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X-Mas Cocktail 2020

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SPICY POMEGRANATE MOSCOW MULE COCKTAIL Recipe

SPICY POMEGRANATE MOSCOW MULE COCKTAIL Recipe

My X-mas cocktail of 2020 is called Spicy Pomegranate Moscow Mule Cocktail. We need vodka mixed with fresh lime juice, a squeeze of grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice, spicy jalapeños, and topped off with ginger beer for a touch of sweetness and a little bit of bubbly. It’s both festive and warming, perfect for X-Mas and cold winter nights.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. vodka
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freschly squeezed lime juice
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freschly squeezed grapefruit juice
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. pomegranate juice
  • 1 – 2 jalapeño slices
  • Ginger Beer

METHOD

  1. Fill your Moscow Mule Mug with ice. 
  2. Put the vodka, lime juice, grapefruit juice, pomegranate juice and jalapeños in a cocktail shaker with ice.
  3. Strain into your prepared mug.
  4. Top with Ginger Beer.
  5. Garnish with pomegranate arils and fresh mint.

NOTES

And here is the recipe of Moscow Mule not in X-mas times…

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Smirnoff vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ginger Beer | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Grapefruit juice | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Moscow Mule Mug | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Dark & Stormy Cocktail Recipe

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DARK & STORMY COCKTAIL Recipe

The Dark & Stormy cocktail is a highball cocktail made with dark rum (the “dark”) and ginger beer (the “stormy”) served over ice and garnished with a slice of lime.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. dark rum
  • 100 ml/ 3 ⅓ oz. ginger beer

METHOD

  1. Fill glass with ice.
  2. Add rum and top with ginger beer.
  3. Garnish with a lime slice.

NOTES

As one of the very few well-known cocktails, his name is protected by trademark law and has been the subject of legal disputes several times.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacard Carta Negra rum | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ginger Beer | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Pisco Sour Cocktail Recipe

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PISCO SOUR COCKTAIL Recipe

The Pisco Sour is a cocktail from the Sour family. The basic spirit is pisco, a grape brandy named after the city of Pisco in Peru, which is produced in two varieties in Peru and Chile. The origin of the Pisco Sour is disputed between these countries.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Pisco
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. lemon juice
  • 20 ml/ ⅔ oz. simple syrup
  • 1 raw egg white
  • Angostura

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and strain into a chilled glass.
  3. Put few dashes of Angosture bitters on top as an aromatic garnish.

NOTES

For the Pisco Sour you only need the white part of the egg. But don’t throw away the yolks. You can then use the egg yolk for the Präirie Oyster.

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Rüdesheimer Coffee Cocktail Recipe

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RÜDESHEIMER COFFEE COCKTAIL Recipe

IIf you want to know how to make an authentic Rüdesheimer Coffee cocktail with Asbach German brandy and cream, watch my video. This wonderful, sweet coffee is an iconic beverage to try when visiting the picturesque town of Rüdesheim on Rhine River in Germany. However, with this recipe, you can now make it at home!

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 sugar cubes
  • 40 ml/ 1 ⅓ oz. Asbach Uralt brandy
  • 120 ml/ 4 oz. strong brewed coffee
  • whipped cream
  • chocolate shavings

METHOD

  1. Place the sugar cubes into the cup.
  2. Heat the brandy and then pour onto the sugar cubes.
  3. Using a long match, carefully light the brandy in the cup.
  4. Muddle the sugar until the sugar has completely dissolved. .
  5. Pour the coffee into the cup with the sugar and brandy.
  6. Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

NOTES

The authentic Rüdesheimer Coffee cocktail was created by Hans Karl Adam in 1957, a German television chef. It is a sweet, brand and coffee beverage topped with whipped cream and chocolate.

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Canchánchara Cocktail Recipe

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CANCHANCHARA COCKTAIL Recipe

The Canchánchara cocktail, the forefather of Daiquiri and originally a drink for slaves on the sugar cane plantations. In my recipe with the Havana Club Añejo Especial for more taste, mixed with honey and lime, served in a traditional clay pot.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Havana Club Añejo Especial rum
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freschly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 bar spoons of honey

METHOD

  1. Put all the ingredients in a clay pot without ice.
  2. Stir until the honey has dissolved.
  3. Top up with ice cubes and stir cold.
  4. Garnish with a lime wedge.

