A MiNDFOOD cocktail menu: An eclectic mix
What you’ll find below is a selection of our favourite fruits of mixology, but be sure to check out of our full range of cocktail recipes for further inspiration.
George Clooney’s top pick: Kiwi Mint (pictured above)
60 ml Casamigos Blanco Tequila
30 ml Kiwi Puree
15 ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15 ml Simple Syrup
8-10 Mint Leaves
Top off with Soda Water
Combine all ingredients, except soda water into tin shaker. Muddle herbs, add ice and shake vigorously. Fine strain into a tall glass and add fresh ice and crushed ice at top. Garnish with kiwi slice and mint sprig.
One of the best ways to serve Casamigos is in chilled cocktails and – for a fun twist – in frozen popsicles flavoured with fresh, seasonal ingredients and mixers.
Winter warmer: Mulled Wine Whiskey
Serves 4
⅓ cup caster sugar
½ cup Jack Daniel’s Whiskey
2 cinnamon sticks
6 whole cloves
2 x 5cm strips orange rind
1 vanilla bean, split
2 star anise
750ml bottle dry red wine
4 clementines or 8 cumquats, sliced
Combine sugar, 1/3 cup water, whiskey, cinnamon, cloves, orange rind, vanilla and star anise in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add wine; cook for 2-3 minutes.
Divide among glasses. Add clementine slices to serve.
Find a printable version of the recipe here
Sugar-free G&T: Orange & Raspberry recipe
Ingredients
1 punnet fresh raspberries
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
3 shots gin
1 1/2 cups Nexba classic tonic water
1 handful ice cubes
Lime and additional fresh raspberries, to garnish
Instructions
- Place raspberries and orange juice in a glass (or cocktail shaker) and muddle using a wooden spoon.
- Add gin and mix well.
- Place ice cubes in glasses (we’ve used margarita style glasses) and pour the cocktails over it.
- Then add tonic water, garnish with fresh raspberries and lime.
Here’s a handy printable version
Angostura Long Island Iced Tea
Serves 2
2 tbsp Manuka or hibiscus tea leaves
or 2 teabags
2 cups ice cubes
60ml Angostura Caribbean 5 Year Rum
60ml tequila or vodka
60ml peach schnapps
6 dashes Angostura Bitters, to taste
1 whole peach or nectarine, stone removed, sliced thinly
½ cup mint leaves, to garnish
Boil 500ml of water in a kettle. Pour over tea and infuse for 10 minutes. Strain tea, discard tea leaves and allow tea to cool in fridge.
Chill two tall highball glasses. Fill glasses with ice cubes and, into each, pour half of the Angostura Caribbean 5 Year Rum, tequila or vodka, peach schnapps and Angostura bitters. Stir well to combine.
Arrange the peach or nectarine slices on top of the ice. Pour over the chilled tea to fill the glass, gently stir. Garnish with mint leaves.
Find a printable version of the recipe here
San Pellegrino: The San Gaudenzio
The San Gaudenzio will not disappoint If you’re looking for an assertive cocktail. The warm and enticing aroma of hazelnuts combines with the acidic boost from the lime, with both of them blending in with the enterprising taste of the Chinotto Sanpellegrino.
9 ml hazelnut liqueur
30 ml fresh lime juice
1 Sanpellegrino Chinotto
Lime
Chill the glass in the freezer, then pour in the hazelnut liqueur and filtered freshly squeezed lime juice. Stir with a bar spoon and fill with ice. Add the Chinotto Sanpellegrino and decorate with thin slices of lime.
Love on the rocks
Love on the Rocks will offer you a moment of fullness on the palate, thanks to its rounded, sweet taste. The strong scent of gin contrasts with the delicacy of blood orange Sanpellegrino, together creating a unique balance.
40 ml Gin
20 ml Campari
70 ml Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa
Crushed ice
Orange slice
Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the gin. After, add the Campari and blood orange Sanpellegrino. Stir with a bar spoon so that all of the ingredients are mixed together and serve well Chilled.
The Classic Italian 75
The Classic Italian 75 has elegant notes of Prosecco blend with the pungent notes of gin to create a harmonious, headily scented cocktail that opens up the palate with tart hints of lemon.
20 ml Gin
100 ml Sanpellegrino Limonata
100 ml Prosecco
Lemon slice or twist
Fill the mixing glass with ice cubes and wait a moment for the sides of the glass to chill. Remove the ice and add the gin, Sanpellegrino Limonata and Prosecco. Mix gently with a bar spoon and pour the cocktail into a glass.
