Drinks
Rhubarb Gin
2023-06-24 10:25
Seasonable Rhubarb works well in crumble but can also be used to add flavour to Gin.
Sugar is used to help draw juices out of the rhubarb, so the flavour is more like the Rhubarb in a rhubarb and custard sweet than in a sharper crumble.
Butterscotch Iced Coffee
2021-05-31 10:07
Iced coffee costs a fortune buying from the supermarket, but ahead of a hot day you can trivially make it with just a few (cheap) ingredients.
This recipe uses butterscotch flavour golden syrup to add flavour, but you can easily substitute that for other flavourings - using other golden syrup flavours, or flavoured coffee shots
Apple Iced Tea
2021-05-30 08:40
Traditionally, iced tea is lemon or peach, but on a hot day it works well with other flavours too. Alternatively, you can leave out the apple and add a couple of sliced lemons.
Can easily be modified to taste - less sugar brings the tea flavour out more.
Mulled Apple Juice
2020-12-24 08:43
A tasty, warming non-alcoholic alternative to mulled wine.
There are a number of variations you can make to this recipe
- To make alcoholic, use cider instead, and/or add a few shots of brandy
- Skip the hob and put the mix into a slow cooker, leaving it to warm for a few hours - people can then serve themselves, and the flavour will only get better over time
- For the truly dedicated, chop an apple the night before, coat it in ground cinnamon and leave it to marinate in the fridge overnight. Add to the pan
If you've a (clean) pair spare, you may want to put the cloves/orange peel into a tied off ankle tight - it saves trying to fish cloves out of your mug. Otherwise, you end up serving through a sieve
Grog
2019-09-19 10:16
It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, so thought I might be posting a piratey recipe.
What could be more piratey than Grog? The name's not very descriptive in itself, but it's basically a limey sugary rum - they used to make it to help stretch their rum rations out a bit. Lime juice probably helped reduce the risk of scurvy too.
This isn't the same as "Navy Grog" which is a cocktail invented in the 1940s, and contains 3 different rums, 2 differnt juices, soda water and honey syrup. This be pirate grog
If you don't have a cocktail shaker (I don't), you can just use a (clean) empty jam jar or similar instead - basically as long as the lid seals, it'll work
Vodka Jelly Shots
2019-05-22 13:21
I haven't made Vodka jelly in years, but the memories I do have are fond.
You can swap the Vodka out for things like Malibu (Coconut Rum) fairly successfully too
This recipe will make around 30 shots
Shocking Sunrise
2019-05-09 16:57
After getting home from a gig late one night, we proceeded to drink the contents of my spirits shelf. Having finally settled on Tequila sunrises, we ran out of Grenadine, and this drink was born!
Lynchburg Lemonade
2019-05-09 16:08
A Classic. JD, with lemonade and triple sec, with bitters to taste.
Bermuda Rose
2019-05-09 16:06
I've never been a huge fan of Apricot brandy, so it's nice to have found a use for it other than a fruitcake!
Mulled Cider
2019-05-09 16:03
Rather than only serving mulled wine, why not mull some cider instead/as well?