Classic Cocktails

COCKTAILS

CLASSIC COCKTAILS Mix it up with these perennial favourites

Cocktails offer an endless combination of flavours, bringing out the subtleties in just about every drink. We offer three classic mixes that have stood the test of time.

ROYAL BLUE MARTINI With its hint of citrus flavor and sapphire colour, this cocktail is a sophisticated gem. CAIPIRINHA Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail. It’s a drink guaranteed to get a party started!

MARGARITA This contemporary classic cocktail goes well with hot and spicy food such as fajitas. Experiment with your own food-pairing combinations!

Ingredients

• Lime wedge • Coarse sugar or granulated sugar • Ice cubes • ¼ cup cranberry juice cocktail • 2 tablespoons citron vodka or vodka • 2 tablespoons blue curacao • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons cachaça • Half a lime cut into 4 wedges • 2 teaspoons sugar • Crushed ice

Directions

• Place lime and sugar into an old fashioned glass. • Mash the two ingredients together using a muddler or a wooden spoon. • Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the

Cachaça.

Tip: You can use other citrus fruit instead of lime. Cachaça can be replaced with vodka, making a caipiroska.

Directions

• Use the lime wedge to moisten the rim of the chilled martini glass. Sprinkle sugar onto a small plate, and lightly coat the moistened rim with sugar. • Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add cranberry juice, vodka, curacao and lime juice; cover and shake. Strain into a martini glass.

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons tequila • 1 tablespoon Cointreau • 2 tablespoons lime juice

Directions:

• Rub the rim of the glass with the lime slice to make the salt stick to it. • Take care to moisten only the outer rim and sprinkle the salt on it. • The salt should present to the lips of the imbiber and never mix into the cocktail. • Shake the other ingredients with ice, then carefully pour into the glass.

Tip: Instead of Cointreau, you can use other orange-flavored liqueurs such as Grand Marnier, Gran Gala, other brands of triple sec, or blue curacao, for a blue margarita.