After a disappointing recipe before, it’s time to go strong – in more ways than one – with another decadent cocktail. Obviously amaretto is going to be a key ingredient here but aside from that the Amaretto Alexander doesn’t really give anything away in the name alone. What you’ll find is that this is a rich […]
Month: April 2018
Ambrosia
Ambrosia. Nectar of the Gods, believed to grant immortality to those who were lucky enough to consume it. So that means this is a fantastic cocktail right? No. No no no no no no no. Repeat ad infinitum or simply substitute that entire sentence to a HELL NAW, the choice is yours but the result […]
Screaming Orgasm
Yes, this cocktail is called the Screaming Orgasm so just go ahead and get your giggles out of the way. I’ll wait. Needless to say, from the picture alone you can tell this is a rich, decadent drink; from the colour and consistency you would assume it was heavy with cream and it is in […]
American Beauty
The American Beauty is the liquid definition of a dark horse. If you glance at the ingredients list you’ll see brandy, crème de menthe, dry vermouth, ruby port?! and more – where does the madness end?! Surely they can’t marry well together, I mean I was half expecting the kitchen sink to be listed at the end! To […]
Absolut Espresso Martini
I’m not normally one for advocating a particular brand of spirit for cocktail recipes, in my humble opinion you can easily make do with what you have and just own it. There are, however, some situations that call for it such as oh, I don’t know, having the perfect measure of Absolut Vodka and Kahlua […]
Bay Breeze
The first thing that you notice about the Bay Breeze is the complete lack of aroma from the drink. With so much fruit juice in the recipe, you’d expect to be hit with a sweet, fruity fragrance as soon as you came within 30cm of the glass, but instead…nothing. It’s actually disconcerting and puts you […]