Mini Guinness

With St. Patrick’s Day fast approching, you may fancy trying an alternative to the usual fare of pints of Guinness. This recipe is especially useful if you’re having a dinner or cocktail party as you can serve these shooters after the meal and they won’t be as heavy as Guinness.

Ingredients

Chambord Raspberry Liqueur or Kahlua or [...]

Wassail

The word wassail comes from the Anglo-Saxon toast “be thou hale” – which translates as: “to your health.” In feudal times, peasants would go “a-wassailing” (also known as caroling) door to door in hopes of scoring snacks such as figgy pudding and alcoholic drinks such as mulled wine and wassail.
What commonly passes for wassail today [...]

Tabasco Bloody Mary

I was introduced to Bloody Marys by a naval officer who espoused their healing properties. I didn’t like the thought of drinking tomato juice, but they are actually really refreshing and tasty.

Ingredients
285ml tomato juice
1 measure vodka
1 measures medium sherry (optional)
2-3 dashes Tabasco pepper sauce
4-5 dashes Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp lemon juice (or slice of lemon)
Black pepper [...]