Saturday 18 January 2014

Back to basics !

This week, the cocktail fever team is going to talk about basic cocktails.
Anywhere, anytime, they are easy to prepare and ingredients are easy to find.

We have chosen 4 different classic cocktails. One with Tequila, one with Rhum, one with Vodka and the last one with Whisky. Here are the original recipes, but you can customize them as much as you want as long as you keep the base.


-------------------------- MARGARITA --------------------------




Classical ingredients are :
- Tequila (3,5cl)
- Cointreau or Triple sec (2cl)
- Lemon juice (1,5cl)


Before pouring into your glass, rub the rime of your glass with a lemon to make the salt stick to it. Put the Tequila, Cointreau or Triple sec and lemon juice in your glass.

Enjoy !


-------------------------- MOJITO --------------------------




Ingredients:
- Mint leaves (5)
- Rhum (5cl)
- Lemon juice (2cl) or lemon slices (3)
- Sugar (2 teaspoons)
- Sparkling water
- Crushed ice



Put mint leaves, sugar and lemon juice in jour glass : crush them together. Pour Rhum. Then, add crushed ice up to the middle of your glass and sparkling water up to the top.







-------------------------- SEX ON THE BEACH --------------------------





Recipe :
- Vodka Thompson's (3cl)
- Peach liquor (3cl)
- Pineapple juice (6cl)
- Cranberry juice (10cl)


Start by pouring the liguor, then add pineapple and cranberry juice and finish by the vodka.




Refreshing & colorful!


 -------------------------- IRISH COFFEE --------------------------




Recipe :
- Whisky (5cl)
- Sugar (2 teaspoons)
- Whipped cream
- Coffee




Mix Whisky and sugar.
 Add hot coffee. 
Top with whipped cream.

That's it!






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