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STEP 1 Pour the rums and fruit juices into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake hard until the outside of the shaker feels really cold. STEP 2 Strain the mixture into a tall glass or hurricane glass filled with ice, then slowly pour in the grenadine to colour the drink. STEP 3 Skewer the orange wedge and cherries on a cocktail stick. Garnish the drink with mint sprigs and the skewered fruit.
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STEP 1 Put all the ingredients in a Collins or Highball glass over lots of ice, stir gently and garnish with a wedge of lime. 3 TWISTS Orange mule Bring a sunburst of citrus to the brooding dark & stormy by making it with two dashes of orange bitters instead. Angostura orange bitters will give the drink more spicy, marmalade notes, while Bitter Truth orange bitters taste much more of freshly-peeled orange zest. Then make the drink as normal and garnish with a lime wedge. Minty mule Take inspiration from the mojito and mix up a dark & stormy twist with 50ml dark rum, 25ml lime juice, bitters and ginger beer served over crushed ice, garnished with a wedge of lime and a fragrant sprig of mint (for best results, give the mint a clap between your palms before tucking it into the drink as this will help to release the aromatic oils). Then add two straws and enjoy. Mexican mule Tequila really loves ginger and lime and all three come together beautifully in this Mexican twist on the mule. Just make the drink as normal but instead of rum, use a nice lightly-aged reposado tequila like Ocho or Olmeca Altos – it will give the drink a whole new layer of interest. RECIPE TIPS --------------- SUGAR SYRUP :- To make the sugar syrup, dissolve 300g sugar in 150ml water over a low heat. Leave to cool, then bottle.
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STEP 1 Pulse all the ingredients along with a handful of ice in a blender until smooth. Pour into a tall glass and garnish as you like.
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STEP 1 Muddle the lime juice, sugar and mint leaves in a small jug, crushing the mint as you go – you can use the end of a rolling pin for this. Pour into a tall glass and add a handful of ice. STEP 2 Pour over the rum, stirring with a long-handled spoon. Top up with soda water, garnish with mint and serve.
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Add all the ingredients except the beer into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a Collins glass over ice. Top with the beer. Express the oil of a grapefruit twist over top, and spear the twist as a garnish.
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STEP 1 Stir all the ingredients together in a jug or shake them in a cocktail shaker. Put a few cubes of ice in a tumbler, pour over the liquid and garnish with a cherry.
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Rub the lime wedge along half the rim of the pint glass and dip rim into a mix of equal parts salt and cayenne pepper. Add the remaining ingredients to the glass except the beer. Fill with beer and garnish with a fresh lime wedge if you like.
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Rim a pint glass with chipotle salt, and set aside. Add all the ingredients except the beer into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into the prepared glass over ice. Top with the beer. Garnish with a lime wedge. Use remaining lager to top off as needed.
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STEP 1 Cut ½ a lime into four small wedges. Squeeze the juice from two of the wedges into a tall glass. Drop the remaining wedges into the glass and fill with ice. Pour in the rum then fill up with cola and stir gently.
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