I love a good martini and prefer it more gin-heavy. We drank quite a few during Covid19 lockdown and called them ‘quarantinis’ . In a cocktail shaker with a few ice cubes mix 2 parts of your favourite gin with 1 part dry vermouth (I use either Noily Prat or Dolin). For a classic dry…… Continue reading martini
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banana daiquiri
The Daiquiri cocktail may have acquired it’s name from the beach or iron mine of the same name in Santiago de Cuba. The basic recipe for a Daiquiri is similar to the ‘grog’ that British sailors drank from the 1740s onwards. By 1795 the Royal Navy grog ration contained rum, water, ¾ of an ounce of lemon or lime…… Continue reading banana daiquiri