Our second cocktail is the Sloe Negroni. A Negroni variant which adds sloe gin as a fourth ingredient.
1st #cocktail of #ChristmasCocktails: Valencia Cocktail (No. 2.)
Our first cocktail is the Valencia Cocktail (No. 2.), a classic cocktail from Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
The quintessential Christmas cocktail in England is the Bucks Fizz which we did last year. This classic cocktail from Harry Craddock seemed a good one along the same lines.
3rd #cocktail of #ChristmasEveCocktails: Jack Frost Martini
Our third and final cocktail is the Jack Frost Martini. a classic Dry Martini with a blue Curacao twist.
2nd #cocktail of #ChristmasEveCocktails: White Christmas Dream
Our second cocktail is the White Christmas Dream. A creamy cocktail which works very well as a dessert cocktail.
1st #cocktail of #ChristmasEveCocktails: Chocolate Orange Negroni
3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 22nd December: Court Royale
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. .
2nd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 22nd December: Sloe Screw
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.
1st #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 22nd December: Frostbite
Our first cocktail is the Frostbite, a blue tequila variant of the Alexander of unknown origin, similar to the Blue Alexander..
3rd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 15th December: B&B
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.
2nd #cocktail of #FridayNightCocktails on 15th December: Harvey Wallbanger
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.