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Bellini

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I had taken two finger-bowls of Champagne, and the scene had changed before my eyes into something significant, elemental, and profound.
– F. Scott Fitzgerald

DSCN9068 is sumptuous and decadent. I reckon this should be sipped while half listening to  jazz playing in the background, a la Harry’s Bar, which incidentally is where Bellini originated from.

Apparently, the original cocktail was made from prosecco, which was a sparkling wine in Venice. Our recipe is made from champagne, for more indulgence.

Bellini

Ingredients:

3 medium ripe peaches, chopped coarsely.
1 cup peach schnapps
750 ml chilled champagne
10 sugar cubes

Preparation (all of 5 minutes)

1. In a food processor, blend the chopped peaches and schnapps until smooth.
2. Pour the peaches mix into a large pitcher or jug.
3. Add the champagne and give it a good stir.
4. Have 10 champagne flutes at the ready, each with a sugar cube.
5. Top it with the Bellini cocktail.
6. Serve!

Scarlett O’Hara Cocktail

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This cocktail is like the lady herself.  Sweet, sassy with slight bitterness.

A perfect drink to have outdoors  as the sun is setting and you say “tomorrow is another day” a la Scarlet O’Hara from Gone With The Wind 😉  🙂  This cocktail really needs a bit of drama. 🙂

Ingredients: (one serving)

2 ounces Southern Comfort
3/4 ounce cranberry juice
Juice of 1/4 lime

Method of Preparation:

Pour Southern Comfort Peach liqueur over ice in an 8-oz glass, preferably a lovely cocktail glass.

Fill with cranberry juice.

Squeeze lime into drink.

Stir and serve.

Mango Daiquiri

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This is an all-season cocktail. Imagine sipping a mango Daiquiri, a cocktail that has the taste of the sunny Caribbean, during the Christmas holidays while looking out of the window watching the snow falls down.

Mango Daiquiri

Mango Daiquiri for two.

This recipe  which serves one can be prepared as quick as 5 minutes.

1 ripe mango, chopped coarsely

1 tbsp lime juice

2 tsp Cointreau

1 tbsp mango liqueur

60ml white rum

1/2 ice, crushed

orange or lime slice to decorate

  1. Process the mango with the lime juice, Cointreau, mango liqueur, rum and ice untill blended.
  2. Pour in a cocktail glass and garnish with a slice of lemon or lime
  3. Enjoy

 

Algonquin – Cocktail

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‘Tis the season to be jolly but remember folks “drinking and driving” is an absolute NO NO! We have recipes of the most popular cocktails. Here is a favourite Algonquin 2 shots rye whiskey 2 shots dry vermouth 2 shots pineapple juice Combine the whiskey, vermouth and pineapple juice in a cocktails shaker. Add some ice. Shake, shake, shake Strain into chilled cocktail glasses and garnish with slices of pineapple if so wanted.