Healthy Signature Cocktail Recipes for Your Wedding Events

Perfect for spring and summer events, Ketel One Botanical is a first-of-its-kind vodka spirit distilled with real botanicals and infused with natural fruit essences. Available in three varietals – Peach & Orange Blossom, Cucumber & Mint, and Grapefruit & Rose – simply mix with club soda and garnish with fresh fruit or create a crafted cocktail for a high-end libation. The new spirit features less alcohol content than a typical cocktail and 40% fewer calories than a glass of white wine, making it ideal for brides trying to limit their calorie intake before the big day. With no sugar, no artificial sweeteners, and no artificial flavors, the Botanical spirit is only 73 calories per serving, so it's beloved by health-conscious brides throughout the planning process as well as at the wedding, engagement party, bridal shower, or even bachelorette party.

To get ideas on how to create a specialty cocktail from this healthy option, take a look at the tasty drink recipes below!

Peach & Cranberry Spritz

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Botanical Peach & Orange Blossom
- 2 dashes cranberry bitters
- 3 oz. Fever Tree soda water
- 1 cranberry to garnish

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients and serve in a wine glass over ice. Garnish with a cranberry.

Bee's Knees 

Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Ketel One Botanical Peach & Orange Blossom
- 3/4 oz. lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 3.5 oz. chilled chamomile tea to top

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients and serve in a glass over ice. Add chilled tea and garnish with lemon slices.

Crimson & Clover Sparkler 

Coconut Clove Sugar Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 grapefruit wedge 

Cocktail Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Botanical Grapefruit & Rose
- 2 oz. pomegranate juice
- 3/4 oz. fresh grapefruit juice
- pinch of ground cloves
- 1 oz. Fever Tree soda water
- pomegranate seeds 

Preparation:
First make the coconut clove sugar by combining the ingredients in a bowl and mixing well. Then pour onto shallow plate, use grapefruit wedge to rim your glass, and dip the rim in the coconut clove sugar. Add ice to glass and set aside.

Combine Ketel One Botanical, pomegranate juice, grapefruit juice, and pinch of ground cloves in a shaker with ice. Shake, then pour through a sieve into the sugar-rimmed glass. Finish with soda water and a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds.

Spicy Lady 

Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Ketel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 1 teaspoon agave syrup
- 2 slices cucumber
- 6 mint leaves
- 1 slice serrano or jalapeno pepper
- 1.5 oz. club soda to top 

Preparation:
Muddle cucumber, serrano, and mint leaves with lime juice and agave syrup in a shaker tin. Add Ketel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint and lightly shake with ice for eight seconds. Strain into glass over ice. Garnish with mint sprig and lime wheel.

Lady Kombucha Cooler 

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz. Ketel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint
- 1 lemon wedge, squeezed and juiced
- 3 oz. Health-Ade Pink Lady Apple Kombucha
- 1 thinly sliced apple to garnish
- 1 lemon twist to garnish 

Preparation:
Add the Ketel One Botanical and the lemon juice to a chilled glass with ice. Top with kombucha and garnish with the apple slice and lemon twist.

Sumac Salty Dog 

Sumac Salt Rim Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sumac

Cocktail Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Ketel One Botanical Grapefruit & Rose
- 2 oz. fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
- 2 oz. Fever Tree club soda

Preparation:
Combine the sumac and salt in a small bowl and mix well. Pour it out evenly on a small, flat plate. Take a rocks glass and rub the rim with a slice of grapefruit, then gently dip the rim into the sumac salt.

Add ice cubes to sumac salt-rimmed glass. Add the remaining ingredients and garnish with a grapefruit twist.

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