Cocktail of the week:- Turkish Delight

35mls Vanilla Vodka
25mls Creme de Cacao White
20mls Rose Syrup
Rosewater spray(3 sprays)

Method:- Add all ingredients except the rosewater to a shaker with ice. Shake well, strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a rose petal if available

Happy Easter!

Cocktail of the Week:- Casino

35mls Old Tom Gin
17.5mls Maraschino liqueur
17.5mls fresh lemon juice
17.5mls sugar syrup
2 dashes Orange bitters

Method:- Shake and strain into an Old Fashioned Glass filled with cubed ice
Garnish with lemon and mint sprig

Notes: - like an Aviation but with an orange twist instead of Violette. Really nice!

Is in the Savoy Book but I found it in Imbibe magazine also.

Must use Old Tom gin!!!!!!!

Cocktail of the week :- Lychee Rose

35mls London Dry Gin
17.5mls Lychee liqueur
50mls Grapefruit juice

Shake

Strain into a martini glass

Spray with rosewater

Garnish with a Rose petal

Where to buy? :-

Lychee liqueur:- Celtic Whiskey Shop
Rose Syrup:- Fallon and Byrne or Celtic Whiskey shop
Rosewater :- make sure and get the edible kind
Which Gin to use? We really like Geranium Gin(Celtic Whiskey Shop) which has a wonderfully floral aroma and works so well with the Rose aromas!

Cocktail of the week:- St Charles Punch

Our cocktail of the week this week is a St Charles Punch, taken from Jerry Thomas' 1862 book, The Bon Vivant

35mls VS Cognac
35mls Ruby Port
25mls fresh lemon juice
15mls sugar syrup

Method:- Shaken

Glass:- Martini Glass

Garnish:-Lemon zest, squeeze over and discard

Comment:- This is delicious! Taking the popular Irish tipple of Brandy & Port and giving it a cocktail makeover of sorts with the simple addition of fresh lemon and sugar. Definitely try this at home.

For a treat use VSOP Cognac and LBV(late bottled vintage) Port

Happy New Year people!

We at Mixologic would like to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

We promise to be more active on the blog this year! We will have some recipes coming up and also news of what's going on in the Irish Cocktail Scene.

See you all soon!

Ps in the meantime here is a recipe we sold at Kinara Kitchen last night, called Chand Nim(a Pakistani phrase used to wish people well for the new year) it contained , Ceylon Arrack, fresh lemon, lemon bitters, Orgeat syrup and topped with chilled with Champagne. Enjoy!