Beers are no longer for sipping on their own anymore. One of 2024's biggest beverage trends has been the uprise in popularity of ‘beer cocktails’.
And no we're not talking about your classic lemonade shandy mixture.
Gone are the days of pouring a half glass of the fizzy drink to disguise the yeasty taste. Heineken has teamed up with cocktail professional cocktail mixer Dave Ryan to create two unique cocktails that will have you sipping on the modernised tastes.
Think the bitter orange of an Aperol Spritz or the spice of a Highball.
If you're heading along to the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch this weekend, you can try the mixes for yourself. They're serving the two SailGP-inspired cocktails throughout the event.
If you can't make it on the day, you're still in luck because we have the recipes on how to ace making them from home too.
Heineken Silver cocktails:
Silver Sunsetter
Take a Heineken glass or Highball.
Fill to the very top with ice.
Add to the glass:
30ml of fresh squeezed lime juice
30ml of sugar syrup (equal parts by weight of sugar and water)
110ml of Heineken Silver
3 Dashes of orange bitters
Slowly combine all ingredients.
Add more ice to your glass
Float 30ml of Aperol on top
Garnish with an Orange wheel
Oceanic Heineken Highball
Take a Heineken glass or Highball.
Fill to the very top with ice.
Add to the glass:
90ml of Heineken Silver
30ml of Spiced rum
20ml of Stones ginger wine
30ml of fresh squeezed lime juice
30ml of sugar syrup (equal parts by weight of sugar and water)
30ml of ginger beer
3 dashes of ginger bitters
Slowly combine all ingredients.
Add more ice to your glass if needed
Garnish with a lime wedge
Which one are you interested in trying this weekend?
