posted by Hilary on Feb 9
The Ultimate Crush
Now here’s a little romantic special for you as seen on the 8th February show.
- 3-4 chunks canned pineapple
- 1 the juice of a wedge of lime,
- 25ml/1fl oz dark rum
- 25ml/1fl oz cherry brandy
- 2 tsp grenadine
- freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice
- freshly squeezed pineapple juice
Put the pineapple chunks and lime juice into the cocktail shaker along with the, rum, cherry brandy and grenadine and shake - you should have a lovely pinkish liquid. Get a ‘babysham’ style glass full of ice and pour over.
Finish off by filling up the rest of to glass with the pink grapefruit juice, and finally the pineapple juice.
Believe me it’s absolutely gorgeous and melt any one’s heart
posted by JD on Feb 5
Ok so you may have a basic idea, but how do you actually shake the perfect cocktail? And yes, there is abit more to it that opening up a bottle and a flick of the wrist!
Shaking a Cocktail is the most basic skill in bartending.
There are two top notch ‘the business’ types of shakers.
Preferred by the pros :-
Boston shakers
These are made up of a tapered, stainless steel can and a smaller tapered
glass
Standard shakers
A large can, a lid that contains a strainer and a tight-fitting cap.
Whichever shaker you use, shaking should be done with, one hand on either end and vigorous enough that the
ingredients whizz round all of the shaker.
posted by Hilary on Jun 6
I found this recipe in a really great cocktail book, aptly named The Book of Cocktails. It’s more of a cordial drink, with a bit of a kick.
Ingredients:
1 part malibu
1 part blackcurrant cordial
ice
lemonade
coconut - grated or sliced
Pour malibu blackcurrant over the ice in a glass. Fill with lemonade and stir. Garnish and enjoy with a straw
posted by Arty on Jun 5
This is a really sweet cocktail, not one to drink all night but more of an after-meal drink or end of night drink. It’s more like a dessert really. Oh, and sin of all sins, it’s non-alcoholic. Ideal for when you’ve had a few big nights out and you’re going through a ‘I’m never going to drink again’ period
Ingredients:
1 part peppermint cordial
4 parts cream
grated chocolate
2 chocolate sticks
cracked and crushed ice
Put the ice and peppermint and cream in a shaker. Shake till frosty. Strain into large wine glass. Add crushed ice. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Garnish with chocolate sticks.
posted by Hilary on May 19
How could I not write about my namesake?
Get the ingredients out:
1 part vodka
1 part Galliano
orange juice
slice of orange
Pour vodka and galliano into a glass. Top up with orange juice. Garnish and serve. Hurrah!
posted by Hilary on May 16
Here are the ingredients for a tequila sunrise:
1 part tequila
4 parts orange juice
2 dashes of Grenadine (the red stuff!)
slice of orange
1 cherry (if you like that sort of thing)
ice cubes
Put ice in a glass - normally a highball one, but hey, who’s fussy? - pour in the tequila, pour in the orange juice, add the grenadine and garnish as you wish.
Pour them in carefully to achieve the sunset effect - then stir before you drink or you’ll get pure tequila…
posted by JD on May 15
Here’s one you might not have heard of. Nice name, not my cup of tea, but those who like it seem to like it a lot and that’s good enough for me.
Ingredients:
1 part light run
1 part melon liqueur
1 part vodka
cracked and cubed ice (or any ice, who cares?)
lemonade
garnish - watermelon / cherry
Combine rum, liqueur, vodka and cracked ice in shaked. Shake. Pour into glass (goblets seem to be the things for this one). Add cubed ice and top up with lemonade. Garnish and serve. Ta da!
posted by JD on May 7
Well, I figured I’d kick things off with one of my favourite cocktails. This isn’t a sweet one, which are the kind I normally go for, and it’s a real killer - BUT - it’s easy to make at home and it’s one of those cocktails where it doesn’t matter if you don’t have the best brands to hand. After all, keeping a fully stocked cocktail bar at home can be expensive.
As the piccie shows, it should be served in a highball glass, with a garnish of lemon or lime.
Ingredients:
10 ml vodka
10 ml tequila (I never compromise on this one, Jose Cuervo all the way, preferably gold)
10 ml rum
10 ml gin
10 ml triple sec
75 ml sours
Shake all the above, pour into a glass of ice and add some cola
Cheers!
