ByIANSlife

March 8, 2021 (IANSlife) It's a day to celebrate yourself, pick your favourite dram, be it scotch, gin, vodka, or liqueur and curate some lip-smacking cocktails with these recommendations from Diageo India’s finest Brand Ambassadors and mixologists.

 

YES WE CRAN

Ingredients:

• 45 ml Black & White Scotch Whisky
• 10 ml Lime Juice
• 60 ml Cranberry Juice
• Garnish: Lime Wedge on each serve

 

Method:

• Build all the ingredients into a highball glass with ice and stir well. Garnish and serve.

 

A glass of wine

Ingredients:

• 50ml Gordon’s London Dry Gin
• Fresh Bottled Tonic to top
   

Method:

• Fill a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes. Pour in the gin and top up with chilled tonic. Gently squeeze a wedge of lime into the glass before dropping it in, then give it all a final stir. The definitive G&T, and a great way to begin any occasion.

 

KETEL ONE ESPRESSO MARTINI

Ingredients:

• 50 ml Ketel One
• 45 ml Espresso (2.5 tsp Instant Coffee Powder mixed with 20 ml warm water)
• 15 ml Sugar Syrup
• Glassware: Martini Glass

 

Method:

• Shake all ingredients with some ice cubes. Fine strain into chilled glass and garnish with 3 coffee beans

 

JOHNNIE WALKER PEACH HIGHBALL

Ingredients:

• 50ml Johnnie Walker Red Label
• 50ml Peach tea (chilled)
• 100ml Soda water

 

Method:

• Combine ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with slices of peach or a sprig of mint

 

NEGRONI RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 30ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin
• 30ml Rosso Antico
• 30ml Campari
   

Method:

• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass full of ice and stir to dilute. Strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice or twist

 

APPLE DOG

Ingredients:

• 50ml Copper Dog
• 150ml Green Apple Juice

 

Method:

• Combine ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with a slice of Green Apple

 

SMIRNOFF NO 21 (RED)

Ingredients:

• 30 ml or 60 ml Smirnoff No 21
• Soda to top
• 1 Wedge of Lime/ Orange/ Sweet lime/ Mandarin/ Kafir Lime

 

Method:

• In a highball glass filled with ice, pour Smirnoff No 21 and place your preferred fruit slice. Top with soda and gently stir and serve

 

THE SINGLETON OLD FASHIONED

Ingredients:

• 50 ml The Singleton of Glendullan12 YO
• 10 ml Simple Syrup or Honey
• 2 dash Angostura Bitters

 

Method:

• Fill Mixing glass with good quality ice cubes and add all ingredients and keep stirring for 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes and garnish with an orange twist
   

 

BAILEYS HOT CHOCOLATE

Ingredients:

• Baileys Original Irish cream Liquear: 50 ml
• Milk: 250 ml
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: 2 tablespoons 
• Dark Chocolate: 30 grams
• Sugar: 1 tablespoon 
• Whipped Cream
• Chocolate Sauce
• Dark Chocolate
   

Method:

• In a small saucepan, heat up the milk. Add cocoa powder and chocolate and stir with a whisk until the chocolate has melted.
• Turn off the heat and add Baileys. Taste it and add sugar to your taste.
• Optional: Top with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate shavings.

 

 

 

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