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Raspberry Prosecco Cocktail

Raspberry Prosecco Cocktail

This is a fruity and sparkling cocktail from Sainsbury’s. Raspberry Prosecco Cocktail is the perfect summer drink Raspberry Prosecco Cocktail Ingredients 2 tsp Chambord black raspberry liqueur 1 tbsp fresh raspberries 1 bottle prosecco, to top up Method Spoon 1 tsp raspberry liqueur into each flute, then drop in a few raspberries. Hold a spoon…

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Hot Buttered Rum

Hot Buttered Rum

This warming cocktail recipe is from the BBC. Hot Buttered Rum is perfect for the cooler evenings Hot Buttered Rum Ingredients 100ml rum 200ml water 25g butter 1 blood orange , zested and juiced 4 cloves 1 star anise 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 bay leaf 1 tsp maple syrup Method Heat all the ingredients in a pan until hot but not boiling, while stirring….

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Sakura Sake Cocktail – Sakuratini recipe

Sakura Sake Cocktail – Sakuratini recipe

The colours of sakura blossoms are everywhere – even in London. It’s Spring – the grey skies are leaving us and the trees welcome these warmer days with pastel pink. There is a cherry blossom, or sakura, season which travels across Japan. It starts on the islands of Okinawa in the far south west in…

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Pear & Cinnamon Fizz

Pear & Cinnamon Fizz

A sophisticated cocktail bursting with Christmas cheer to keep you warm in winter. Pear juice, lemon and prosecco is combined in perfect proportion and served in a cinnamon-sugar rimmed glass to add a sense of occasion. Use your favourite fizz in this recipe, such as champagne or English sparkling wine for this Pear & Cinnamon…

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Peaky Blinders Epsom

Peaky Blinders Epsom

From the Peaky Blinders Cocktail Book – The Epsom For 1 Glass – Preperation: 5 Minutes Place the egg white into a shaker with no ice and shake. Add some ice cubes, along with the gin, the liqueurs and the lemon juice. Shake and pour through a strainer into a stemmed beer glass with no…

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Horse’s Neck Cocktail recipe

Horse’s Neck Cocktail recipe

Horse’s Neck is a classic whisky cocktail. It takes its name from the long strip of lemon peel which is said to look like a horse’s mane. Ingredients Spiral lemon peel 2 ounces Scotch Whisky 8 ounces Ginger ale 2 dashes Angostura bitters Method Mix all ingredients. Pour into a Collins glass. Garnish with spiral…

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Cranberry Fizz

Cranberry Fizz

From Morrisons   This fruity, fizzy thirst-quencher will go down a treat with your festivities.   Ingredients 100ml orange flavour liqueur 1 litre carton cranberry juice finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange 1 bottle of sparkling wine   Method Pour the orange flavour liquer into a large jug, stir in the cranberry juice…

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Yuzu & Lime Makes Me Feel Fine

Yuzu & Lime Makes Me Feel Fine

Yuzu & Lime Makes Me Feel Fine from @gin_philosopher is fruity, zesty and dramatic Ingredients: 20ml The Berry Company White Tea & Peach Juice 60ml Tarquins Yuzu & Lime Gin 2tsp Caster Sugar 7ml Yuzu Sake Liqueur 15ml Fresh Lime Juice 1 Egg White Instructions: To create the syrup: Heat the white tea and peach juice…

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Shiba Dog – Sake Cocktail from Hakushika

Shiba Dog – Sake Cocktail from Hakushika

Shiba Dog is a Sake Cocktail from Hakushika in Japan. Its a tangy cocktail with most of its flavour from the fruit juice. Glass: Old-fashioned glass Garnish: Improvise Ingredients: ・HAKUSHIKA Sake 1/2 (60ml) ・Grapefruit juice 1/2 (60ml) Method: (build) Build in a salt rimmed old-fashioned glass and fill with ice. Add all the ingredients, mix and serve….

