ROSÉ SANGRIA
Ingredients
Serves 8
2 peaches, peeled and pit removed
2 nectarines, pits removed
8 strawberries, hulled
1 bottle (750 ml) fragrant rosé wine
½ cup (125 ml) gin
½ cup (125 ml) peach schnapps
2 cups (500 ml) cran-strawberry cocktail
½ cup (125 ml) fresh lemon juice, strained
ice cubes
2 cups (500 ml) plain soda water
Instructions
- Chop fruit into bite-sized pieces and place in a three-quart (3 L), non-reactive pitcher. Add all the liquid except for soda water. Stir well, cover and refrigerate overnight* so the flavours have a chance to marry. When ready to serve, pour into large wine glasses, filling each about halfway with liquid and fruit. Then add ice and top with soda.
- Sangria should sit overnight or for at least six hours to infuse flavours.
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WALKING ON THE MOON
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Cîroc
½ oz (15 ml) Lillet
½ oz (15 ml) Tio Pepe Fino sherry
¼ oz (7 ml) Honey Ginger Syrup
1 dash of orange bitters
4 fresh sage leaves
lemon peel, to zest
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice, stir and strain into a chilled cocktail glass, zest a lemon peel over the drink to express oils. Discard lemon peel, no garnish.
- For HONEY GINGER SYRUP: In a saucepan, bring 2 cups (500 ml) each honey and water to a boil. Add about 1 cup (250 ml) of roughly chopped fresh ginger. Let stand for about 10 minutes. Strain off chunks of ginger and store, refrigerated, for up to a month.
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BISON GRASS FIZZ
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Żubrówka Bison Grass vodka
1 oz (30 ml) Spiced Hibiscus Syrup
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
Villa Teresa Organic Veneto Rosé Frizzante, to top
lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
- Add all ingredients except for sparkling to a cocktail shaker. Add ice, shake, strain into a champagne flute. Top with Villa Teresa. Garnish with a twist of lemon.
- For SPICED HIBISCUS SYRUP: In a large pot, add 2 cups (500 ml) water, 2 cups (500 ml) white sugar, 3 whole star anise, 3 whole cloves, 3 cinnamon sticks and 1 cup (250 ml) dried hibiscus flowers. Bring ingredients to a boil, remove from heat and let stand until cool. Strain out remaining particles of spices. Store covered in refrigerator up to a month.
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CUCUMBER MINT COBBLER
Ingredients
Serves 1
¾ oz (22 ml) Absolut vodka
¾ oz (22 ml) Hendrick’s gin
½ oz (15 ml) Simple Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) lime juice
4 mint leaves, plus extra sprig for garnish
4 slices of cucumber, plus extra slices for garnish
Instructions
- Put cucumber in bottom of a cocktail shaker and muddle until pulpy. Add remaining ingredients including mint (no need to muddle mint leaves), add ice and shake. Strain into an old-fashioned cocktail glass, top with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint sprig and a thin slice of cucumber.
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WHITE LADY
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Broker’s Premium London Dry gin
¾ oz (22 ml) Cointreau
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice; shake well and fine-strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
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HANKY PANKY
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Beefeater London Dry gin
1½ oz (45 ml) Cinzano Rosso
2 dashes Fernet-Branca bitters
orange peel, for garnish
Instructions
- Place gin, vermouth and Fernet-Branca in a mixing glass with ice and stir well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Twist a slice of orange peel over the surface of the drink, then pop the peel in to garnish.
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PIMM’S CUP
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Pimm’s No.1 Cup
4 oz (120 ml) lemon-lime soda or ginger ale
1 wheel cucumber, for garnish
1 wheel lemon, for garnish
1 wheel orange, for garnish
mint sprig, for garnish
Instructions
- Add Pimm’s and soda to a chilled highball glass and fill with ice. Garnish with a slice of cucumber, lemon, orange (or fruit of your choosing) and a sprig of mint. If desired, gently muddle ingredients to release essences.
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BRAMBLE
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Bombay Sapphire London Dry gin
1 oz (30 ml) fresh lemon juice
½ oz (15 ml) Sugar Syrup
½ oz (15 ml) Cherry Point Cowichan Blackberry liqueur
blackberries and lemon slice, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, shake gin, lemon juice and Sugar Syrup with ice, then strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice. Drizzle blackberry liqueur over top. If desired, garnish with a lemon slice and fresh blackberries.
- To make SUGAR SYRUP: Bring 1 cup (250 ml) sugar and ½ cup (125 ml) water just to a boil, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely dissolved. Will keep, refrigerated, for a week or two.
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CHAMPAGNE PUNCH
Ingredients
Serves 20
2 cups (500 ml) St-Rémy VSOP brandy
1 cup (250 ml) fresh lemon juice
3/4 cup (180 ml) Sugar Syrup
1 tsp (5 ml) orange bitters
6 cups (1.5 L or 2 bottles)
Veuve Du Vernay brut, chilled
lemon wheels, for garnish
ice, preferable a large block
Instructions
- In a pitcher or large glass jar, combine brandy, lemon juice, Sugar Syrup and bitters. Stir until blended. Chill for a couple of hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, pour the gin base into a large, non-reactive punch bowl. Add the bubble and stir gently. Add ice, then garnish with lemon wheels. To serve, ladle into punch glasses. Makes 20 servings (10 cups or 2.5 L).
- To make SUGAR SYRUP: Bring 1 cup (250 ml) sugar and ½ cup (125 ml) water just to a boil, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely dissolved. Will keep, refrigerated, for a week or two.
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BANANA COLADA
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Gosling’s Black Seal rum
2 oz (60 ml) cream of coconut
1 oz (30 ml) fresh lemon juice, strained
½ ripe banana, peeled
¼ ripe pineapple, peeled and cubed
½ cup (125 ml) ice cubes
slice of banana and pineapple, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a heavy duty blender and whirl until smooth and creamy. Pour into a chilled glass such as a Hurricane glass. Serve immediately.