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| Cocktails of the week are submitted by 2010 staff and contributors. Posts include standout cocktails they created or enjoyed at an event, cocktail bar or at home. Email us your latest or greatest cocktail creation for consideration and you may even be invited to be a contributer. 
This Pink Grapefruit Margarita is perfect for afternoon drinks as it is refreshing but dry, strong but long and perfect to get the cocktail party started. Pink Grapefruit Margarita 30mls Jose Cuervo Especial 15mls Cointreau 10mls Lime Juice 15mls Fresh Grape Fruit Add all ingredients to ice filled shaker. Shake and strain into 1/2 . . . → Read More: Pink Grapefruit Margarita Cocktail served tall on the rocks 
As summer approaches I’m turning back to some super chilled cocktails. Mango is great to work with when blending and around here this seasons mangos are going cheap for only $15-$20 a box! Or you can use frozen cheeks or any number of mango products. If using some longer life products it’s best to add . . . → Read More: Mango Slide cocktail – Will it blend? 
Finding cool exotic fruits at the market is always inspiring when it comes to cocktails. Starfruit with its subtle flavour and amazing shape is perfect to experiment with but be careful not to mask the subtle flavour of the starfruit with too many other ingredients. Starfruit Martini 1/2 a fresh starfruit 40 mls vodka . . . → Read More: Starfruit martini cocktail Cosmopolitans are a great easy cocktail for many reasons. Easy on the palate, a little sweet and a little sour, served short and strong or long and summery they fit into any occasion and before long the guys will be drinking them too! Cosmopolitan Below is a standard recipe for 2010′s Mobile Cocktail . . . → Read More: Cosmopolitan Recipe: Make your own at home 
Queens Birthday Cocktail – British Iles Warm Tea Try one of these easy hot cocktails to fight the cold this afternoon or have one now and help the Queen celebrate her birthday! British Isles Warm Tea Whiskey Lemon Honey Tea Warm a solid glass fit for tea with boiling water. In a Tea pot or . . . → Read More: British Isles Warm Tea Planter’s Punch This recipe I give to thee, Dear brother in the heat. Take two of sour (lime let it be) To one and a half of sweet, Of Old Jamaica pour three strong, And add four parts of weak. Then mix and drink. I do no wrong–I know whereof I speak. Taken from Wikipedia . . . → Read More: Planter’s Punch Poem 
Left with a bunch of cool fruits after an in-house cocktail class my afternoon cocktail creation was sweet and rosey up front, dry on the swallow and packed a nice punch on this chill autumn day. 60 mls Vodka Rose Water Sugar Syrup (made in-house) 5-10mls Pomegranate Lace martini glass in ice/rose water syrup. 20-30 pomegranate . . . → Read More: Pomegranate and Rose Martini 
As a big martini lover I find myself constantly experimenting with a seemingly endless array of martini options. We have been eating a lot of cornichons (not sweet pickles) lately and they combine deliciously into a savoury cocktail aperitif. Cornichons Martini 60 mls vodka/gin 7 mls Noilly Pratt vermouth Cornichons and brine Lace a . . . → Read More: Cornichons Martini 
The watermelon goes really well with the dry flavors of gin and Campari but I’ll have to re-visit this one as the sweetners were too present and didn’t let the other flavours speak for themselves. Watermelon chunks Raw sugar, heaped teaspoon Honey water dash Gin 30ml Triple sec 15ml Campari 15ml Bitters drops Mixed . . . → Read More: Melone Italiano cocktail 
Dryina 45ml gin 15ml Campari Bitters Limes Raw sugar Gomme Muddle lime wedges with a good teaspoon of raw sugar. Add ice, bitters, gomme and shake well. Sink Campari with a spoon, top with crushed ice. Serve with 2 small straws to stir and suck occasional raw sugar bits. Shark not included. . . . → Read More: Dryina – Gin Caipirinha Cocktail 
When one has Tequila, one makes margaritas! Add some boutique passion fruit puree, shake hard on fresh ice and serve in a chilled martini glass. Passion fruit margarita 30ml good tequila 15ml Cointreau 15mls passion fruit puree Dash of sweet and sour dash OJ to lengthen Best enjoyed in company and let the good . . . → Read More: Passionfruit Margarita Cocktail 
A bit of a noxious concoction the finale cocktail reminded us all of absinthe, and as it was green the Green Fairy was an obvious cocktail name. The Green Fairy 30mls vodka 15mls cointreau 7mls oyzo 5mls blue curacao splash apple juice dash of sweet and sour Shake all ingredients very well and serve in a chilled martini glass . . . → Read More: Green Fairy Cocktail 
Whilst training some staff up on cocktails and how 2010 Productions do it on a mobile basis this off shoot from a classic Mojito was a winner on every level. Blueberry Caipiroska 45mls vodka 10mls blue curacao Limes, mint and blueberries Raw sugar and sugar syrup Soda Muddle 3 lime wedges, 3-4 blue berries, 1 teaspoon . . . → Read More: Blueberry Caipiroska Cocktail 
A request from a staff member for an afternoon pick me up cocktail spurred on this slightly intoxicating concoction. Bitter Aniseed 10 ml Oyzo 40ml Gin 10ml Cointreau 5 drops Bitters Dash gomme Tonic Shake all but tonic hard on ice. Serve in a tumbler topped with tonic. Not for the faint hearted this . . . → Read More: Bitter Aniseed & tonic cocktail 
For a great cocktail, I blended a little gomme with some yummy defrosted raspberries and strained the seeds to make a delicious versatile compote. Raspberry Kamikaze Perfect for Raspberry Caipiroskas I only grabbed a shot of the Raspberry Kamikaze. I’m drinking a Mango Kamikaze as i write… 30ml vodka 15ml triple sec Squeeze of half . . . → Read More: Raspberry Kamikaze Cocktail 
Created at a Hens party when asked for something soft, smooth and delicious the Strawberry Velvet was born and became the signature drink of the night. Fresh strawberry 50ml vodka Apple juice Gomme Apple ears Method: Muddle strawberry, top up shaker with ice and all other ingredients. Shake hard and strain it into . . . → Read More: Strawberry Velvet Cocktail 
Using Angostura bitters current competition as a starting point the resulting cocktail was a great easy refreshing summer cocktail. Several dashes Angostura bitters 30ml vodka 15ml triple sec OJ and Ginger ale Squeeze of lime and gomme Method: Lace a tumbler glass full of ice with a few dashes of Angostura bitters. In a . . . → Read More: Bitter Temple Cocktail Using Angostura bitters current competition as a starting point I couldn’t get enough of the resulting cocktail. Several dashes Angostura bitters 30ml vodka 15ml triple sec Strawberries and lemon Raw sugar and gomme OJ and Ginger ale if desired Method: Lace a martini glass full of ice with a few dashes of Angostura bitters. Muddle 2 strawberries . . . → Read More: Strawberry Bitters Cocktail 
Drawing inspiration from the margarita this is a great summery cocktail with a kick to get the party started. Half a lime and fresh or frozen raspberries 45ml good tequila dash of triple sec and/or berry fruit liqueur dash cranberry/apple juice dash gomme, teaspoon of raw sugar Muddle the limes, raw sugar and raspberries. . . . → Read More: Blogtails – Raspitta Cocktail After trying a few different creations with creme de cacao the chocolate margarita was the stand out. 30mls tequila 15mls triple sec 15mls creme de cacao small dash of sugar syrup This is an easy one, just shake all ingredients hard on ice and strain into a chilled martini glass, garnish with shaved chocolate. Enjoy responsibly . . . → Read More: Chocolate Margarita |
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