Sunday, February 12, 2012

VALENTINE'S DAY COCKTAILS FROM APPLETON ESTATE



Appleton Estate Reserve Pomegranate Martini

1 1/2 oz Appleton Reserve Rum
1/2 oz mango nectar
1/2 oz Pama Pomegranate Liqueur
1/2 oz Triple sec
3 oz pineapple juice

Method: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and strain into a martini glass.
Reserve de Mure

1 oz. Appleton Estate Reserve Rum
1 Muddled Fresh Blackberry
0.5 oz. Pom Wonderful Pomegranate Juice
1 oz. Massanez Cream De Mure
1 oz. Whipped Fresh Cream
Cinnamon Grated on TopGarnish: 3 Blackberries and Cinnamon Dust

Glass: Wine glass

Method: Muddle the blackberry; add all ingredients except the heavy
cream; shake and strain into wine glass top with fresh
whipped heavy cream; garnish and dust with cinnamon.


Shake Down Highball

2oz Appleton Estate Reserve
0.50 Lemon juice
0.75 Ginger agave nectar
Muddled fresh berries
Top with soda

Garnish: 2 raspberries & 1 blackberry on a pick

Ice: Kold Draft or cubed ice

Glass: Highball

Preparation: Add 2 raspberries and 2 blackberries into your shaker and muddle. Add the rest of the ingredients by order of the recipe. Add four Kold Draft cubes and shake. Strain ingredients over fresh ice into your highball glass and top soda and stir. Garnish with 2 raspberries & 1 blackberry on a pick.

Ginger Agave Syrup: Equal parts fresh extracted ginger juice and agave syrup. Bottle and shake vigorously. Note- being that this is a fresh ginger mixture, the ginger will start to lose potency after 3 days. Hence, this will need to be made every 3 days.

For more great cocktail recipes see:

www.appletonestate.com


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