Friday Cocktail Recipes (to help jump start the weekend)

Happy Friday!!

Here's a couple of gorgeous cocktail recipes to get your weekend started including both alcoholic and a non-alcoholic for the designated drivers amongst us.

Blackberry and Lemon Gin and Tonics
Serves 4

Ingredients:

12 blackberries
20 fresh mint leaves
2 Lemons
1/4 cup simple syrup
12 ounces good quality gin
tonic water
ice

 

Directions

1. Set out four high ball glasses.
2. Place 3 blackberries, 5 mint leaves, juice of ½ lemon, and 1 tablespoon simple syrup in each glass and muddle together.
3. Fill each glass with ice, followed by 3 ounces of gin. Top off each drink with tonic water, stir and serve.

(Original recipe from the wonderful Teri of Spoon Fork Bacon)

Pink Grapefruit Margarita (Non-Alcoholic)

Serves 6

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of Sugar
1 lime
6 tsps of Pomegranate Syrup
1 1/2 Cups of Pink Grapefruit Juice

Directions

1. Place sugar in a shallow dish or plate. Slice six thin rounds from the middle of lime; set aside. Rub lime wedge around rims of six glasses; dip each rim in sugar to coat. Pour 1 teaspoon pomegranate syrup into bottom of each glass.
2. Place grapefruit juice and 2 cups ice cubes in a blender. Process on high speed until ice is crushed. Pour frozen mixture into glasses, and stir to combine with syrup. Garnish with reserved lime rounds, and serve immediately.

(Original Recipe from Martha Stewart)

Hope You All Have A Wonderful Weekend

J xx