Wednesday, 9 January 2008

Fairytale of New York

Glass: Martini
Garnish: Cinnamon stick
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and fine-strain into chilled martini glass.
Ingredients:
1 shot Absolut Raspberi
1 shot Galliano
1 shot White Cranberry juice
¼ shot Lime juice

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Saturday, 13 October 2007

Sol Y Sombra

Glass: Old-fashioned
Garnish: none
Method: muddle grapefruit, orange and sugar in base of glass. Add rum and fill with crushed ice. Stir well and float Creme de Mure.
Ingredients:
¼ pink grapefruit, cut into wedges
¼ orange, cut into wedges
2 barspoons demerara sugar
50ml Mount Gay Eclipse rum
12.5ml Creme de Mure

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Friday, 12 October 2007

The Cilantropist

Glass: martini
Garnish: single coriander leaf
Method: shake all ingredients with ice and fine-strain into chilled martini glass.
Ingredients:
50ml Plymouth Gin
12.5ml Limoncello liqueur
1 dash Martini Extra Dry Vermouth
1 dash Angostura Bitters
3 leaves fresh coriander

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Monday, 8 October 2007

Watermelon Man

Glass: highball
Garnish: physalis
Method: muddle watermelon and grapefruit in base of shaker. Add liquids and shake with ice; strain into ice-filled glass.
Ingredients:
1 thick slice of watermelon
¼ pink grapefruit
50ml Sagatiba cachaca
25ml Gomme syrup
25ml pineapple juice

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Firestarter

Glass: shot
Garnish: n/a
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into shot glass.
Ingredients:
25ml Grand Marnier
12.5ml Green Chartreuse
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
Notes: makes two shots.

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Wednesday, 26 September 2007

LDN

Glass: highball
Garnish: Lemon wedge
Method: Shake all ingredients except the soda with ice and strain into an ice-filled glass. Top with soda.
Ingredients:
37.5ml Bombay Sapphire
12.5ml Lychee Liqueur
2 barspoons Elderflower Cordial
1 barspoon Blue Curacao
1 dash lemon juice
Top with soda water
Notes: Named for the Lily Allen song. Careful with the elderflower - it can overpower the drink.

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Lychee Sour

Glass: Rocks or Old-fashioned
Garnish: Orange zest twist
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into an ice-filled glass.
Ingredients:
50ml Lychee liqueur
25ml lemon juice
2 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
½ Egg white
Notes: Add sugar syrup to taste, if required. If you don't have any egg white, a small splash of soda will serve a similar purpose, but not as effectively.

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