Ice Cool Cocktails

For a sparkling start to the day kick start your Christmas brunch with a refreshing, tongue tingling 'Twinkle'.

50ml Vodka
25ml Champagne
A dash of elderflower cordial
Lemon twist, to garnish

Stir the ingredients over ice in a mixing glass then strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon and serve.


SILK STOCKING
Everyone deserves a stocking at Christmas and the smooth contents of this one are sure to delight!

35ml Gold Tequila
15ml White creme de cacao
5ml Grenadine
15ml double cream
2 fresh raspberries, to garnish

Put all the ingredients into a blender. Add two scoops of crushed ice and blend for 20 seconds. Pour the mixture into a hurricane glass, garnish with two raspberries and serve with two straws.

SLOE GIN FIZZ
This is a delicious twist on Sloe gin, which is traditionally meant to
be drunk at Christmas time.

25ml Sloe Gin
25ml Gin
20ml fresh lemon juice

10ml Sugar syrup
Soda water
Lemon slice, to garnish

(To make sugar syrup, stir 500g sugar into 250ml water and bring to the boil, stirring. Cool and keep in the fridge)

Add all the ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake the mixture sharply and strain into a highball glass filled with ice. Top with soda
water, garnish with lemon and serve with two straws.

MUDSLIDE

This luxurious chocolate drink is sure to warm the taste buds on a cold winter's night.

25ml Vodka
25ml Bailey's
25ml Kahlua
20ml double cream
Cocoa powder, to garnish

Add all the ingredients to a shaker filled with ice. Shake sharply and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Alternatively mix in a
blender with crushed ice for 10 seconds. Garnish with cocoa powder and serve.

BLUE BLAZER
This spectacular cocktail won't fail to impress guests - although you may want to have a few practice runs first!

1 Sugar cube
50ml boiling water
50ml whisky

Grated nutmeg, to garnish

Warm two small metal tankards. In one dissolve the sugar in the water. Pour the whisky into the other, set alight and, as it burns, pour it
into the first tumbler and back, creating a stream of fire. Once the flame has subsided, pour into a warmed glass and garnish with nutmeg.