Fizz Cocktails
Bottlegreen Cocktails: Elderflower Twinkle
Bottlegreen produce an array of award-winning cordials that can be used to make great cocktails. This light, delicately-flavoured cocktail adds a sparkle to any occasion. Ingredients: 15ml bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial 25ml Vodka Top with Champagne or Prosecco 10ml Chambord Method: Add Elderflower cordial and frozen vodka to a Champagne Flute. Top with Champagne and drop…
Bottlegreen Cocktails: Elderflower Bellini
Bottle Green produce an array of award-winning cordials that can be used to make great cocktails. With a twist on the traditional Bellini, try this Elderflower Bellini: Ingredients: 15ml bottlegreen elderflower cordial 50ml Apple Juice Top with Champagne or Prosecco 1 strawberry 2 fresh mint leaves Method: Pour the juice and cordial into a shaker…
Bottlegreen Cocktails: Pomegranate Sparkle
Bottlegreen produce an array of award-winning cordials that can be used to make great cocktails. This pomegranate sparkle cocktail, with it’s sweet and bubbly nature is perfect for the holiday season. Ingredients: 15ml bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial Topped with Champagne or Prosecco Method: Add bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial to chilled glass Top with Champagne…
Dessert Cocktail: Soyer au Champagne
This sweet cocktail combines two great things in life: ice cream and Champagne. This recipe dates back to around 1888 and was a favourite of Queen Victoria’s, who enjoyed a glass whenever she hosted banquet at the Midland Grand Hotel. Especially great for the summer. 1 tbsp Cognac 1 tbsp Maraschino cherry liqueur 1 tbsp orange curaçao 1…
The Classic Champagne Cocktail
This simple and classic cocktail is perfect for special occasions and guaranteed to go down a treat. A similar recipe for this cocktail appears as early as “Professor” Jerry Thomas’ Bon Vivant’s Companion in 1862 and has been seen several times in works of fiction, including Casablanca (1924). 1 white sugar cube 3 dashes of angostura…
Mimosa Cocktail
The Mimosa is a simple yet delightful drink that makes an excellent cocktail to enjoy with brunch. It is believed to have been invented by Frank Meier in the Hôtel Ritz Paris. The name comes from the Acacia dealbata, a species of Australian wattle, its flowers are, Mimosa-coloured. The Mimosa cocktail is composed of one part Champagne, or…
Bellini cocktail
The Bellini cocktail was invented by Cipriani, founder of Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy. The original recipe was made with a bit of raspberry or cherry juice to give the drink a pink colour. Giuseppe named the drink the Bellini because the pink colour reminded him of the toga of a saint in a painting by 15th-century Venetian artist…
Red Nose Day cocktail recipe
Raise a toast to Red Nose Day with a cocktail recipe from Dorset producers Furleigh Estate, Conker Spirit and IOW Tomatoes. Award-winning local vineyard and winery, Furleigh Estate has teamed up with Dorset’s first gin distillery Conker Spirit and Isle of Wight Tomatoes to create a limited-edition cocktail for Red Nose Day, on Friday March 13….
Valentini cocktail recipe for Valentine’s Day
New Dorset distillery Conker Spirit creates a Valentini cocktail recipe for Valentine’s Day. Love (will be) all around the south coast in February, as Dorset’s first gin distillery Conker Spirit has created a very special Valentini cocktail especially for Valentine’s Day, using its signature Dorset Dry Gin and Furleigh Estate sparkling rosé. A romantic twist…