Liqueurs are that extra dose of fun your cocktails need to get party-ready.

 

Beer Margarita by Brewbot

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Tequila

 

Triple Sec or Cointreau

 

Sweet and sour mix

 

Belgian witbier

 

METHOD:

 

Blend some ice cubes with the tequila, the triple sec and the sweet and sour mix until it reaches

 

a slushy consistency. Tilt a bottle (pint) of the beer into a beer mug, without emptying it. Add

 

the slush to the sides of the pint into the glass until it’s just more than half. Add a slice of orange to garnish. Carefully lift the pint until the beer comes out into the glass and reaches the top.

 

Apple & Cinnamon Pie by Joss

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Vodka

 

Peach liqueur

 

Fresh apple chunks

 

Cinnamon stick

 

Fresh apple juice

 

Lime juice 

 

METHOD:

 

Muddle the apple chunks with the cinnamon sticks and pour in the vodka and the peach liqueur. Mix well. Add the fresh apple juice and a gentle squeeze of lime. Shake well and serve.

 

Purple Rain by Woodside Inn

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Vodka

 

Blue curacao

 

Grenadine syrup

 

Fresh lime

 

Sparkling wine to top

 

METHOD:

 

Mix all the liquids except the sparkling wine and shake with ice. Pour it into a chilled martini glass. Carefully float the sparkling wine on top of the concoction (use a bar spoon handle).

 

Chairman Mao’s Negroni by Shizu San

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Gin infused with Bhavnagri chillies

 

Campari

 

Vermouth

 

Grapefruit bitters

 

METHOD:

 

Fill a Old Fashioned glass two-thirds with ice. Build the drink in the glass, beginning with the gin, the Campari and then the vermouth. Add two drops of the bitters. Stir well. Garnish with dehydrated orange chips and a caramelised cinnamon stick. (Recipe by Tanai Shirali, Beverage

 

Developer and Director Operations, Bellona Hospitality)

 

Cucumber Up by The Stables

 

 

INGREDIENTS:

 

Gin

 

Vodka

 

Cucumber liqueur

 

Fresh lime juice

 

Tabasco

 

Cucumber wedges and mint leaves

 

METHOD:

 

Mix all the liquids together along with a hint of Tabasco and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with cucumber wedges and mint leaves.

 

Berry Chilli Margarita by The Sassy Spoon

 

 

INGREDIENTS : 

 

Mulberries 

 

Tequila

 

Creme de cassis 

 

Lime wedge

 

Lime juice 

 

Honey

 

Green chillies 

 

Salt

 

METHOD:

 

Muddle the mulberries and  the chillies to taste. Add the tequila, creme de  cassis, lime

 

juice and honey. Rim a rock glass with salt. Single strain the drink onto ice and garnish with

 

lime wedges, chillies and mulberries.