mix. enjoy. repeat.

Ingredients
3 oz Hendricks gin
1/4 oz Chartreuse
1/4 oz simple syrup
1/2 oz lime juice
1 egg white

Garnish
slice(s) of cucumber
sprig of mint/ loose leaves
sprig of fresh dilll

Method
Shake all ingredients vigorously over ice until your hands are nearly frostbitten.
Strain into a champagne coupe or, martini glass.
Garnish with dill, mint and don’t forget a cucumber slice.
This fresh and vibrant cocktail is served regularly at ‘Bar Imperiale’. The beautiful fresh herbs make it a perfect spring or summer libation.

Ingredients
1,5 oz bourbon
1 oz lemon juice
1/2 oz 2:1 sugar syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1/2 fresh egg white
1/4 lemon’s worth of zest
ice cubes

Garnish
slice of orange
cherry on a stick

Method
Shake all of the ingredients (except for the lemon zest) hard with ice and strain into an ice-filled rocks glass.
Squeeze the lemon zest, shiny side down over the drink so the scented oils spray across the surface.
Discard the zest, add the garnish and serve.

Ingredients
2 oz white rum
1 oz pineapple juice
1 oz cream of coconut
1/4 oz lime juice
1,5 cups ice

Garnish
maraschino cherry
pineapple wedge

Method
Blend all the ingredients with ice until nice and smooth.
Pour into a glass, garnish, and enjoy!

Ingredients
2oz vodka
tomato juice
1 tbsp lemon juice
few splashes Worcestershire sauce
wasabi paste
pinch celery salt
pinch black
pepper

Garnish
slice of lemon
stick of celery

Method
Place a few pea sized drops of wasabi (How brave are you feeling?) to a little tomato juice in your glass, stir well to dissolve.
Add vodka, top up with tomato juice and ice.
Add a few splashes of Worcestershire. Serve with lemon wedges and the classic token vegetables.

Ingredients
1 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur (e.g. Kahlúa)
1 oz (n)espresso capsule coffee

Garnish
3 coffee beans

Method
Add ice to a cocktail shaker and pour in your ingredients.
My coffee capsule of choice is Ispirazione Firenze Arpeggio (the purple one).

Shake really well – the better the shake, the better the pour! Pour into martini glasses and garnish with a trio of coffee beans.

Ingredients
2oz dark rum
4oz pineapple juice
1oz cream of coconut
1oz orange juice

Garnish
nutmeg
pineapple leaves

Method
Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker, shake and pour over ice.
Kiss the pain goodbye!

Ingredients
1 cup OJ or passion fruit juice
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup light rum
1/4 cup dark rum
1/2 cup grenadine

Garnish
any fresh fruit

Method
Combine juices, rum, grenadine and stir. Can also drop into a blender with ice.
Pour into ice filled/ frozen glasses.
If they’re still standing, keep the punches coming.

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1,5 tbsp Lavender
1 cup water
1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 slice lemon
1/2 cup tonic water
1,5 oz vodka

Garnish
slice of lemon
sprig of fresh lavender

Method
In a small saucepan combine sugar, lavender and water.
Bring to a boil, then remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain out lavender.
Fill the glass with ice and a slice of lemon. In a shaker filled with ice, combine 1 Tablespoon of the simple syrup, lemon juice, tonic and vodka and shake until cold.
Strain into ice-filled glass.

Ingredients
3 oz prosecco
2 oz Aperol
1 oz soda water

Garnish
slice of orange
little straw

Method
Add all ingredients into a wine glass with a lot of ice and stir.
Garnish with abig slice of orange.
Preferably drank on a hot day, with a small straw.

Ingredients
11/2 oz Hendrick’s Gin
1/2 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
3 oz Champagne or sparkling wine

Garnish
lemon twist

Method
Add all the ingredients except the Champagne into a shaker with ice and shake well.
Strain into a Champagne flute and top up with the Champagne
Garnish with a lemon twist.
Enjoy. Repeat.