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TIPS ON GARNISHING COCKTAILS

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A delicious cocktail comes alive when presented with a fabulous garnish. In fact, without a garnish, there might just be something missing. Who can imagine a Bloody Mary without a celery stick, or a Martini without its olives? The trick is to balance the traditional with the creative, and with the right ingredients and tools, your cocktails will look (and taste) superb in no time.  First: the tools of the trade Most tools you will need to make superb garnishes can be found at home. The list includes: Grater Vegetable peeler Paring knife Toothpicks Lighter Other tools are a bit more specialist in nature, but can make cocktail hour much more fun. A micro-plane grater is wonderful for finely grated ingredients such as chocolate and nutmeg, and a channel knife is essential for citrus spirals. Sweet garnishes The garnish you use depends very much upon the cocktail you're creating. There are some sweet garnishes you can make before hand, like lemon, lime and orange ...

7 CLASSIC COCKTAIL RECIPES

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If you are planning to throw an evening party,  cocktails must be on your mind.  Cocktails are easy to prepare, take less time and hit off well with the guests. So here I have assembled some all time favourite cocktail drinks to give your party that added zing. If you are new to cocktail mixing, don’t worry, even you would be able to make them without any problems. And since they are the classic cocktails, you can never go too off the mark with them. Bloody Mary Ingredients Vodka  30 ml Tomato Juice 100 ml Lemon Juice 15 ml Worcestershire Sauce 1 tsp Black Pepper To Taste Salt  To Taste Celery   1 stalk Ice Cubes Method Mix together the vodka, tomato juice, lemon juice , worcestershire sauce, salt and paper in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously. Fill a highball glass with ice.Pour the drink in the glass, garnish with celery and serve immediately. Blue Lagoon Ingredients Vodka  30 m...