Shaken. Stirred. Straight up. On the rocks. Chill with these classic cocktails – perfect as sundowners, party starters or pre-dinner sips.
Classic Singapore Sling
Ingredients:
30ml Gin
15ml Cherry Heering
7.5ml Dom Benedictine
7.5ml Cointreau
120ml Sarawak Pineapple juice
15ml Lime juice
10ml Grenadine
Instructions
- Mix together in a shaker with ice. Pour into a tall glass
- Add a dash of Angostrura Bitters
- Garnish with a slice of Pineapple and Cherry
* Contributed by: @travelswithagourmet
Pink Peppercorn + Cucumber Gin & Tonic
Ingredients:
30 ml gin (Hendrick’s or Bombay Sapphire)
1 inch cucumber round, quartered
Juice of 1/2 lime (approx 1 T or 15 ml)
15 ml pink peppercorn syrup
Tonic to finish
To make the syrup (good for approximately 20 glasses)
2/3 C caster sugar
1/3 C water
1 heaping T pink peppercorns
Make the syrup by combining all the ingredients in a saucepan over medium heated simmer until syrupy (till the mixture coats the back of a spoon). Strain into a heatproof bowl and refrigerate.
To make the G & T:
- Muddle cucumber with lime juice in the shaker.
- Add gin, syrup and fill with ice.
- Shake for 15 seconds
- Pour over a strainer into a high glass with ice
- Preferably use ice balls as solid ice cubes
* Contributed by: @travelswithagourmet
Margarita
Ingredients:
1C Tequila (Espolon)
1C Lime Juice
1/2C Triple Sec (Cointreau)
2T Maple Syrup
Flaky Salt
Instructions
- Blend tequila, lime juice, triple sec and maple syrup in a blender.
- In a wide rim glass, rub the rim of the glass with lime
- Roll rim around salty flakes.
- Pour blended margarita and serve cold.
* Contributed by David Solozabal
Sangria
Ingredients:
6-12 whole cloves
1-2 cinnamon sticks
1/4C caster sugar
4C (1 litre) orange juice
1 orange – chopped
1 apple – chopped
thin strip orange rind from 1 orange
1 bottle red wine (Shiraz or Cab San or Merlot)
For serving: 1 apple – sliced bite size and 1 litre sprite or soda water
Optional for that extra oomph: add 1C of combination of :
1/2C (125ml) brandy or 1/2C gin or 1/2C tequila or 1/2C vodka or 1/2C rum or 1/2C cointreau
Instructions
The night before happy day, stir spices, sugar, juice, apple, orange and rind in medium saucepan over heat, without boiling, until sugar is dissolved. Simmer uncovered for 5 min, transfer to a large heatproof bowl; cool slightly.
- Add wine, mix well, refrigerate overnight.
- Close to serving, remove cinnamon, cloves, orange rind and sliced oranges. Add fresh chopped apples, this will give you mulled apple pieces and crunchy fresh apples.
- Add your liquor combination. Mix well.
- When ready to serve, add chilled litre of sprite or soda water if you want it less sweet.
Note : you can opt not to add the liquor if you want a lighter Sangria.
*Contributed by Cathy Wallace
Negroni
Ingredients:
1/3 shot vermouth (preferably Carpano Antica)
1/3 shot of navy strength gin
1/3 shot of Campari
Garnish: orange peel
Instructions
- Place a block of ice on glass.
- Pour all the ingredients on the glass and stir.
- Garnish with an orange peel
*Contributed by Tisha