‘Tis the season for very sweet, sit-by-the-lake cocktails, so we’ve rounded up our favourite Malibu recipes. Besides, even though our liquor shelf is dominated by Scotches and bourbons, it doesn’t hurt to have a non-threatening bottle of sweet rum around for all those occasions when you’re entertaining a girl who just doesn’t do whisky.
Malibu Storm
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Malibu black
3 oz. cola
1 cocktail cherry
1 lime wedge
Directions
Stir Malibu and cola over ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a squirt of lime juice and a cocktail cherry
Bright ‘n Breezy
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Malibu
3 oz. ginger beer
1 lime wedge
Directions
Serve over ice in a highball glass and garnish with the lime wedge.
Malibu Sundae Float
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Malibu Sundae
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
4 oz. cola
Directions
Stir Malibu Sundae and cola into a highball glass, then add a scoop of ice cream.
Malibu Sun Berries
Ingredients
1.5 oz. Malibu
2 oz. orange juice
A few raspberries
Directions
Muddle the raspberries in a highball glass. Add ice, then the rest of the ingredients, and stir. Garnish with more raspberries.
Malibu Earl of Paradise Punch
Ingredients
4.5 oz Malibu
3 oz. apple juice
6 oz. chilled earl grey tea
1.5 fresh lime juice
.75 simple syrup
Fresh raspberries
Fresh mint
Lime wheel
Directions
Muddle the raspberries with the simple syrup, then add with the rest of the ingredients to a pitcher filled with ice. Stir. Add the fresh mint and lime wheels.
