Sunday 8 September 2013

Mojito, Vodka Martini and Bloody Mary

Here is how you can make these three cocktails in an innovative way.

Mojito

Ingredients

·         45ml White Rum
·         1 fresh lime
·         8 mint sprigs
·         2 bar spoons of white sugar
·         Soda Water

Method
  1. Cut a lime into six wedges. Roll the lime to make the membranes release the juices 
  2. Squeeze and drop the lime wedges into the mixing glass.
  3. Put 2 bar spoons of sugar and 45ml rum into the mixing glass.
  4. Muddle the ingredients.
  5. Put the crushed ice into the mixing glass along with 8 mint sprigs.
  6. Place a mixing tin on the glass and shake.
  7. Pour everything into a highball glass without a strainer and top up with soda water.
  8. Put a half slice of lemon for garnish.
  9. Squeeze and clap the mint leaves and place it as garnish.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vodka Martini
Ingredients
 
·         60ml Vodka
·         10ml Vermouth
Method
  1. Pour Vodka into the mixing glass with ice cubes.
  2. Pour 10ml of vermouth on a martini glass, swirl it around the glass and dispose.
  3. Stir the vodka on the mixing glasses and pour on the martini glass with a Hawthorne strainer.
  4. Use a straw to twist the lemon zest or have olive in a toothpick and place it into the drink as garnish

 
 
 
 
 
Bloody Mary

Ingredients
 
·         45ml Vodka
·         15ml fresh lemon juice
·         4 dashes of Celery salt
·         4 dashes of Black pepper
·         4 dashes of Tabasco sauce
·         4 dashes of Green Tabasco sauce
·         4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
·         Tomato juice
 
Method
  1. Pour Vodka into the mixing glass with ice cubes.
  2. Squeeze half a lemon into the mixing glass.
  3. Put the dashes of celery salt, black pepper, Green Tabasco sauce, Tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce into the mixing glass and top up with tomato juice.
  4. Shake and strain into a highball glass full of ice.
  5. Cut a thick slice of lemon and a long strip of cucumber as garnish.