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Screwdriver

In the 1950s US oilmen in the Arabian desert used screwdrivers to stir their vodka-orange mixes, giving this cocktail its name.

INGREDIENTS:

• Freshly squeezed orange juice to fill
• 60ml (2 oz) vodka

EQUIPMENT:

• Highball glass
• Shaker
• Strainer

MIXING METHOD:

Place ice in the shaker. Pour in the juice and vodka; shake. Strain into a highball containing some ice. Garnish with a slice of orange and cherry.

Add comment June 17th, 2008

Zombie

This cocktail was created in Hollywood in 1934.

INGREDIENTS:

• 20ml (2/3 oz) white rum
• 20ml (2/3 oz) golden rum
• 20ml (2/3 oz) dark rum
• 10ml (1/3 oz) cherry brandy
• 10ml (1/3 oz) freshly pressed pineapple juice
• 30ml (1 oz) freshly squeezed orange juice
• 10ml (1/3 oz) freshly squeezed lime juice
• 20ml (2/3 oz) papaya juice
• Dash almond syrup
• Dash 151-proof Demerara rum

EQUIPMENT:

• Shaker
• Strainer
• Highball glass
• Stirring spoon

MIXING METHOD:

Fill the shaker with ice. Pour in all ingredients except 151-proof rum. Shake; strain into an ice-filled highball. Pour in the rum; stir. Garnish with lemon balm and a straw.

Add comment June 5th, 2008

Mai Tai

In this classic cocktail, the almond syrup marries beautifully with the sweet, toffee flavours of the rum, while the citrus of the Grand Marnier provides intensity.

INGREDIENTS:

• 15ml (1/2 oz) Grand Marnier
• 15ml (1/2 oz) almond syrup
• 60ml (2 oz) Appleton Estate V/X aged rum
• 30ml (1 oz) freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1/2 tsp sugar syrup

EQUIPMENT:

• Shaker
• Strainer
• Tumbler

MIXING METHOD:

Fill the shaker with ice and add all the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into the glass filled with ice. Garnish with slices of pineapple and kiwi.

Add comment June 5th, 2008

Rum Swizzle

This perfect beach cocktail is long and tangy and carries a great herbal kick from the bitters. Pale pinky-beige in colour, it is just as refreshing but not quite as strong as a Rum Punch.

INGREDIENTS:

• 60ml (2 oz) white rum
• 90ml (3 oz) soda water
• 15ml (1/2 oz) freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1tsp caster sugar
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters

EQUIPMENT:

• Shaker
• Strainer
• Tumbler

MIXING METHOD:

Pour the rum, lime juice, sugar, and bitters into an ice-filled shaker. Strain into a tumbler half filled with crushed ice. Top with soda water. Serve with a swizzle stick.

Add comment June 5th, 2008