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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

grasshopper cocktail

How to make grasshopper cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 martini glasses
equipment bar spoon
2 measures crème de cacao
2 measures crème de menthe
mint sprigs, to decorate

Method:
Pour the crème de cacao into 2 martini glasses.

Using the back of a bar spoon, float the crème de menthe over the crème de cacao to create a separate layer. Decorate with mint sprigs and serve.

For a Banshee, which is really an alcoholic banana milkshake, shake together 2 measures of crème de cacao with 2 measures of crème de banane, 2 measures of single cream and plenty of crushed ice, then strain into 2 chilled martini glasses.

grasshopper cocktail

x-rated milkshake

How to make x-rated milkshake recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 hurricane glasses
equipment food processor
2 measures Frangelico hazelnut liqueur
2 measures Bailey’s Irish Cream
2 measures single cream
2 measures dark crème de cacao
1 measure clear honey
8 strawberries
1 small banana
crushed ice
2 measures chocolate sauce, to decorate

Method:
Put the Frangelico, Bailey’s, cream, crème de cacao, honey, strawberries and banana in a food processor or blender with some crushed ice and blend until slushy.

Decorate the inside of 2 large hurricane glasses with chocolate sauce and pour in the drink.

For a Toblerone, reduce the honey to 2 teaspoons and omit the strawberries and banana. Whiz together in a blender and serve decorated with chocolate shavings.

x-rated milkshake

jaffa cocktail

How to make jaffa cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 chilled martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
ice cubes
2 measures brandy
2 measures dark crème de cacao
2 measures single cream
1 measure Mandarine Napoléon
4 dashes orange bitters
orange-flavoured chocolate shavings, to decorate

Method:
Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add the remaining ingredients and shake until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker.

Strain into 2 chilled martini glasses, decorate with orange-flavoured chocolate shavings and serve.

For a Brandy Alexander, a sweet and creamy after-dinner cocktail, shake together 2 measures each of brandy, dark crème de cacao and single cream. Strain into chilled martini glasses and decorate with some crumbled chocolate flake.

jaffa cocktail

alexander baby cocktail

How to make alexander baby cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 chilled martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
8–10 ice cubes
4 measures dark rum
2 measures crème de cacao
1 measure double cream
grated nutmeg

Method:
Put the ice cubes into a cocktail shaker and add the rum, crème de cacao and cream.

Shake and strain into 2 chilled martini glasses. Sprinkle a little grated nutmeg over each glass and serve.

For a Frostbite, shake 2 measures of tequila, 2 measures of double cream, 2 measures of crème de cacao and 1 measure of crème de menthe with plenty of ice. Strain into 2 chilled martini glasses and decorate with drinking chocolate powder.

alexander baby cocktail

mexican bulldog cocktail

How to make mexican bulldog recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 highball glasses
ice cubes
1½ measures tequila
1½ measures Kahlúa coffee liqueur
2½ measures single cream
7 measures cola
drinking chocolate powder, to decorate

Method:
Put 4–6 ice cubes in 2 highball glasses. Pour in the tequila, Kahlúa and cream, then top up with the cola.

Stir gently, sprinkle with drinking chocolate powder and serve.

For a Brave Bull, which packs more of a punch, fill an old-fashioned glass with ice cubes, then add equal measures of tequila and Kahlúa.

mexican bulldog cocktail

silk stocking cocktail

How to make silk stocking cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 chilled martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
drinking chocolate powder
1½ measures tequila
1½ measures white crème de cacao
7 measures single cream
4 teaspoons grenadine
ice cubes

Method:
Dampen the rim of 2 chilled martini glasses and dip them into the drinking chocolate powder.

Pour the tequila, crème de cacao, cream and grenadine into a cocktail shaker and add 8–10 ice cubes. Shake

vigorously for 10 seconds, then strain into the chilled martini glasses.

For a Sombrero, make a Silk Stocking but without the grenadine. Decorate with some grated nutmeg before serving.

silk stocking cocktail

zoom cocktail

How to make zoom cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
ice cubes
4 measures Scotch whisky
2 teaspoons clear honey
2 measures chilled water
2 measures single cream

Method:
Put 8–10 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker, add the whisky, honey, chilled water and cream and shake well.

Strain into 2 old-fashioned glasses and serve at once.

