WELCOME TO THE COCKTAIL SUITE!
Feel free to browse through my growing collection of cocktail recipes, garnered from all points of the internet and beyond...
General
This blog is intended as an education in the art of cocktail cuisine from the simple martini, to the more potent "Zombie". Some recipes may be familiar to you already, but there are going to be a few real crackers in here.
Equipment
A good cocktail shaker is recommended. It should be an unadorned model with a capacity of a pint (0.5l) or more. The simplest to use is the type with the strainer incorporated into the lid. With more basic models you will need to use a good strainer which will fit closely within the mouth of the shaker for pouring.
Some cocktails also require the use of a food blender, however those recipes ar better suited for party drinks, as the fuss required to make a single cocktail would take the fun out of the experience.
Measures:
Throughout this blog I will refer to "parts" rather than any fixed measure. This is because I believe that a good cocktail should be shared. One part would, to my simple mind, be around an ounce or 30ml. Any recipe calling for a dash or a spoonful should be multiplied equivalently to a part - a spoonful being around 5ml, a dash being a little less (I'd say about half a spoonful.)
Shaken or Stirred?
Generally cocktails can be either. Shaken cocktails tend to come out cloudy possibly with tiny fragments of ice that have managed to get through the strainer, whereas stirred ones come out clear.
Legal Bits
I must state that most of these concoctions contain alcohol, so please check with your local legislation regarding alcohol consumption, and above all please drink responsibly.
Cheers!
