Whether relaxing on a much needed day off or hosting a barbecue, Labor Day calls for having a delicious cocktail in hand.
Ketel One Vodka recommends to toast the end of summer with simple, flavorful drinks that do not require much labor. For those that want to keep it to the bare minimum, drink Ketel One neat or on the rocks and enjoy the crisp flavors that are the result of the Nolet Family’s hard work to create the best tasting vodka.
See below for simple Labor Day cocktails featuring Ketel One Vodka’s Base and Oranje and Citroen flavors.
KETEL ONE SUMMER BREEZE
1 ½ oz. Ketel One Oranje®
1 ½ oz. fresh orange juice
1 ½ oz. cranberry juice
Build in a rocks glass over ice. Stir. Garnish with an orange wedge.
KETEL ONE APERITIVO ESPECIAL
1.5 oz. Ketel One Oranje
.75 oz. Aperol
1 oz. fresh lemon juice
1 oz. fresh orange juice
.25 oz. honey
Prosecco
Combine first five ingredients in a mixing glass. Shake with ice and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with Prosecco. Garnish with a lemon wheel.
KETEL ONE CUCUMBER COOLER
1.5 oz. Ketel One Citroen
3 slices cucumber (seedless)
.5 oz. fresh lime juice
Ginger beer
Combine first three ingredients in a mixing glass. Shake vigorously with ice and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with a cucumber slice.
KETEL ONE PK
1 oz. Ketel One Vodka
.5 oz. Pimms No. 1
1 dash Angostura bitters
3 cucumber slices
Lemon-lime soda
Place two cucumber slices at the bottom of a Collins glass. Top with ice. Add Ketel One Vodka, Pimms No. 1 and Angostura bitters. Top with lemon-lime soda. Stir. Garnish with remaining cucumber slice.
KETEL ONE CITROEN FIZZ
1.5 oz. Ketel One Citroen
.75 oz. fresh lemon juice
.5 oz. simple syrup
Club soda
Build in a Collins glass over ice. Top with club soda. Stir. Garnish with a lemon wheel.