Clarkeys Festive Tipples

Grand Marnier Negroni

Ingredients:

Drink:

25ml Grand Marnier

25ml Cinzano Rosso

25ml Campari

Garnish:

1 Orange Zest

Glass:

1 Old Fashioned Glass

Tools:

Japanese Mixing Glass/Glass Cocktail Shaker

Bar Spoon

Olympia Bar Spoon

Single Strainer

Method:

1. prepare your garnish by cutting a zest strip from a fresh orange. Cut the rough edges to improve the presentation.

2. Fill an Old Fashioned Glass with Ice cubes and set aside.

3. Pour 25ml Grand Marnier, 25ml Cinzano Rosso & 25ml Campari into your mixing glass.

4. Fill your mixing glass with ice cubes and stir for 25 seconds to chill the mixture.

5. Strain your cocktail into the iced old fashion glass

6. add your orange zest garnish and serve.

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French 75

Ingredients

Drink:

25ml Bull Dog Gin

12ml Lemon Juice

12ml Sugar Syrup

100ml Champagne

Garnish:

1 Lemon Zest

Glass:

Champagne Flute

Tools:

Cocktail Shaker

Single Strainer

Knife

Method:

1. Prepare your garnish by cutting a zest strip from a fresh lemon. Cut the rough edges to improve presentation.

2. Pour 25ml Bulldog Gin, 12ml Lemon Juice & 12ml sugar syrup into your cocktail shaker.

3. Fill your shaker to the top with ice cubes, add the lid, then shake vigorously until the ice has broken down and the wall of the shaker is cold to the touch.

4. Strain your mixture into a champagne flute.

5. Top your glass with 100ml of Champagne.

6. Add your lemon zest garnish to serve.

Did you know.. French 75 dates back to World War 1. An early form was created in 1915 at the New York Bar in Paris - later Harry's New York Bar - by barman Harry MacElhone. The combination was said to have such a kick that it felt like being shell with the powerful French 75mm field gun.