Perfect Cocktail Garnishes
EASTER EGGS ARE NOT JUST FOR KIDS!
EASTER is rapidly approaching and what better way to enjoy your long weekend than with chocolate, wine and cocktails!
White chocolate, bittersweet and everything in between! Here are some beverage pairing tips for you…
White Chocolate: Muscat, Moscato D’Asti, Tokay, vintage port, sherries & aroma liqueurs.
Milk chocolate: Any sweet Riesling or dessert wine! Pinot Noir, medium bodied Merlot!
Dark Chocolate: Merlot or Petit Syrah.
Bittersweet Chocolate: Cabernet Sauvignon or Zinfandel
Caramel Chocolate: Sweet Champagne, Moscato D’ Asti
Mint Chocolate: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz, Moscato
Chocolate and Nuts: Maderia, PX or Oloroso Sherry
Chocolate and Berries: Sparkling wines, Moscato, Brachetto d’Acqui
If wine isn’t your thing and you want to indulge a little further, why not try our BUNNY ALEXANDER COCKTAIL!!!
Ingredients:
60ml x Cognac or other fine aged brandy
30ml x Dark Crème De Cacao
30ml x Cream
1 x Freshly grated nutmeg
1 x Lindt Bunny!
Method:
Chop the ears off your bunny.
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice.
Shake well, and strain into bunny. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and enjoy!
Happy Easter!
Perth Cocktail Trends 2018
In the 21st Century fads and trends are built on what pops up on our Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat.
Keep a look out for these Perth Cocktails taking over your feed in 2018.
The Espresso Martini is here to stay.
This classic cocktail was constructed by Dick Bradsell at Fred’s Club in late 1980s, when a young model who Bradsell now claims is world famous asked for something to “Wake me up and F*** me up.” His solution was vodka, fresh espresso and sugar, shaken and served in a martini glass. Turn a downer night into a banging night!
Twists of classic cocktails
Our famous Watermelon Mojito will be around Perth this summer! Look out for Perth bartenders adding flavoured tonics to gins and liqueurs to your spritz!
Colourful drinks like Frose , Aperol Spritz, orange wine and blue prosecco.
We aren’t saying these are amazing drinks by any means, but these are set to fill your insta feed due to their vibrant colours! Drinking blue prosecco is asking to be grammed. Blumond is an Italian BLUE bubbly by Saraceni! It’s now in Australia, but Perth is still waiting. Lets hope it comes in 2018!
Infusions
Infusions that are both tasty and healthy! Blueberries, flowers, ginger, saffron, turmeric can be muddled in vodka, tequila or gin! Even Kombucha used as a mixer. Drinking these infused beverages will help you feel less guilty when on a ‘diet’ but keeps you out with your friends who love to PARTY!
How to make a Classic Cocktail!
Want to show your guests who the real bartender is but only have a minimal liquor collection?
Why not try a QUICK Old Fashioned cocktail!
A minimal liquor collection should contain Bourbon, if you don’t have any go buy some as this is a staple in any collection.
You’re going to need:
- Bourbon of your choice
- An Orange
- Sugar
- Angostura Bitters
- Ice
How to make it!
- Add 1 tsp of sugar into your glass. Then add three dashes of bitters and 45ml of bourbon.
- Add ice
- Stir gently until the level of ice and liquid equalizes
- Zest an orange peel over the glass and peel into the drink to garnish.
- ENJOY by yourself of with friends!
To really impress your guests take the orange zest and flame it with a lighter when squeezing it over your drink!