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April 12, 2010

Something for the Weekend – 11/04/10

Good morning,

Well the cocktails returned this weekend after Something for the Weekend skipped a weekend and they were made by cocktail maestro, Wayne Collins. Spring has been in the air recently and because of that, these cocktails were themed around Spring. I hope you enjoy them!

Cabernet Caipirihna

Ingredients

- ½ lime, quartered
- 4 fresh blackberries
- 2 tsp vanilla syrup
- 2 tsp blackberry liqueur
- 25ml/1fl oz caçhaca (sagatiba)
- 50ml/2fl oz cabernet cauvignon
- lime slice, to garnish
- blackberry, to garnish

Method

Place the lime, blackberries, vanilla syrup, blackberry liqueur and caçhaca into a cocktail shaker, with a handful of ice, and shake well. Strain the cocktail into a tumbler filled with crushed ice and top up with the cabernet cauvignon. Garnish with a slice of lime and a blackberry.

Spring Spritzer

Ingredients

- 25ml/1fl oz orange flavoured vodka
- 25ml/1fl oz freshly squeezed blood orange juice
- 2 tsp grenadine syrup
- 75ml/3fl oz viognier wine
- sparkling apple juice, to top up
- apple slice and blood orange slice, to garnish

Method

Add a handful of ice to a large wine glass, then add the vodka, orange juice, grenadine syrup and viognier. Fill up the glass with sparkling apple juice and garnish with a slice of apple and blood orange.

Thats it for this weeks Something for the Weekends cocktails.

Thanks for reading,

Andy

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March 29, 2010

Something for the Weekend – 28/03/10

Good afternoon,

Yesterdays Something for the Weekend cocktail recipes were based around Easter. This week, there was no Wayne Collins and so Salvatore Calabrese stepped up to make these great recipes. Look out for the second recipe being served in chilled egg shell cases (they looked delicious). Here they are.

Chocolate Mint Martini

Ingredients

- 4 fresh mint leaves
- 50ml/2fl oz vodka
- 1 tbsp crème de cacao
- 25ml/1fl oz sweet vermouth
- twist orange peel, to garnish

Method

Place the mint leaves into a mixing glass and muddle together (lightly crush). Add the vodka, crème de cacao and vermouth, with a handful of ice, and stir well. Strain the cocktail into a martini glass and garnish with a twist of orange peel.

Easter Flip

- 1 free-range egg
- 25ml/1fl oz golden rum
- 1 tbsp vanilla syrup
- 25ml/1fl oz white chocolate liqueur
- 50ml/2fl oz white port
- pinch freshly grated nutmeg, to garnish

Method

Mix the egg, rum, syrup, chocolate liqueur and white port, with a handful of ice, in a Boston glass. Strain the cocktail into a small wine glass and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. Serve this cocktail in an empty egg shell for the full effect!

That’s this weekends cocktails, be sure to check out some further posts this week!

Thanks for reading,

Andy

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March 23, 2010

Something for the Weekend – 21/03/10

Good morning,

Apologies for being a little late on posting last weekends recipes up. I will make this a short but sweet post, here are the recipes (mixed by Wayne Collins of course).

Summer Sangaree

Ingredients

- 1 wedge fresh peach
- 1 wedge fresh apple
- 4 seedless grapes
- 1 lime, juice only
- 25ml/1fl oz pressed apple juice
- 25ml/1fl oz cognac
- 25ml/1fl oz crème de pêche
- 25ml/1fl oz white wine, preferably sauvignon blanc
- ginger ale, to top up
- fresh mint, to garnish

Method

Place the fruit into a large wine glass. Pour over the lime juice, apple juice, cognac, crème de pêche and white wine. Add a handful of ice and stir well. Top up with ginger ale and garnish with fresh mint.

Watermelon Smash

Ingredients

- 1 small slice watermelon, skin and seeds removed, cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp watermelon liqueur
- 2 tsp fresh lime
- 35ml/1 fl oz silver tequila
- 6 fresh mint leaves
- mint sprig, to garnish

Method

Place the watermelon, watermelon liqueur, fresh lime, tequila and mint leaves into a cocktail shaker and muddle (lightly crush). Add a handful of ice and shake well. Strain the cocktail into a tumbler filled with crushed ice. Garnish with the mint sprig.

That’s last weekends recipes from Something for the Weekend so be sure to check back later on in the week for more tasty recipes.

Thanks for reading,

Andy

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March 14, 2010

Something for the Weekend – 14/03/10

Good morning,

Firstly, just wanted to wish any mothers reading the blog today a happy mothers day. Todays recipes are an excellent addition for any mothers day. These cocktails were made by Wayne Collins.

Muma Lady

Ingredients

- 25ml/1fl oz lychee liqueur
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp grapefruit marmalade
- chilled pink champagne, to top up

Method

Place the lychee liqueur, lemon juice and marmalade into a cocktail shaker, with a handful of ice, and shake hard. Half fill a chilled champagne flute with pink champagne and strain the lychee mixture on top.

Cream Tea Punch

Ingredients

- 50ml/2fl oz vanilla vodka
- 30ml/1¼fl oz violet syrup (available from specialist suppliers)
- 100 ml/3½fl oz hot Lady Grey tea
- 30ml/1¼fl oz double cream
- freshly grated nutmeg, to garnish

Method

Mix all of the cocktail ingredients together in a large mixing glass and strain into 2 teacups. Garnish with fresh nutmeg.

Tasty recipes from this weekends show. Have a great day!

Andy

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March 7, 2010

Something for the Weekend – 07/03/10

Good morning,

This weekends recipes are based on the theme of the Oscars (82nd Oscars at that). The first cocktail, The Red Carpet is commonly found at the Oscars and drunk by the stars. The second is a cocktail that Wayne Collins personally made for Scorsese at the Bafters. Here they are…

Scorsese Daisy

- 25ml/1fl oz fresh lemon juice
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 35ml/1¼fl oz brandy, preferably Spanish
- 1 tbsp amaretto

To garnish
- few fresh mint leaves
- 1 orange slice
- 1 cherry

Method

Place the lemon juice, lemon zest, brandy and amaretto in a cocktail shaker. Strain the cocktail into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with the mint, orange slice and a cherry.

The Red Carpet

Ingredients

- 4 fresh raspberries
- 20ml/¾fl oz cranberry juice
- 1 tsp fresh lime juice
- 50ml/2fl oz silver tequila
- 1 tbsp raspberry syrup (available from The Cocktail Store)
- twist grapefruit zest, to garnish

Method

Place the raspberries, cranberry juice, lime juice, tequila and raspberry syrup into a cocktail shaker, with a handful of ice, and shake hard. Strain the cocktail into a martini glass and garnish with the grapefruit zest.

If you missed the posts of last week, take a look as we were talking how to make some essential syrups. Click on the flavoured syrups link on the left.

Thanks for reading,
Andy

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