This week we continue to delves into the depths of our cocktail cabinet to create new and interesting drinks.  We discovered some Absolut Pear vodka, and decided to created an orchard themed cocktail to celebrate our new blog!   It is a refreshing and light drink that is very easy to drink, perfect for sunny spring days! Recipe as follows:

• 2 measures pear vodka
• ½ measure elderflower liqueur
• 2 measure Pear & apple juice
• ¼ measure fresh lemon juice 
• Soda water to fill

Pour ingredients into a tall glass over ice, use a slice of fresh pear as garnish.

We hope you enjoy, and if you have any suggestions let us know in the comments.

When we moved house we discovered we have an abundance of spirits that were just gathering dust at the back of the cupboard.  Obviously we couldn’t just let then just sit there so in order to try and make a dent in the supply we decided to experiment with a ‘Cocktail of the Week’ that we will share here.

So let’s get started, in honour of it being St George’s Day, and because we have been working hard in the garden all afternoon we are staring with an ‘English Garden’ the recipe is as follows:

• 2 measures Hendricks Gin
• 2 ½ measure pressed apple juice
• 1 measure elderflower liqueur 
• ½ measure fresh lime juice

Mix all with ice, and serve in a tall glass with a cucumber garnish and plenty of ice, and if you have some to hand a sprig of fresh mint.

A fresh and refreshing cocktail, perfect for when the sun comes out in springtime.