COCKTAIL RECIPES

After a really long week of doing work and getting VERY stressed, I like to let my hair down for the weekend, go out and have a few drinks. Everyone likes to drink different things when they're out, depending on what the occasion is. For me, I drink cocktails every time regardless of what party it is because it's a sweet and alcoholic drink, and it gets you going easily. They are pretty easy to make if you have the right ingredients!. These are some of my favourite cocktails to drink and how to make them

*SEX ON THE BEACH

Ingredients
Makes: 1 glass

• 75ml vodka
• 75ml peach schnapps
• 200ml cranberry juice
• 100ml fresh orange juice

Method
Prep:1min  ›  Cook:2min  ›  Ready in:3min         

1. Put all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake, shake, shake!
3. Pour into glass and serve with lots of ice. Add a couple of straws. Drink away!

Tip

You can adjust the ml lower or higher of vodka and peach schnapps to suit taste. Get a bag of ice from your local supermarket because you're going to use a lot. Use straws to drink. To frost the glass rub the rim with a slice of lemon or orange, and then dip into sherbet.

*STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI

Ingredients

• 4 fresh strawberries, plus ½ strawberry to garnish
• 2 tsp. white sugar
• 35ml/1½fl oz. white rum
• 1 tbsp. strawberry liqueur
• 25ml/1fl oz. lime juice

Method

1. Place the strawberries, sugar, rum, strawberry liqueur and lime juice into the base of a cocktail shaker and mash (muddle) with the end of a clean rolling pin.
2. Place the lid onto the cocktail shaker and shake well.
3. Strain the mixture into a Martini glass and garnish with half a strawberry.

* MOJITO

Ingredients

• 1½ limes, cut into wedges
• 20 fresh mint leaves
• 2½ tsp. granulated sugar
• handful ice
• 65ml/2½fl oz white rum
• splash soda water, to taste
• fresh mint sprig, to garnish

Method

1. Place the limes, mint and sugar into a sturdy highball glass and 'muddle' or mash with the end of a clean rolling pin, to bruise the mint and release the lime juice.
2. Add the ice and pour over the rum.
3. Add soda water to taste and stir well. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve.

*PINA COLADA

Ingredients

• 35ml/1¼fl oz gold rum
• 1 tbsp. coconut-flavoured rum
• 50ml/2fl oz coconut cream
• 50ml/2fl oz pineapple juice
• 3-4 pineapple chunks

Method

1. Pour the two rums, the coconut cream, pineapple juice and chunks of pineapple into a blender and blend until smooth.
2. To serve, pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with pineapple leaves and a maraschino cherry.

To serve

• 2 pineapple leaves
• 1 maraschino cherry

And for my final one, something a bit stronger.

* DRY VODKA MARTINI

Ingredients

15ml/½fl oz vermouth

60ml/2fl oz Tyrell's potato vodka, or other potato vodka

twist lemon peel, to garnish

Method

1. Pour the vermouth and vodka into a mixing glass and fill with ice cubes. Stir well and then strain into a small Martini glass.
2. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel and serve.

These are my favourite drinks to have whenever I'm out, what are yours?