Ingredients
- 1.5oz disaronno
- 0.75oz whiskey (I use JD)
- Juice of a whole lemon
- 1tsp simple syrup
Method
Shake all of the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a glass and garnish with a slice of orange or glace cherries.
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Mulled Wine
Ingredients
- 1 orange or 2 clementines
- 1 lemon
- 60g light brown soft sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 cloves
- A drop of vanilla extract
- 1 star anise
- 60ml ruby port
- 75cl bottle of red wine (I use merlot)
Method
- Use a peeler to peel large strips off the lemon and the orange
- Add all the zest with the juice of the orange to a large saucepan
- Add sugar, cinnamon sticks, cloves, vanilla extract and port
- Turn on a high heat and simmer until it turns to a sticky syrup (4-5mins)
- Turn to a low heat and add the star anise
- Add the wine and simmer for 20mins
Espresso Martini
Ingredients
- 25ml coffee liquor
- 25ml vodka
- 50ml espresso
Method
- Shake all of the ingredients in a shaker with ice cubes
- Strain into a cocktail glass
Mojito
Ingredients
- 50ml white rum
- 1 lime
- 8-10 mint leaves
- 2tsp caster sugar
- 25-50ml soda water
Method
- Cut the lime into quarters, squeeze the juice into a glass and drop the wedges in
- Add the sugar and mix into the lime juice
- Gently bash the mint leaves to release the flavour, and add to the glass
- Half fill the glass with crushed ice
- Add the rum and mix
- Top with soda water
- Top up the lime juice/sugar to taste 😀