OUTDOORLIVING
SUMMER COCKTAILS with a twist …
THERE IS A STRICT SEASONAL CODE TO SOCIABLE DRINKING: WINTER IS FOR RED WINE, LATE SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER IS FOR WHITE, BUT PEAK SUMMER, WHICH( GREAT BRITISH WEATHER PERMITTING) SHOULD BE FIRMLY UNDERWAY BY NOW, IS FOR COCKTAILS. SWEET ONES, SPICY ONES, EVEN NON-ALCOHOLIC ONES – ANYTHING GOES, AND IN THIS AGE OF INVENTIVE‘ DRINKOLOGY’, THERE ARE MANY THAT ADD SUBTLE TWISTS TO THE CLASSICS; WE’ VE ROUNDED UP OUR FAVOURITES HERE ALONG WITH SOME IDEAS ON WHAT TO USE TO SERVE THEM PROPERLY.
WHAT TO DRINK
Mons Meg
Created to celebrate last month’ s‘ World Gin Day’, this crisp cocktail is based on the classic French 75, but with an added Scottish twist in the form of Caorunn Gin, a super-premium, handcrafted Scottish gin
Ingredients:
• 30ml Caorunn gin
• 15ml Farm Apple Shrub *
• 90ml sparkling wine
• Red apple slice to garnish
Method:
* To make the Farm Apple Shrub. Combine equal parts cloudy apple juice, cider vinegar and heather honey, stirring until the honey dissolves. Will keep in the fridge for at least three months.
Keep all your ingredients in the fridge and your glassware in the freezer until you’ re ready to serve. Measure and pour the Caorunn and Farm Apple Shrub into a flute and carefully top up with sparkling wine of choice before stirring gently and adding garnish.
Pineapple Margarita
Showcasing that tequila can be a refreshing and very tasty long drink, this cocktail uses Cazcabel’ s Tequila Resposado- a handcrafted spirit made using the finest Agave from the Jalisco highlands and unique, traditional tequila ageing methods.
Ingredients:
• 30ml Cazcabel Reposado
• 30ml Triple Sec
• 25ml lime juice
• 50ml pineapple juice
• Pineapple leaves & slice of pineapple to garnish
Method:
Shake all ingredients and pour into a jar with fresh crushed ice. Garnish with a slice of pineapple and a few pineapple leaves.
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