For a Silky Pin, fill 2 old-fashioned glasses with ice and add 1 measure of Scotch whisky and 1 measure of Drambuie to each one. Stir and serve.

zoom cocktail

north pole cocktail

How to make north pole cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker
2 measures gin
1 measure lemon juice
1 measure maraschino liqueur
2 egg whites
ice cubes

Method:
Put the gin, lemon juice, maraschino and egg whites into a cocktail shaker, add 8–10 ice cubes and shake well.

Strain into 2 martini glasses and serve.

For a Crossbow, dip the moistened rim of 2 chilled martini glasses into some drinking chocolate powder.

Shake together 1 measure of gin, 1 measure of crème de cacao and 1 measure of Cointreau with plenty of ice and pour into the chilled glasses.

north pole cocktail

berlin blonde cocktail

How to make berlin blonde cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 chilled martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer, cocktail sticks
2 measures dark rum
2 measures Cointreau
2 measures double cream
ice cubes
To decorate
ground cinnamon
maraschino cherries

Method:
Pour the rum, Cointreau and cream into a cocktail shaker, add 8–10 ice cubes and shake.

Double-strain into 2 chilled martini glasses, decorate each glass with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon and some cherries and serve.

For an Absolut Wonder, dip the moistened rim of 2 chilled martini glasses into some drinking chocolate powder. Shake 6 measures of Absolut Vanilla vodka with 2 measures of white chocolate liqueur. Strain into the glasses and drop a cherry into each one.

berlin blonde cocktail

after dark crush cocktail

How to make after dark crush cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 highball glasses
equipment straws, cocktail sticks
crushed ice
4 measures Barbadian rum
1 measure Koko Kanu (coconut rum)
1 measure vanilla syrup
2 measures coconut cream
soda water, to top up
maraschino cherries, to decorate

Method:
Fill 2 highball glasses with crushed ice, then add, one by one in order, the two rums, vanilla syrup and coconut cream.

Stir and top up with soda water. Add more ice, decorate with cherries and serve with long straws.

For an El Dorado, put 2 measures of white rum, 2 measures of advocaat and 2 measures of white crème de cacao in a shaker with plenty of ice. Shake well, then strain over ice into 2 chilled martini glasses. To serve, decorate with a sprinkling of grated coconut.

after dark crush cocktail

lobster on south beach

How to make lobster on south beach cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 highball glasses
equipment food processor
2 measures white rum
2 measures coconut rum
2 measures mango purée
4 measures mandarin juice (fresh, if possible)
2 measures coconut cream
8 pineapple chunks
crushed ice
To decorate
pineapple leaves
mango slices

Method:
Put the white and coconut rums, mango purée, mandarin juice, coconut cream and pineapple chunks into a food processor with some crushed ice and blend.

Transfer to 2 large highball glasses, decorate with pineapple leaves and mango slices and serve.

For a Piña Colada, a world-famous cocktail, which was created by a bartender in Puerto Rico in 1957, put 2 measures of white rum, 4 measures of coconut cream and 4 measures of pineapple juice in a cocktail shaker.

Shake lightly, then strain into 2 highball glasses, decorate with a slice of orange and serve.

lobster on south beach

tiki treat cocktail

How to make tiki treat cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 hurricane glasses
equipment food processor, straws
crushed ice
1 ripe mango, peeled and stoned, plus extra slices to decorate
6 coconut chunks
2 measures coconut cream
4 measures aged rum
2 dashes lemon juice
2 teaspoons caster sugar

Method:
Put a small scoop of crushed ice with all the other ingredients into a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.

Transfer to 2 hurricane glasses, decorate with mango slices and serve with long straws.

For a Serenade, put some ice in a food processor, add 2 measures of white rum, 1 measure of Amaretto di Saronno, 1 measure of coconut cream and 4 measures of pineapple juice. Whiz until blended and pour into 2 highball glasses over ice.

tiki treat cocktail

white russian cocktail

How to make white russian cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
12 cracked ice cubes
2 measures vodka
2 measures Tia Maria
2 measures full-fat milk or double cream

Method:
Put half the cracked ice into a cocktail shaker and put the remaining cracked ice into 2 old-fashioned glasses.

Add the vodka, Tia Maria and milk or cream to the shaker and shake until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker.

Strain over the ice in the glasses and serve.

