Flat White Martini
Ingredients:
50ml Baileys Original Irish Cream Liqueur
25ml Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
25ml Espresso
3 piece(s) Coffee Beans
Method:
Add cubes of ice to a cocktail shaker. Using a jigger, measure 50ml Baileys Original Irish Cream and 25ml espresso and 25ml Smirnoff No.21 into the cocktail shaker. Shake the mixture vigorously until the surface of the cocktail shaker feels chilled. Use a cocktail strainer to strain the mixture into a cocktail glass. Add three coffee beans on top of the drink to garnish.
Mistletoe’s Calling
Ingredients:
25ml white rum
25ml Archers
100ml Finest Call Margarita mix
50ml Finest Call Raspberry puree
Method:
Shake, strain and serve in a tall glass over ice, garnish with lime wedge
Marshmallow Punch
Ingredients:
1400ml Hendricks Gin
900ml marshmallow syrup*
15ml vanilla extract
200ml lemon juice
100ml orange juice
700ml boiling full fat milk
Method:
Combine all ingredients except milk. Bring milk to the boil, once it has scalded, gradually add it to the mixture. You will see the milk curdle and split. Do not stir. Once it has cooled, strain off the milk curd and bottle for 48hrs. After 48hrs the mixture will have clarified, with the solids at the bottom. Strain off the clear liquid and stir 75ml over ice and garnish with toasted marshmallow.
Berry Merry Christmas
Ingredients:
25ml gin
25ml vodka
50ml Finest Call Mojito mix
50ml Wild Berry puree
50ml apple juice
Method:
1 Stir and serve in a tall glass over ice, garnish with a sugar dusted orange wheel.
Festive Fruity Tang
Ingredients:
25ml Midori
25ml Triple Sec
25ml apple juice
50ml Finest Call Sweet & Sour mix
Method:
Shake, strain and serve in a chilled Martini glass.
Yuletide Eye-opener
Ingredients:
25ml Hendrick’s Gin
Juice of 1 clementine
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp of mulled sugar*
1 tsp cointreau
Top with sparking wine
Method:
Shake all ingredients except the sparkling wine. Pour into Champagne flute or coupette and top with with sparkling wine. *Mix 1 sachet of mulled wine spice thoroughly with 500g of sugar.
Christmas Colada
Ingredients:
50ml Rum
75ml Finest Call Pina Colada mix
25ml pineapple juice
Method:
Shake, strain and serve in a tall glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a cinnamon dusted orange wheel.
Mr Macawber’s Gin Punch
Ingredients:
400ml Hendrick’s Gin
400ml madeira wine
2 teaspoons brown sugar
6 large lemon and orange twists small slice orange
1 fresh pineapple
4 teaspoons honey
Juice of two lemons
3 cloves
Pinch nutmeg
Teaspoon of cinnamon powder
Method:
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and place on the heat. Let the concoction simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Taste, adding lemon or honey depending on whether you like sweet or sour. When it’s ready, pour into a teapot and serve in teacups. Alternatively serve in a traditional punch bowl. Can be reheated so you can make it ahead.
Christmas in the Big Apple
Ingredients:
50ml vodka
50ml Finest Call Cosmopolitan mix
50ml apple juice
Method:
Stir and serve in a tall glass over ice, garnish with two squeezed orange wedges.
The Bells of St Clements
Ingredients:
25ml Midori
25ml tequila
50ml mango puree
25ml Finest Call Sweet & Sour mix
50ml orange juice
Method:
Stir and serve in a tall glass over ice. Garnish with one squeezed lemon wedge and one squeezed orange wedge.