Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Interesting cocktail recipes?

A friend and I are having a tapas/tappas party in about a month. We're looking for some interesting (but good) cocktail and drink recipes. We're trying to work away from sweet drinks if we can(eg: I found a recipe for a ginger martini). Any one willing to divulge your interesting drinks?Interesting cocktail recipes?
Jellyfish Recipe



I love this recipe, it is SO cool looking! It really helps to have straws to make this drink with.



Ingredients:

creme de cacao (the clear version)

amaretto

Bailey's

grenadine



First, half fill a very tall, clear shot glass with creme de cacao. Add in amaretto almost to the top.



Stick one straw into the Baileys and then put your finger on top to trap some baileys in the straw. Carefully release the baileys onto the top of the shot glass. Your aim here is to make a relatively thin layer across the top of the liquid.



OK, now for the fun part! Use a clean straw to get some grenadine into it. Drop *individual drops* of grenadine through the Bailey's. The heavy grenadine will pull the Bailey's down into thin threads, to the bottom of the glass. It will look like the tendrils of a jellyfish!Interesting cocktail recipes?
Dandy Shandy: Top a good dark stout or porter (or nonalcoholic beer) with an equal amount of ginger ale or ginger beer.



All of my other drinks are sweet.Interesting cocktail recipes?
Pina Coladas with Rivers of Strawberry



2 cups frozen sliced strawberries in juice, defrosted

2 cans coconut milk drink mix (recommended: Coco Lopez)

2 cups pineapple juice

6 shots coconut rum or light rum

* For mocktails, omit liquor and use a few extra ice cubes

1 tray of ice



Blend strawberries in a blender on high until smooth. Place 1/2 cup strawberry puree in the bottom of 4 hurricane or double rocks cocktail glasses. Rinse blender and return to motor base. Place remaining ingredients in blender and blend on high until smooth. Pour pina coladas into glasses on top of the strawberry puree. The puree will run up through the pina colada, making a lava flow effect.
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