COCKTAILS

Something blue

For our summer issue, as usual we’ve chosen wedding cocktails to match our theme colours. Blue is a popular colour for weddings and it represents love, purity and faithfulness, which are all good qualities to bring to a marriage. Most brides traditionally include this colour in their wedding either as a piece of jewellery, item of clothing or in their bouquet. And this year a beautiful blue, to match our summer skies, and a shot of sunshine yellow, just happen to be on 2021’s top wedding shades list.

BLUE BAYOU COCKTAIL

ice 45ml vodka 30ml blue curaçao liqueur 8 tblsp fresh or canned pineapple chunks 60ml grapefruit juice pineapple wedge, for garnish

METHOD –Blend the ice, vodka, blue curaçao, pineapple, and grapefruit juice till smooth. Pour into a chilled margarita or highball glass. Garnish with the pineapple wedge.

FROSTY FLURRY COCKTAIL

60ml white rum 60ml white cranberry 30ml blue curacao 15ml lime juice granulated sugar for the glass rim slice of lime wheel to garnish

METHOD –Shake rum, white cranberry juice, curacao, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Put sugar onto a flat plate. Moisten the rim of the glass, turn it upside down and twist it in the sugar. Pour drink into the rimmed glass and garnish with a lime wheel.

BLUE LAGOON COCKTAIL

30ml vodka 30ml blue curaçao 120ml lemonade 1 lemon wheel to garnish 1 maraschino cherry, to garnish

METHOD –Put vodka, blue curaçao and lemonade into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a hurricane glass over crushed ice. Garnish with the lemon wheel and maraschino cherry.