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Cucumber Collins

Aug 7, 2021

This cocktail is perfect for summer – particularly those long Summer lunches. It is light and fresh, so it not only matches perfectly with seafood, it is also refreshing on a hot day. This Cucumber Collins is perfect when you want a refreshing, fizzy drink. It’s simple to make and the simple addition of pureed cucumber really takes the whole drink up a notch to give it a bit of WOW.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30mL London Dry Gin
  • 20mL elderflower cordial
  • 20mL lemon juice
  • 4 thin cucumber slices
  • 100mL soda water

METHOD

  • 1.Pour the Gin, cordial, lemon, and half the cucumber slices into a tall glass, and gently stir.
  • 2.Fill the glass with ice, then top with soda water.
  • 3.Stir gently again and garnish with final cucumber slices.

Irish Eyes Cocktail

Mar 6, 2021

Minty Irish Eyes Cocktail

Irish Eyes Cocktail

Prep:3 mins
Cook:0 mins
Total:3 mins
Serving:1 serving
Yield:1 cocktail

For anyone who’s a fan of creamy, minty drinks, the Irish eyes cocktail is a great choice. This recipe creates one of the most delicious Irish whiskey cocktails you will find, and it’s incredibly easy to mix up.

All you need to make the Irish eyes is Irish whiskey, green crème de menthe, and cream. The result is a fun, flavorful green cocktail that you’ll definitely want to share. On St. Patrick’s Day, you can give your sweetheart an Irish eyes cocktail, look into their eyes and say “Tá tú go h-álainn” (meaning “You’re beautiful”; pronounced taw two guh haul-inn).

Ingredients
  • 1 ounce Irish whiskey
  • 1/4 ounce green crème de menthe
  • 2 ounces cream
  • maraschino cherry
Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.
    In a cocktail shaker with ice cubes, pour the Irish whiskey, green crème de menthe, and cream.

  2. Shake well.Strain into an old-fashioned glass over fresh ice.

  3. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. Serve and enjoy.

Tips

  • Crème de menthe comes in two colors, green and white (clear). The drink will taste the same with white crème de menthe, so if that’s all you have, go ahead and use it.
  • For the Irish whiskey, there’s really no need to pour from your best bottle. A mixed drink like this is the perfect excuse to save a little money with a good budget-friendly brand.
  • Choose your cream according to your taste. Heavy cream will produce a rich drink, while milk is a good option if you want something a little lighter. A good middle ground between the two is half and half, which is often preferred for drinks like this.

Recipe Variations

  • Rather than cream, pour a cream liqueur as a substitute.
  • Rim the glass with a little cocoa powder for a fun touch. With each sip, you’ll get a delightful hint of chocolate, which is always a pleasant pairing for mint.
  • There’s a cocktail called “Irish eyes are smiling” that’s equally delicious. It’s made the same way, but instead of mint, it uses chocolate liqueur.

 

Moscato Margaritas

May 22, 2021


INGREDIENTS

1/4 c. granulated sugar

Lime wedges

1 c. chopped strawberries

1 c. tequila

1 c. moscato

1 c. triple sec.

1/2 c. lime juice

2 c. ice

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DIRECTIONS

  1. In a small dish, pour sugar. Rim glasses with lime wedge then dip in sugar.
  2. Combine strawberries, tequila, moscato, triple sec, lime juice, and ice in blender. Blend until smooth, then divide mixture between 4 glasses, garnish with lime wedges and serve.

Easter Egg Hunt Martini

Mar 27, 2021

Ingredients

1 egg white
1.5 oz Absolut Vanilla vodka
1 oz triple sec
.75 oz milk
.75 oz fresh squeezed orange juice
Drops of raspberry and strawberry puree for glass decorations

Instructions

In a shaker glass filled with ice, add egg white from freshly cracked egg (discard yolk, or put aside for other use). Add vodka, triple sec, milk and orange juice. Shake vigorously. Prepare rim of martini glass with orange zest and sugar-in-the-raw. Decorate glass like an Easter egg using drops of raspberry and strawberry puree. Strain cocktail into martini glass.

Irish Martini

Mar 6, 2021

Irish Martini

Irish Martini

This Drink is a simple variation on the vodka martini. The ingredient that makes it Irish is, of course, Irish whiskey. The amount of whiskey may be small, but it makes a big difference. By using it to rinse the glass, you’re adding substance, color, and flavor to that dry martini base. The resulting drink is just a little more complex and it’s surprisingly satisfying.

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces vodka
  • 1/2 ounce dry vermouth
  • 1/2 ounce Irish whiskey
  • Garnish: lemon twist

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Pour the Irish whiskey into a chilled cocktail glass.

  3. Swirl it around the glass in order to coat the inside, then dump the excess whiskey.

  4. Pour the vodka and dry vermouth into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice.

  5. Shake well

  6. Strain into the rinsed glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

  7. Serve and enjoy!

Tips

  • “Dump” the whiskey? Yeah right! Instead of wasting good whiskey, go ahead and drink the excess or reserve it in a shot glass for later. Also, if you’re making a few Irish martinis, the same 1/2 ounce can be transferred to each glass.
  • A chilled glass makes this drink just a little better. If you don’t have room in your freezer for a couple of cocktail glasses, take the quick approach instead. Simply fill the glass with a few ice cubes while you gather the ingredients and tools, then dump them out right before doing the whiskey rinse.
  • Make sure your vermouth is fresh because stale vermouth makes a bad martini. The fortified wine has a short shelf life of just three months after the bottle is open. It should also be stored in the refrigerator.

Recipe Variations

  • Rather than vodka, try the Irish martini with gin. The extra flavor from that spirit’s botanicals is really interesting with an Irish whiskey kiss.
  • You can also try this recipe with scotch. It will be a little different than the smoky martini, which uses just a dash of the whisky as a modifier instead of vermouth. Try blended scotch rather than really smoky single malts.

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