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Get New Year ready with our cocktail tips

30/12/2021 by Emma Leave a Comment

You’d think after two years of making cocktails in our jammies we’d be experts. Here are some tips to make sure that your homemade cocktails are the best you’ve ever had.

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The Measure


Home measures are all well and good but can make a cocktail unbalanced. Ensure perfect cocktails for all tour guests every time with the use of a jigger. Each side measures a specific amount - 25ml and 50ml

jigger cocktail measure

The Shaker

You wouldn’t make a cake without a mixing bowl, would you? Make sure that all those beautiful ingredients are mixed properly before being served. Is there anything worse than a bland tasting first sip of a cocktail?

boston cocktail shaker

The Strainer

hawthorne strainer

A strainer is essential for cocktail making, you don’t want lumps and picking out pips. A Hawthorne strainer is the name of the weird-looking contraption with a coil. It’s handy in that it will fit almost all glasses, so no need for an array of strainer sizes.

What cocktails to make?

Cocktail Recipe: Winter in Marrakech from Opihr
Cocktail: Tia Maria Cappuccino
Cocktail Recipe: Pink 75 from Champagne Central
Recipe : A Winter’s Tail Cocktail from Caorunn Gin
Jam Sour Cocktail with X by Glenmorangie
holiday cocktails
« Alcohol-free drink ideas for New Year
Easy New Year's Eve Cocktails with Portia Freeman »

About Emma

Has been eating and drinking for far too long. Usually found hibernating on a couch, snuggling a cat.

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