Tuesday 28 June 2011

Summer Cocktails for the Hot Days

Hello bloggers,


You will be pleased to know that we have been testing a few cocktail recipes over the weekend (but only because we wanted to blog about it)! The first one we tried out was Pimm's, a British summer classic invented in 1823 by an English farmer. Made of gin with added spices, fruits and herbs, Pimm's is a very refreshing and colourful cocktail to try at home. Simply add slices of seasonal fruits (oranges, lemons, limes, cucumber, strawberries and mint leaves) and a soft drink of your choice (we used lemonade) and serve over ice.


Pimm's

Now that we shared a classic cocktail with you, let's also show you our latest concoction (yes it's been a very rough weekend for us): a mouthwatering drink made with fresh passion fruit, strawberries, mint, passion fruit juice and vodka. For 5 drinks, simply slice a handful of strawberries, scrape the seeds of 3 passion fruits, toss in a few mint leaves and gently crush together using a wooden pestle. You just want to extract the flavours so make sure you don't end up with a paste. Then add 5 shots of vodka (or less depending on how strong you like your drink) and fill the rest of the jug with passion fruit juice. Stir and serve over ice. Enjoy!

Our summer cocktail 

1 comment:

  1. Passion fruit is my favourite fruit! I'll have to try it out.
    I'm just having some Pimm's right now! My favourite summer cocktail, but I like to add ginger ale and lemonade on a 50:50 ratio. And no cucumber for me, please! ;-)

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