Cocktails add a decadent touch to sunny garden parties and summer gatherings. Here are some seasonal ideas to consider adding to the mix for your summertime entertaining...
Loaded Bloody Mary with Maldon Chilli Sea Salt
Serves: 2
Prepare: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
2 rashers of streaky bacon
2 large shell-on prawns
2 sticks of celery, trimmed
2 cherry tomatoes
2 cornichon
2 green olives
½ lemon
Maldon Chilli Sea Salt
Ice
100ml vodka
400ml spiced tomato juice
Cracked black pepper
Splash of tabasco (optional)
Splash of Worcestershire sauce (optional)
1. Place a large frying pan on the heat. Add the slices of streaky bacon and cook for 3 minutes on each side until crispy. Remove from the pan and set onto a plate with some kitchen paper to remove any excess oil.
2. Turn the heat down in the pan slightly and then add the two large prawns. Cook these for a couple of minutes on each side until bright pink and cooked through. Remove these from the pan and set aside too.
3. To assemble the bloody Mary, start by creating the chilli salt rim for the glasses. Rub a little lemon juice around the top rim of each highball glass. Place some of the Maldon Chilli Sea
Lanique & Lime
Serves: 1
Prepare: 5 minutes
50ml Lanique
Half a lime, juice only,
freshly squeezed
Slice of lime, to garnish
Ice, crushed
1. Fill a glass tumbler with crushed ice, then pour in the Lanique.
2. Add the lime juice and stir. Served garnished with a lime wedge. Salt into a small plate and then turn the glass upside down onto the salt and press it in, so the salt sticks along the top.
4. Fill each glass with ice. Then pour in a 50ml measure of vodka into each. Next pour in the spiced tomato juice to fill up the glass. Splash in some tabasco and Worcestershire sauce at this stage, if using.
5. Finally garnish each glass with a stick of celery, some crispy bacon, a prawn, and a skewer with a cherry tomato, cornichon, and olive on. Drink and enjoy immediately.
Lanique Apple & Rose Sprit
