Drinks

⇐ Useful stuff

Aperol Spritz

Ingredients

3 parts dry prosecco

1-2 parts aperol

1 or more parts sparkling water

slice orange

ice

Method

1. Mix

Aperol https://www.aperol.com/aperol-spritz-cocktail/

Espresso Martini

Ingredients

5cl vodka

1cl Kahlúa

1 tsp sugar syrup

3cl strong espresso (ristretto)

Method

Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker, add plenty of ice, shake and pour.

Iced tea

Vary the amount of sugar and lemon juice to taste. Darjeeling is a very light tea - a yorkshire tea bag would go a long way

Ingredients

1l water

2-3 tsp darjeeling loose leaf tea

2½ Tbsp sugar

3 Tbsp lemon juice

a few lemon slices

Method

1. Pour 1l boiling water on tea leaves. Allow to brew for 7 minutes
2. Strain and add the other ingredients. Allow to cool and refrigerate

Simple sugar syrup

Ingredients

Equal quantities of sugar and water, or up to 2:1 sugar to water.

Method

for immediate use: Dissolve sugar in water

for keeping: dissolve sugar in water, bring to a boil and allow to cool. Store in sterilised jar.