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3 Halloween Shot Recipes

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3 Halloween Shot Recipes

Halloween is a celebration observed in several countries on 31 October. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, playing pranks, carving pumpkins into jack-o`-lanterns, attending Halloween costume parties and making Halloween Drinks. Here are three beautiful Halloween cocktail recipes.

ZOMBIE BRAIN SHOT  

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This totally creepy and absolutely cool Zombie Brain Shot is the ultimate Halloween drink. And it’s as fun to make as it is to shoot – if you dare!

INGREDIENTS

  • ⅔ part peach schnapps
  • 1 dash crème de menthe
  • ¼ part Baileys Irish Cream
  • 1 dash Grenadine

METHOD

  1. Take a tall shot glass and add some peach schnapps.
  2. Add some crème de menthe for a bit of green colour.
  3. Hold a small spoon over the top of the shot glass and gently pour the Baileys  over the back, allowing the liquid to fan out and spill into the shot glass.
  4. Add a dash of Grenadine for more colour and to help pull the Irish cream down.

NOTES

Also known as a zombie brain hemorrhage shot, this drink not only looks like brains, but it has a unique taste that will leave you wondering.

BLACK WIDOW SHOT

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The Black Widow Shot is a very easy shot to make, and the black Vodka tops this eerie little drink nicely. This is one of those recipes in which the color of the liqueur is key.

INGREDIENTS

  • strawberry liqueur
  • black Vodka
  • Baileys Irish Cream

METHOD

  1. Pour the strawberry liqueur in a shot glass.
  2. Layer black Vodka on top of the strawberry liqueur.
  3. Slowly pour Baileys on top.

NOTES

When you drop the Baileys liqueur slowly on top you can create the appearance of spider legs.

HALLOWEEN MILKSHAKE SHOT

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The Halloween Milkshake Shot is a Vanilla milkshake spiked with vanilla vodka, mixed with cherry syrup and a chocolate syrup.

INGREDIENTS

  • vanilla ice cream
  • milk
  • Vanilla Vodka
  • cherry syrup
  • chocolate syrup

METHOD

  1. Set out the vanilla ice cream at room temperature about 5-10 minutes before blending.
  2. Blend the ice cream with milk and Vanilla Vodka.
  3. Slowly turn the shot glass as you gently squeeze in some of the syrup.

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Casino Cocktail Recipe

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The Casino Cocktail is a classic gin based cocktail, made with gin, maraschino liqueur, orange bitters and fresh lemon juice. It’s an exercise in simplicity. The cocktail first appears in the Savoy Cocktail Book compiled by Harry Craddock in the year 1930.

INGREDIENTS

  • 50 ml/ 1 ⅓  oz. Gin
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. marschino liqueur
  • 2 dashes orange bitters

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in mixing glass with ice.
  2. Stir 30 seconds.
  3. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with a lemon twist and maraschino cherry.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray No. 10 gin | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Marschino liqueur | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Orange bitters |USA*| UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Even if you have not won at the casino, you can prepare the casino cocktail…

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Negroni Cocktail Recipe

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Negroni

The Negroni is a cocktail traditionally served as an aperitif, originating in twentieth-century in Italy and created as a variation of the then very popular Americano. In the meantime, the popular drink is especially popular in a variety of variations, which often deviate from the three original ingredients Gin, Vermouth Rosso and Campari.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Dry Gin
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Campari
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Vermouth Rosso

METHOD

  1. Put all ingredients in a stir glass and add 4 to 5 medium-sized ice cubes.
  2. Mix for 30 seconds with a bar spoon.
  3. Strain in a pre-cooled tumbler on ice cubes.
  4. Cum the drink with the essential oils of an orange zest.
  5. Add orange zest.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Tanqueray Gin | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Campari | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Martini Rosso | USA | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

Try the classic Italian cocktail at home …

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Grashopper Cocktail Recipe

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Grashopper Cocktail Recipe

A Grasshopper is a sweet, mint-flavored, after-dinner drink. The name of the drink derives from its green color, which comes from the crème de menthe. The history said, that a bar in New Orleans (USA), claims the drink was invented in 1918  by the owner oft he bar. The drink became popularity during the 1950s and 1960s throughout the American South.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml / 1 oz. crème de menthe (green)
  • 30 ml / 1 oz. crème de cacau (white)
  • 30 ml / 1 oz. cream

METHOD

  1. Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Shake briskly.
  3. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

NOTES

A typical Grasshopper cocktail consists of equal parts green crème de menthe, white crème de cacau and cream, shaken with ice and strained into a chilled cocktail glass.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Crème de menthe (green) | USA | UK* | Germany*
  2. Crème de cacau (white) | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Nordic Track Cocktail Recipe

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NORDIC TRACK COCKTAIL Recipe from Swede

