Cocktail

Seriously, who were we to resist the delights of a drink called Pimped Fizz? A little like a sophisticated slushy, this involves raspberry sorbet, gin and champagne. Bring on the good times.

To make 6 cocktails you will need... Full story here

Yes. This sounds delectable. Something I wish I was drinking poolside on Sunday night in that awful heat while the ash from a nearby bush fire fell into the pool water... Full story here

Melbourne Cup.  A brilliant excuse to take half a day off and get tipsy. If you don't/can't get the afternoon off though, we found out that Sydney's The Victoria Room has got your back. They're offering 'The Cup Cocktail and Canape' for a tiny $12 from 5pm on, so you can catch up as fast as possible. Nice.
 
And we have The Victoria Room to thank for today's Tipple Time recipe. To shake up one of these tasty treats at your own party, simply take Beefeater Gin shaken with Amaro Montenegro Bitters, passionfruit, lemon & orange juices‚ and then serve it martini style.

We had to use this regardless really of whether we thought the recipe would work because this image is so fine and summery.

Eat Make Read have done this as they're Friday post, which is making us feel a little gluttonous as we like to begin our weekend cocktails on Thursday's.

To make one you will need...

For this recipe things are going to get a little creative. You will need to combine half a 100ml bottle of vodka with one and one-half cups of sliced strawberries. Leave for 72hours, and then strain. You now have your very own home-infused strawberry vodka! Ichigo apparently is the japanese work for "strawberry"

To make The Ichigo you will need...

Usually considered a summer drink, this refreshing lime concoction is a tart surprise when the chill of winter weather settles in.

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This recipe relies on Angostura Bitters for it's lift, and given we are massive Angostura Bitters fans (the graphics on the bottle alone, could potentially be enough for us) we will definitely be giving this one ago.

Lime juice, mint, bitter and rum...easy. Although this recipe calls sugar syrup simple syrup. And sugar syrup is equal water to equal sugar (white and refined) and simmer till dissolved.

To make one Old Cuban you will need...