The Gorge - Recipe

Recipe - Cocktails

My own versions of some popular cocktails.

When using lemonade as a mixer, try Tesco's own - it's not too sweet or invasive a flavour, and works well.

Margarita

For a glass:

3 parts tequila
2 parts freshly squeezed lime juice
1 part triple sec
Few rocks of salt

If you're making a jug for a summer party, you can make a pseudo-margarita with 1 part lemonade to one part tequila, add a dash of cointreau or another fruit liqueur (or if desparate, use rum!) and a pinch of rock salt.

Pimms

I love my Pimms strong, but for a jug you would prefer to use 2 or 3 parts lemonade to 1 part Pimms.

Traditionally, you should add ice, strawberry, cucumber and borage. However, any fruit will do, and mint will do in place of borage, but be sure to add cucumber.

Sangria

3 parts red wine - cheap spanish wine such as Marquis de Tena (£2) is fine
2 parts orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed with "bits"
1 part white rum

Stick it all in a jug with ice and fruit. You can use any fruit - apples and peaches are nice as a change to orange and lemon.

Sangria can keep overnight in the fridge, and some say it is better to be made in advance in any case - but it doesn't last long in my house!

Punch

Anything goes! However, here is what we threw into a bucket for a killer punch which tasted great - and hit hard! Ideal for parties.

1 litre white rum
1 litre vodka
1 litre pimms
3 litres orange juice
1 litre grapefruit juice
1 small bottle lemon juice
1/2 small bottle lime juice

This page last updated: 01 September 2022

If you have a comment, please leave it in the guestbook. To contact Flash directly, complete this form. Like this site? Buy me a drink!

This site moved from a fixed width to the current layout in 2009. Some older content such as photo sets may still have a fixed width. However if you notice any pages which are actually broken, please be kind enough to let me know via this form.

© Flash Wilson 1999-2010. I charge a fee for use of my photos.