Picture this. Lazing by a pool under the warm summer sun, cocktail in hand as you listen to laidback beats. Summer cocktails are your best friend when it comes to beating the heat in style, while tantalising your taste buds at the same time.

If you usually love a mojito or margarita, why not mix it up and try something new? Here are some super-speedy and easy cocktail recipes that you can recreate at home with a mixed pack of VK. Flavours in the pack include Strawberry & Lime, Orange & Passion Fruit, Tropical Fruits, Apple & Mango, Blue, Watermelon, Black Cherry and Raspberry & Peach.

WATERMELON BUZZ
Serves one

Ingredients:
25ml Apple schapps
275ml VK Watermelon
Lemonade
Ice

Directions:
1. Add crushed ice
2. Add apple schnapps
3. Add VK Watermelon
4. Top with lemonade
5. Garnish with a watermelon slice

Perfect destination pairing: San Antonio, Ibiza

BLUE LAGOON
Serves one

Ingredients:
275ml VK Blue
25ml blue curacao
Lemonade
Ice

Directions:
1. Add ice
2. Add blue curacao
3. Add VK Blue
4. Top with lemonade
5. Mix

Perfect destination pairing: St Julian’s, Malta

CHEEKY VIMTO
Serves one

Ingredients:
50ml port
250ml VK Blue
Sweets!
Ice

Directions:

1. Add ice
2. Add port
3. Top with VK Blue and mix
4. Garnish with sweets

Perfect destination pairing: Palma, Majorca

APPLETINI
Serves one

Ingredients:
25ml vodka
250ml VK Apple & Mango
Squeeze of lemon
Apple slice

Directions:
1. Add vodka
2. Add VK Apple & Mango
3. Add a squeeze of lemon
4. Garnish with apple

Perfect destination pairing: Santorini, Greece

PURPLE RAIN
Serves one

Ingredients:
140ml VK Blue
70ml VK Black Cherry
Lambrini
Slice of lemon

Directions:
1. Add ice
2. Add VK Blue
3. Add VK Black Cherry
4. Add a dash of Lambrini
5. Garnish with a slice of lemon

Perfect destination pairing: Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

MANGO VENOM
Serves one

Ingredients:
50ml mango schnapps
25ml mango vodka
225ml VK Orange & Passion Fruit
Slice of orange

Directions:
1. Add vodka
2. Add mango schnapps
3. Add VK Orange & Passion Fruit
4. Garnish with an orange slice

Perfect destination pairing: Zante, Greece