Food & Drink

What's your favourite Cocktail?

Food & Drink

Posted by: verity

5th Jul 2011 10:00am

I'm organizing a cocktail themed party and need some suggestions. I'm making non-alcoholic as well as alcoholic. My usual are Pina Colada and Strawberry Daiquiris, rum punch goes down well too.

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candy34
  • 24th Sep 2014 06:10pm

Shirley temple for a non alcoholic drink
Espresso martini as a alcoholic drink

cricky
  • 3rd Aug 2014 10:09am

Lime Mint Iced Tea

simple iced tea, with a twang of lime and hint of mint. It's both sweet and tart at the same time. The lime juice will be much better flavoured if freshly squeezed.
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 quart water, boiling
• 4 tea bags
• 1 3/4 cups fresh mint leaves
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup lime juice
PREPARATION:
Mix tea bags, mint and sugar in hot water, and let steep for 15 minutes. Strain out the tea bags and mint leaves. Chill and add lime juice before serving.
Serves 4

Homemade Iced Tea
INGREDIENTS
Serves 6 to 8
6 English Breakfast teabags
2 pints/1.2 litres boiling water
10fl oz/275ml freshly squeezed orange juice, chilled
squeezed juice of 1/2 lime



elderflower cordial mixed with soda water or sparkling mineral water. Float blueberries and mint leaves in it.
1/2 orange, sliced
1/2 lemon, sliced
2 level tablespoons caster sugar
about 12 sprigs of fresh mint
plenty of ice
METHOD
• Firstly make up some very strong tea (use a ceramic teapot wherever possible) using the teabags and boiling water. Add the caster sugar and about a third of the mint and then give it a good stir. Leave to infuse for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the tea bags and leave the tea until completely cold. Remove the mint sprigs.
• Part fill a large jug with ice and pour the cold tea into it. Now top up with the freshly squeezed orange juice, the lime juice and another third of the mint sprigs. Finally add the orange and lemon slices and then give it a really good stir.
• Serve the iced tea in tall glasses with lots of ice, decorated with a slice of lemon and small sprig of mint.



Rachel’s Punch
1 litre strong tea
1 cup sugar
1 or 2 cups cordial (lemon, lime or orange) - I use Roses Lime Cordial from the supermarket - put it in undiluted.
3 litres fruit juice (orange, grapefruit, pineapple)
Allow to cool.

3 litres lemonade
3 litres gingerale
TOTAL = 10 litres or 50 glasses

Make the tea, and after about 20 mins pour onto 1 cup sugar, and stir till sugar is dissolved. Add the cordial and fruit juices. Chill this mixture in two containers of equal amounts. When ready pour one container of mixture into punch bowl (or large mixing bowl) adding 1.5L of chilled lemonade and gingerale. Make up the second 'batch' when ready. You could make up the whole amount if you have a large enough bowl/bucket!


Banana Punch
Peel a banana and add to a blender with crushed ice. Add pineapple juice, coconut cream and pour into punch bowl and add very cold lemonade.


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"college punch"

2 quart pineapple juice
2 quart apple juice
2 quart orange juice
1 quart ginger ale
1 quart orange Sorbet
1 strawberry for garnish


Orange Liqueur Grand Marnier

1 large orange, preferably organic
44 coffee beans
6 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 quart clear vodka

Thoroughly scrub and dry the orange. Make slits in the orange with a sharp knife, pierce the orange all over. Place the coffee beans into the skin, embedding each bean into the orange.

Place the orange in a large glass jar. Add the sugar and the vodka. Cover securely. Turn the jar upside down and shake to help dissolve the sugar. Place in a cool, dry, dark spot. Shake the jar daily until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Set aside for 44 days. During this time, the liquid will turn from clear to a pale orange and will take on a coffee-orange aroma. Can be stored indefinitely as is, or the liquid can be strained and placed in a bottle. Discard the orange and coffee beans.



Pear Sunset

The beautiful red-orange hue of this tasty tropical non-alcoholic cocktail is reminiscent of beachside sunsets.
Ingredients

* 1/2 cup cored, pared, and coarsely chopped fresh pear
* 1/2 cup water
* 2/3 oz passion fruit juice from concentrate
* 1/4 oz pomegranate juice

Directions

In blender, combine all the ingredients and puree until smooth. Pour into chilled glass and serve.

