Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh
Olly joined Alan and stars of the stage and screen, Amanda Abbington and Amanda Redman for Best of British Sun Inspired cocktails!
Catch the episode (first aired 20th Feb, ITV), here and here are Olly’s Spring Cocktails, perfect to sip now the sun has returned!
Drink 1. SPRINGTIME SPLENDOUR
1 part Everleaf Mountain
3 parts Fever Tree Aromatic Tonic
Add Ice and Garnish with strawberry slices.
DRINK 2. SOUTHSIDE
60ml East London Liquor Co Brighter Gin
30ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
15ml simple syrup
6-8 mint leaves
Add ice and garnish with a mint sprig.
Method:
Muddle the mint leaves in the bottom of a shaker then add ice.
Add the remaining ingredients.
Shake vigorously to chill and strain into a chilled glass.
DRINK 3. HIGHLAND HEDGEROW
37.5ml Whisky Tamdhu 12yr old whisky
22.5ml Chambord
7.5ml apricot liqueur
7.5ml elderflower liqueur
75ml cloudy apple juice
Add ice and garnish with a skewered blackberry and raspberry.
Method:
Fill a shaker with ice
Add all the ingredients
Shake vigorously to chill and strain into a glass filled with ice.
DRINK 4. WOO WOO
30ml Chase English vodka Peach Liqueur
75ml cranberry juice
Add ice and garnish with a lime wedge.
Method:
Fill a glass with ice
Add all the ingredients
Stir to combine and garnish with a lime wedge
DRINK 5. MUDSLIDE
22.5ml vodka
22.5ml Baileys
22.5ml Kahlua
2 scoops of vanilla Simply Ice Cream
Method
Add a small handful of crushed ice to a blender cup
Add all the ingredients
Blend until smooth
Drizzle chocolate sauce around the inside of the glass
Pour over the blended drink
Drizzle more chocolate sauce on top