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

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



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