Piña coladas

Made with fresh pineapple juice and real coconut milk - YUM!

Experimenting with lemons..

Making limoncello 

Ruth Pretty's Limoncello

This idea for this almost instant Limoncello came from Hayden Wood, world champion bar tender and author of 'The Liquid Kitchen' published by Drink Australia. Traditionally made Limoncello takes weeks to mature and requires attention. Serve Limoncello neat in a shooter glass, or as a cocktail in a flute diluted with methode champenoise, or in a long tumbler with ice and soda. It is addictive.

375g (4) lemons (washed, peel on, chopped into large chunks) 

420g (2) cups castor sugar

rind of 1 lemon 

350ml vodka 

375ml (1.5 cups) water

• Place lemons and sugar into a large bowl and bruise the fruit to extract some of the lemon oil by squashing with the handle of a rolling pin (or a muddler). Add rind, vodka and water to the bowl. Stir to dissolve sugar. If it doesnt dissolve easily leave for 1 hour then stir again.
• Cover with plastic wrap, leave in a cool place and allow to infuse for 48 hours.
• Strain liquid through a sieve, discarding lemons. Pour through a funnel into empty bottles to store. Store in fridge or pour into plastic bottles and store in freezer.
• Serve well chilled from the fridge, or better still from the freezer.

Feeling thirsty?

Island style drinks...

Obviously the G&T

Ice, 2 shots gin, top with tonic water, add lemon slices
(To make 1 glass)

Apple Mojito

10 mint leaves, ice, 2 caps rum, 1 dessert spoon lemon cordial, apple juice
(To make 1 glass)

Put everything except the apple juice in a glass and bruise the mint leaves. Top up with apple juice.
Garnish with mint leaves.

Pineapple Daiquiri

1/2 large pineapple, juice of 2 limes, 12 icecubes, 4 caps rum, 1 cap Malibu, 1 tbsp caster sugar
(To make 2-3 glasses)

Blend the first three ingredients, then add the last three. Mix and pour into glasses.



CAUTION:  Don't drink these all at once!

A Yummy Cocktail!

Thanks to my sis, we tried this delicious cocktail this weekend...

Here's her recipe...

The Anguria (Watermelon in Italian)

4 thick slices of watermelon

about half this quantity of crushed ice
lime juice squeezed from half a lime
one portion of gin
equal portion of water with 2 tsp sugar

Blend and serve in martini glasses

WATERMELONS!

 

EQUALS

(Watermelon juice with mint leaves added)