Citrus vodka cocktail

Citrus vodka cocktail

I haven’t made cocktails in absolutely ages I realised the other day.  So I bought a heap of grapefruit and oranges and whipped up a fresh, zesty, ruby grapefruit orange cocktail packed with citrus flavour.  And you could make this with any other white spirits; Bacardi or gin for example.

Cocktail Fridays: French martini

Cocktail Fridays: French martini

These are a great little drop.  I originally made them as per the recipe, as in a bit stronger at 45mls voddie for each drink and with a lot less pineapple juice, but I was like, ok I’m drunk! after only a couple of sips so responsibly lessened the amount to a shot each and more juice.  They are[read more…]

Cocktail Fridays: vintage champagne cocktail

Cocktail Fridays: vintage champagne cocktail

We had these on New Year’s (revisiting a cocktail recipe from a few year’s back).  Just add a splash of Limoncello to a champagne glass, top with whichever sparkly you like and add a glace cherry. Happy Friday!

Cocktail Fridays: the Old Fashioned

Cocktail Fridays: the Old Fashioned

Blimey these are strong (they’re way more than a standard drink so be warned) though I felt so Mad Men and glamorous drinking one of these prohibition era cocktails – I don’t know how Don drinks them on the regular though, no wonder he’s drunk all the time!  And I’m the only one I know who loves those glace cherries[read more…]

Lemon drop champagne punch

Lemon drop champagne punch

I love this lemony, fresh and sparkly cocktail; perfect for an aperitif (before dinner drink) around Christmas time. (Limoncello is a really lovely, intensely lemon flavoured liqueur which is great in cocktails (obv.), champagne or even baking and trifles)  

Cocktail Fridays: Kahlua milkshake

Cocktail Fridays: Kahlua milkshake

Guys, this is so good!  It doesn’t even taste like there’s alcohol in it (haha, probably a bad thing I guess) and it’s so full of creamy, luscious coffee flavour, more like a fancy iced coffee.  I used full fat ingredients but have an idea this would be just as good with lower fat. Happy[read more…]

Cocktail Fridays: the apple bourbon

Cocktail Fridays: the apple bourbon

When I told Ant I was going to make a cocktail with bourbon and Appletiser he wasn’t that keen …. “does Appletiser go with bourbon?” he asked sort of sceptically.  I said, oh come on, you know you’re going to drink it (he loves my new cocktail Fridays thing because I experiment with the actual cocktails[read more…]

Cocktail Fridays: watermelon, strawberry & vodka slushies

Cocktail Fridays: watermelon, strawberry & vodka slushies

Remember slushies on a hot day at the beach from the 7-Eleven?  Well these are so much better! For one thing, they’re made with real, fresh, summer fruit and for another, well they have a shot of vodka in them.  They’re great for having people over and were fun and sparkly on a hot day a[read more…]

Cocktail Fridays: the strawberry Limoncello

Cocktail Fridays: the strawberry Limoncello

I’ve decided to start a fresh new thing on this here blog: a new cocktail, either alcoholic or non-alcoholic, for Friday night drinks!  I probably won’t be able to commit to a post every Friday but I’ll give it a go hey?  I might add in a snack suggestion every now and again too. This lovely little number[read more…]

Fruit martini with cherries

Fruit martini with cherries

So here’s a festive little drink using pear flavoured vodka I made last Christmas (eep, a bit late posting); the cherries are gorgeous soaked in the cocktail then eaten, so decadent.  And I know it’s not really a martini … devotees of traditional martinis would be scandalised no doubt, however I can’t handle the real deal, a bit lame I know.[read more…]

Pink champagne cocktails

Pink champagne cocktails

Champagne cocktails are so 60s and glamorous and I love them so I made some girly drinks for Christmas which were pretty and tasted lovely.  A bit too much actually, they’re really quite intoxicating so you’ve been warned.  Champagne is kind of naughty like that – all bubbly and innocent then bam! I thought I’d go sparkly pink[read more…]

Grapefruit and gin cocktails and a trip back to the 70s

Grapefruit and gin cocktails and a trip back to the 70s

I’m dedicating this post to one of my favourite eras, the 1970s, I guess because well, I was there but I wasn’t there (too tiny to appreciate it) … a time in history in amongst the idealism of the 60s and the materialism of the 80s. Back in the 70s, people … Drank a classic cocktail: Grapefruit[read more…]