Frozen Cocktails

Summer is approaching and a perfect time to experiment and enjoy frozen cocktails with friends and family.

THE SECRETS TO FROZEN COCKTAILS

Frozen cocktails are best when the consistency of the drink is just right and this requires a decent blender and quality ice. Sugar content or sweet parts should usually be in a higher quantity then the sour parts as the flavour will carry better through the diluted and frozen cocktail.

FROZEN COCKTAIL SERVING TIPS

Remember the glasses. Keep some glasses in the freezer to ensure your frozen cocktail keeps cool.
Make sure you fill the glass right to the top to create a fuller more appealing drink.
When serving the drink, don’t forget the straws, thicker straws work better with a frozen cocktail.

COCKTAIL RECIPES

Mama-Rita

A margarita with your choice of fruit. Any flavour will work with this classic frozen cocktail as DON JULIO provides the earthy, fresh cut grass and apple notes to the sweetened fruit flavours of your choice of jam or marmalade.

40ml DON JULIO BLANCO or another high quality aged silver tequila
2-3 tsp Marmalade or jam
20ml Lime juice
1 tsp Agave or honey

METHOD

Dilute 2-3 teaspoons of marmalade in DON JULIO BLANCO tequila and lime juice. Add a little agave syrup or honey. Blend all ingredients with 10 decent sized ice cubes. Garnish with grapefruit zest.

Black and Frozen

A super BAILEYS coffee. This one is great just over ice but blended and garnished with grated dark chocolate it makes a great frozen espresso martini.

30ml BAILEYS
30ml Coffee liqueur
30ml Strong coffee

METHOD

Pour over blended ice. Blend with dark chocolate. Garnish with grated dark chocolate.

Scottish Chill

This is a serious frozen cocktail that provides a wonderful mixture of smoke, pepper, chocolate and toffee note. Serve in small sherry glasses and garnish with the leftovers.

20ml JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK
20ml RON ZACAPA or another aged rum
25ml GUINNESS
15ml Condensed Milk

METHOD

Stir all ingredients until diluted. Blend with 8 decent ice cubes. Serve.