Hot chocolate is one of the classics among hot drinks. But for Christmas it should be a special cocktail: The Hot Xmas Chocolate with flambéed marshmallows. The cocktail tastes chocolaty with a light orange aroma. The slowly melted marshmallows give the drink a special touch. The ideal cocktail for Christmas Eve. Merry Xmas!
INGREDIENTS
120 ml/ 4 oz. cacoa with milk
22,5 ml/ ¾ oz. Vodka
3 marshmellows
orange slice
METHOD
Heat the cacoa.
Flambé the marshmellows and sprinkle them with cocoa powder.
This time I was in the Beach Bar Olá Brasil in Santa Maria on the island of Sal in Cape Verde. The island of Sal is 5000 km (3000 miles) from my hometown, but only 2800 km (1700 miles) from Brazil. For this reason, there is nothing better than enjoying a wonderful Caipirinha on the beach here. Bartender Gisel of Beach Bar Olà Brasil really makes one of the best Caiprinhas in the world. The island of Sal is not very big, but there are wonderful beaches. The best beach can be found in Santa Maria. And there you will also find the Beach Bar Olà Brasil. If you ever come to Sal on Cape Verde, you shouldn’t miss the Caipirinha or one of the other excellent cocktails there.
INGREDIENTS
Cachaça
1 fresh lime (cut into wedges)
sugar
ice
METHOD
Cut the lime into wedges and put the cuttet lime into a shaker.
Add sugar and muddle the lime and the sugar.
Fill the shaker with Cachaça and ice.
Shake it!
Fill the Caipirinha in a double Old Fashioned glass and garnish.
NOTES
Two things make the Beach Bar Olá Brasil a special place: The flair and the atmosphere right on the beach and the people who work there. A completely cool, relaxed crew who take care of all the guests’ wishes with devotion and love. When you’re around, say hello to Gisel and Mr. White for me.
The Gin Basil Smash (originally also Gin Pesto) is a cocktail made from Gin, lemon, sugar syrup and basil. The recipe has spread worldwide from Hamburg since 2008 and is now considered a modern classic. The base is a Gin Sour, which is supplemented with fresh basil, which gives the drink a light green color.
INGREDIENTS
60 ml/ 2 oz. Gin
30 ml/ 1 oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
20 ml/ ¾ oz. sugar syrup
a large handful of basil – better too much than too little!
METHOD
Put the basil leaves (8-12) and the lemon juice in a shaker and muddle.
What can be said about the Black Lemon cocktail? Mozart on a trip to Italy or Austrian chocolate liqueur meets Italian lemon liqueur or simply delicious.
INGREDIENTS
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Mozart dark chocolate liqueur
30 ml/ 1 oz. Limoncello lemon liqueur
METHOD
Pour ingredients over two or three ice cubes in a chilled cocktail glass.
The Rubicon cocktail is an unusual sour cocktail by Jamie Boudreau from Seattle: Tanqueray gin, lime juice and maraschino liqueur form the basis, Green Chartreuse and rosemary give the necessary kick. If you have some rosemary left over in the kitchen, you should definitely use it for the Rubicon cocktail.
INGREDIENTS
15 ml/ ½ oz. Green Chartreuse
60 ml/ 2 oz. Gin
15 ml/ ½ oz. maraschino liqueur
15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
rosemary sprigs
crushed ice
METHOD
Put a rosemary sprig at the bottom of the glass.
Add the Chartreuse.
Light it with a match and allow it to burn in the glass while you mix the drink.
Shake the gin, maraschino liqueur and lemon juice with ice.
Okay, the name of the cocktail might be a little unusual, but the taste is what makes it all. With the A Piesce Of Ass Cocktail, the combination of almond liqueur and orange liqueur mixed with sweet and sour results in an incomparable aroma.
If ever there’s a quick two-ingredient cocktail to make in two minutes, it’s the Jean Harlow cocktail. Jean Harlow was the first platinum blonde that brought sex to the Hollywood scene and she has her own cocktail. This drink named after her is a sweet rum martini, supposedly a favorite of the actress. The recipe is very simple, just an equal mix of your favorite light rum and sweet vermouth garnished with a sexy lemon spiral.
INGREDIENTS
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. light Rum
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
1 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura (optional)
METHOD
Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice cubes.
When the day goes by, it’s time for a Crazy Follies cocktail with its typical fruity, semi-slightly bitter note. The mixture of Charleston Follies, gin and grapefruit juice give the cocktail an unmistakable note.
INGREDIENTS
40 ml/ 1 ⅓ oz. Charleston Follies
20 ml/ ¾ oz. Gin
40 ml/ 1 ⅓ grapefruit juice
METHOD
Add all ingredients into shaker with ice and shake.
Halloween is a celebration observed in several countries on 31 October. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, playing pranks, carving pumpkins into jack-o`-lanterns, attending Halloween costume parties and making Halloween Drinks. The Bleading Heart is a great drink for a Halloween celebration.
INGRIDIENTS
120 ml/ 4 oz. sparkling wine
45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. orange juice
15 ml/ ½ oz. blood orange syrup
30 ml/ 1 oz. Aperol
dry ice
METHOD
Build all ingredients in a highball glass half filled with ice.