For a Black Russian, a cocktail with a rich coffee flavour, to serve 1, pour 2 measures of vodka into an oldfashioned glass full of ice, add 1 measure of Kahlúa and stir. Decorate with a chocolate stick, if you like.

white russian cocktail

flaming lamborghini

How to make flaming lamborghini recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 warmed martini glasses
equipment straws
2 measures Kahlúa coffee liqueur
2 measures Sambuca
2 measures Bailey’s Irish Cream
2 measures blue Curaçao

Method:
Pour the Kahlúa into 2 warmed martini glasses. Gently float half a measure of Sambuca over the back of a spoon into each glass so that it creates a layer on top.

Pour the Bailey’s and blue Curaçao into shot glasses. Next, pour the remaining Sambuca into a warmed wine glass and carefully set it alight. Carefully pour it into the martini glasses.

Pour the Bailey’s and Curaçao into the lighted martini glasses at the same time. Serve with straws.

For a Flat Liner, to serve 1, pour ¾ of a measure of tequila gold into a shot glass. Float about 4 drops of Tabasco over the top, then add ¾ of a measure of Sambuca.

flaming lamborghini

glögg

How to make glögg recipe

serves 15–20

Ingredients:
glasses small cups or heatproof wine glasses
2 bottles dry red wine, or 1 bottle red wine and 1 bottle port or Madeira
rind of 1 orange
20 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
2 cinnamon sticks
20 whole cloves
175 g (6 oz) blanched almonds
250 g (8 oz) raisins
250–375 g (8–12 oz) sugar cubes
300 ml (½ pint) Aquavit or brandy

Method:
Put the wine or wine and port or Madeira into a saucepan. Tie the orange rind and spices in a piece of muslin and add to the pan. Add the almonds and raisins. Heat at just below boiling point for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Put a wire rack over the pan and put the sugar cubes on it. Warm the Aquavit or brandy and pour it over the sugar cubes to saturate them evenly. Set them alight: they will melt through the wire rack into the wine.

Stir the glögg and remove the spice bag. Serve hot, putting a few raisins and almonds in each cup.

For glühwein, to serve 6, spike a lemon with 8 cloves and place in a saucepan with 1 bottle of red wine, 125 g (4 oz) sugar and 2 cinnamon sticks. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, then lower the heat and add 150 ml (¼ pint) brandy. Strain and serve in mugs or heatproof glasses with lemon slices.

glögg

pudding cocktail

How to make pudding cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
2 measures Calvados
3 measures brandy
2 egg yolks
2 teaspoons caster sugar ice cubes
ground cinnamon, to decorate

Method:
Put the Calvados, brandy, egg yolks and caster sugar into a cocktail shaker with some ice cubes and shake until well mixed.

Strain into chilled martini glasses. Light a long taper, hold it over each glass in turn and sprinkle cinnamon through the flame on to the surface of the drink.

For an Apple Posset, an old-fashioned English country drink, warm 500 ml (17 fl oz) of apple juice in a saucepan. Meanwhile, put 1 teaspoon of brown sugar in each of 2 toddy glasses with 2 measures of Calvados.

Divide the apple juice between the mugs, add a cinnamon stick to each one and stir.

pudding cocktail

early night cocktail

How to make early night cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 toddy glasses
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 measures clear honey
2 measures whisky
4 measures boiling water
2 measures ginger wine
lemon slices, to decorate

Method:
Put the lemon juice and honey into 2 toddy glasses and stir well. Add the whisky and continue stirring. Stir in the boiling water, then add the ginger wine.

Decorate each glass with lemon slices. Serve at once and drink while still hot.

For an Aberdeen Angus, to serve 1, warm 1 measure of Drambuie. Pour it into a ladle and ignite. When the flames have died down, add it to a mug containing 1 measure of Scotch whisky, 1 teaspoon of clear honey and 2 teaspoons of lime juice and stir well.

early night cocktail

Mexican marshmallow mocha

How to make Mexican marshmallow mocha recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 toddy glasses
4 teaspoons cocoa powder, plus extra to decorate
2 measures Kahlúa coffee liqueur
7 measures hot filter coffee
mini marshmallows
whipped cream

Method:
Put 2 teaspoons cocoa powder into each toddy glass, add the Kahlúa and coffee and stir until mixed.

Drop in the mini marshmallows and float the cream on top. Decorate with cocoa powder and serve.

For an Irish Coffee, warm hot toddy glasses and add 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 measure of Irish whiskey to each one. Fill the glasses two-thirds full with hot filter coffee and stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Float lightly whipped double cream over the top, pouring it over the back of a cold spoon. Decorate with coffee granules, if liked.

