Caipirinha
Ingredients: 2 Limes, one halved and the other sliced into 8 slices 4 tsp sugar 6oz Cachaca Shaved or crushed ice Method: Muddle Limes together with sugar in a rocks glass until sugar is dissolved. Add in your cachaca and stir. Top with ice and serve immediately. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Tom Collins
Ingredients: 2 ounces London dry gin 1 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed 1/2 ounce simple syrup Club soda, to top Garnish: lemon wheel Garnish: maraschino cherry Method: Add the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup to a glass. Fill with ice, top with club soda and stir. Garnish with a lemon wheel and maraschino cherry (optional).
Tequila Sour
Ingredients: 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) tequila reposado 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) lemon juice ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) lime juice 2 teaspoons agave nectar or simple syrup 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 egg white* For the garnish: Cocktail cherry and lime wedge Method: Add the tequila, lemon juice, lime juice, syrup, bitters, and egg white to a cocktail shaker without ice. Shake for […]
Classic Shandy
Ingredients: 2 lemon slices 200ml bitter beer (5%) 200ml lemonade Method: Drop a lemon slice into a tall drinking glass. Pour over the beer and lemonade. Stir well, then make a small cut in a second lemon slice and use this to garnish the rim of the glass.
Crème Brûlée Cocktail
Ingredients: 160g (2/3 cup) caster sugar 800ml thick vanilla custard 125ml (1/2 cup) vanilla vodka 60ml (1/4 cup) thickened cream 2 tbsp butterscotch schnapps Caramel sauce, to serve Ice cubes, to serve Method: Line a baking tray with foil. Place the sugar and 80ml (1/3 cup) water in a small saucepan over low heat and stir […]
Spiced Apple Winter Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 litre Apple Juice 1 Cinnamon Stick 4 Cloves 1 Lemon peelings cut into strips 1 Apple cut into wedges 100 ml Dark Rum Method: Pour the apple juice into a saucepan and place over a low heat. Add the cinnamon stick, lemon peel and cloves and gently heat. Add the rum and stir, don’t allow it to boil. Ladle into glasses and add […]
White Russian Cocktail
Ingredients: 45ml vodka 22ml coffee liqueur 22ml ounce cream Method: Pour the ingredients into an old-fashioned glass, starting with the vodka, followed by the coffee liqueur. Add ice into the glass, and pour the cream in last. Stir well. Serve and enjoy.
Winter Snowflake Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon white chocolate chips 1 tablespoon caramel sauce 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup skim milk (you can also use non-dairy milk) 2 ounces Baileys Irish Cream optional: whipped cream and ground cinnamon for topping Method: Stir the chocolate, caramel, vanilla, milk and Baileys together in a microwave-safe mug or glass. Heat in the microwave for 60-90 seconds until piping hot. Remove from the […]
Pineapple and lime frozen margarita
Ingredients: 2 pineapples, peeled and cut into wedges 3 limes, halved + extra for garnish 1 jalapeño, deseeded ¼ cup (60ml) honey or brown sugar 1 cup (250ml) pineapple juice 1 cup (250ml) orange juice 1 cup (250ml) tequila (optional) 2-3 cups ice cubes 1 Tbsp (15ml) Maldon salt 1 Tbsp (15ml) coconut sugar or brown sugar Sprigs mint, for serving (optional) Method Grill pineapple and lime halves (cut-side down) over hot […]
Fruity fizz
Ingredients: 2 cups (500ml) litchi juice 3 cups (750ml) sliced fresh fruit (such as litchis, kiwis and blueberries) Handful mint ½ lemon, cut into slices Ice, for serving 4 cups (1L) lemonade Method Combine litchi juice and sliced fresh fruit in a jug. Add mint and lemon. Top with ice and lemonade just before serving. Recipe Source: PnP Fresh Living