When you’re throwing a party, the last thing you want is to be in the kitchen whipping up cocktails, so this big batch recipe is one way to keep your guests and yourself happy at the same time.
Tag: Booze
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Turning Kitchen Ingredients into Cocktails
It may sound unusual but if you’re an adventurous drinker this is the cocktail for you.
The Artichoke Negroni Created by Gastronomista
The recipe involved first soaking the artichokes in a mixture of gin.
- 45ml. Artichoke Gin
- 45ml. Cocchi Americano Bianco
- 30ml. Cynar
- Stir with ice and strain into a low-ball glass with a large ice cube.
- Squeeze grapefruit peel over cocktail releasing the citrus oils and swipe the rim of the glass with the peel.
- Fold the peel into a petal, skewer with a quarter of a fresh baby artichoke, and float on the surface of the cocktail. Enjoy!
Source:: http://www.gastronomista.com/2014/04/artichoke-negroni.html#comment-1331957787
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Perfect Summer Popsicles
Who said popsicles were only for children? As the weather heats up, our refreshments tend to cool down, so this is a perfect one to try now!
It’s a double layered popsicle, and it looks as cool as it takes.
To create the 1st layer:
30ml. White Rum such as Bacardi Superior
90ml. Coconut Milk
60ml. Coconut Water
Toasted Coconut Shavings to tasteMethod: Shake in a Cocktail Tin, and Pour into Popsicle Molds and let freeze.
For the 2nd Layer:
1 Cup Baked Cherries*
60ml. Extra Dark Rum such as Bacardi Black
150ml. Coconut Milk
20 Dashes Barrel Aged BittersMethod: Blend on full speed untill all fruit is chopped. Pour into popsicle molds, add popsicle sticks, and freeze.
Source: http://www.gastronomista.com/2015/08/rummy-cherry-colada-popsicles.html
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Bloody Mary Gets A Makeover
A bloody mary is probably one of the only alcoholic drinks you can order fairly early in the day without get a look of surprise and judgement from your server, but they can become boring. A video I found recently gave me some cool ideas about how to transform the old bloody mary.
It may be a good way to help a hangover but with these extreme garnishes you’re going to want to get the party started all over again…
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Nifty New Gadget Saves Your Bottle of Wine
Have you ever had to throw away a bottle of expensive wine because you couldn’t finish the entire bottle and once it was opened it became spoiled? Well this new gadget may save your next bottle of wine, especially if you just want one glass and then want to save the rest.
The gadget called the Coravin will pierce through the wine bottle’s cork, allowing the argon to pressurize the bottle. You can then pour the wine through the needle and cork into the glass.
Once you’re done pouring simply extract the needle from the cork and the bottle will reseal, saving it from oxidization, pretty cool!
More here.
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Forget About Its Strange Name and Give This A Try
The name of this drink conjures up the idea of a bitter, awful tasting liquid in my head, but despite the name this drink is delicious. Ignore its medicine-look and give it a try today, even if it doesn’t have the same healing properties as the name (and appearance) eludes to…
Ingredients needed:
- 60ml. blended scotch
- 22ml. lemon juice
- 22ml honey syrup
- 3 slices of fresh ginger
- 7.5ml Isay Single malt scotch or similar
Method:
- Muddle ginger in shaker
- Add blended Scotch, lemon, and syrup and shake with ice
- Strain into an ice filled old fashioned
- Float Islay Scotch on top
Source: http://www.tuxedono2.com/penicillin-cocktail-recipe
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Take Your Ale Drinking to the Next Level with This
There’s a new device on the market, that you can order online from The USA, promised to enhance your enjoyment of your beer.
The gadget fits on the rim of your glass and is filled with hops (used to make beer). The smell of the hops in the HopBlast combined with the smell of your beer takes your enjoyment of the beer to the next level.
Read more at https://www.alcoholprofessor.com/blog/2015/08/19/beer-gadget-alert-hopblast/
Or order at http://www.hopblast.co/
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Fun Alcoholic Cocktail Recipe
Who said cocktails always have to be the same old combinations? Sometimes you just want something new and fun and at those times, this is the perfect cocktail to try – A Jack and Coke Float
Source: TheDrinkBlog.com What you need:
- Jack Daniels
- Coca-cola
- vanilla ice cream
- tall glass (or mason jar as in the pic)
What to do:
- Put a scoop of ice cream into your glass.
- Pour Jack Daniels on top.
- Top with Coke.
- Garnish with a chocolate chip cookie.
Voila, a delicious drink/dessert combo that will definately remind you of your childhood!