Category: Cocktails

Our first cocktail is the Chocolate Orange Negroni, an indulgent chocolate orange variant of the Negroni, perfect for Christmas.

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Our third and final cocktail is the Court Royale; perhaps the best Lillet Blanc cocktail, combining the elegant aperitif wine with dry gin, calvados, lemon juice and simple syrup In a fruity yet tart cocktail. .

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Our second cocktail is the Sloe Screw. Also known as the “Slow Screw”, this is a variant of the Scredriver which adds a shot of sloe gin.

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Our first cocktail is the Frostbite, a blue tequila variant of the Alexander of unknown origin, similar to the Blue Alexander..

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Our third and final cocktail is the B&B. The B&B cocktail dates back to Prohibition in the US; a simple combination of Benedictine DOM and Brandy (a good brandy is very strongly recommended), traditionally served with the brandy floating on the Benedictine.

I found this surprisingly good; it really does benefit from using a good quality brandy.

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Our second cocktail is the Harvey Wallbanger, which is a variant of the Screwdriver, created in 1969 by the McKesson Imports Company, which enjoyed popularity in the 1970s. This cocktail benefits from using freshly squeezed orange juice.

A variant of the Screwdriver.

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Our first cocktail is the Ace, which is a silky, creamy gin-based cocktail.

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Our third and final cocktail is the Amontillado Sherry Manhattan. A Manhattan variant which switches out the vermouth for amontillado sherry which gives this cocktail nutty caramel flavours.

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Our second cocktail is the Fallen Leaves. Created by Charles Schumann in 1982, Munich, Germany and included in his book, The American Bar: The Artistry of Mixing Drinks. Perfect for the end of autumn and start of winter.

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1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 8th December: Harvest Cocktail

Our first cocktail is the Harvest Cocktail. I know we’re now heading into winter, but I was busy with other things in September so didn’t get some of the autumn cocktails posted.

Tonight’s is a simple yet delicious three ingredient cocktail for Autumn.

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