The Food Diaries

Margarita Sunset Cocktail

In a cocktail shaker 1/3 filled with ice shake together 45ml tequila, 30ml fresh lime juice, 15ml cointreau and 15ml strawberry liqueur. Strain into a chilled Martini glass or serve on the rocks in a tumbler filled with ice.

Classic Margarita

In a cocktail shaker 1/3 filled with ice shake together 45ml tequila, 30ml fresh lime juice and 30ml cointreau. Strain into a Martini glass or serve on the rocks in a tumbler filled with fresh ice.

Neapolitan

Here’s a variation on the “Cosmo” Cosmopolitan cocktail using grape juice as the mixer. It doesn’t sound particularly sophisticated but it does add a brighter, stronger flavour than the standard cranberry juice. 

In a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice, add 50ml Stoli vodka (or Absolut Citron will do nicely), 25ml Cointreau, 25ml grape juice, and the juice of 1/2 a lime. Shake vigorously and strain into a chilled, Martini glass. Add a twist of lime as a garnish. 

Serves 1