The Official OT cocktail thread
I had a smash hit with this cocktail last night. Dinner was a stressful event, because one of my deep fryers kicked the bucket in the middle of cooking--and when the menu has fried haddock, fried calamari, and fried clams for 10 people on it, that is NOT a good thing! But, this cocktail kept the masses happy--it was so good that I am freezing watermelon juice and bringing it down to St. John so I can make this cocktail there (since I remember watermelons costing about a kajillion dollars at Starfish). For each cocktail:
2 ounces gold patron
4 ounces watermelon juice (just chunk up a watermelon and blend it with a stick blender to make the juice)
3/4 ounce couintreau
juice of 1/2 lime (nuke it for 30 sec. in the microwave to get extra juice out of it)
shake over ice until very cold.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/2392073987/" title="watermelon margarita by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/239 ... 8e6372.jpg" width="379" height="500" alt="watermelon margarita"></a>
2 ounces gold patron
4 ounces watermelon juice (just chunk up a watermelon and blend it with a stick blender to make the juice)
3/4 ounce couintreau
juice of 1/2 lime (nuke it for 30 sec. in the microwave to get extra juice out of it)
shake over ice until very cold.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/2392073987/" title="watermelon margarita by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/239 ... 8e6372.jpg" width="379" height="500" alt="watermelon margarita"></a>
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
This is a frozen mango daiquiri. To make a big batch, use two cans of goya mango nectar, 6 ounces of rum (note: I used vodka so John could try some), and the juice of three limes to a freezable dish. Taste for sweetness and add a little cointreau if you like. Freeze overnight. Use a fork to scrape up the icy mix and heap into glasses.
For a lighter drink you could skip the overnight freezing part and just blend the liquid with lots of ice.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/2414479049/" title="mango slush by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/241 ... 066a0e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="mango slush"></a>
For a lighter drink you could skip the overnight freezing part and just blend the liquid with lots of ice.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/2414479049/" title="mango slush by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2151/241 ... 066a0e.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="mango slush"></a>
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
-
- Posts: 205
- Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:05 am
- Location: Colorado
My first time to post on this thread. This is a nice summer drink, but it's a bit dangerous. It's called a Washington Apple. I've also seen it called a red apple martini.
1 part Crown Royal.
1 part Sour Apple Pucker.
2 parts cranberry juice.
Serve over ice.
I've also seen recipes that called for 1 part cranberry juice, but that makes it a bit strong for the wife. She doesn't even like whiskey, but she likes these. Another recipe calls for Cran-Apple juice which sounds good, but we haven't tried it. Last weekend we tried it with pomegranate juice instead of cranberry and both thought it was even better that way.
1 part Crown Royal.
1 part Sour Apple Pucker.
2 parts cranberry juice.
Serve over ice.
I've also seen recipes that called for 1 part cranberry juice, but that makes it a bit strong for the wife. She doesn't even like whiskey, but she likes these. Another recipe calls for Cran-Apple juice which sounds good, but we haven't tried it. Last weekend we tried it with pomegranate juice instead of cranberry and both thought it was even better that way.
- Jan&MikeVa
- Posts: 1084
- Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:32 pm
- Location: The Chesapeake Bay