Happy Friday!!!! You deserve a drink after the week you’ve had. How about a cocktail?….. I absolutely love cocktails and recently bought a real pretty cocktail shaker so it’s time to shake it up! I thought it would be fun to pick out some cocktails based on book covers (I may have a skewed idea of what fun is…). I picked some favourite books and matched cocktails based on colours and the booze I prefer to drink.

Serpentine

Ingredients

• Half measure green creme de menthe
• Cracked ice
• Lime peel curl or twist
• Chilled Champagne
• 1tsp lime zest, to decorate

Method

Pour the creme de menthe into the bottom of a flute with the ice and the curl of lime peel. Top up with champagne and dress with the lime zest.

Martini

Ingredients

• 3 measures gin
• 1 tsp dry vermouth
• Cracked ice
• Green cocktail olive to decorate

Method

Pour the gin and vermouth over the ice in a mixing glass and stir well to mix. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and dress with the cocktail olive.

Kamikaze

Ingredients

• 1 measure vodka
• 1 measure triple sec
• Half measure fresh lime juice
• Half measure fresh lemon juice
• Ice
• Dry white wine, chilled
• Slices of cucumber and lime

Method

Shake the vodka, triple sec, lime and lemon juice over the ice. Strain into a chilled glass and top with the wine. Decorate with the slices of cucumber and lime.

Long Island Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 2 measures vodka
• 1 measure gin
• 1 measure white tequila
• 1 measure white rum
• Half measure white creme de menthe
• 2 measures lime juice
• 1 tsp sugar syrup
• Cracked ice
• Cola
• Lime wedge

Method

Shake the first seven ingredients vigorously over the ice. Strain into an ice-filled tall glass and top with cola. Decorate with the lime wedge.

Recipes from Cocktails

My favourite cocktails are Long Island Iced Teas and Espresso Martinis. So delicious! What’s yours?