Mexican marshmallow mocha

rusty nail

How to make rusty nail cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
ice cubes
3 measures Scotch whisky
2 measures Drambuie

Method:
Fill 2 old-fashioned glasses with ice cubes.

Pour over the whisky and Drambuie and serve.

For a Whisky Mac, to serve 1, a great pick-me-up on a cold day, combine equal quantities of Scotch whisky and ginger wine. Serve with ice if you like.

rusty nail

cucumber sake-tini cocktail

How to make cucumber sake-tini cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 chilled martini glasses
equipment mixing glass, strainer
ice cubes
5 measures cucumber-infused sake
3 measures gin
1 measure Curaçao
cucumber slices, to decorate

Method:
Put some ice cubes in a mixing glass with the sake, gin and Curaçao and stir until thoroughly chilled.

Strain into 2 chilled martini glasses, decorate with cucumber slices and serve.

For a Sake-tini, pour 5 measures of sake into a mixing glass with 2 measures of vodka and 1 measure of orange Curaçao. Mix well, then pour into 2 chilled martini glasses.

cucumber sake-tini cocktail

batida maracuja

How to make batida maracuja cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 highball glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, straws
4 measures cachaça
4 passion fruit, cut in half and the pulp squeezed out
2 measures sugar syrup
2 measures lemon juice
ice cubes, plus crushed ice to serve
lemon slices, to decorate

Method:
Put the cachaça, passion fruit pulp, sugar syrup and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker and add some ice cubes.

Shake and strain into 2 highball glasses filled with crushed ice. Decorate with slices of lemon and serve with long straws.

For a Caipirinha, the best-known Brazilian cocktail, and another cachaça concoction, muddle 4 lime wedges in each old-fashioned glass with a couple of teaspoons of cane sugar. Top with crushed ice and 2 measures of cachaça.

batida maracuja

pisco sour cocktail

How to make pisco sour cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
ice cubes
4 measures Pisco
2 measures lemon juice
4 teaspoons caster sugar
2 egg whites
2 dashes Angostura bitters
lemon wedges, to decorate

Method:
Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice cubes and fill 2 old-fashioned glasses with ice cubes.

Add the Pisco, lemon juice, sugar and egg whites to the shaker and shake until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker.

Strain over the ice in the glasses, add the bitters to the frothy head and serve with lemon wedges.

For the Atacama Pisco Sour, the Chilean version of the Pisco Sour, omit the egg whites and Angostura bitters, use a little less Pisco and add 1?2 measure of Scotch whisky to each glass.

pisco sour cocktail

dirty sanchez cocktail

How to make dirty sanchez cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 chilled martini glasses
equipment mixing glass, strainer, cocktail sticks
ice cubes
4 teaspoons Noilly Prat
4 measures tequila gold (preferably Anejo)
4 teaspoons brine from a jar of black olives
4 black olives, to decorate

Method:
Fill a mixing glass with ice cubes and add the Noilly Prat. Stir to coat the ice thoroughly, then pour away the excess vermouth.

Add the tequila and brine and stir until thoroughly chilled. Strain into 2 chilled martini glasses, decorate

with black olives and serve.

For a Pancho Villa, shake 2 measures of tequila with 1 measure of Tia Maria, 2 teaspoons of Cointreau and lots of ice, then strain into chilled martini glasses.

dirty sanchez cocktail

baja sour cocktail

How to make baja sour cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 highball glasses
equipment cocktail shaker
ice cubes
2½ measures tequila gold
4 teaspoons sugar syrup
2½ measures lemon juice
4 dashes orange bitters
1 egg white
2 tablespoons Amontillado sherry
lemon wedges, to decorate
orange rind spirals, to decorate

Method:
Put 8–10 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker with the tequila, sugar syrup, lemon juice, bitters and egg white and shake vigorously.

Pour into 2 highball glasses and drizzle over the sherry. Decorate each glass with lemon wedges and an orange rind spiral and serve.

For a Batanga, another tequila cocktail, dip a lime wedge in some salt and rub it around the rim of 2 highball glasses. Fill the glasses with ice, add 2 measures of tequila to each and top up with cola.

baja sour cocktail

american belle cocktail

How to make american belle cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 shot glasses
equipment bar spoon
1 measure cherry liqueur
1 measure Amaretto di Saronno
1 measure bourbon

Method:
Pour the cherry liqueur into 2 shot glasses. Using the back of a bar spoon, slowly float the Amaretto over the cherry liqueur to form a separate layer.

