Cocktail Series: Bloody Mary (Bloody Russell Peters)

Another eternal favourite, the Bloody Mary. Some call it a sun-downer, I call it a healthy breakfast. ;)

Tangy and spicy, I do this one with a slight twist (Inspired by and dedicted to Russell Peter's observations on how spicy Indians are). Maybe I should call it "Bloody Russel Peter."

NSFW: Better wait till the drink's done. ;)

Ingredients (Serves 1):

• Vodka- 60 ml
• Tomato Juice= 120 ml
• Worcestershire Sauce- 1/2 tsp
• Tabasco Sauce- 1/2 tsp
• Pepper- 1/2 tsp crushed
• Cayenne- 1/4 tsp
• Green chilli- 1/2; shredded
• Green coriander- 1 sprig; shredded
• Lime- 1/4 juiced
• Salt- A pinch
• Ice- 1/4 glass

Garnish:

• Celery Stalk- 3 inch
• Lime wedge- 1

Preparation (5 mins)

 

Trim celery stalk of edges. Combine the trimmings, shredded chilli, green coriander, salt, ground pepper, Tabasco, Worcestershire Sauce, lime juice, cayenne and tomato juice in a blender. Add the ice and whisk for 30 secs.

Pour vodka in a glass and add the blended tomato juice. Top off with ice. Garnish with celery stalk and lime wedge.

Enjoy your filling, fiery but ice cold breakfast/ sun-downer/ cocktail.

Cocktail Series: Mojito

Summers coming time for long jars of summer coolers and long lazy afternoons.

Ingredients (Enjoy it yourself, or, call over a gang- here's the per head serving):

• Ginger ale- 1 can
• White rum/ Vodka- 60 ml
• Mint- 2 sprigs
• Lime juice
• Salt- 1 pinch
• Crushed ice

Preparation:

Crush mint, add salt and lime juice. Pour in rum and mix, top off with crushed ice and ginger ale.

Cocktail Series- The Black Russian

As cocktails go this one is pretty potent. Except for the ice, there is nothing cooling about this 'fire in your belly, stars in your head' drink. But it does make a great sun-downer to get the mood going.

Ingredients:

• Coffee Liqueur- 1 measure (used my homemade Kahlua)
• Vodka-2 measures (You could tone this down, but does take the punch put)
• Crushed Ice.

Preparation:

Fill a high ball halfway with ice, and layer in the Kahlua and  vodka. 






And the party starts.

Cocktail Series: Mint Julep

From the gentile American South comes the quaint Mint Julep.Celebrating summer, celebrating the Bengali New Year and Sri Lankan New Year, celebrating the rare day of getting home from work before sundown, Ladies and Gentlemen, here's the mint julep.

Ingredients (Serves 2):

• Fresh mint leaves- A handful
• Demerra Sugar- 2 tbsp
• Bourbon- 90 ml (if you are confused you can d with your regular Jack Daniel's No.7)
• Ice- Crushed, 300 ml

Preparation:

Muddle the sugar and mint in a Tom Collins ( tall straight glass). Pour in bourbon. Shake well, not stir. Pour over ice and serve. 
 

Cheers, sport.

Cocktail Series: Pinacolada

Long story short, a food blog's incomplete without cocktails. So here's one of the perennial favorites- the Pina Colada to start off the journey to an approaching weekend. As with everything else on this blog, it's an adaptation of making do with what you have on hand. So while the purists may scoff, this one tastes just as good.

P.S. Also, following my resolution of putting across at least one recipe every week, I need to boost post count quickly to catch up with old backlogs.

Ingredients (Per serving):

• Orange Pineapple Juice: 1/2 glass.
• Coconut milk: 1/3 glass
• Vodka: 60 ml

Preparation:

Pour in orange and pineapple juice (unlike me if you have separate cartons, then 1/4 glass each). Layer with vodka on top. Top off with coconut milk. Add crushed ice. Stir. Enjoy.

Cocktail Series-Homemade Kahlua

Starting off the summer cocktail series with a homemade liqueur- The Kahlua. In mood to do everything from scratch- Learn, save money, customize. But most importantly, getting liqueurs in Muscat is slightly difficult. If you want to mix your own drinks in small batches, best learn from scratch.

Kahlua is quite a versatile mixer- Baby Eskimo, Black Russian, Chocolate Covered Cherries, Creamy Punani,Dirty Apple Juice or just to add a twist to your hot chocolate or coffee on a cold evening. Turns out its really easy to make.

Ingredients:

• Coffee- 1/ 2 cup (I grind mine from Robusta beans directly, else you could take 2 tbsp of Nescafe Instant)
• Sugar (preferably Demerra)- 1 cup
• Vodka- 1/2 cup
• Vanilla essence- 1 tsp

 



Preparation:

Blend sugar, vodka, coffee to slush. Cool. In a clean container pour the vanilla essence, and slowly pour in the mix. Shake and store in a cool dry place.