insideKENT Magazine Issue 57 - December 2016 | Page 92

FOOD+DRINK Christmas cocktails (with every meal!) Whether your Christmas tipple of choice is a Cosmo, or you couldn’t celebrate the season without a Snowball, there’s just something so festive about a cocktail; we’ve taken the liberty of choosing one for you to pair with each meal on Christmas Day. Cheers! With breakfast… Marmalade Bucks Fizz Ingredients: • 25ml premium dry gin • 2tsp marmalade • 50ml orange juice • Champagne • Strip of orange peel Method: Shake everything except the champagne together over ice and pour into a cold wine glass. Top with champagne. Squeeze the strip of orange peel over the top to release the orange oils into the drink.  With lunch… Cranberry Sour Ingredients: • 50ml premium dry gin • 2tsp cranberry sauce • 20ml lemon juice  • 15ml sugar syrup • 1 egg white Method: Shake everything over ice, then strain into a lowball glass. Lovely with or without ice. After dinner… Ice Cream White Russian Ingredients: • 25ml premium vodka • 25ml strong instant coffee (made, left to go cold) • 4tsp good quality vanilla ice cream (plus a scoop to finish) • 75g chocolate sauce 92 Method: Shake the vodka, coffee and ice cream together. Drizzle chocolate sauce around the inside of a jar. Add crushed ice to the jar, pour vodka mix over the top, and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.