Warmer weather is almost here and William Grant & Sons, a family-owned distillery with a vast portfolio of award-winning, super-premium spirits, is toasting to the start of spring (March 19) with these five cocktails.

The arrival of spring heralds the return of beautiful, fragrant flowers. Celebrate the blossoming buds with Hendrick’s Gin’s Elderflower Collins cocktail. The curiously delightful infusion of cucumber and rose petals in Hendrick’s Gin results in an exquisitely balanced liquid that is sure to put a spring in your step.

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Elderflower Collins

2 parts Hendrick’s Gin

1 part Elderflower Cordial

1 part Lemon Juice

1 part Sugar Syrup

1 part Soda Water

Pour ingredients into a pitcher and stir. Pour into an ice-filled Collins glass. Garnish with cucumber.

This cocktail is the perfect matcha for springtime. With its lush green color, fresh ingredients, and a touch of Milagro Silver, a 100% blue agave tequila that is known for its crisp, fresh, agave taste and world-class smoothness, it really is a Matcha Made in Heaven.

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Matcha Made in Heaven 2 parts Milagro Silver

¾ part Matcha Green Tea Syrup

¾ part Lemon

½ Egg White

Build in a Coupe glass and top with Micro Mint Lime.

Spring has sprung, so shed your layers and get ready to catch some waves with Tullamore D.E.W.’s Royal Bermuda Yacht cocktail. Tullamore D.E.W. Caribbean Rum Cask Finish, the original triple distilled, triple blended Irish whiskey finished in Demerara Rum Cask, takes you to paradise along with the taste of the tiki inspired ingredients. Sip on this delicious cocktail and soak up the sun for a perfect spring day.

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Royal Bermuda Yacht

2 parts Tullamore D.E.W. Caribbean Rum Cask Finish

½ parts Macadamia Nut Syrup

¼ parts Dry Curacao

¼ parts Velvet Falernum

1 part Lime Juice

1 dash Tiki Bitters

Shake all ingredients together with ice, fine strain into a coupe glass, garnish with grated nutmeg and a lime twist.

Temperatures are heating up, but Reyka Vodka is keeping things cool with their Spring In Iceland cocktail. Reyka Vodka is created straight from earth’s bounties using Icelandic glacier spring water and natural lava rocks as a filtration system giving it a truly unique taste. What better way to celebrate springtime than to treat yourself with this incredibly smooth cocktail.

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Spring In Iceland

2 parts Vanilla infused Reyka Vodka

1 part Yellow Chartreuse

Pinch Vanilla sea salt

3 drops Chamomile cordial

¼ part Lemon juice

Combine all ingredients into cocktail shaker. Shake, garnish and serve.

Springtime means more sunshine and brighter skies, so we’re throwing some shade your way. Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum invites you to try the Throw Shade cocktail that was made for the ultimate cocktail connoisseur. Made in America from Caribbean Rum and blended with spices including ginger, cinnamon, clove and vanilla, Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum is an exceptionally smooth drink, perfect for the sun or shade on a spring day.

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Throw Shade

2 parts Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum

Juice of half a lime

1 ½ parts simple syrup

8 mint leaves

Amber lager

Muddle simple syrup & mint. Add Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum and shake over ice. Double strain. Serve in beer mug or pint glass on the rocks. Topped with Amber Lager and garnish with lime and mint

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