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Cosmopolitan cocktail recipe

Cosmopolitan cocktail recipe

From BBC Food Make a Cosmopolitan and make like a Manhattan socialite with this classy cocktail. Chill the glasses in the freezer beforehand for an ice-cold tipple à la Sex and the City. Ingredients 35ml/1½fl oz vodka 15ml/½fl oz orange liqueur squeeze fresh lime juice 25ml/1fl oz cranberry juice twist orange peel, to garnish Method…

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Blackberry Prosecco

Blackberry Prosecco

Our friends at Tastemade know how to spread cheer with delicious cocktails. This Blackberry Prosecco is ideal for your next celebration. Serves 2 Ingredients 8 blackberries ½ lime, juiced 50ml chambord 1 handful ice cubes 200ml prosecco 2 sprigs rosemary Total time required  5 mins Preparation time: 5 mins Instructions In a cocktail shaker or…

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Advocaat Snowball

Advocaat Snowball

From Morrisons   A classic cocktail with a retro screw and a cherry on top.   Ingredients 50ml Warninks Advocaat a dash of lime lemonade to top up glacé cherry   Method Pour all of the ingredients into an ice-filled glass and stir. Serve garnished with a glacé cherry. 0.9 units per glass*

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Limoncello Prosecco Mojito Royale

Limoncello Prosecco Mojito Royale

We’ve given you two ways to enjoy this refreshing Limoncello Prosecco Mojito Royale cocktail : served over ice (pictured), or blended into a frozen slushy. Serves 4 Ingredients 15 mint leaves, de-stemmed 15 raspberries 75ml lemon juice 50ml sugar syrup or raspberry syrup (see ‘prepare ahead’) 75ml limoncello 350ml prosecco 150ml soda water 1 handful…

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Black Russian – with Tia Maria

Black Russian – with Tia Maria

From Morrisons   Ingredients Vodka Tia Maria Coca Cola Lime   Method Mix together 25ml vodka and 25ml Tia Maria and pour over ice. Top up with a dash of Coca Cola to taste and garnish with lime.    

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The Ultimate Aperol Spritz

The Ultimate Aperol Spritz

A refreshing Italian aperitif with an iconic orange hue, this is summer in a glass – The Ultimate Aperol Spritz. Jumbo ice-cube moulds are ideal here, but normal-sized ice cubes will work too, or use a large freezer-safe container. Serves 4 Ingredients 550ml Aperol Italian Aperitif 350ml prosecco (we used Faldeo Prosecco) 100ml soda water…

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Diplomatico Rum Mule

Diplomatico Rum Mule

A classy presentation  with Mantuano The Moscow mule is originally prepared with vodka. It was one of the favorites in the world in the 1950’s because of its smooth yet strong character. We suggest a twist with Diplomático Mantuano, that brings a diverse, smooth and enjoyable balance. Ingredients 50 ml Mantuano 100 ml ginger beer…

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Spring Garden – Hakushika Sake Cocktail

Spring Garden – Hakushika Sake Cocktail

Spring Garden – Hakushika Sake Cocktail is another delicious drink from Japan Glass: Cocktail glass Garnish: Maraschino cherry or lemon peel Ingredients: ・HAKUSHIKA Sake 30ml ・Lemon liqueur (Limoncello) 15ml ・Yoghurt liqueur (Bols Yoghurt) 15ml ・Sugar syrup (Carib) 5ml Method: (shake) Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake gently with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish…

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Bloody Mary cocktail recipe

Bloody Mary cocktail recipe

This is a classic Bloody Mary recipe. The quantities of spices can be changed to taste but the horseradish works very well in this cocktail which is a delight as a brunch treat at the weekend. Ingredients 2 ounces tomato juice 2 ounces vodka 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp freshly grated horseradish 3 or…

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Kennet 75 by Ramsbury

Kennet 75 by Ramsbury

Ramsbury Single Estate Gin is the base for this flowery cocktail called Kennet 75 Add Ramsbury Single Estate Gin and elderflower liqueur. Top with champagne. Garnish with a lemon ribbon. Ingredients 30ml Ramsbury Single Estate Gin 15ml Elderflower liqueur 90ml Champagne Garnish Lemon ribbon

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Diplomatico Old Fashioned

Diplomatico Old Fashioned

Perfect when mixed with Reserva Exclusiva The earliest recipe for this cocktail appeared in bartending guides around 1860, and called for it to be prepared with gin. A couple of decades later it was prepared with bourbon, apparently by James E. Pepper, bartender and esteemed bourbon aristocrat, at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky. You’ll…

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