The Daisy Cocktail: An Ideal Summertime Sipper

As the weather heats up and the summertime party season hits full stride, let me suggest that you make your soirées stand out by serving up some Daisies. And I don’t mean a handful of flowers (though that might be nice, too). I do mean the Daisy Cocktail, a refreshing combination of gin, lemon juice, mint, grenadine, and a touch of club soda served over crushed ice, a mix which matches up with sun-speckled shindigs perfectly. Naturally, you’ll want to learn how to make it before diving in though. Luckily, in the below video (from the amazing food-and-drink video site How2Heroes), super talented Kirsten Amann teaches you how to make a Daisy, with a few laughs and some history along the way. If you don’t know her already (and if you like drinks, you should), Kirsten’s a top Boston drink-maker-and-developer and one of the bloggers on the sweet LUPEC Boston blog (LUPEC equals Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails by the way. And is, in my mind, one of the best organizations ever), and also writes about drinks in other spots. Be sure to look her up--but after you make a Daisy.

--A.J. Rathbun