This Swedish cocktail is grassy, refreshing and sweet with extra fruity bite from the lingonberry sauce garnish.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Aquavit
  • 5 fresh mint leaves
  • 15 ml/ ½ oz.  cucumber vinegar
  • 8 ml/ ¼ oz.  bubble gum syrup
  • 1 tbsp lingonberry jam
  • mint spring

METHOD

  1. Muddle the mint together with the vinegar in a mixing glass.
  2. Add ice, the gum syrup and Aquavit. 
  3. Shake it!
  4. Strain into a glass over fresh ice.
  5. Garnish with the lingonberry jam and a mint sprig.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Aquavit | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Bubble gum syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Highball Glass | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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3 Cocktails with Charleston Follies

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3 cocktails with Charleston Follies Recipes

The Marie Brizard Charleston Follies is an exotic fruit liqueur from the house of Marie Brizard. His notes of passion fruit and mango give him a tropical appearance. Tasty and refreshing, the luxury liqueur convinces connoisseurs with its intense taste experience. On the tongue, the Marie Brizard Charleston Follies is pleasantly fresh and fruity. The nuances of passion fruit dominate the taste. Its exotic bouquet makes it ideal for Caribbean drinks.

SMILE

STORY

This cocktail has already conjured a smile on the face of the inventor. And that of a winner. The cocktail Smile was the winner of the cocktail World Cup in Bled (Slovenia) 2002.

INGREDIENTS

  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. Vermouth Dry
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Wodka Absolut Lime
  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. Charleston Follies
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. strawberry syrup
  • 120 ml/ 4 oz. pineapple juice

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice.
  3. Garnish with a cherry and orange wheel.

CHARLIE SHAKER

STORY

Why is the cocktail called Charle Shaker?  Right! Because the Charleston Follies bottle looks just like a cocktail shaker. At least the old generation, the new bottles are unfortunately only made of glass and look like any other liqueur bottle.

INGREDIENTS

  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. Charleston Follies
  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. Aqavit
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. lime juice
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. tonic water

METHOD

  1. Add Aquavit and Charleston Follies and stir it with ice.
  2. Add lime and tonic water.
  3. Fresh up with slice of lemon and red cocktail cherry.

GREEN CHAMPAGBE

STORY

The cocktail Green Champagne gets its name because of the green color of the Midori and the addition of champagne. Of course, the exotic flavor is rounded off by Charleston Follies.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Vodka
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Charleston follies
  • 10 ml/ ⅓ oz. Midori melon liqueur
  • lemonade
  • Champagne

METHOD

  1. Pour Vodka, Charleston and melon liqueur into a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
  3. Top with lemonade and float champagne.

NOTES

The history of the brand Marie Brizard leads back to its founding year 1775. Born in Bordeaux, Marie Brizard once cared for a sick West Indian sailor. As a thank you, there was the recipe of an aniseed liqueur. On this basis, she built up the company with her nephew.

The Marie Brizard Charleston Follies is a noble liqueur. Its elaborate production is subject to strict quality controls. From fresh fruits, the masters gain an incomparable aroma through maceration. The distillation is very gentle on 20 volume percent alcohol to guarantee the fine taste of the Follies.

An eye-catcher in every bar is the bottle made of aluminum with 700 milliliters content. The collector’s item reflects and is reminiscent of a shaker. It stands out for its special, rustic design. Its classic label alludes to the French origin.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Charleston Follies | Germany*
  2. Absolut Lime vodka | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Stolichnaya vodka| USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Vermouth Dry | USA | UK* | Germany*
  5. Midori | USA * | UK * | Germany*
  6. Aquavit | USA | UK* | Germany*
  7. Champagne | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  8. Strawberry syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  9. Hurricane Glasses| USA* | UK* | Germany*
  10. Highball Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  11. Martini Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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3 Cocktails of the 80s

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80s COCKTAIL RECIPES

If you put it nicely, the 1980s were an interesting time for cocktails. Although neon cocktails made with pre-made mixes in a rudimentary style have killed the original cocktail culture almost forever. Still, it’s fun to look back today, whether you want to host an 80s party or just to remember what drinking was like 30 years ago.

Fuzzy Navel

STORY

A Fuzzy Navel is a mixed drink of peach schnapps and orange juice. It is a very simple mixed drink of the 80s. If you’re planning your next 80s party, Fuzzy Navel should not be missed.

INGREDIENTS

  • 90 ml/ 3 oz. Peach Schnapps
  • 90 ml/ 3 oz. orange juice
  • orange wheel

METHOD

  1. Pour the schnapps into a highball glass. 
  2. Add ice and top with fresh orange juice.
  3. Stir and garnish with an orange wheel.

