and lime juice.

    • Add the rum and fill the shaker with ice.

    • Shake until well chilled, and strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

    • Garnish with a lemon twist.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)

• whiskey sour

  • Ingredients

    • 2 ounces bourbon

    • ¾ ounce fresh lemon juice

    • ¾ ounce simple syrup

    • ½ orange wheel (for serving)

    • Maraschino cherry (for serving)

  • Steps

    • Combine bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.

    • Fill the shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds.

    • Strain cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer or a slotted spoon into an old-fashioned or rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with orange wheel and cherry.

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19)

• Mango Mimosas (Add cut up Strawberries for a fun addition)

  • Ingredients

    • 2 ounces Mango juice smoothie

    • Sparkling wine, chilled, to top (best with prosecco or champagne – but the cheap stuff)

    • Sliced strawberries (optional)

  • Steps

    • Optional: Add a tablespoon of slice strawberries to the champagne flute 

    • Pour the juice into a Champagne flute.

    • Top with the sparkling wine.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)

• Blue Hawaii

  • Ingredients

    • 1 ounce white rum

    • 1 ounce vodka

    • ¾ ounce blue curacao

    • 2 ounces pineapple juice

    • ½ ounce lime juice 

    • ½ ounce lemon juice

    • ½ ounce simple syrup

    • Crushed ice, for serving

    • Garnish: pineapple wedge, cocktail cherry, drink umbrella (optional)

  • Steps:

    • Place the rum, vodka, blue curacao, pineapple juice, lime juice, lemon juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add 2 handfuls of ice and shake until cold.

    • Strain the drink into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge and cherry.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20)

• Moscow Mule

  • Ingredients

    • 2 ounces vodka

    • 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed

    • 3 ounces ginger beer, chilled

    • Garnish: lime wheel

  • Steps

    • Fill a Moscow Mule mug (or highball glass) with ice, then add the vodka and lime juice.

    • Top with the ginger beer.

    • Garnish with a lime wheel.