Spotlight Magazines Spotlight on Mansfield South, Nottingham June 2015 | Page 8

Spotlight Magazine Summer Coctails Is there anything nicer than sipping a Pimms or a G&T on a warm summer evening in the garden? Probably not but sometimes the occasion seems to call for something more...well...interesting. People are very coy about cocktails yet many are not complicated and they always impress guests. So here is my guide to making three perfect, refreshing cocktails; two alcoholic and one for non-drinkers. The Mojito - serves 4 Ice cubes 6fl oz light rum 4 whole and 8 broken mint sprigs (spearmint is lovely) 6 tbsp fresh lime juice 4 tbsp sugar Club soda 4 slices lime Place the ice in a beverage shaker (I’ve used a large Tupperware cup with a lid before now!) Add the rum, the 8 broken mint sprigs, the lime juice and the sugar. 8 Shake well and pour over ice in tall glasses. Top up each glass with club soda to taste. Garnish with a slice of lime and a sprig of mint. Serve. The Sea Breeze - serves 1 Ice cubes 2 fl oz vodka 2 fl oz cranberry juice 2fl oz fresh grapefruit juice Lime wedge Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour the vodka, cranberry and grapefruit juices over the ice. Stir gently, squeeze the lime into the drink then drop it into the glass. Serve. The Shirley Temple - serves 1 Ice Grenadine Ginger Ale 2 lemon wedges Fill a tall glass with ice. Pour a couple of dashes of grenadine over and top up with ginger ale. Squeeze the lemon wedges over then drop into the glass. Serve. www.spotlightlocal.co.uk • 01623 706570 • [email protected]