Thinking of summer drinking...

5 Jan 2010

I've made a decision to be more experimental with my drinking this year, though of course in moderation mostly. What i'm after is cool ideas for cocktails. I know I could just google them and get a plet hora of info but I thought maybe if a few from here gave the odd recipe then that would be nice to have a more personal perspective.
If I were to advise me of a decent cocktail this year it would have to be (because its going to be a scorcher of a year)a Pimms.
In a large highball type glass: 2 shots of Pimms, but rather than lemonade use chilled ginger ale. Add big slice of orange apple cucumber Squeeze of lemon and a couple of bruised mint leaves. Do not bugger it up by using Ice, it takes up too much room and reduces the ability to quaff the drink.
Come on line em up people its a free bar!

5 Jan 2010

A Mai Tai

I love rum :twisted: You can see how to make it here. I go to a cocktail bar where they use overproof rum for the white rum. Over proof rum is 65%. Like I say I love it lol

but I will add that I recommended it to my Sister in laws new partner a few days back. He coughed gasped and said it tasted like petrol rotflmao

Hits the spot smile

6 Jan 2010

Quote by Kaznkev
Come on you got Pimms u really need more!
Ok,nothing beats a gd gin and tonic,bombay or cricketers gin ice,lemon and tonic,or for the naughty night margaritas ,the ice is such fun

Gin sling is nice - vodka lime and lemonade....

6 Jan 2010

Quote by Kaznkev
Come on you got Pimms u really need more!
Ok,nothing beats a gd gin and tonic,bombay or cricketers gin ice,lemon and tonic,or for the naughty night margaritas ,the ice is such fun

Gin sling is nice - vodka lime and lemonade....
now that sounds good, i obviously need to expand my horizons wink

Wider is better :-)

6 Jan 2010

Moscow Mule...2-3 oz vodka,juice of 1/2 lime,twist of lime peel,ginger ale,cucumber peel
Negroni...2oz dry gin,1oz sweet italian vermouth,1oz campari,slice of orange
Cuba libre...2oz cuban club white rum (never ever ever use bacardi in anything)1 lime,Coke
(needs explaining this) squeeze the lime into a collins glass (tumbler)put lime shells in glass pound with bar spoon (the wrong end of a wooden spoon is what I use)fill glass with ice add rum top up with coke.
Hemingway/death in the afternoon... 1 1/2 oz absinthe,chilled champagne.....a couple of these will flatten anyone
I'd highly recommend Michael Jackson's Bar and Cocktail book, and no drinker should be without The Savoy Cocktail Book

6 Jan 2010

Murphys with a port in it :twisted:

6 Jan 2010

try a sloegasm
shot of sloe gin in a champagne flute topped up with champagne.

6 Jan 2010

Got to be a woo woo
Vodka, peach schnapps and cranberry juice lol