Tea Rose

This is a subtle, long sipping drink for a hot day, maybe a lawn party if you are that sophisticated. Hahaha!

We created this drink especially for Maya from Faraaz Tea. It uses their Rose Bud tea, which has a delicate perfume. The spirit and mixer are deliberately light in flavour to let the rose aroma shine.

Faraaz Teas can be purchased online here.
http://faraaz.com.au/products.php

Recipients: Light drinkers

Type: Mix In Glass

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Defibrillator

This is our version of an espresso martini, except we can’t call it a martini since it contains not one martini ingredient. However, you might be left shaken, not stirred, after a few sips. 🙂

Recipients: Coffee lovers and those with strong cardiac muscles

Type: Made In Glass

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Gin Genie

Magically, this has only 74 calories.* It is utterly drinkable and looks chic to boot. If you’ve made some New Year’s resolutions regarding healthy living, I can’t help you much. This contains gin.

Confession: Adele Bradshaw made us gin and tonic garnished with mint and cucumber. I loved the aroma so much I couldn’t stop thinking about it. But I wanted it in a relaxed, sipping drink instead of searching for it within the mouth puckering shock of tonic. Here is the result of my non original idea, my current favourite mixed drink.

Recipients: People sitting by the water, successfully wearing white and the rest of us.

Type: Made In Glass

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La Cucaracha

La Cucaracha is a spectacle. It is best served at special occasions with familiar faces. As with most cocktail shots, it looks exciting. Contrary to the reputation of shots, it is smoother than expected.

Confession: Not my recipe. Our Spanish friend, Jose Antonio Laguens Martin showed us how to make these too many years ago to tell. And we’ve never looked back. Viva España!

Recipients: Party people in a controlled environment

Type: Shot

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Citrus Spacek

This is intensely lemony as well as sweet. strong and sour.

Confession: Adele gave the punny name to a drink I made one night. A few days later when I wrote out the recipe, it turned out to be a caipiroska, made with mandarin vodka, which doesn’t deserve a name like Citrus Spacek. The only option was to come up with a drink sassy enough to fit the name. Here it is.

Recipients: Lemon lovers, friends with a sweet and sour tooth

Type: Made In Glass

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