May 13 was World Cocktail Day and with cocktails a super-popular choice amongst on-premise consumers, Mike Egan – co-owner of Monsoon Poon in Wellington – shares two creative cocktail recipes to serve in your venue this weekend!
Calcutta Crush
45ml Tequila
20ml Limoncello
30ml lime juice
30ml grapefruit juice
10ml yuzu
15ml chopping board nectar
1 dash of salt
1 dash of orange bitters
Garnish: sprig of mint and lemon wheels
Add all the ingredients into Boston shaker, fill with ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice.
This is a crisp and refreshing cocktail and is a twist on a Classic Paloma.
Chopping board syrup:
Take the offcuts of lemons, limes, and pineapple pith, seeds, ends and add equal parts of raw sugar. We leave to sit in the fridge for three days, stirring once a day. Strain it through a coffee paper filter and bottle. The sugar combines with the juices to create a complex sweet, sour slightly tropical.
Once Upon a Time in Bollywood
30ml Indian whiskey
30ml American rye whiskey
1 dash of Benedictine
2 Tsps of boysenberries
20ml of turmeric infused honey
30ml lemon juice
15ml egg white
Add all the ingredients into a shaker. DRY SHAKE. Open and fill with ice and WET SHAKE. Double strain.
Turmeric honey:
Take 300ml of runny honey, 100ml of boiling water and 2 tsps of turmeric. Stir well to combine and if needed heat on low if you need to combine further. Leave to cool and bottle.
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