If you loved SweeTARTS candy as a kid, then you'll love these grown-up versions of sweet tart cocktails. Sweet enough for even the most dedicated sweet tooth, but with a tart tang that keeps it from being over the top, sweet tart cocktails have just enough pucker power to keep you coming back for more.
Raspberry-Lime Sweet Tart
This version of the sweet tart cocktail gets a zippy acidity from lime juice and sweetness from raspberry liqueur and amaretto liqueur. It has a wonderful sweet, tangy, fruity taste that exemplifies a sweet tart cocktail. It's also pretty boozy, so one cocktail goes a long way.
Serves one.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce raspberry liqueur
- ¾ ounce amaretto liquer
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Ice
- Lemon-lime soda
- Lime wedge
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, raspberry liqueur, amaretto, and lime juice.
- Add ice and shake.
- Strain into a poco grande glass filled with ice.
- Top the glass with lemon-lime soda and stir.
- Garnish with a wedge of lime.
Sweet-Tart Martini
If blue sweet tarts were your thing, then this martini will hit your sweet (tart) spot. It uses Blue Curacao and amaretto for sweetness and lime juice for the tart flavor. Simple syrup adds additional sweetness.
Serves one.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- ¾ ounce blue curaçao
- ¾ ounce amaretto
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- Citrus twist
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, curaçao, amaretto, and lime juice.
- Add ice and shake.
- Strain into the chilled martini glass.
- Garnish with a citrus twist.
Melon Sweet Tart
The sweet in this drink comes from melon liqueur while the tart comes from tangy cranberry juice and sour mix.
Serves one.
Ingredients
- Crushed ice
- 1½ ounces raspberry liqueur
- ¾ ounce melon liqueur
- ¾ ounce orange liqueur
- 5 ounces cranberry juice
- Splash sour mix
- Ice
- Orange slices for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the raspberry liqueur, melon liqueur, orange liqueur, raspberry juice, and sour mix.
- Add ice and shake.
- Strain into the highball glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with orange slices.
Apple Sweet Tart
While there was no apple flavored SweeTART candy, there should have been. Apple is the perfect flavor for a sweet tart cocktail. The tart is brought by the sweet and sour mix and lemon juice.
Serves one.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces vodka
- 1½ ounces sour apple schnapps
- ¾ ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- Ice
- Apple slice
Instructions
- Chill a martini glass.
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the vodka, schnapps, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
- Add ice and shake.
- Strain into the chilled martini glass.
- Garnish with an apple slice.
A Classic Combo
Sweet and tart is a classic flavor combination that hits the spot with cocktails. Try the above beverages as well as some mixed drinks with sweet and sour the next time you wish to experience a drink that makes you pucker while still tasting enticingly sweet.
