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Diageo India's expert female mixologists raises a toast to all inspirational women

By IANSlife

March 08, 2023 (IANSlife) Every year, Women’s Day celebrates the talent, uniqueness, and heights that women across industries are achieving every day and making their mark for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive future.

To celebrate this day and raise a hearty toast to all women, Diageo India's Brand Developers and expert mixologists, Disha Mankikar and Shibani Surkund, have created flavourful cocktails that you can try yourself! Get crafty and show your appreciation to the women in your life by shaking or stirring these delicious cocktails. Pick your favourites from gins, whiskies, single malts, and liqueurs. 

BAILEYS TIRAMISU COCKTAIL

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Ingredients:

  • Baileys Irish cream: 60ml
  • Monin Tiramisu Syrup: 20ml
  • Coffee Decoction: 15ml
  • Fresh Cream: 10ml

Method:

Put all the ingredients in a shaker, shake well and pour in a chilled coupe glass, rim the glass with chocolate sauce.

ASIAN MULE

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Ingredients:

  • Smirnoff Vodka: 60ml
  • Galangal ginger: 1pc
  • Kafir lime leaves: 4nos
  • Lemon grass: 1 stick
  • Lime juice: 15ml
  • Sugar syrup: 15ml
  • Ginger Ale: Top Up

Method:

  • In a shaker muddle, ginger, lemongrass, tear the kafir lime
  • Add lime juice, sugar syrup and vodka
  • Add ice and shake rigorously
  • In a mule mug add cracked ice and pour the cocktail and garnish with lemon grass and kafir lime

CHICAGO SMASH

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Ingredients:

  • Royal Challenge American Pride Bourbon: 50ml
  • Orange juice: 30ml
  • Lime juice: 15ml
  • Sugar Syrup: 15ml
  • Orange Chucks
  • Basil Leaves

Method:

  • Crush orange chunks and basil leaves in a glass
  • Add Bourbon, orange juice, lime juice, sugar syrup and ice.
  • Top with soda and crushed ice

BLONDE LEMONADE

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Ingredients:

  • Johnnie Walker Blonde: 45ml
  • Sprite or Bitter lemonade: 10ml
  • Ice Cubes
  • Orange Wedge: 1no.

Method:

  • In a highball glass add ice cubes, Johnnie Walker Blonde, Sprite/Bitter lemonade & stir.
  • Garnish with a fresh orange wedge.

ORANGE BLOSSOM FIZZ

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Ingredients:

  • Tanqueray No. 10: 45ml
  • Lime juice: 10ml
  • Monin Triple Sec: 15ml
  • Fresh Orange Juice: 45ml
  • Soda To Top Up
  • Ice Cubes

Method:

  • In a highball glass add ice cubes, Tanqueray No. 10, Triple Sec, lime Juice & fresh orange juice.
  • Top with Soda and stir gently. Garnish with an orange wedge/slice and edible flower.

Glassware: Highball

Garnish:

  • Orange Slice/Wedge: 1no.
  • Edible flower: 1no.

ORCHARD HIGHBALL

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Ingredients:

  • Singleton of Glendullan 12-Year-Old: 45ml
  • Peach & Passion Fruit cordial: 30 ml
  • Lemon juice: 10ml
  • Soda Water to Top Up

Method:

Build all the ingredients in a glass, top up with soda water and garnish it with lime slice.

TANQUERAY PALOMA

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Ingredients:

  • Tanqueray No 10: 60ml
  • Sugar syrup: 20ml
  • Fresh Grapefruit juice: 60ml
  • Soda: Top up.

Method:

  • Take a highball glass, rim it with salt
  • Fill it up with ice and build the cocktail with Tanqueray, sugar syrup, Grapefruit juice
  • Finish it with splash of soda.

 

 

 

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