Sloe Gin Fizz

STORY

Sloe Gin is from England and has everything to do with “Sloe Berries”. These are small wild berries that are found everywhere in England. Purely they taste terrible. But the English have found a great way to use the Sloe Berries. Of course, by soaking in alcohol. The berries were dipped in a gin with a touch of sugar. And so Sloe Gin was born.

INGREDIENTS

  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. Sloe Gin
  • 20 ml/ ¾ oz. lemon juice
  • soda water
  • lemon wedge

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients to a highball glass.
  2. Add ice and top with soda water.
  3. Stir gently and garnish with a lemon wedge.

Alabama Slammer

STORY

This cocktail was popular with students in the 1980s. An Alabama Slammer is a cocktail of Amaretto, Southern Comfort, Sloe Gin and orange juice. The Alabama Slammer is the top drink for your next 80s party.

INGREDIENTS

  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Southern Comfort
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Sloe Gin
  • 30 ml/ 1 oz. Amaretto
  • 60 ml/ 2 oz. orange juice

METHOD

  1. Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice.
  3. Garnish with a cherry and orange wheel.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Peach Schnapps | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Southern Comfort | USA | UK * | Germany*
  3. Amaretto | USA | UK * | Germany*
  4. Sloe Gin | USA | UK* | Germany*
  5. Orange juice | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  6. Soda water | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  7. Highball Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Goa Cocktail Recipe

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Goa Cocktail Recipe

The Goa Cocktail is a a tall, orange-flavoured cocktail that’s nicely balanced.

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml / 1 ½ oz. white rum
  • 30 ml / 1 oz. orange liqueur
  • 45 ml / 1 ½ oz. orange juice
  • 1 ½ tsps sugar
  • ½ lime
  • 1 passionfruit

METHOD

  1. Combine the rum, orange liqueur, lime juice, orange juice, sugar and the juice from one passion-fruit in a shaker with ¼ cup of crushed ice.
  2. Blend and add further crushed ice where needed until slushy consistency is achieved.
  3. Serve in a hurricane glass.
  4. Garnish with an orange slice.

NOTES

Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India and it is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year for its white sand beaches, nightlife, places of worship and World Heritage-listed architecture.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacardi white rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Cointreau orange liqueur | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Orange juice | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

ALBANIA, Cocktail recipes, Cocktails on the road

2 Cocktail Recipes from 21 Bar in Sarandë

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2 cocktails from Albania

The 21 Bar-Cocktail

STORY

In August 2019 I was in Albania. I took the ferry from Corfu in Greece to the port of Sarandë in Albania. Arrived in Sarandë, the bartender Klajdi from the 21 Bar was already waiting for me. In the 21 Bar Klajdi showed me the production of two different cocktails. The first cocktail has the same name as the cocktail bar: 21 Bar Cocktail. The second Cocktail is called Mrs PINK You can find the 21 Bar in Sarandë in the Rruga Skënderbeu near the harbor and the waterfront. The decor is very exceptional and made with love. You can sit inside and outside. And the cocktails are really excellent and the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. So let’s go to Albania!.

INGREDIENTS

  • Vodka
  • Ursus
  • lime juice (freshly squeezed)

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake.
  2. Put a sugar rim on chilled glass.
  3. Garnish with lemon slice and orange twist.
  4. Cheers from 21 Bar in Sarandë!

Mrs. PINK Cocktail

STORY

In the 21 Bar in Sarandë I really liked it. That’s why Klajdi showed me a second cocktail. His name is Mrs. PINK and tastes wonderful. Which maybe was because I love Sambuca. So if you ever come to Sarandë, I highly recommend the 21 Bar.

INGREDIENTS

  • Sambuca
  • lime juice (freshly squeezed)
  • Strawberry syrup
  • crushed ice

METHOD

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
  2. Fill a glass ¾  with crushed ice.
  3. Shake with ice.
  4. Strain into the glass.
  5. Garnish with orange twist.
  6. Cheers from Albania!

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Absolut vodka | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Ursus | USA | UK* | Germany*
  3. Sambuca | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  4. Strawberry syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  5. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  6. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*

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Daiquiri Cocktail Recipe

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DAIQUIRI COCKTAIL Recipe

In addition to the Mojito, the Daiquiri is the most famous cocktail from Cuba – here is the original recipe of rum, limes, ice and sugar:

INGREDIENTS

  • 45 ml / 1 ½ oz. white rum
  • 25 ml / 5/6 oz. lime juice
  • 15 ml / ½ oz. sugar syrup
  • lime slice

METHOD

  1. Put all ingredients into shaker with ice cubes and shake well.
  2. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
  3. Garnish with a lime slice.

NOTES

Daiquiri is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice (typically lime juice), and sugar or other sweetener.

SHOPPING LIST

  1. Bacardi white rum | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  2. Sugar syrup | USA* | UK* | Germany*
  3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*