How to Make the Perfect Summer Cocktail

Summertime, and the living is easy. And what could be easier than sitting back poolside, enjoying a tropical drink? Here at Ka'ana, the renowned team from Bar Lab has curated a Belize-centric cocktail menu, with seasonal specialties that vary throughout the year.

One warm-weather favorite is the Open Market Swizzle, the perfect summer cocktail to wow friends at a cocktail party—or to enjoy solo with a beachy novel. The fabulously colored drink gets its purple hue from a beet reduction, which offers a refreshing earthiness to the flavor.

Here's how to make the Open Market Sizzle.

Recipe

• 1 oz. lemon juice
• Pinch of lemon basil
• Pinch of basil
• .75 oz. beet reduction
• 1.5 oz. vodka of choice
• Ice
• Sparkling water to taste
• Lime wheel, for garnish

Instructions:

• Add lemon juice, lemon basil and basil cocktail shaker
• Add beet reduction
• Add vodka
• Add scoop of ice, and shake well
• Strain into a glass, topping off with sparkling water
• Add fresh ice, and garnish with lime wheel and any extra lemon basil to serve

Enjoy!

Here at Ka'ana, guests can learn how to make the Open Market Swizzle and other cocktails at one of our expert-led mixology classes. But if relaxation is the true name of the game, then simply cozy up to our tropical bar, The Wallace, and let our team do the work.

Learn more about a Belize vacation at Ka'ana, so you can try the Open Market Swizzle in its natural habitat!