International Women’s Day: DIY recipes

By IANSlifeNew Delhi, March 8 (IANSlife) It’s a day to celebrate yourself, pick your favourite dram, be it scotch, gin, vodka, or liqueur and curate some lip-smacking cocktails with these recommendations from Diageo India’s finest Brand Ambassadors and mixologists.YES WE CRANIngredients:* 45 ml Black and White Scotch Whisky* 10 ml Lime Juice* 60 ml Cranberry Juice* Garnish: Lime Wedge on each serveMethod:* Build all the ingredients into a highball glass with ice and stir well. Garnish and serve.A glass of wineIngredients:* 50ml Gordon’s London Dry Gin* Fresh Bottled Tonic to topMethod:* Fill a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes. Pour in the gin and top up with chilled tonic. Gently squeeze a wedge of lime into the glass before dropping it in, then give it all a final stir. The definitive G&T, and a great way to begin any occasion.KETEL ONE ESPRESSO MARTINIIngredients:* 50 ml Ketel One* 45 ml Espresso (2.5 tsp Instant Coffee Powder mixed with 20 ml warm water)* 15 ml Sugar Syrup* Glassware: Martini GlassMethod:* Shake all ingredients with some ice cubes. Fine strain into chilled glass and garnish with 3 coffee beansJOHNNIE WALKER PEACH HIGHBALLIngredients:* 50ml Johnnie Walker Red Label* 50ml Peach tea (chilled)* 100ml Soda waterMethod:* Combine ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with slices of peach or a sprig of mintNEGRONI RECIPEIngredients:* 30ml Tanqueray London Dry Gin* 30ml Rosso Antico* 30ml CampariMethod:* Add all ingredients to a mixing glass full of ice and stir to dilute. Strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with an orange slice or twistAPPLE DOGIngredients:* 50ml Copper Dog* 150ml Green Apple JuiceMethod:* Combine ingredients in an ice-filled highball glass and garnish with a slice of Green AppleSMIRNOFF NO 21 (RED)Ingredients:* 30 ml or 60 ml Smirnoff No 21* Soda to top* 1 Wedge of Lime/ Orange/ Sweet lime/ Mandarin/ Kafir LimeMethod:* In a highball glass filled with ice, pour Smirnoff No 21 and place your preferred fruit slice. Top with soda and gently stir and serveTHE SINGLETON OLD FASHIONEDIngredients:* 50 ml The Singleton of Glendullan12 YO* 10 ml Simple Syrup or Honey* 2 dash Angostura BittersMethod:* Fill Mixing glass with good quality ice cubes and add all ingredients and keep stirring for 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled glass with fresh ice cubes and garnish with an orange twistBAILEYS HOT CHOCOLATEIngredients:* Baileys Original Irish cream Liquear: 50 ml* Milk: 250 ml* Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: 2 tablespoons * Dark Chocolate: 30 grams* Sugar: 1 tablespoon * Whipped Cream* Chocolate Sauce* Dark ChocolateMethod:* In a small saucepan, heat up the milk. Add cocoa powder and chocolate and stir with a whisk until the chocolate has melted.* Turn off the heat and add Baileys. Taste it and add sugar to your taste.* Optional: Top with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate shavings.(IANSlife can be contacted at [email protected])–IANStb/