Anonymous
  • 29th May 2013 06:44pm

fruit tingels without a doubt

bubbles
  • 1st May 2013 08:08pm

I am also looking for only non-alcoholic cocktail suggestions for a baby shower.
Can any one help me. Thanks

Anonymous
  • 20th Sep 2012 01:18pm

One of my personal favourites is named Sex By The River - its half shots of Midori, Vodka, Gin, and Lychee liquer topped with equal amounts of pineapple juice and cranberry juice, with just a splash of grenadine. Be sure to layer it properly, and it will look quite pretty, also :)

kb
  • 19th Sep 2012 10:15pm

Sex on the beach

kb
  • 19th Sep 2012 10:14pm

Sex on the beach

Anonymous
  • 19th Sep 2012 05:09pm

Rember the fruit coctail with a good mix of liqures

kazza
  • 19th Sep 2012 07:52am

Singapore Sling, they look really pretty and taste great, and you dont need to drink too many

ellyg
  • 5th Jul 2012 02:40pm

Strawberry daiquiris are my favourite, strawberries are full of vitamin C..

Jade Simpson
  • 21st Dec 2011 11:48pm

Fluffy Duck. 1 nip each of White Rum, Advocaat, Cream. Ice cubes in the bottom of a large cocktail glass. In goes the rum, advocaat and cream. Stir then top with the lemonade and stir again. It goes nice and fluffy.

Grasshopper. 1/2 oz Green Creme de Menthe, 1/2 oz White Creme de Cacao, 1 oz cream. Combine and shake with ice. Strain. Serve in a cocktail glass.

Golden Dream. 1 shot Galliano, 1 shot Triple Sec, 3 parts OJ, cream. Shake well with ice and put in cocktail glass.

Golden Cadillac. 1 oz Galliano, 2 oz White Creme de Cacao, 1 oz Light Cream.

Combine with 1/2 cup ice in a blender. Strain into cocktail glass.

smiles
  • 15th Nov 2011 11:46am

Here is one for all of you at the moment for cocktails in A SHOP IN NEW ZEALAND K mart there is buckets of the cocktail mix all you do is add the alchol it says and water and freeze it makes 8 cocktails. You must be able to get them at liquer stores i am sure i have seen them before. from smiles

Anonymous
  • 4th Nov 2011 12:03pm

Cosmopolitans, virgin or alcoholic are my fave!

freddy87
  • 11th Jul 2013 10:00pm

I love Cosmo as well ! What's your receipe ?

kate
  • 6th Oct 2011 06:24pm

mojito~

zertzz
  • 9th Sep 2011 05:26am

Slippery Nipple - cointreau with Baileys - the name certainly gets the guests talking and it tastes delicious.

smiles
  • 15th Nov 2011 11:44am
Slippery Nipple - cointreau with Baileys - the name certainly gets the guests talking and it tastes delicious.

that sounds a very nice one how do you make it .

penny
  • 18th Aug 2011 10:40am

make pina colada with out the alcohol just do pineapple juice crush some ice with the thin coconut water like milk not the stuff with the cream and add a slice of pineapple to the side. also alcohol free margaritas lime juice with some lemon juice crushed ice and make sure u salt the rim can do the strawberry daquri the same was basicall crused ice with fruit and juices make some cool drinks, greandine with orange uice on top poured slowly make a beautiful tequilla sunrise with out the tequilla

lauri
  • 18th Aug 2011 08:32am

When in Italy i discovered Aperol Spritz - its an aperitif (can be found in some bottle stores - is orange in colour). You mix it with soda water and prosecco (although any non-sweet bubbly works) and a slice of orange - delicious!

Anonymous
  • 4th Aug 2011 02:59pm

fruit tingle

Anonymous
  • 19th Sep 2012 05:10pm
Slippery Nipple - cointreau with Baileys - the name certainly gets the guests talking and it tastes delicious.

great idea Jess, love fruit tingls

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