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Category: Cocktails

  • Cocktail Hour : Sloe Gin Fizz

    Cocktail Hour : Sloe Gin Fizz

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    Gemma
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    Today I had planned to write a shopping post. Tie in with the made up Black Friday craziness and maybe share some of the deals that around. But, frankly, the amount of emails I’ve had today with the title “Black Friday” is starting to make me feel a bit queasy and my rebellious nature has…

  • Halloween Cocktails – The Eyeball Martini

    Halloween Cocktails – The Eyeball Martini

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    Gemma
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    Ah, I love Halloween. It’s only 10 days away now, so it’s time to start planning themed drinks, and themed food, and decorations, and buying devil horns for the Pugs to wear (obviously). You’d think I’d be sick of cocktails after Cocktail Week, but I can always squeeze in 1 (or 2) tiny ones just…

  • Classic Cocktails with a Twist: The Spiced Cherry Old Fashioned

    Classic Cocktails with a Twist: The Spiced Cherry Old Fashioned

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    Gemma
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    I pretty much have Cocktails on the brain right now. From mid-August till mid-October every year I organise Norwich Cocktail Week and therefore Cocktails are very much at the forefront of my brain. Cocktails, however, aren’t just for drinking in swanky cocktail bars. In the dying weeks of Summer I love to make my own…

  • Cocktail Recipe: The Raspberry Gin Buck

    Cocktail Recipe: The Raspberry Gin Buck

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    Gemma
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    It’s definitely Cocktail season. I mean, all year is cocktail season for me, but late Summer into Autumn is when I start working on Norwich Cocktail Week with a vengeance (wristbands are already on sale) and cocktails are almost permanently on my mind. A few weeks ago I got an email from Crabbies asking me…

  • Oh My Honey! Boozey Chocolate Milkshake

    Oh My Honey! Boozey Chocolate Milkshake

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    Retro Chick
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    Milkshakes are lovely, right? They’re even lovelier when you mix them with booze. An alcoholic milkshake is a lovely grown up treat. You could have one instead of dessert, or just as a Summer afternoon treat. Today I am bringing you a recipe for a rather delicious alcoholic milkshake made with Jack Daniels Honey. I’ve…

  • How to Make Rose Gold Shimmer Prosecco

    How to Make Rose Gold Shimmer Prosecco

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    Retro Chick
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    Today, boys and girls, we’re going to make Rose Gold Shimmer Prosecco! I do like a nice glass of fizzy wine. And if there’s one thing I like better than fizzy wine, it’s finding ways to pimp it up. In the past I’ve added Candy Floss and Ice Cream to Prosecco to create snazzy cocktails.…

  • Rhubarb Vodka Sour

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    Retro Chick
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    I think it’s time for a Cocktail, don’t you? Today I have a super simple recipe for a delicious twist on a sour. Normally made with whisky, this one is made with a delicious flavoured vodka, so it’s a lot sweeter, but no less boozy! Back in mid November I wrote a round-up of pretty much…

  • Festive Cocktails : Winter in Marrakech

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    Retro Chick
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    Ho Ho HO! Yes, I have another Cocktail recipe for you today! This one isn’t of my own devising, but is instead a recipe sent to me by Opihr Spiced Gin. It’s called Winter in Marrakech. I can tell you that this one is disturbingly easy drinking for a cocktail with 3 shots of booze…

  • Festive Mince Pie Martini Cocktail Recipe

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    Oooh yeah. Christmas is coming and it’s time for Christmas Cocktails! I decided I wanted to make a cocktail that tasted as much like a mince pie as I possibly could. So I started to do some research. I found a few mince pie martini recipes. The first involved me making my own spiced sugar…