FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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Festive cheer over a Flora Dora

Festive cheer over a Flora Dora

That's just one of the amazing cocktails you can serve your holiday guests. Next up, the Little Bit Bittah

SERVING COCKTAILS is a great way to make any holiday party way more fun and they can add a touch of elegance as well. William Grant & Sons, with their vast portfolio of spirits, has some great suggestions for delightful cocktails that are easily made at home using just a few simple ingredients.
The Block Party, for example, is a guaranteed hit at holiday time thanks to its tremendous fruity flavour. It’s made with Reyka vodka, which is filtered through lava rock, considered one of the most natural and effective ways to cleanse any liquid.
You also need Dolin Blanc, lemon and watermelon juice, simple syrup and cucumber slices. Just muddle the cucumber at the bottom of a shaker and add the remaining ingredients and ice.
Shake and strain into a highball glass with extra ice, add a little sparkling wine (rose is a good choice) and garnish with another slice of cucumber.
For something on the more edgy, sour side, the Little Bit Bittah is another beautiful drink with a Christmas vibe. Reyka vodka is an ideal complement to the zesty hit of grapefruit. Pour the vodka, Grenadine, Campari and grapefruit juice into a shaker and strain into an iced rock glass. You can garnish with a wedge of grapefruit if you like.
Spiced rum and ginger beer are classic tastes at this time of year and the Jerry Float is a bubbly concoction utilising them. Half-fill a sundae glass with Sailor Jerry rum and root beer, spoon in a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream and observe the fizzy overflow. Serve with straws and spoons.
Hendrick’s Gin – versatile with its floral notes – is the tantalising base for the Flora Dora. Mix it with fresh lime juice, raspberry syrup and ginger beer in a highball glass over ice cube. Churn and serve.
The always-popular whisky sour gets a lovely twist in the Irish Legend. Rosemary, apple, lemon, lime and blackberry give this cocktail wonderful depth and complexity. Use Tullamore Dew whisky, which has plenty of character all its own, triple-distilled as a rounded sidekick to the classic Christmas Amaretto.
Pile into a shaker the Dew, the Amaretto, apple juice, lemon juice, lime juice, simple syrup, egg white and rosemary. Dry shake, add ice, hard shake and then strain into a rocks glass with ice. Finally, add Creme De Mure and crushed ice and garnish with a sprig of rosemary.
This one takes a little effort, but it’s pure “beverage art” that your guests will love!
 

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