Layer the bourbon over the Amaretto in the same way and serve.

For a Sicilian Kiss, another Amaretto cocktail, to serve 1, fill an old-fashioned glass with crushed ice, pour in 2 measures of Southern Comfort and 1 measure of Amaretto di Saronno and stir.

american belle cocktail

rattlesnake cocktail

How to make rattlesnake cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
ice cubes, plus extra to serve
3 measures whisky
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar syrup
2 egg whites
few drops Pernod
lime wedges, to decorate

Method:
Put 8–10 ice cubes, the whisky, lemon juice, sugar syrup, egg whites and Pernod into a cocktail shaker and shake extremely well.

Strain into 2 old-fashioned glasses, add some more ice and serve with lime wedges.

For a Kicker, which is one of the simplest whisky-based cocktails, to serve 1, mix 1 measure of whisky with 1 measure of Midori and serve chilled or with ice.

rattlesnake cocktail

sapphire martini cocktail

How to make sapphire martini cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
ice cubes
4 measures gin
1 measure blue Curaçao
red or blue cocktail cherries, to decorate

Method:
Put 8 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Pour in the gin and blue Curaçao. Shake well to mix.

Strain into 2 martini glasses and carefully drop a cherry into each glass.

For a Gimlet, another simple gin-based cocktail, to serve 1, mix 2 measures of gin and 1 measure of lime cordial in an old-fashioned glass, and add plenty of ice. Decorate with a wedge of lime.

sapphire martini cocktail

pink clover club

How to make pink clover club cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
ice cubes
juice of 2 limes
2 dashes grenadine
2 egg whites
6 measures gin
strawberry slices, to decorate

Method:
Put 8–10 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker and pour the lime juice, grenadine, egg whites and gin over the ice.

Shake until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker.

Strain into 2 martini glasses and decorate each glass with strawberry slices.

For a Clover Club, a classic that dates from the 1880s, omit the grenadine and add a splash of sugar syrup.

Strain into 2 glasses and decorate with lime wedges.

pink clover club

tanqstream cocktail

How to make tanqstream cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 highball glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
cracked ice cubes
4 measures Tanqueray gin
4 teaspoons lime juice
6 measures soda water or tonic water
4 teaspoons crème de cassis
To decorate
lime slices
mixed berries

Method:
Put some cracked ice with the gin and lime juice into a cocktail shaker and shake to mix.

Strain into 2 highball glasses, each half-filled with cracked ice. For a dry Tanqstream, add soda water; for a less dry drink, add tonic water. Stir in the crème de cassis, decorate with the lime slices and mixed berries and serve.

For a Gin and Tonic at its best, to serve 1, pour 2 measures of gin and 4 measures of tonic into an oldfashioned glass with plenty of ice cubes and a wedge of lime.

tanqstream cocktail

rum old-fashioned

How to make rum old-fashioned cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
6 ice cubes
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 dashes lime bitters
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1 measure water
4 measures white rum
1 measure dark rum
lime rind twists, to decorate

Method:
Stir 1 ice cube with a dash of both bitters, 1 teaspoon sugar and half the water in each old-fashioned glass until the sugar has dissolved.

Add the white rum, stir and add the remaining ice cubes. Add the dark rum and stir again. Decorate each glass with a lime rind twist and serve.

For a Rum Refashioned, put a brown sugar cube in each old-fashioned glass, splash it with some Angostura bitters, then add 2 ice cubes and 2 measures of aged rum to each glass, stir well then add sugar syrup to taste.

rum old-fashioned

hummingbird cocktail

How to make hummingbird cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 highball glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer, straws
crushed ice cubes
2 measures dark rum
2 measures light rum
2 measures Southern Comfort
2 measures orange juice
cola, to top up
orange slices, to decorate

Method:
Put 8–10 crushed ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Pour the rums, Southern Comfort and orange juice over the ice and shake until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker.

Strain into 2 highball glasses and top up with cola. Decorate each glass with an orange slice and serve with a straw.

