Saturday, October 23, 2010

LWC- Grape Cocktails

Lisa's Weekly Coffee

By Lisa Sandrino

Grape Cocktails


Grapes are in Season and I found these awesome grape cocktails that are deliciously sparkling! Invite your friends for an afternoon cocktail party serve delicious and fun appetizers and toast to your friendship with these amazing drinks.






Grape Champagne Cocktails source: annesfood.blogspot.com
Serves 6

2 large oranges
125 ml (1/2 cup) sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
350 ml vodka
2,5
dl (1 cup) seedless grapes + 18 to decorate
150 ml grape juice
1 bottle (750 ml) of champagne or other sparkling wine (I used
Bonnaire champagne)

Preheat the oven to 125°C. Finely grate the peel of the oranges, put that on a baking sheet and dry for about half an hour in the oven. It might take a little longer, but watch it so it doesn't burn. Let the peel cool, and mix with sugar and cinnamon. Mash together well. (I used a
Flavour Shaker for this - and it worked out quite nicely.) Cover with plastic and set aside - this keeps for a long time if you have it in a tightly sealed jar. And save one orange for moistening the glasses!

Mix the vodka and the grapes in a jug, and mash the grapes well. (I used an immersion blender to crush them.) Add the grape juice, and chill until really cold. (Overnight is great.)

When your guests are on their way, moisten the rims of your glasses with the reserved orange, and dip in the flavored sugar. Thread the reserved 18 grapes on toothpicks (three on each) and put in the glasses.











Grape Escape source: liquor.com

  • 2 oz Bulldog Gin
  • 1 Kiwi, peeled and quartered
  • 5-7 Red grapes
  • .25 oz Lime juice
  • 1 oz Simple syrup
  • Mint sprig

Garnish: Mint leaf and a sliced grape

Glass: Martini







Grape-Tini Source: baronedrinks.com

1 oz. Grape Juice White (more Grape Juice drinks)
1 oz. Idol Vodka (more Idol Vodka drinks)
1/2 oz. Honey (more Honey drinks)
1/2 oz. Lemon Juice (more Lemon Juice drinks)

Instructions

Rim a martini glass with sugar. Shake with ice and strain into the martini glass. Garnish with a grape.

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Disclosure: Disclosure: the above publication is for entertainment purposes only. Credit has been given to the appropriate source of each recipe.Recipes adapted from quickcocktails.com.Image/s source google and image/s may or may not reflect the actual recipe.