Cocktail Corner: Surprisingly Delish Drinks

One of the more interesting ways to get your 5+ a day, the Between the Trees cocktail combines celery and kiwifruit for one leafy (and yet very tasty) drink. In a mixing glass, muddle one finely grated celery stick with a peeled and diced golden kiwifruit. Add all the spirits – 25mls Kiwifruit vodka, 25mls vanilla infused vodka and 10mls Muscat wine – and shake vigorously. Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with a celery leaf.

 

A bit of a fan of the odd vodka-cranberry? Mix it up with this tasty twist! Pour 30mls of vodka and 60mls of cranberry juice into a champagne flute. Top up with some sparkling wine and garnish with a strawberry. There you have it, one easy-peasy cocktail!

 

Another nice and easy drink to make, the espresso martini combines two of our (seemingly incompatible) loves – coffee and vodka. Start off by frosting the rim of a cocktail glass by rubbing it with lemon juice and coating with sugar. Half full a shaker with ice then add one shot of espresso and 25mls each of kahlua and vodka. Shake all the ingredients together and pour into the frosted glass.

This devil of a cocktail uses some interesting ingredients, but to a great effect. To whip this little baby up, take 30mls of vodka, 10mls of lemon juice, 30mls of strawberry liqueur, 1 dash of egg white, 10mls of Grenadine and four strawberries and blend with ice. Serve with a strawberry to garnish and you’re done!

For something with a bit more pang, give the Maiden’s Blush a go. Start off by filling a shaker with ice then mix it with 45mls of gin with 15mls of both triple sec and sour mix. Add a splash of grenadine and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and you have one delish (and slightly lethal) cocktail on hand!