To accompany the Vietnamese rice rolls we were having for dinner, I decided a lychee cocktail would be a good match. This is another of my experiments that thankfully turned out really well. It’s a pleasant, thirst quenching cocktail with a subtle lychee flavour and an awesome pink glow. Lychee Likey 1/2 tsp sugar 2…
This is my version of a strawberry daquiri – with added cranberry. Frozen Strawberry Daquiri a scoop of ice (about 1 1/2 cups) 2 large ripe strawberries 30ml Bacardi 30ml lemon cordial 30ml cranberry juice As with all frozen cocktails, put the ingredients into a blender and whizz until smooth. Pour, with the help of…
I ran out of vanilla vodka and lemon juice so couldn’t make myself a Rosebud. What I came up with instead is a pretty good substitute. It reminds me of a Golden Margarita but without the tequila taste. Backyard Sunset 30ml 42 Below feijoa vodka 15ml cranberry juice 60ml pineapple juice 10ml passionfruit concentrate 10ml…
After having Rosebuds at Chow, I just had to know how to make one. The last time we went, we made sure to watch the bartender closely to see what and how much he put into it. Chow provides a list of ingredients on their online cocktail menu so that was a good start. After…
I was wanting a lychee daquiri but couldn’t find any tins of lychees in my pantry. Instead, there was a tin of jack fruit, and I decided to conjure up a cocktail with that instead. The results were quite pleasant. If you haven’t had jack fruit before, I guess the taste could be described as…