The Recipe: Lockdown Quarantinis
Simple cocktails for a sophisticated lockdown night in! The majority of these delectable classics only require three or four ingredients, plus ice…
The Martini
Not only reserved for James Bond
Ingredients
3 shot gin or vodka
1/2 shot dry vermouth
Lemon peel or olive
Method
Stir gin/vodka and vermouth in a mixing glass with ice. Strain into chilled martini glass. Squeeze oil from lemon peel into the glass or garnish with olive.
The Moscow Mule
Light and fruity, the perfect drink for a warm evening
Ingredients
2 shots vodka
4 to 6 shots ginger beer
1/2 shot lime juice
Method
Squeeze lime juice into a copper mug. Add two or three ice cubes, pour in the vodka, and fill with cold ginger beer. Stir and serve.
The Negroni
Make like Stanley Tucci and whip up a simple but delicious Negroni
Ingredients
1 shot gin
1 shot Campari
1 shot sweet vermouth
Method
Stir all ingredients thoroughly with ice.
The Aperol Spritz
Daydream of Italian shores whilst flights are grounded
Ingredients
1 part Aperol
1 part prosecco
Splash of soda
Orange slice
Method
Mix all ingredients in a wine glass with ice and gently stir. Garnish with an orange slice.
The Old Fashioned
One to make the hairs stand on your chest
Ingredients
1 shot gin
1 shot Campari
1 shot sweet vermouth
Method
Stir all ingredients thoroughly with ice.
The Cosmopolitan
Live it up like the Sex in the City girls whilst in self isolation
Ingredients
4 shots vodka
2 shots orange liqueur
2 shots cranberry juice
1 lime, juiced
Method
Stir the ingredients and a little ice together or put them in a cocktail shaker to combine. Strain into two chilled martini glasses.
