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Give Your Drinks The Royal Treatment
Toast the upcoming Royal Wedding with these tasty drinks!
Its exactly 10 days from the big day! So while we all may not be able to attend the Royal Wedding, maybe we can settle for some regal recipes to tickle our taste buds as well as honour the celebrated couple, Prince William and Catherine Middleton. So in time for your Royal Wedding viewing party here are a few tasty suggestions.
What better way to celebrate this "Wedding Of The Century" than with a delicious and refreshing drink created by Charlotte Voisey, William Grant & Sons Mixologist. We at ANOKHI, immediately wanted to share these five drinks created specially to honour this special event as well as celebrate and extend Canada's warm wishes. So raise your glass with these Royal Wedding Cocktails!
"Royal Balmoral Punch"
Made to commemorate Kate's parents' weekend with Prince William at Balmoral in Scotland, before announcing the engagement to the world.
Ingredients:
- 12 oz Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- 4 oz tea infused simple syrup
- 8 oz fresh pressed granny smith apple juice
- Topped with 2 parts traditional lemonade
Method:
- Combine ingredients in a punch bowl and stir the mix along with one large block of ice
- Serve with a ladle into glass and garnish with a slice of orange
"The Rosie Lee"
For all tea lovers alike, on April 29th at 5 p.m., people everywhere will be in the mood for something a little more celebratory to add to the tea party
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz (45 mL) Hendrick's Gin
- ½ oz (15 mL) rose petal infused simple syrup
- 1 oz (30 mL) Lychee fruit juice
- ½ oz (15 mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 dash Angostura bitters
Method:
- Combine ingredients and shake well
- Strain into a tea cup
- Garnish with a slice of lemon
"Monarch's Happiness"
Join the Queen and toast to the Monarch's happiness as Prince William marries Kate.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz (45 mL) Grant's Blended Scotch Whisky
- 6 freshly picked blackberries
- 10 loose mint leaves
- ¾ oz (25 mL) simple syrup
- ½ oz (15 mL) fresh lemon juice
Method:
- Mix blackberries and simple syrup
- Add other ingredients and shake well
- Strain over fresh ice in a double old fashioned glass
- Garnish with a fresh blackberry
"Commonwealth Celebration"
Mixing some old traditions with a bit of a Canadian twist to rejoice with the future leaders of the Commonwealth.
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ oz (45 mL) Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey
- 1 oz (30 mL) Dubonnet Rouge
- ½ oz (15 mL) Apricot Brandy
- ¼ oz (10 mL) maple syrup
Method:
- Combine ingredients and stir well
- Strain into a stemmed cocktail glass
- Garnish with an orange spiral
"Honeymoon Cocktail"
Whether we continue to celebrate the newlyweds or honour their first official visit to Canada, this cocktail is close to home, made with Canadian Whisky.
Ingredients:
- 1 oz (30 mL) Gibson's Finest Canadian Whisky 12 Year Old
- ¾ oz (20 mL) Benedictine Brandy
- 1 oz (30 mL) fresh apple juice
- ½ oz (15 mL) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Method:
- Combine ingredients and shake well
- Strain into a coupe (rounded martini glass)
- Garnish with an apple fan dusted lightly with cinnamon
Cheers to the Royal Couple!
BY RENITA NARAINE
Sources: People, SocietiePerrier, Huffingtopostcanada
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