Lagerita

This goes down easily. I suggest serving it at the start of your event and not all night.

Confession: I am unashamedly borrowing the basis of this from Nigella Lawson. I’m pretty sure she didn’t invent it, so I think it’s okay.

Recipients: Those about to party hard, at a party at which you need to break the ice, fast.

Type: Jug

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Measle

This was my first popular cocktail invention, and so it’s my namesake. It’s popularity stems from its looks because the previous failures had good flavour but looked like gumboots. Nobody wanted to taste them.

Blue curacao is one of those bottles you don’t buy but seem to have in the cupboard anyway. I don’t love its flavour, whatever that is, but if you have some blue stuff, you can make this. And the end result tastes good.

Bonus: The colouring will keep you dancing and bouncing off the walls like you’re 20 again.

Confession: The Measle is basically a frozen Fruit Tingle made with gin. You can make it with vodka but I think the aroma of gin works.

Recipients: Young friends, people who like bling, people who are content with one flashy drink because I don’t want to make another round of these.

Type: Frozen

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Sting

This is our version of a cocktail we had in Malaysia, the Varda Gimlet, which had quite a few more ingredients than necessary, in my humble opinion.

Recipients: Sophisticates who like it spicy

Type: Muddled

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Lemon Sorbet

This has an unusual method but it’s worth it. It is a drink I make for myself.

I usually make this when I have juicy, thin skinned lemons. Grapefruit works, too.

The ingredients include caster sugar and I prefer it to sugar syrup in this one. If it doesn’t dissolve I enjoy the fine, crunchy grit that adds to the texture of the blended lemon.

Recipients: People who like to sip their drinks. Nobody enjoys brain freeze.

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Mozzie Bite

I have a few friends that drink moscato. And they also seem to be the ones whose spirit of choice is vodka. This punch is for them. It is aromatic but not flavour intense so I use a clean tasting vodka.

Recipients: Those with a sweet tooth and mature ladies

Type: Jug

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