Negroni

A Negroni is the easiest cocktail to make. Three ingredients in equal quantities and you’re ready to sip.

In my opinion a Negroni is the most perfectly balanced drink. It’s bitter enough to wake the tastebuds and then enough orange sweetness to urge many more sips. Though, I’ve happily accepted Negroni riffs from experienced bartenders I prefer not to mess with this classic, at home.

And there is no need. This is the easiest cocktail to put together and hit the spot. Other than orange peel this contains no fresh fruit. So, none of the ingredients vary in taste all that much. If you measure equal quantities the hardest part is avoiding over indulgence. A Negroni packs a punch.

Recipients: Guests that like strong drinks.

Type: Stirred in the glass.

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White Lady Soul

White Lady Soul is citrusy gin rounded out with a dose of pineapple. It is served like a quintessential sophisticated gin cocktail so it can easily slip into your recipe repertoire.

A good friend of Sue’s, Kim runs the theatrical production company, Origin Theatrical. We created this cocktail during the Covid 19 pandemic to sweeten one of the online watch parties Kim organised to keep them socially connected. White Lady Soul is designed to be sipped while watching Dusty, the Dusty Springfield Musical.

We based this recipe on the classic, White Lady drink. Firstly, to make it easier, simple sugar syrup and egg white are replaced by pineapple juice. As a result, you still get a frothy top, but it is slightly less thick than what egg white would achieve. Secondly, we looked at sweetness, which wasn’t straightforward since both triple sec and pineapple juice have this job. And finally, we adjusted the amount of acid via lemon juice.

The result was exactly what we love, a simple, never fail recipe.

Recipients: Guests that love classic and citrus gin cocktails, like a gimlet or tom collins

Type: Shaken and strained

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Cow Face

Cow Face is punchy coffee sipped through a sweet icy cream layer. This century’s response to Irish coffee has arrived.

This is our first creamy cocktail recipe and it’s been a huge hit from the first test.

It works equally well with cow’s milk cream or coconut cream, so choose your preference.

Recipients: Lovers of a cappuccino, a white Russian or Kahlua and milk

Type: Frozen and layered

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Chico Byrne

You’ll love this easy chocolate chilli martini. It is luscious, smooth and hot at the same time. Clear liquid hides an intense chocolate surprise. With only three main ingredients you can whip these up to impress your friends in bulk and at speed.

Our spectacularly simple Chico Byrne is named for our friend, Sarah Byrne, because during testing the chocolate chilli martini was her favourite, by far.

Chico Byrne is a chocolate cocktail that is dairy free so your vegan friends will be happy, too.

Recipients: People who love chocolate, chilli and sweet, flavoured martinis. Chocolate lovers who are dairy free.

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Fool’s Gold

Fool’s Gold is a love child conceived the fateful evening Pina Colada, our exotic chanteuse, glanced up from her microphone to catch the lingering gaze of district larrikin, PineLime Splice.

The product is a light, vanilla crema floating over chilled pine lime tang.

Cream is created by enzymes in pineapple that foam when blended and take up the vanilla flavour.

You can drink Fool’s Gold all night. No dairy. No coconut cream.

Recipients: Guests who like a pina colada without the heavy cream.

Type: Frozen and blended

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Zulu Warrior

Zulu Warrior is so cool and fruity she’s like an afternoon ice block after a day of scorching toil in a dusty garden.

This is not my original cocktail. It is included here because there are a few different versions floating about. We’ve tried them and have made one significant adjustment to ensure a superior result. Zulu Warrior is not a common drink and I think it deserves to be more popular, mainly so we can order them easily while out and about.

Recipients: Guests who prefer low alcohol drinks but want full flavour

Type: Frozen and blended

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Gimlet

Gimlet is a timeless classic. Many get togethers, this is what I serve as a first drink. She’s fresh and citrusy but her outstanding quality is that a Gimlet
perfectly embodies the exquisite sweet and sour balance we think of
when we imagine a cocktail glass.

And she’s so beautiful with that moonstone opacity. You’ll never serve her just one time. She’ll be on your list of favourites if only for the simplicity of the recipe.

Recipients: Guests who like classic cocktails, especially those that aren’t too sweet.

Type: Shaken

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