Call it what you want: escapism, indulgence, recklessness, a waste of money, fun, good times…. but I love a well-made drink. These are beverages that people have put time, love, skill and passion into making. From a wine maker, to a brewer, barista or cocktail maker –they all have one thing in common – they all enjoy making something that you will enjoy drinking.
With every change of season, I am on the hunt for that season’s drink. Something new, something I get to learn about and something I get to share. Weird to some, but not to this hospitality lover. I call it “broadening my horizons”. If I want to be a great hostess, then I need to make sure I have done the research.
So, the research is done and these are my picks for the coming summer:
1. Summer in a glass -White Sangria
Refreshing, great for groups and easy to make. Just make sure you have more than one bottle of Pinot Gris in the cupboard. One jug is just not enough.
Use a 1 litre jug. ½ fill with ice.
Add 750ml Pinot Gris
90ml Stolen white rum
30ml St Germain Elderflower
30ml Pear liqueur
Stir
Add slices of pear, apple and cucumber.
2. Margrain Pinot Rose
Delicate and decidedly moreish. Prefect long lunch wine
Check them out www.margrainvineyard.co.nz
3. Christmas in a glass
Always nice to finish any get together with a nightcap. Not only will you have a good night sleep, but it will give that lingering visitor a subtle hint.
1 part Drambuie
3 parts hot apple juice
Squeeze in the juice of 1 lemon wedge
Add a cinnamon stick
Serve in a coffee glass.
Stolen rum -all the way from NZ
http://stolenrum.com/
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