Cocktail Recipes

Hot Buttered Rum

James Alexander — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:01:28 +0000

Ingredients

1 tsp unsalted butter, softened

1 tsp maple syrup

½ tsp ground allspice

50ml/2fl oz golden rum

apple juice, warmed, to top up

cinnamon stick, to garnish

freshly grated nutmeg, to garnish

Method

1. Place the butter into a heatproof coffee glass.

2. Add the maple syrup, allspice and rum.

3. Top up the glass with warmed apple juice and mix with a spoon until the butter has melted and emulsified in the liquid (like mixing a salad dressing).

4. Using a lighter or gas hob, lightly warm the cinnamon stick (be careful not to burn it). Add the cinnamon stick as a stirrer and garnish with fresh grated nutmeg.

Ingredients
1 tsp unsalted butter, softened1 tsp maple syrup ½ tsp ground allspice50ml/2fl oz golden rum apple juice, warmed, to top upcinnamon stick, to garnishfreshly grated nutmeg, to garnish

Method

1. Place the butter into a heatproof coffee glass.2. Add the maple syrup, allspice and rum.3. Top up the glass with warmed apple juice and mix with a spoon until the butter has melted and emulsified in the liquid (like mixing a salad dressing).4. Using a lighter or gas hob, lightly warm the cinnamon stick (be careful not to burn it). Add the cinnamon stick as a stirrer and garnish with fresh grated nutmeg.

Hot Toddy

James Alexander — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:58:47 +0000

Ingredients

1 teaspoon honey

50ml boiling water

1 1/2 measures whisky

3 whole cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1 slice lemon

1 pinch ground nutmeg

Preparation method

Pour the honey, boiling water, and whisky into a mug. Spice it with the cloves and cinnamon, and put in the slice of lemon. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes so the flavours can mingle, then sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg before serving.

Ingredients1 teaspoon honey50ml boiling water1 1/2 measures whisky3 whole cloves1 cinnamon stick1 slice lemon1 pinch ground nutmegPreparation methodPour the honey, boiling water, and whisky into a mug. Spice it with the cloves and cinnamon, and put in the slice of lemon. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes so the flavours can mingle, then sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg before serving.

White Peach Bellini

James Alexander — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:02:51 +0000

Prosecco

2 tablespoons Sirop d'Gomme

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 peaches

Puree peaches, lemon juice, and syrup in a blender. Taste; add more syrup or lemon juice as desired. Pour 2 tablespoons of puree into 6 glasses. Fill with Prosecco.

Use the ripest peaches you can find; serves 6.

prosecco2 tablespoons Sirop d'Gomme2 tablespoons lemon juice2 peaches
Puree peaches, lemon juice, and syrup in a blender. Taste; add more syrup or lemon juice as desired. Pour 2 tablespoons of puree into 6 glasses. Fill with Prosecco.

Use the ripest peaches you can find; serves 6.

Singapore Sling

James Alexander — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:04:48 +0000

2 Shots Gin
1 Shot Cherry Brandy
1 Shot Lemon Juice
1 tsp Grenadine
Ice
Soda Water
Wedge of lime

Shake the gin, cherry brandy, lemon juice and grenadine over ice. Half fill glass with ice and stain the cocktail in. Top with soda water and decorate with wedge of lime.

Woo-woo

James Alexander — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:01:30 +0000

2 Shots Vodka
2 Shots Peach Schnapps
4 Shots Cranberry Juice
Ice
Orange wedge

Half fill a tall glass with ice. Pour the ingredients in order over the ice. Stir well to mix, decorate with an orange wedge.

Cosmopolitan

James Alexander — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:58:29 +0000

2 Shots Vodka
1 Shot Triple Sec
1 Shot lime Juice
1 Shot Cranberry Juice
Ice
Strip of orange Peel

Shake first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Dress with strip of orange peel.

Blue Lagoon

James Alexander — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:34:54 +0000

1 shot glass vodka
1 shot glass Blue Curacao
4 shots lemonade

Fill a highballlass with ice. Add the ingredients in order from vodka to the lemonade. Garnish with a cherry & a slice of lemon/lime.

Funky Monkey

James Alexander — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:30:09 +0000

1 shot green chartreuse
1 shot galliano
1/2 shot lime juice
2 shots orange juice
Top up with ginger beer

shake first 4 ingredients with ice and strain into ice filled tall glass. Top up with ginger beer.

Harvey Wallbanger

James Alexander — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:06:12 +0000

5 parts Orange Juice
2 parts Vodka
1 part Galliano

Pour vodka and orange juice over ice cubes stir then layer the galliano on top

Mai tai

James Alexander — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:00:27 +0000

2 parts Dark Rum
2 parts White Rum
1 part Curacao
1 part Grenadine
2 parts Pineapple Juice
1 dash Orgeat Sirop
1 part Lime Juice

Shake all together very well (except paper umbrella, pineapple spear and ice cubes). Strain into highball glass over ice cubes. Garnish with pineapple spear on rim and paper umbrella

The paper umbrella is the most important part :)