Ingredients:
2 cl Whisky (Upper Ten)
2 cl Southern Comfort
3 drops Angostura bitters
Ice cubes
Category:Ordinary Drink
Alcohol:Alcoholic
Serve in:Old-fashioned glass.
Mixing instructions:
First put the ice in the glass. Then pore the whiskey and the Southern Comfort
into the glass. Drip with the Angostora. Stir it together.
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Pomegranate Martini
A delicious drink for the pomegranate season.
2 Martini glasses, preferably frozen
100ml Finlandia vodka
juice of 2 ripe pomegranates, seeds retained
4 teaspoons liquid from a jar of marascino cherries
8 mint leaves
hard ice cubes
Garnish: Pomegranate seeds
Method:
Squeeze the juice out of the pomegranates and retain a few of the seeds for the garnish. Shake all the ingredients together in a Boston shaker. Strain into the glasses and garnish with the seeds.
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A delicious drink for the pomegranate season.
2 Martini glasses, preferably frozen
100ml Finlandia vodka
juice of 2 ripe pomegranates, seeds retained
4 teaspoons liquid from a jar of marascino cherries
8 mint leaves
hard ice cubes
Garnish: Pomegranate seeds
Method:
Squeeze the juice out of the pomegranates and retain a few of the seeds for the garnish. Shake all the ingredients together in a Boston shaker. Strain into the glasses and garnish with the seeds.
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Summer Breeze
A sort of distillation of the English summer.
2 Highball glasses
100ml Grey Goose orange vodka (or Absolut Mandrin)
25ml elderflower cordial
100ml cloudy apple juice
100ml cranberry juice
hard ice cubes
Garnish: sprigs of mint or apple fans
Method:
Fill the glasses with ice. Pour in the vodka, elderflower cordial and the juices, stir and garnish with a sprig of mint or an apple fan.
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A sort of distillation of the English summer.
2 Highball glasses
100ml Grey Goose orange vodka (or Absolut Mandrin)
25ml elderflower cordial
100ml cloudy apple juice
100ml cranberry juice
hard ice cubes
Garnish: sprigs of mint or apple fans
Method:
Fill the glasses with ice. Pour in the vodka, elderflower cordial and the juices, stir and garnish with a sprig of mint or an apple fan.
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Free Cocktail Glassware Guide
Hugely important to the success of any cocktail is the right choice of glass. Serve a Martini in a highballl glass, or a Negroni in a Martini glass, and you will see what i mean. It just doesn't work.
One thing to bear in mind is the strength of the drink: a long drink made with a Soda or Coke - a Majito for example - often needs a taller glass than a short, strong drink like like an Old Fashioned. A small surface are at the top of the drink helps to keep a fizzy drink bubbling; a bigger surface area can help flavors to develop in the glass, as with an Old Fashioned. The volume of the drink the amount of liquid - is also, obviously, important in deciding the correct glass to use.
Some glasses, like Martini glass, are designed for a cold drink without rock of ice; others, like a highball, are perfect for a gin and tonic. I have recommended a particular glass for each of the cocktail in a book, but if you start to experiment - as i hope you will - with your own drinks, the bear in mind the ideas I've outlined here before you choose which glass to serve them in.
Consider also whether you will serve it with a straw, how the glass will help or hinder the presentation of you cocktail, and - most importantly, because you need to think ahead - whether you want the glass to be frozen: Martinis are much better in really cold glasses. Try to keep a few Martini glasses and a few shot glasses in the freezer, just in case.
The key glasses used are:
Highball - a tall glass used for long drinks.
Old Fashioned - a short, sturdy glass ideal for serving scotch on the rocks, or a spirit with a small top-up of mixer.
Champagne Flute - Currently the most widely used glass for Champagne and Champagne cocktail.
Shot - designed for drinks consumed in one go.
Martini 5 oz - a straight-sided classic glass with a long stem to prevet the drink warming up. Best for a classic gin or vodka Martini.