For a Havana Beach, another cocktail with Cuban connections, put 2 measures of white rum, 1 peeled lime, 4 measures of pineapple juice and 2 teaspoons of sugar into a blender. Whiz until smooth, then tip into 2 highball glasses over plenty of ice and top up with ginger ale.

hummingbird cocktail

margarita

How to make margarita cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 margarita glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
2 lime wedges rock salt
4 measures Herrudura Reposado tequila
2 measures lime juice
2 measures Triple Sec
ice cubes
lime slices, to decorate

Method:
Rub the rim of each margarita (coupette) glass with a lime wedge, then dip it into rock salt.

Pour the tequila, lime juice and Triple Sec into a cocktail shaker and add some ice cubes. Shake and strain into the salt-rimmed glasses. Decorate each glass with a slice of lime and serve.

For a Grand Margarita, replace the Triple Sec with Grand Marnier. This brings a sweet twist to the classic Margarita.

margarita

gingersnap

How to make gingersnap cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
ice cubes
6 measures vodka
2 measures ginger wine soda water, to top up

Method:
Put 4–6 ice cubes into 2 old-fashioned glasses.

Pour over the vodka and ginger wine and stir lightly. Top up with soda water and serve.

For a Salty Dog, which has a citrus note, dip 2 old-fashioned glasses in salt then put 2–3 ice cubes into each one. Add 1 measure of vodka to each glass and top up with grapefruit juice.

gingersnap

vanilla vodka sour

How to make vanilla vodka sour cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 martini glasses
equipment cocktail shaker
ice cubes
4 measures vanilla vodka
1 measure sugar syrup
2 egg whites
3 measures lemon juice
10 drops Angostura bitters, to decorate

Method:
Put 8–10 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Add the vodka, sugar syrup, egg whites and lemon juice and shake until a frost forms on the outside of the shaker.

Pour, without straining, into 2 martini glasses and shake the Angostura bitters on top to decorate.

For a Vodka Collins, shake together 6 ice cubes, 4 measures of vodka, the juice of 2 fresh limes and 2 teaspoons caster sugar. Strain into 2 highball glasses, add fresh ice cubes and top up with soda water.

vanilla vodka sour

dawa cocktail

How to make dawa cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
equipment muddling stick
2 limes, quartered and thickly sliced
2 tablespoons thick honey
2 teaspoons caster sugar
crushed ice
4 measures vodka

Method:
Put the lime slices, honey and sugar in 2 heavy-based old-fashioned glasses and muddle together.

Add some crushed ice and pour over the vodka.

For a Strawberry Dawa, an African favourite, muddle 6 strawberries and 2 sliced limes in old-fashioned glasses. Add a splash of strawberry syrup, some ice and 2 measures of lemon vodka to each one.

dawa cocktail

vodka sazerac

How to make vodka sazerac recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
2 sugar cubes
4 drops Angostura bitters
5 drops Pernod
6–8 ice cubes
4 measures vodka
lemonade, to top up

Method:
Put a sugar cube in each old-fashioned glass and shake 2 drops of bitters over each.

Add the Pernod and swirl it around to coat the inside of each glass. Drop in 3–4 ice cubes and pour in the vodka. Top up with lemonade, stir gently to mix and serve.

For an Iceberg, a cloudy pastis with a mighty punch, omit the lemonade and Angostura bitters and serve over ice in old-fashioned glasses.

vodka sazerac

godmother cocktail

How to make godmother cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
cracked ice cubes
3 measures vodka
1 measure Amaretto di Saronno

Method:
Put 4–6 cracked ice cubes into 2 old-fashioned glasses.

Add the vodka and Amaretto, stir lightly to mix and serve.

For a St Petersburg, replace the Amaretto with the same amount of Chartreuse.

godmother cocktail

surf rider

How to make surf rider cocktail recipe

makes 2

Ingredients:
glasses 2 old-fashioned glasses
equipment cocktail shaker, strainer
ice cubes
6 measures vodka
2 measures sweet vermouth
juice of 1 lemon
juice of 2 oranges
1 teaspoon grenadine

Method:
Put 8–10 ice cubes into a cocktail shaker. Pour the vodka, vermouth, fruit juices and grenadine over the ice and shake until a frost forms on the ouside of the shaker.

Strain and pour into old-fashioned glasses. Serve immediately.

For a Tokyo Jo, which has a melon rather than a citrus flavour, put 2 measures of vodka and 2 measures of Midori into a cocktail shaker with some ice. Shake well and serve over ice in 2 old-fashioned glasses.

surf rider