International Women’s Day: DIY recipes

By IANSlife

New Delhi, March 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) It's a day to celebrate yourself, pick your favourite dram, be it scotch, gin, vodka, or liqueur and curate some lip-smacking cocktails with these recommendations from Diageo India's finest Brand Ambassadors and mixologists.

YES WE CRAN

Ingredients:

• 45 ml Black and White Scotch Whisky
• 10 ml Lime Juice
• 60 ml Cranberry Juice
• Garnish: Lime Wedge on each serve

  Method:

• Build all the ingredients into a highball glass with ice and stir well. Garnish and serve.

  A glass of wine

  Ingredients:

• 50ml Gordon's London Dry Gin

• Fresh Bottled Tonic to top

  Method:

• Fill a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes. Pour in the gin and top up with chilled tonic. Gently squeeze a wedge of lime into the glass before dropping it in, then give it all a final stir. The definitive G&T, and a great way to begin any occasion.

  KETEL ONE ESPRESSO MARTINI

  Ingredients:

• 50 ml Ketel One

• 45 ml Espresso (2.5 tsp Instant Coffee Powder mixed with 20 ml warm water)
• 15 ml Sugar Syrup

• Glassware: Martini Glass

  Method:

• Shake all ingredients with some ice cubes. Fine strain into chilled glass and garnish with 3 coffee beans

  JOHNNIE WALKER PEACH HIGHBALL

  Ingredients:

• 50ml Johnnie Walker Red Label

• 50ml Peach tea (chilled)

• 100ml Soda water

  Method:

• Combine ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with slices of peach or a sprig of mint

  NEGRONI RECIPE

  Ingredients:

• 30ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin

• 30ml Rosso Antico

• 30ml Campari

  Method:

• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass full of ice and stir to dilute. Strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice or twist

  APPLE DOG

  Ingredients:

• 50ml Copper Dog

• 150ml Green Apple Juice

  Method:

• Combine ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with a slice of Green Apple

  SMIRNOFF NO 21 (RED)

  Ingredients:

• 30 ml or 60 ml Smirnoff No 21

• Soda to top

• 1 Wedge of Lime/ Orange/ Sweet lime/ Mandarin/ Kafir Lime

  Method:

• In a highball glass filled with ice, pour Smirnoff No 21 and place your preferred fruit slice. Top with soda and gently stir and serve

  THE SINGLETON OLD FASHIONED

  Ingredients:

• 50 ml The Singleton of Glendullan12 YO

• 10 ml Simple Syrup or Honey

• 2 dash Angostura Bitters

  Method:

• Fill Mixing glass with good quality ice cubes and add all ingredients and keep stirring for 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes and garnish with an orange twist

  BAILEYS HOT CHOCOLATE

  Ingredients:

• Baileys Original Irish cream Liquear: 50 ml

• Milk: 250 ml
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: 2 tablespoons
• Dark Chocolate: 30 grams
• Sugar: 1 tablespoon
• Whipped Cream
• Chocolate Sauce

• Dark Chocolate

  Method:

• In a small saucepan, heat up the milk. Add cocoa powder and chocolate and stir with a whisk until the chocolate has melted.

• Turn off the heat and add Baileys. Taste it and add sugar to your taste.

• Optional: Top with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate shavings.

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Source: IANS