Martini 7 oz - good for weaker, Fruit-based Martinis
Goblet - large, stemmed glass (a double wine glass) ideal for "fancy" cocktail
Brandy Balloon - elegant glass usually containing a double measure.
[ Cocktail Glassware Guide ]
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Hugely important to the success of any cocktail is the right choice of glass. Serve a Martini in a highballl glass, or a Negroni in a Martini glass, and you will see what i mean. It just doesn't work.
One thing to bear in mind is the strength of the drink: a long drink made with a Soda or Coke - a Majito for example - often needs a taller glass than a short, strong drink like like an Old Fashioned. A small surface are at the top of the drink helps to keep a fizzy drink bubbling; a bigger surface area can help flavors to develop in the glass, as with an Old Fashioned. The volume of the drink the amount of liquid - is also, obviously, important in deciding the correct glass to use.
Some glasses, like Martini glass, are designed for a cold drink without rock of ice; others, like a highball, are perfect for a gin and tonic. I have recommended a particular glass for each of the cocktail in a book, but if you start to experiment - as i hope you will - with your own drinks, the bear in mind the ideas I've outlined here before you choose which glass to serve them in.
Consider also whether you will serve it with a straw, how the glass will help or hinder the presentation of you cocktail, and - most importantly, because you need to think ahead - whether you want the glass to be frozen: Martinis are much better in really cold glasses. Try to keep a few Martini glasses and a few shot glasses in the freezer, just in case.
The key glasses used are:
Highball - a tall glass used for long drinks.
Old Fashioned - a short, sturdy glass ideal for serving scotch on the rocks, or a spirit with a small top-up of mixer.
Champagne Flute - Currently the most widely used glass for Champagne and Champagne cocktail.
Shot - designed for drinks consumed in one go.
Martini 5 oz - a straight-sided classic glass with a long stem to prevet the drink warming up. Best for a classic gin or vodka Martini.
Martini 7 oz - good for weaker, Fruit-based Martinis
Goblet - large, stemmed glass (a double wine glass) ideal for "fancy" cocktail
Brandy Balloon - elegant glass usually containing a double measure.
[ Cocktail Glassware Guide ]
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McDonald's Shakes
All right, it's the middle of summer and it's dang hot out. Wouldn't it be nice if we could whip up a little something to help keep those beads of sweat from rollin'? Check out how simple it is to recreate any of the three flavors of McDonald's thick shakes from scratch. Just three ingredients to each clone. And the secret ingredient for the chocolate and strawberry flavors is Nesquik mix. How McEasy is that? Throw everything in a blender and press a button -- the one on the right. And if you want your shake thicker, just put it in the freezer for a while. That's it!
Vanilla Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons sugar
Chocolate Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
2 tablespoons chocolate flavor Nesquik mix
Strawberry Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons strawberry flavor Nesquik mix
1. Combine all ingredients for the shake flavor of your choice in a blender and mix on high speed until smooth. Stop blender, stir and blend again, if necessary to combine ingredients.
2. Pour into two 12-ounce cups.
Serves 2.
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All right, it's the middle of summer and it's dang hot out. Wouldn't it be nice if we could whip up a little something to help keep those beads of sweat from rollin'? Check out how simple it is to recreate any of the three flavors of McDonald's thick shakes from scratch. Just three ingredients to each clone. And the secret ingredient for the chocolate and strawberry flavors is Nesquik mix. How McEasy is that? Throw everything in a blender and press a button -- the one on the right. And if you want your shake thicker, just put it in the freezer for a while. That's it!
Vanilla Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons sugar
Chocolate Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
2 tablespoons chocolate flavor Nesquik mix
Strawberry Shake
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 1/4 cups low fat milk
3 tablespoons strawberry flavor Nesquik mix
1. Combine all ingredients for the shake flavor of your choice in a blender and mix on high speed until smooth. Stop blender, stir and blend again, if necessary to combine ingredients.
2. Pour into two 12-ounce cups.
Serves 2.
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