Signature Cocktails…

Monday, April 16 2012

Signature Cocktails…

Serving your favourite cocktail at your wedding reception is a brilliant way to get an extra piece of ‘you’ into the wedding. I love cocktails and we decided rather early on that a cocktail hour is never enough so we will be having ‘cocktail 2 hours’ for our reception in August. So now, all we need is to decide which cocktails to serve.

Some ideas…

Champagne Cocktail

Dry Champagne
25ml Brandy
1 White Sugar Cube
Angostura Bitters

Douse the sugar cube in Angostura Bitters and place into a Champagne flute. Add the Brandy, then gently top up with Champagne.

(Photo Credit: Jamie Oliver)

Gin Rickey

50ml Gin
Fresh Lime Juice
Sugar Syrup
Soda
Lime Wedge

Pour the Gin, a large dash of fresh lime juice and a large dash of sugar syrup into a Highball glass filled with ice. Top up with soda, and garnish with a lime wedge.

(Photo Credit: Food52)

Pimm’s Cocktail

50ml Pimm’s No 1 Cup
Lemonade
Cucumber
Mixed Fruit
Sprig of Mint

Pour Pimm’s over ice into a Highball glass and add the lemonade, leaving ample room for the fruit. Then add a sliver of cucumber peel, a slice of orange, lemon and strawberry and a sprig of mint. Serve with a straw and a swizzle stick.