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Espresso martini
Ingredients (makes 1)
1 shot espresso
1 shot vodka
½ shot sugar syrup*
Method
Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass or espresso cup.
*sugar syrup is made by heating equal...
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The Gold Cup Horse’s Neck
Ingredients
1 strip orange zest, soaked in Hennessy
50ml Hennessy
100ml ginger ale
Method
Pre-soak a strip of orange zest in Hennessy before you start. Pour the Hennessy into a short...
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Jasmine and elderflower cocktail
Ingredients
150ml jasmine tea, cold
100ml gin
40ml elderflower cordial
50ml sugar syrup (made by bringing equal quantities of sugar and water to the boil, then cooling)
Method
Mix...
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Blood orange cosmopolitan
Ingredients (Makes 4)
160ml good quality vodka, such as Chase
60ml Cointreau or Triple Sec
160ml blood orange juice (freshly squeeze is best)
Juice of 1 lime
Method
Shake all the...
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Eat, drink and be lovely
Although it may seem the done thing to dine-out on Valentine’s Day, bucking the trend and cooking at home can be as good a show of affection as anything. More so, in fact, given the extra effort...
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New Year's Eve cocktail magic
What better way to get your New Year’s Eve party off to a cracking start than mixing up some cracking cocktails? Check out these two top tipples from top London cocktail bar Zebrano and have a go...
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Fashion fix: Fab cocktails from LFW
If you’ve been anywhere around the capital this past week you’ll have noticed crowds of incredibly sharply-dressed, ethereal, tall, slender people wandering round - harking the arrival of this...
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Blackcurrant 75
Ingredients
50ml blackcurrant infused Beefeater Gin
20ml lemon juice
20ml liquorice syrup (see below, or you could make blackcurrant syrup or use something like Cassis)
Top up with...
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Gin-based summer cocktails for an alfresco soiree
There are few times of year when sitting outside sipping on a long cool drink over ice seem so right. Whether it’s post-work on a Friday night, with friends on a warm Saturday evening or pre-Sunday...
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Gin-based summer cocktails for an alfresco soiree
There are few times of year when sitting outside sipping on a long cool drink over ice seem so right. Whether it’s post-work on a Friday night, with friends on a warm Saturday evening or pre-Sunday...
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An adult Easter tipple
Straight from Chelsea’s fashionable Ghost Inc bar, this delicious cocktail is an Easter treat with a naughty side. The clever mixologists at the bar have managed to capture the flavour of a Cadbury’s...
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Top tipple for the New Year
Usher in the New Year with a bang with this festive cocktail. A closely guarded family secret this recipe is one we've managed to prize it away from its creator to share with you. A punchy alternative...
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hellomagazine.com launches new cuisine channel
Hellomagazine.com proudly presents its brilliant new cuisine channel. The daily-updated section is jam-packed with tempting morsels, including cuisine-related celebrity news stories, kitchen tips, a fun...
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Coffee Cocktails with Jo Pratt – perfect for entertaining and Christmas
Coffee Cocktails with Jo Pratt – perfect for entertaining and Christmas