NOTES

The Canchánchara is considered to be the first cocktail developed in Cuba. There are no reliable sources for the origin of the drink. According to the prevailing opinion, it goes back to workers in the sugar cane plantations of Cuba in the 19th century who had access to the ingredients still used today.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Absolut Vanilla vodka | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Sprite | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany

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Skip and go naked Cocktail Recipe

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How to make the Skip and go naked Cocktail

The Skip and go naked cocktail is a beer based cocktail made with gin and sweet and sour mix. It’s an exercise in simplicity. The cocktail first appears in the Savoy Cocktail Book compiled by Harry Craddock in the year 1930. The Skip and Go Naked cocktail is 1 oz. gin, 2 oz. sweet and sour and topped with beer.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Gin
  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Sweet and Sour
  • Beer

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice.
  2. Garnish with a lemon slice.

NOTES

My beer is a Cypriot beer named KEO. It is a light straw-colored lager with a thick head, and is sometimes compared to a pilsner in taste. The beer won the 1987 brewing industry world bottled lager competition Gold Medal.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bombay Sapphire gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Midori Sour Cocktail Recipe

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MIDORI SOUR COCKTAIL Recipe

Some cocktails are known for their delicious taste, while others are better known for their distinctive appearance. The Midori Sour cocktail combines the best of both worlds — a sweet, fruity taste and a fun green color that can add a festive touch to any party. Best of all, you don’t need to be a mixology expert.  Midori debuted in 1978 at Studio 54, the notorious New York nightclub, which was a fitting venue for the bright and showy liqueur that stands out among all other bottles on a back bar.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml / 1 oz. Midori melon liqueur
  • 30 ml / 1 oz. vodka
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Soda water

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients except the soda water into a Collins glass with ice.
  2. Stir and top with the Soda water.
  3. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Midori | USA * | UK * | Germany*
  2. Stolichnaya vodka| USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Soda water | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany

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Horses Neck Cocktail Recipe

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HORSE`S NECK COCKTAIL Recipe

The Horse’s Neck cocktail is a classic cocktail that originated at the end of the 19th century and, as a typical highball, belongs to the long drinks. It is made from Cognac (sometimes Bourbon Whiskey) and Ginger Ale. Optionally, you can add 1-2 dashes of Angostura bitters to give the cocktail more depth. The drink owes its name to a thinly sliced, long lemon spiral, the end of which protrudes from the glass and is reminiscent of a horse’s neck.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1½ oz. Cognac
  • 120 ml/ 3 oz. Ginger Ale
  • Dash of Angostura Bitters (optional)

METGOD

  1. Pour Cognac and Ginger Ale directly into highball glass with ice cubes.
  2. Stir gently.
  3. If preferred, add dashes of Angostura Bitter.
  4. Garnish with rind of one lemon spiral.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Cognac Remy Martin VSOP | USA * | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ginger Ale | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Tommy`s Margarita Cocktail Recipe

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TOMMY`S MARGARITA COCKTAIL Recipe

Tommy’s Margarita is a variant of the Margarita cocktail. The Tommy`s Margarita is made withTequila, lime juice and agave nectar and served in a cocktail glass. It is distinct from the Margarita cocktail in its omission of orange liqueur and its substitution of agave nectar.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Tequila Reposado
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 bar spoons of agave nectar

METHOD

  1. Pour all ingredients into shaker with ice.
  2. Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

NOTES

The cocktail was conceived in San Francisco in 1990 by Julio Bermejo at his parents’ restaurant called Tommy’s. Bermejo had been recently introduced to agave nectar as an ingredient, and, although it was still expensive at the time, he used it to enhance the a agave flavor of the cocktail instead of using orange liqueur to highlight the citrus flavor in the original Margarita recipe.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tequila Reposado | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*

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BiKinnie Cocktail Recipe

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BIKINNIE COCKTAIL RECIPE

Please do not confuse the BiKinnie cocktail with the bikini cocktail. Because the BiKinnie cocktail is completely different and takes its name from the ingredient Kinnie. Kinnie is a Maltese bittersweet carbonated soft drink brewed from bitteroranges and extracts ofwormwood.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml / 1 oz. light Rum
  • 30 ml / 1 oz. Triple Sec.
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. orange curaçao
  • 120 ml / 4 oz. Kinnie

METHOD

  1. Put some ice cubes in a big long drink glass.
  2. Add the Rum, the Triple Sec. and the orange curaçao.
  3. Fill up with Maltese Kinnie lemonade and stir briefly.
  4. Garnish with two cherries and one lemon slice.

NOTES

Kinnie was first introduced in 1952 and is  is brown in colour and is drunk straight or mixed with alcohol. It holds a reputation for being Malta’s favourite non-alcoholic beverage, sometimes even called the ‘national soft drink’.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacardi white rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Triple Sec. liqueur | USA | UK*| Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany