Sassy Sangria
Ep 7: Lazy Bartender By Drinksdirect.NG
Red & Sassy
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of Chianti red wine
- 1/2 – 1 cup (120-240ml) orange juice (preferably freshly squeezed)
- 1/4 cup orange liqueur (optional)
- 2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
- 400-500 g (3-4 cups) thinly sliced or cubed fruit of your choice (apples, pears, peaches, halved grapes, hulled and halved strawberries, orange, lemon, lime)
- Spices of your choice: 2 cinnamon sticks , 2 star anise pods, 3 whole cloves, cardamom, nutmeg, whole black pepper
Instructions
Extra Sangria Recipe Tips
- Just before serving, you can add up to 1 cup of cold sparkling water/club soda to make a sparkling sangria with a more subdued wine flavor.
- If you prefer a sweeter sangria, you can make a simple sugar syrup, chill it, and add it to the sangria. To make the sugar syrup, mix together 2-4 tablespoons sugar with an equal amount of hot water and stir until sugar dissolves.
- This is my favorite recipe for warm sangria. Just before serving, place all ingredients in a large saucepan and heat on medium-low, stirring occasionally, until mixture is hot but not boiling. Don’t let it boil or else the alcohol will evaporate. In this version, use your favorite spices and winter fruits such as apples, pears, and oranges.
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Fresh Bellini Cocktail
Ep 6: Lazy Bartender By Drinksdirect.NG
Let’s get Fruity & Fizzy
INGREDIENTS
- 4 medium ripe peaches (1 ½ pounds), plus a few peach slices for garnish if desired
- 1 bottle Prosecco, chilled
INSTRUCTIONS
- First, make peach purée: Peel your peaches slice them in half, and remove the pits. Place the halved peaches in a blender or food processor, and blend until the purée is completely smooth. Peach purée is best served chilled, so place it in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to cool.
- When you’re ready to serve, pour 2 ounces (¼ cup) chilled peach purée into a Champagne flute. Pour in some chilled Prosecco, being careful not to overflow the glass. Gently stir with a spoon to combine.
- Top off the drink with another splash of Prosecco and garnish with a peach slice, if desired. Serve at once!
Bellinis are sparkling Italian cocktails made with two simple ingredients: Prosecco and peach purée. Its fizzy and fruity nature keeps it at the top of most Cocktail Menu.
Fresh Bellinis Cocktails are easy to make and perfect when you’re hosting brunch or soaking up a lazy summer weekend. They’re a fun alternative to a mimosa and feel a little fancier, maybe because they’re Italian.
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Old Fashioned Cocktail
Ep 5: Lazy Bartender By Drinksdirect.NG
Old Skool And Trendy
Ingredients
- 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
- 1/4 ounce simple syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 sugar cube, or 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Orange peel or Luxardo cherry, for garnish
Directions
- Place a sugar cube or sugar in an old-fashioned glass and saturate it with Angostura bitters. Muddle or stir to mix.
- Add the whiskey, fill the glass with ice, and stir well
- Express the orange peel over the drink before dropping it into the glass: Twist up the peel and give it a good squeeze (directed toward the glass, not your eyes) and bits of citrus oil will spray into the drink. Add a cherry if you like.
You cannot get more classic than a classic Old Fashioned. This humble concoction of four ingredients—whiskey, sugar, Angostura bitters, and water—is quite literally the cocktail that started it all. It was that particular (and rather unremarkable) recipe that appeared alongside the first-ever printed use of the word “cocktail” way back in 1806.
Yes, even the old-timers of the 1880s considered it to be an old-school drink, our guess is human beings will be drinking Old Fashioned until end times because the damned drink will not be cool.
The sweetness makes it smoother than a lot of other whiskey-based drinks, though it remains a strong-jawed, spirit-forward option. Fortunately, with few ingredients, it’s also an easy cocktail to master.
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Negroni Cocktail
Ep 4; Lazy Bartender By Drinksdirect.NG
Classic Italian Vibe
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz. gin
- 1/2 oz. red vermouth
- 1 1/2 oz. Campari
- Orange twist, to garnish
Directions
- Pour the Gin, vermouth and Campari into a mixing glass or jug with ice. Stir well until the outside of the glass feels cold
- Strain into a tumbler and add 1 large ice sphere or some fresh ice, and garnish with an orange slice, using a blood orange when in season.
Looking for a classic cocktail with an Italian vibe? The Negroni is one of the easiest and simple mixes you can treat yourself to. Maybe it’s the perfect cocktail. With equal parts of Campari, Gin, and sweet vermouth, it couldn’t be easier to make proving that, like Stooges and Musketeers, the best things really do come in threes.
Intended to be sipped, it’s refreshing on a hot day and after the close of a busy day. It’s youthful and yet, next to an Old Fashioned. It lends the drinker a certain continental sophistication. And it doesn’t skimp on the ABV.
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Strawberry Basil Mojito
Ep;2 Lazy Bartender By Drinksdirect.NG
A pink-hued Summer
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lime cut into 4 wedges
- 5 fresh mint leaves
- 5 fresh basil leaves
- 3 large strawberries
- 1/2 ounce stevia simple syrup
- 1-ounce Rum ( Checkout vareties of Rum )
- Seltzer water to finish
Directions:
- Place the mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a shaker or mason jar. Muddle the ingredients together with a muddler or the end of a wooden spoon.
- Add 2 more lime wedges along with the basil, strawberries, and stevia simple syrup then muddle the ingredients again.
- Add Rum and fill the shaker or mason jar with ice. Cap whichever tool you are using and shake to combine.
- Pour the entire mixture into a glass and top with seltzer water to finish.
- Garnish with the remaining lime wedge and serve.
Add basil to anything and I’m all for it! Basil is a powerful herb that can have anti-inflammatory benefits, antimicrobial properties and, you guessed it, plenty of antioxidants to go around. Strawberries and mint are great additions as well. Mint, in particular, is great for indigestion and calming an upset stomach.
I love that a traditional mojito doesn’t include any straining – the mint leaves and lime are both kept in the drink for an extra boost of nutrition. This cocktail or mocktail recipe is a little twist on the traditional mojito!
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